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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Sports, July 2024
Play Your Best Pool: Improving Your Stance Can Greatly Improve Your Game
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool Most players struggle to improve their billiard game. They overlook the importance of the stance. I would say that no two players stand the same way at the table. Their personal preference and also their unique physical characteristics can influence a player’s stance. Some goals that you should have when developing…
Sports, April 2024
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…
February 2017
Pool Players of the Brooke celebration dinner
Dominic Borland Pool Players of The Brooke held a dinner for their 2016 members on Thursday, January 12, 2017, in the Vistas Dining Room. The evening was a celebration of our club’s first year in existence and the potentially bright future for billiards in our community. In 2016 The Pool Players of The Brooke billiards…
December 2016
Pool players of the Brooke vs Mission Royale’s Billiards Club
Joseph F. Giammarino First we would like to thank Mission Royale and Steve Speckhart, president of the Mission Royale Billiards Club, for their hospitality, competition, hot coffee and delicious cookies. Another big thank you goes out to Dominic Borland, vice president of the Pool Players of the Brooke, for organizing this event and making sure…
November 2016
Pool Players of the Brooke news and events
Joe Giammarino and Dominic Borland “Pool Players of the Brooke” want to thank our generous sponsors Sunny Side Up Café and Hardin Brothers Automotive in Catalina. On October 1, 2016 the Pool Players of the Brooke hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament at the SaddleBrooke Billiard Center. Tournament directors were Dominic Borland and Joe Giammarino. The…
September 2016
Pool Players of the Brooke: Paul ‘Bankster’ Callas plays perfect against field of 18
Joe Giammarino and Dominic Borland Pool Players of the Brooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch Billiards Club want to thank SaddleBrooke Ranch and our generous sponsors Tractor Supply Co. and Chuy’s Mesquite Broiler. On August 6, 2016 the SaddleBrooke Ranch hosted its fourth 8-Ball Tournament. Tournament directors were Dominic Borland and Joe Giammarino. The following strong field…
June 2016
Tom and Joe simply waltz to a Scotch Doubles championship
We would like to thank our generous sponsors: La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant, Xpert Automotive in Catalina and Temperature Control Inc. On April 30, 2016 Pool Players of the Brooke hosted a Scotch Doubles 8-Ball Tournament. The tournament directors were Dominic Borland and Joe Giammarino. The following field of 14 players gathered to play competitive 8-Ball,…