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Why You Missed - Pg 20 Adapt-A-Shaft - Pg 41 Spirit of Billiards - Pg 50 Hillbilly Bryant - Pg 37 Sneaky Pete Mafia Magazine1 - SeptemberSneaky Pete - Mafia 2014 Magazine - - IssueSeptember 2014 4 Table of Contents The Value of a coach - Pg 4 “The Constant Provider” - Pg 8 The Whip Draw - Pg 11 The OB-2 Shaft Review - Pg 13 Baddies of Billiards - Pg 14 What Would A Sucker Do? - PG 17 Minimizing Chaos - Pg 19 Find Out Why You Missed - Pg 20 The Evolution of Pool &Billiards - Pg 22 My Life in Leather - Pg 26 JB Cases Review - Pg 28 www.jbcases.com How it’s made - Pg 29 Elevate to the Moon - Pg 34 Charlie “The Hillbilly” Bryant - Pg 33 Adapt-A-Shaft - Pg 37 McDermott G-Core Review - Pg 38 Running Out is as Easy As - Pg 42 True Spirits of Pool - Pg 46 Hurricane Hot Seat - Pg 54 Diane Hoppe - Photographer - Pg 58 Universal Clothing Company - Pg 62 Mr Roboto - Pg 64 Meet the Streamers - Volume II -Pg 68 Black Belt Billiards - Pg 71 Buffalo Unleashed - Pg 74 Sneaky Pete Mafia Magazine - September 2014 2 3 2 3 Sneaky Pete Mafia Magazine - September 2014 The Value of a Coach? Bert Kinister know how long] 8 to 12 young men acting like a drill team waiting to learn pool. I worked with When my friend Ralf Souquet says best coach them as long as I could before I had to sleep. In ever I sit up and take notice. He was talking about the morning I woke to Johan’s beautiful wife’s someone that I knew well but had not connected face getting me up for breakfast. That is when I with in several years, Johan Ruijsink, the non- began to understand how great coaches create playing captain and coach of Europe’s Mosconi themselves. Cup team. What is there about a man that can bring players from four different countries, While Johan was out getting an assortment with four different languages together to form a of cheeses for breakfast his wife [an Olympic cohesive battle unit that laid waste to the best of swimmer] explained that Johan was ex Dutch Special Forces, an expert in discipline and teamwork. This explained all of the eager teenagers waiting for us in the middle of the night and Johan’s tireless work ethic. Johan must have been born with joy that he brought to the game. After spending several days teaching with Johan and his friends I went on to fulfil teaching engagements all over Europe. Johan went on to work tirelessly and for very little financial reward If you compete in tournaments, gamble, bringing his joy, discipline, work ethic, and did I play pool regulary, or occasional 8-Ball, mention JOY to his students from the youngest 9-Ball, One-Pocket or Straight Pool, these players in the Netherlands and Europe to the tapes will cut your learning curve by years, Champions of today. For Johan It has been a 12 it may even turn you into a winner. American players? year road to success and when Ralf Souquet says I first met Johan in 2002 in Cardiff Wales at the Johan Ruijsink is the best coach in the world I Trusted by Niels Feijein, World Straight Pool Champion who owns all of World Tournament. We were introduced by Niels believe him. Bert’s Videos. For years, Neils has traveled all the way from Holland to the Feijen a student I had been working with since United States to take Private Lessons from Bert. he was a teenager and Mosconi cup MVP. We Who was the coach for the American team again? struck up an immediate friendship and I agreed As a subscriber, you can access over 100 “One-Hour” DVDs 24/7 on your to return to The Netherlands with him to teach computer, iPhone and iPod-Touch for less than 22 dollars a month with in his poolroom. I was with the great Arubian your premier subscription. If purchased separately at their retail price of champion Ditto Acosta and the three of us set $31.95 each, they would total more than $3000. This is an absolute ground- out from Cardiff to Northern England in Johan’s breaking service for present and future pool and billiard enthusiasts. old Volvo. Bert Kinister’s DVDs are on sale, you can purchase the videos at http://www.bertkinister.com/dvd.html. Or you can contact Bert. Not always driving on the correct side of the He will personally return your call. Bert is available for private street our very merry band made it to an old One-On-One private training. Please book in advance. hotel in the north of England where we spent the night in very cramped uncomfortable conditions made worse by Ditto’s [El Snorizo] unbelievable snoring. Johan and I never got any sleep, none. In