Category Archives: Tournaments

Start with Why…

Posted on November 5, 2011 by

The plan looked like everything was coming together perfectly… after our move to TN  I would have one  week before the tournament in Atlanta (and although I was originally signed up for Columbus) I would be able to transfer where I would … Continue reading →

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October 8th: it’s Tournament Time

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

Although a little later than most other APA National Qualifiers; October 8th is the date of the tournament I will be playing in. With a laundry list of excuses including: Moving to TN, selling our house, and a new job … Continue reading →

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Pool Tub Time Machine… you know I’m a Dreammmmerrr

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

Jacob you suck and you know it… you guys just ruined my weekend..  Ok not really, but Hot Tub Time Machine is a ten and if  you haven’t seen it go watch it as soon as possible.  It doesn’t get any better than … Continue reading →

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Working 9′ to 5′… ehh ok 4.5′

Posted on August 17, 2011 by

The debatably bad, inherently catchy, Dolly Parton would have certainly only played on 9′ x 5′ tables.  But since no one makes them; she is out of luck and will have to settle for 9′s x 4.5′ like the rest of us.    With the … Continue reading →

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Near Perfect (Pool Game)

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

Saturday night the Detroit Tigers played the Toronto Blue Jays and for baseball fans around the world a little bit of history was made.  It was a night that would have made Ernie Harwell proud as Tiger’s Ace Justin Verlander threw the 2nd … Continue reading →

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National Singles Qualifier Tournament Last Night

Posted on April 27, 2011 by

Last night I played in a 6′s and 7′s APA singles national qualifier tournament.  It was a lot of fun and I played pretty well but came up short in my first match against a pretty solid 7.  He won the … Continue reading →

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U.S Amateur Championship time to register!

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

    In  the words of Huey Lewis : here we go, here we go, here we go!     It’s time to register for the 2011 tournament.  If you are interested in signing up check out this link:http://www.usamateurchampionship.com/       Preliminary rounds … Continue reading →

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What can Kingpin Teach us about Pool?

Posted on April 16, 2011 by

  Being a huge fan of anything with Bill Murray I think there are a couple of lessons we can all learn about pool from this movie. Let’s take a look at a few of these: 1. Big Ern has … Continue reading →

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