Category: Announcements
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Thirty-One Tips: 13. Don’t Let the Bedbugs Bite.
Do all you can to avoid a bedbug infestation. Traveling to tournaments, players should be cautious and knowledgeable about bedbugs. Gross to think about I know, but many pool players that you probably know have had run-ins with these ugly little creatures. Statistics indicate a rise in bedbug problems in the last several years. Do…
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The BCA Trade Show: 27 Years Old and Nearly Extinct
A comparison of my first BCA Trade Show in 1990 and the 2010 BCA Trade Show. By Mike Fieldhammer, Billiard Coach, LLC. Player, Instructor and Retailer. I really got the billiard bug in college. What a stroke of good fortune that the small private college I attended had four regulation 9-foot pool tables – two…
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Trivia Winner! Mosconi Cup Quiz.
Congratulations to Dave Coon for correctly guessing(knowing) that the Mosconi Cup is modeled after golf’s Ryder Cup. He wins a $10 gift certificate to PoolDawg. Here is the format of the Mosconi Cup. Thursday, December 9, 2010 – 7pm Match 1 Team match (all 5 to play) Match 2 Doubles match Match 3 Singles match…
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It’s beginning to look a lot like SNOOKER!
Today, the UK Championships begin. This is an excellent event that runs through December 12th. I’ll try to post links on the forums to watch matches live, but please help out if you can. Disscussion forums with links to view are here Here are links to a great snooker news website and the up to…