Billiard Coach – Mike Fieldhammer

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  • Paul Newman dead at 83

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    Fast Eddie Felson. Cool Hand Luke. Henry Gondorff. Frank Galvin. Butch Cassidy. All smokers. All Dead. Late last Friday September 26, legendary actor and salad dressing entrepreneur Paul Newman died after a lengthy battle with lung cancer.  Newman was a heavy smoker on and off screen until the 70’s when he quit the habit. Fast…

  • Qlympics! Part Deux?

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    Holly from CueSports International (Mark Griffin’s company) has released this: U.S. New National Championship Series National Championship Series Announced by CueSports International, LLC CueSports International, LLC (CSI), the parent company of the BCA Pool League (www.playbca.com), the United States Bar Table Championships (USBTC) and the Jay Swanson Memorial Tournament, would like to announce the National…

  • Effective 8-Ball Break Shots, Part II

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    Part II © 2008 Mike Fieldhammer, BilliardCoach.com Part I of the break shot details the most common approach to breaking by hitting the ball at the apex of the stack. This article will detail a highly effective alternative—the second ball break. As summarized in part I, a successful break shot can be defined as follows:…

  • Is it getting worse? Why Brunswick?

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    I just got news that Brunswick is pulling the plug on their Brunswick Home & Billiard stores in Denver. I guess back in 2003 they thought opening company owed retail stores might be a good idea. They opened 2 stores in Denver and one each in Chicago and Boston. Now that times are tough they…