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Rooting for Cris Wishing Cris all the best to beat this Covid thing. Boone’s Farm Apple wine was the best though.

Down the line Start having your cue ball coming down the line you want rather than across that line. Then the two inches doesn’t matter.

Happy Birthday Have a healthy and happy birthday!

Cue Ball Size Have you checked the size of the cue ball?

Nys ten ball championship And a big thank you to Jerry Shipman, owner of Eastside Billiards, and his staff for hosting this annual event.

Nys ten ball championship results Congratulations to the winners of the NYS Ten Ball Championship held today at Eastside Billiards in New York City. Boys 18 and under: In a close, well played match Parker Huggins beat Jeffrie Martinez 7-6 to win the championship. Girls 18 and under: Megan...

One Ball Best game I know is one ball. Send me an email and I’ll send you the rules. Spot the ball in the middle of the rail, and “break” from the kitchen. If it goes in, game over. Ball in hand on a scratch. Loser goes to the end of the line, winner keeps the table like king of the hill...

Learning to concentrate Take a pen and see how long you can focus on it without distracting thoughts. Repeat. Over time you will develop the ability to focus on the shot, or anything else for that matter, for quite a long time. Concentration is like a muscle that you have to develop.

2020 NYS Junior Ten Ball Championship This event will be held on February 29, 2020 at Eastside Billiards in New York City. Depending on the number of participants we will have Boys/Girls 18 and under, 16 and under, and 14 and under Divisions. Doors open at 12:00.

Instructor training We are doing a seminar Feb 8 and 9 in Frederick, MD and we can come early for Friday or stay Monday to get the 3 days of instructor training. The web site is Cuemaster-poolschool.com, or you can send me an email at mfinkelstein3@icloud.com.

Pool School Frederick Last chance to signup for Frederick, Maryland next weekend at Champion’s, Feb 8 and 9. We have one or two more spots. Learn how to develop a consistent, repeatable swing that works every time, learn how to find your ideal stance, and understand the easiest ways to take...

We are running a two day pool school at Champion’s in Frederick, Maryland on February 8 and 9 and have a few seats available. The school is two full days of pool training. You can sign up on our web site, Cuemaster-poolschool.com. Playing excellent pool is developing a set of learnable skills...

I’m having a two day pool school at Champion’s in Frederick, Maryland February 8 and 9. Class size is limited. This is an opportunity to find and fix any flaws in your stroke. You will see how you look on video, learn a simple repeatable swing process, and have fun. Cost is $750 for two full...

Gary Benson Semper Fi! RIP.

Pool School FYI, next SPF class is January 16 to 19 in Phoenix, Arizona and there are some spots available! Great opportunity to advance your game! Scott has the details!

Fargo Rating of Instructors I am going in to this “debate” with an open mind as an instructor without a Fargo Rating. I would like to hear the logic behind choosing an instructor based on Fargo Rating. Please enlighten me. First, for the first 55 years I have been playing pool, they didn’t...

Fruits and Vegetables There are the only colors that count: Lemon Blueberry Cherry Grape Orange Olive Cranberry and Licorice Anything else is an imposter, a phony, or a wannabe!

How to play this shot Why not just roll the one in the corner and fall on the two in the opposite corner. The cue ball moves very little, the pocket plays bigger for the two, there is no scratch in the shot, you can roll a little far or a bit short and still have a good shot on the 2, and you...

Veterans Day Thank you to all who have served. USN, Retired

Rules 6.6 OPENING BREAK Starting player must either (1) designate a ball and a pocket into which that ball will be pocketed and accomplish the shot, or (2) cause the cue ball to contact a ball and then a cushion, plus cause two object balls to contact a cushion. Failure to meet at least one...