Johnny Henson, Professor Pool There is a new 8–ball tournament format that is being played by both professional and amateur players. It is called the Ultimate Pool League. The match has a time limit of 30 minutes with a 30 second shot limit. At 10 minutes left in the match the shot clock goes to…
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October 2025, Sports
Johnny Henson Wins 8-Ball Tournament at CantaMia
Dan Harris, travel team coordinator A fresh tournament format brought the same fierce yet friendly competition, culminating in an exciting victory. On Aug. 15, Johnny Henson of the PebbleCreek Billiards Club (PCBC) showcased his skill, leading the team to a first-place finish in a contest at CantaMia’s (CM) billiards room. CM introduced a new 8-player…
Sports, September 2025
Play Your Best Pool: What Holds Players from Reaching Their Full Potential
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool Why are many of the top 100 professional players in the world ranked there year after year, while many other great players never achieve that upper level of success? It is the same reason why most of the top amateur league and tournament players are ranked at the top year after…
September 2025, Sports
Billiards Club and CantaMia Battle to the End
Dan Harris, travel team coordinator On July 11, the PebbleCreek Billiards Club (PCBC) welcomed CantaMia (CM) to the Salerno Billiards Room for a gripping 8-ball competition that, at the end, kept spectators on the edge of their seats. The event featured two distinct matches. In the first, four players from each club faced off in…
August 2025, Sports
Play Your Best Pool: Improving a Few Parts of Your Game in a Short Time
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool When most players try to improve their games they sometimes work on too many changes all at once. It makes me think of the old quote: “Jack of all trades and master of none.” With this thought in mind, I want you to focus on just the shots that you miss…
August 2025, Front Page
Getting All Cued Up with the Billiards Club
Blair Dreyfus I am pleased to announce that our Ladies division has grown to 11 members with two more who intimated that they were going to fill out our club application soon. I was also made aware that one of my poker playing friend’s wife had such a good time a few Fridays ago, when…
July 2025, Sports
Play Your Best Pool: Things to Consider When Buying a New Cue Stick or Shaft
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool Over the years cue sticks have evolved a lot. In 1978 I was playing with house sticks in the local pool hall in Big Spring, Texas, when the owner encouraged me to order a cue from a friend of his in Colorado Springs, Colo. His name was Bill Stroud, the owner…
June 2025, Sports
Play Your Best Pool: Improving Your Pre Shot and Shooting Routine Can Really Improve Your Game
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool A routine is a sequence of actions or steps that you do repeatedly when playing. When watching many professional men and women players you see a lot of strokes and also different pre shot routines. When I watch the top players I see that they try to repeat the same routine…
March 2025, Sports
Play Your Best Pool: How Closing Your Eyes Can Really Improve Your Game
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool This article was written by my partner and fellow Professional Billiard Instruction Association (PBIA) and American Cue Sports (ACS) instructor Steve Farmer. Players are always looking for simple ways to improve their games, and we use this technique in class to help our students progress. If I told you that your…
February 2025, Sports
Play Your Best Pool: How to Not Let Your Guard Down and Lose When You Are Competing
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool My partner and fellow Professional Billiard Instructor Association (PBIA) and American Cue Sports (ACS) instructor, Steve Farmer, recently wrote the outline for this article. I feel that this is a subject that every player has been a victim of from time to time, myself included. When playing against a player who…