Skip Jones and Alphie Smith The Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) held its monthly in-house tournament on Oct. 4 in the Billiards Room at the Madera clubhouse. The field consisted of 10 players. Bob “Bobbo” Baker won the tournament in fine fashion by defeating Terry Haggart in the final. Baker was the final player on…
Dennis Desmond and Alphie Smith Eleven members of the Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) competed once again in the in-house 8-Ball Tournament. The event was held on Sept. 6 in the Billiards Room at the Madera clubhouse. After an extended period of play, Jim Hall emerged as the winner. Dave Sypkens secured the runner-up position.…
Skip Jones and Alphie Smith The Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) played its monthly in-house tournament on Aug. 2. The game was 10-ball. Eleven players signed up for the tournament. The format was double elimination; best of two games out of three in the winner’s bracket and sudden death in the one-loss bracket. The final…
Dennis Desmond and Alphie Smith The Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) held its monthly in-house tournament on May 3 in the Billiards Room at the Madera clubhouse. Eleven QCBC members competed in the 10-ball tournament. The game of 10-ball requires that the player who pockets the 10-ball, after all other balls are pocketed, is the…
Alphie Smith When the Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) reached out to the Quail Creek community offering beginning pool lessons, there was a very favorable response. QCBC conducted Billiards 101 classes, which covered fundamentals in stance, grip, bridge, and stroke. Instruction was given on April 15, April 22, and May 1. More than 24 residents…
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool When coaching students to improve their games, I emphasize that players must improve and perform well in many different areas of their games. Over the years I have competed against many very good players in tournaments. The players who I feared the most are the ones that were well-rounded and very…
Mike Ohrel and Alphie Smith The Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) hosted their In-House 10-Ball Tournament on Aug. 3 in the Billiards Room at the Madera clubhouse. Fourteen QCBC members attended to play the challenging game of 10-Ball. The winner was Tommy O’Dierno. Second place went to John Andersen. Mike Ohrel facilitated the event. Due…
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…
John Andersen and Alphie Smith The Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) was challenged when they played in Tucson at Rincon Country West on April 6. But the QCBC Travel Team triumphed, winning 28 games to Rincon West’s 20 games. The challenge for QCBC was playing on nine-foot Connelly tables, which had been recently recovered and…
Skip Jones and Alphie Smith On March 2 and 3, the Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) held an In-House 9-Ball Tournament. Fifteen club members, both men and women, participated. There were a couple of “firsts” for this tournament. Terry Haggart, a longtime QC resident and QCBC member, was a first-time winner, and Skip Jones served…