the morning we drove onto the giant catamaran that would ferry us and our car [along with 500 others] to The Netherlands later that day. With over 1,000,000 horsepower the trip did not even take 3 hours, clearing customs was another story. Finally on the road to Johans home, night club, and pool room in the Hague we coasted in under cover of darkness with no brakes, no gas, no sleep, and there they were waiting for [I do not Sneaky Pete Mafia Magazine - September 2014 4 5 magazineAd.indd 1 10/16/11 6:41:34 PM If you compete in tournaments, gamble, play pool regulary, or occasional 8-Ball, 9-Ball, One-Pocket or Straight Pool, these tapes will cut your learning curve by years, it may even turn you into a winner. Trusted by Niels Feijein, World Straight Pool Champion who owns all of Bert’s Videos. For years, Neils has traveled all the way from Holland to the United States to take Private Lessons from Bert. As a subscriber, you can access over 100 “One-Hour” DVDs 24/7 on your computer, iPhone and iPod-Touch for less than 22 dollars a month with your premier subscription. If purchased separately at their retail price of $31.95 each, they would total more than $3000. This is an absolute ground- breaking service for present and future pool and billiard enthusiasts. Bert Kinister’s DVDs are on sale, you can purchase the videos at http://www.bertkinister.com/dvd.html. Or you can contact Bert. He will personally return your call. Bert is available for private One-On-One private training. Please book in advance. 4 5 Sneaky Pete Mafia Magazine - September 2014 magazineAd.indd 1 10/16/11 6:41:34 PM Sneaky Pete Mafia Magazine - September 2014 6 7 Angel of Billiards Jacqueline “The Angel” Karol (formerly Broadhurst) is an instructor, author, inventor, and philanthropist, and has been playing pool since she was 3 years old. She earned her nickname, the “Angel of Billiards”, for organizing and participating in charity fundraising events including, trick shot exhibitions, challenge matches, and spectator contests. Jackie is also an instructional columnist for AZBilliards, Fury/Cuesight, Professor Q-Ball and Cue Times. Jackie has developed and teaches a variety of training programs including her new Billiards Boot Camp, a challenging and intensive 2-day course designed to quickly take your game to a higher level. She also produced billiards training videos, is authoring a new instructional book, and has invented several training devices which she uses in her Billiards Boot Camp. Jackie can be reached at [email protected] Visit her on the web at www.AngelofBilliards.com & www.BilliardsBootCamp.com www.jbcases.com 6 7 Sneaky Pete Mafia Magazine - September 2014 “The Constant Provider” by “Mighty” Joe Young, Freelance Writer If you frequent the national and regional league scene and the annual Super Billiards Expo, there’s a cue repair vendor that is highly regarded as one of the best in the business—Joe Blackburn. At these events, Joe is never too far from his work companion, Steve Lomax of Lomax Custom Cues. The duo has garnered high respect from both players and fellow cue makers alike. Steve’s story is not too unfamiliar but a success story none-the- less: devout player has his cue retipped at a tournament, tip pops off and a decision was made to do it better; that decision was made in 1999. Fast forward 15 years, his hobby has turned career, an accomplishment difficult to achieve in our industry. For 10 years since 1999, Steve repaired cues and worked full-time as a trim carpenter. During that time as his experiences accumulated, he built his first cue in 2002. By 2009, it was a new beginning: Steve was a full-time cue maker. Steve was inspired by traditional cues—4 pointers with veneers. He recalls back in the 70’s when we looked at fancy cues and wished he could make those or at least, figure out how they were made. He regrets not pursuing cue making sooner instead of waiting nearly 30 years to get into the business but life was different back then. To say he enjoys what he does is an understatement; he “enjoys every minute of it and has met players from all over the world.” Traveling across the country from tournament to tournament and returning home to his shop to make cues, he is so busy these days that he has “no time to play much.” That is to say, his successes are not entirely due to the quality of his work and cues but more so as a result of his character, personality and customer service.
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