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Brunswick Gold Crown tables with Red-Circle cue balls. Entry fee was $50 with $10 greens fees and $560 added. The total purse for this tournament was $2,460. The race was to nine on the winner’s side and to seven in the loser’s bracket. When the disqualifying matches ended in a payout, the loser’s bracket matches were a race to nine. The next tournament action at Black Diamond is an open 8-ball tournament played by BCA rules on April 30 and May 1. The race was to four in the winner’s bracket and to three in the loser’s bracket. Entry is $40 with $500 added if there is a full field. Black Diamond Billiards is located at 9614 E. Sprague, Spokane Valley, Wash. For questions call (509) 891-8357. Break down of pay out for open 9-ball tournament 1st $800 Dan Louie 2nd $600 Bob Gray 3rd $400 Loy Long 4th $250 Joe Horner 5th-6th $125 Jeff Milton, Zach Biggs 7th-8th $80 Clay Belvoir, Wayne Boyd The tournament was played by Billiard Congress of America rules on 7-foot Shelti tables with Red-Circle cue balls and an alternating break. Entry fee was $25 with no greens fees, but no extra money added. The total purse for this tournament was $250. The race was to five on the winner’s side and to four in the loser’s bracket.
Fernandez Goes Undefeated Phyllis Fernandez of Spokane, Wash., cruised in a rematch victory to emerge uncontested in the women’s 8-ball tournament held at Black Diamond Billiards and Eatery in Spokane, Wash. on March 26. The only threat Fernandez encountered came during the match for the “hammer,” when she went hill-hill against Alicia Kvasnicka, also of Spokane, Wash. The two exchanged blows with Fernandez coming out on top, 5-4. In the losers bracket, Kvasnicka went to work against Nasrin Emam of Mead, Wash., and quickly fell behind 2-0. Emam, who was in the losers bracket at the hands of Fernandez, allowed Kvasnicka a ball and hand, which was enough to turn to momentum. Kvasnicka settled in and tightened up her game with more accurate shooting and better shot selection. She took four unanswered games from Emam to advance from the losers bracket and get another chance at the championship and Fernandez. The run would be cut short as Fernandez routed Kvasnicka 5-0 for the tournament win. The tournament was played by Billiard Congress of America rules on 7-foot Shelti tables with Red-Circle cue balls and an alternating break. Entry fee was $25 with no greens fees, but no extra money added. The total purse for this tournament was $250. The race was to five on the winner’s side and to four in the loser’s bracket. Break down of pay out women’s tournament 1st $150 Phyllis Fernandez 2nd $70 Alicia Kvasnicka 3rd $30 Nasrin Emam
REMEDIOS
EXTREME KICKS
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MAIN EVENT PAYOUTS 1st $560 Mona Remedios 2nd $350 Deby Welfringer 3rd $232 Andrea Saenz Maes 4th $172 Mikki Small 5th/6th $102 Kimberly Kirk, Shelby Locati 7th/8th $72 Alisha Rogers, Eve Stockstill In the Final, both players had similar statistics. In general, it mattered little who was breaking as both players ended up winning more games on their opponents’ breaks, until the end. Deby averaged slightly more number of balls per break and the number of balls per runout in the games that she won. Deby and Mona had identical missed shots per inning and scratches per inning. Seven ladies returned for the $100 added Second Chance Tournament on Sunday. Kim Jones ended up coming back from an early round loss to Andy Ruth to double dip her in the final in two hillhill races to 3. 1st $70 Kim Jones 2nd $50 Andy Ruth 3rd $30 Suzanne Smith 4th $20 Diane Krause Great tournament ladies. The NWPA’s next tour stop is June 11-12 at Malarkey’s in Tacoma, WA
For a really extreme angle, you can elevate some and shoot a half-masse shot into the cushion. This works by getting a favorable incoming angle. Don’t spend too much time at this as it’s much harder to control and is needed less often, but give it a few tries. For the shot with the 7, the normal angle from corner pocket to corner pocket is to aim close to the side pocket. On this shot it definitely helps to have follow on the cue ball when it hits the cushion, but if you start with draw (and right English) and shoot softly, the cue ball will have follow by the time it gets to the rail. Finally, with the 8 ball, you need to make a reverse angle off the cushion. I like to use enough speed and draw that the shot is about the same as a stop shot for a ball at the far cushion. On most tables, you should be able to go out beyond the middle diamond on the end rail for the cue ball position shown. Do you have other parts of your game that are not well developed? Send me an email and maybe I can work up a drill that will help.
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