February 2003
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2nd Annual Kerry Resch Memorial Tournament (l to r) Sean McKay (2nd), Shannon Gibson (1st), Leonard Heckbert (3rd)
by: Mary Price
The 2nd Annual Kerry Resch Memorial Tournament was held Jan. 18-19, 2003, at the Eagles #4040 in East Helena, MT. 58 men and 17 women played in their respective brackets (up from 37 & 4 last year!) for prize money totaling $1900 for the men and $490 for the women. Play went well in spite of having only 6 tables. Shannon Gibson stayed in the winner s side throughout the entire tournament, including the redrawn bracket on Sunday. Sean McKay, Medicine Hat, AB, gave him a run, defeating him in the first of the finals sets, but Shannon prevailed for the championship of this year s tourney. The tournament will have more tables next year and we hope even more players.
(l to r) Mary Garcia (3rd), Deb Wogamon (4th), Janet Dunks (1st), Brandi Boucher (2nd)
Tournament Men s Bracket 1 2nd 3rd 4th 5-6
Calcutta
Shannon Gibson, Great Falls, MT Sean McKay, Alberta, Canada Leonard Heckbert, Alberta, Canada John Cassidy, Medford, OR Jerry Churchill, Helena, MT Ernie Nielsen, Boulder, MT 7-8 $ 25 Johnny Siefke, Libby, MT Rob Batorson, Post Falls, ID Tournament Women s Bracket 1st $196 Janet Dunks, Butte, MT 2nd $147 Brandi Boucher, Helena, MT 3rd $ 98 Mary Garcia, Butte, MT 4th $ 49 Deb Wogamon, Helena, MT st
$740 $463 $277 $185 $ 92.50
$855 $511 $339
Calcutta $232.50 $139.50 $ 93.00
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APA REGIONAL QUALIFYING SITES Locations throughout the country to host regional qualifiers for Vegas event
From: Jason Bowman - Public Relations Manager
LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MO (January 21, 2003) - American Poolplayers Association (APA) members from across North America will attempt to qualify for the 2003 National Singles Championships beginning in late February. Players who advance to the championship round will travel to Las Vegas to compete for a portion of the $300,000 in cash and prizes to be awarded at the 8-Ball Classic and 9-Ball Shootout Singles Championships. On the weekends of Feb. 21-23 and March 1-2, the APA will host regional qualifying events throughout the nation. Qualify locally at: The Mix, Montrose, Calif. and Carriage Square Sports Pub, Kent, Wash. For more information on the National Singles Championships, visit the official APA Web site at poolplayers.com. or call 1-800-3-RACK-EM.
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Where s Sarge
Ken Sarge Aylesworth - ARTISTIC POOL EXHIBITIONS (206) 719-2695
Sarge s Pool School
Instructional Seminar: Basics of Pocket Billiards Date & Time: Feb 15th, 1-5 PM (4 hours) at City Lights, 445 Tacoma Ave S, Tacoma, WA (253) 383-3301 See Mike at City Lights to sign-up. Date & Time: Feb 22nd, 1-5PM (4 hours) at Dr Cue s, 14713 Bothell Way NE, Shoreline, WA (206) 365-1187 See Matt or Jeff at Dr Cue s to sign-up Cost: $45 per student, pay when you sign-up. Seminar limited to first 16 paid students. Each student will receive a six page handout. For more details call Sarge at (206) 719-2695
Private Lessons available at:
Harvey s Billiards, 4100 E Valley Hwy, Renton, WA (425) 251-9851 Dr. Cue s Billiards, 14713 Bothell Way NE, Shoreline, WA (206) 365-1187 City Lights, 445 Tacoma Ave S, Tacoma, WA (253) 383-3301 Java Billiards, 2812 Auburn Way N, Auburn, WA (253) 939-6690
GET YOUR GAME BACK IN TUNE
Starting this month I ll be using the Artistic Pool Shot/ Challenge Program, Professional Skill Level, as my source for my article. These next forty shots are the selected shots performed by all entrants in the World Artistic Pool Championship. There are eight different disciplines in Artistic Pool. They are Trick and/or Fancy, Prop/Novelty/Special Arts, Draw, Follow, Bank/Kick, Stroke, Jump and Masse. There are five shots in each discipline making a total of forty shots. Only thirty-two shots are used at the Continental Qualifiers and those are the first four shots of each Discipline. Shot number five in each Discipline is the hardest shot for that Discipline. Each shot/challenge is assigned a Degree of Difficulty (D.O.D.) D.O.D. s range from 5 to 11, with 5 as fairly easy and 11 as most difficult. Those of you that don t want to wait to see a new shot each month can order the full 40 shot booklet from me for $20. This price includes shipping and handling for all 50 states. Your booklet will be sent Priority Mail. Please call me at (206) 719-2695 to order. Please leave a message if I m not available to take your call. This shot is from the Trick and/or Fancy Discipline and has a D.O.D. of 6. Object ball letters coincide with corresponding pocket letters. To set this shot up place F ball on the foot spot. The C ball is now frozen on tangent line to pocket C with allowance for throw effect on F ball. The D ball is centered between pocket points. The cue ball is in hand, anywhere in box zone by pocket A. The objective of this shot is to shoot the cue ball to C ball, then travel three cushions to D ball. Make all three object balls as pocket letter designated. The cue ball may contact an extra cushion by D ball, and a scratch is allowed. Here are some helpful hints on executing this shot. Make sure that the foot spot is in the correct location, center of the table lengthwise and centered two diamonds up from the foot rail. Next, use top left English and allow for deflection of the cue ball. The speed of this shot is slightly above moderate. It will take a little power to get the cue ball three cushions around the table. Lastly be sure to allow for throw on ball F. The line of centers between C and F ball should be pointed to the long rail side of pocket F. Next month s shot will be a D.O.D. of 7 from the Prop/Novelty/Special Arts Discipline.
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