Johnny Henson, Professor Pool Are you a player struggling to improve your billiards game? If so, do you find it hard to differentiate between practicing and playing? If you answered yes to both of these questions, then you’re not alone. As a coach and mentor to many students, I feel the lack of true focus…
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August 2024, Sports
Play Your Best Pool: Attitude Makes a Difference
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool Improving your mental attitude can greatly improve your game. I was inspired to write this article due to the fact that recently while competing I fell victim to a poor attitude in the middle of a match that negatively affected my play. Having a positive attitude can equal a positive outcome…
June 2024, Sports
Play Your Best Pool: The Future of the Sport in the USA Will Be Billiard Instruction
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool Many players contact me wanting to improve their games, after having struggled with their games for years. With all of the game improvement books and videos out there it is no wonder that so few players discover the way to truly improve their games. Most players are very surprised at how…
June 2024, Sports
IronOaks Breakers Pool League
Tera Crisalida, Breakers Board Secretary On April 17 the IronOaks Breakers Pool League completed the spring 8-Ball tournament. Finalists Gene “Terminator” Granquist and Don “Smoothie” Lewis competed for the championship. After a tough battle, Don won with a score of 5-3. Congratulations to both players who worked their way to the finals. The tournaments are…
May 2024, Sports
Play Your Best Pool: When Improving Your Game Becomes Very Important to You
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool Playing billiards is a beloved pastime for many people. When first starting out, players may spend countless hours simply enjoying the game, even if they’re self-taught. They revel in the feeling of improving their skills, such as when they achieve their first table run or finally beating an opponent who has…
Sports, May 2024
IronOaks Ladies Pool League: There’s Still Room for You!
Our ladies league has been continuously running for over 20 years, except for the initial COVID-19 outbreak. We’ve had some recent losses due to unforeseen health problems causing women to have to drop out. We truly miss them and would like to invite you to consider joining. We play weekly on Monday from 9 a.m.…
April 2024, Sports
IronOaks Ladies Pool League—Come Have Some Fun
We are growing and have room for four more ladies to fill our last table. In our recently remodeled Billiards Room in the Oakwood Country Club, we’re lucky to have four professional Olhausen tables. Recently, they also replaced the felt tops, so it’s like having new tables again. We elected to play more often this…
April 2024, Sports
IronOaks Breakers Pool League 9-Ball Champion
After a total of 289 elimination games, the IronOaks Breakers Pool League has a new 9-Ball Champion. The games were played over a total of four weeks, and on Feb. 23 Terry Proctor and Sonny Williams played for the championship. The championship match was a race to seven games (the first person to win seven…
April 2024, Sports
Play Your Best Pool: Investing in Your Billiard Game
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool If you consider your billiard game as an investment, it is essential to ensure that you are getting a good return on your investment. As you invest a considerable amount of time, effort, and money into playing billiards, it is always advisable to invest in professional billiard instruction to improve your…
Sports, April 2024
Lucky Shot Pool Group Winter 8-Ball and 9-Ball Winners
Pocket One, 9-Ball: 1st Jerry Cisneros, 2nd Dennis Chenier, 3rd Rich Schager Pocket Two, 9-Ball: 1st Rick Boyd, 2nd Rick Nelson, 3rd Mike Jaltuch Pocket One, 8-Ball: 1st Jerry Cisneros, 2nd Michael Dalsanders, 3rd Jeff Michelin Pocket Two, 8-Ball: 1st Mike Jaltuch, 2nd Buddy Meola, 3rd Loren Boulanger Pocket Three, 8-Ball: 1st Don Dailey, 2nd…