CUE-TECH Pool School is the Billiard Congress of America's (BCA) foremost Master Academy and father of the SPF family of BCA instructors.  Cue-Tech and the SPF instructors conducted workshops, provided video analysis of player's strokes, and gave playing tips at the 2008 BCA Pool League National 8-Ball Championships in Las Vegas Nevada.  This was the second year that the pool school was held at the Riviera Hotel and Casino during the tournament.  If you missed out, you should plan to attend this special event next year.

The workshops were held Monday May 14th through Friday May 18th from 11am to 6pm in Capri Rooms 112 and 113 at the Riviera Hotel and Casino.  Admission was free!  The agenda for the day was set to meet the players interests.  Many players took advantage of his unique opportunity to improve their game.

Workshops included stroke mechanics, speed control, one and two rail kicks, controlling the skid zone, and much more.  Between workshops, the instructors were available to answer questions and provide one on one tips at the table.  Frequently, a player's question turned into a mini workshop that others also benefited from.

Players also were offered personal video analysis of their stoke, which clearly showed where their opportunities were to improve the accuracy and consistency of their stroke.

The SPF instructors from left to right:

Brad Hornshaw, Cascade Cue College, Seattle, WA

Tom Seymour, Beginner's Mind Pool School, San Francisco, CA

Mark Avlon, Cascade Cue College, Seattle, WA

Randy Goettlicher, Cue-Tech, Dallas, TX

Carl Oswald, The Billiards Studio, Dallas, TX

Scott Lee, The Traveling College of Billiard Knowledge, Battle Creek, MI

 

Tom Seymour video taping a player's stroke for analysis.

Multiple video analysis stations were used for the private review of the player's strokes.  Stepping through the stroke frame by frame clearly shows the player the stroking errors such as elbow drop, tight grip, jerking, that effect their accuracy and consistency.  Once the errors are identified, the players can then work with an instructor to correct them.

The instructors presented workshops and demonstrations on a variety of topics that will help to improve the player's games.  During and after the workshops, the instructors answered the player's questions.

Often a player's question turned into a mini workshop and the players were able to get close to the action.

Between workshops, players were also offered personalize help at the table.