Erie Billiards
573 Erie St E N9A 3X8 Windsor, ON, Canada

Erie Billiards will be closed effective immediately until this next lockdown is over!! I hope to see you all again in May 2021 or 22 or 23 or 2234 when ever we re open again!!!

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Good Afternoon Fellow pool Players!!! I am sad to announce that this weeks league will be postponed as we work out how we work within the regulations outlined t...his weekend!!!! Erie Billiards will not be open Monday - Wednesday this week as we sort out the details! I would like to thank everyone for there patience and understanding in this matter !! See more

Somebody is on fiiiire Congratulations to Dennis Orcollo winning the Trifecta in Alabama just this past weekend. He won the One Pocket, 10Ball and 9Ball events This guy is just like fine wine, gets better and better over time

I learned this during my bar pool years. Fun Fact: This is also how Angelo Dundee trained Muhamad Ali, with dancing to music. You're welcome!

Eckert’s Angles by Thorsten Hohmann * The Hitman "Here is a fun shot making drill with increasingly more difficult angles. @ralph_g._eckert had this idea many... years ago and I just added a little spice at the end . Ralph has just released his new book Structure and I use his teaching and methods myself and for my students!" cue ball always back to the spot alternate pockets can’t scratch or run into balls Schedule a lesson with Thorsten here: [email protected]

Says it all. See you all when we are able to open again. Cheers

LET'S GET BACK TO OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED MAYHEM!!!

Set up any practice shot (cue ball & object ball only) on the table. Then toss a dime on the cloth somewhere/anywhere. Depending on your current skill level..., decide in advance how close to the dime your cue ball should land. Experiment with different 'paths' to the dime from the same shot. Learn to use the rails to your advantage. Become PROFICIENT at manipulating . Satisfy yourself regarding your cue ball 'parking' ability. Regardless of how many years you've played the game, don't bullshit yourself on the strength or weakness of your current cue ball CONTROL skills. See more

Use your experience to create these advantages for yourself. YOU KNOW HOW TO WORK THAT CUE BALL! Put the rock in the best possible position to help compensate... for shaky, fuzzy, twitchy and all the other cruel ("Sit down, Old Man.") insults of aging. For the youngsters... this lesson will improve your percentages, too. See more

Student: Your Tiger style doesn't make sense to me. Why would any pool player want to be purely an offensive shooter? The Tiger style is vulnerable and lea...ves an uncontrolled table with every missed shot. Teacher: There are different ways to play the same game. Student: I just don't see the value in playing pool in a way where you either RUN OUT or SELL OUT. Teacher: I love your argument! You are paying attention to Temple of Pool training. But Tiger style can be useful and effective. First of all, the two strongest shooters I've ever known were BOTH Tiger style players. One is a master-level pool player who has won countless matches in 8-ball, 9-ball, straight pool. The other is a snooker player who was my partner when I played on an APA snooker team in North Central Kansas. Both players can keep their opponents sitting in their chairs for long periods of time. Student: But when they miss...? Teacher: There are levels that exist in this old game beyond what you (or I) have experienced directly. The two Tiger players I'm talking about have a ball pocketing/cue ball control ability that exceeds my own level and I'm a pretty fucking good pool player and a decent snooker player. Do you know what my main purpose was on my snooker team? Student: To win? Teacher: My job was to keep track of my partners points! Our league was a bar league with chalkboards and such. When my Tiger partner was shooting, he went into a mental zone where he had no clue how many points he was scoring. And he had ZERO interest in playing defense. I never saw him play safe against a league opponent. Opponents just sat in their chairs and shook their heads when he was at the table. He was THE BEST in his region. He MASSACRED everybody! If you asked him about playing safe or 'snookering' an opponent, he would ask 'Why?' Student: So if your THE BEST, you should play Tiger style? Teacher: Yes. If I'm playing an opponent who is perceived to be MUCH WEAKER than I am, Tiger style is probably my strategy. I'm going to MAUL YOU until you prove that you can stop me. This is such a fun way to play! I feel like I'm humping the table, my opponent's woman and the horses they rode in on... Total dominance! My girlfriend back in my late teens bought me an Incredible Hulk t-shirt that was bright yellow with the green Hulk. "HULK SMASH PUNY POOL PLAYERS!" Student: It's not for me. I hate the feeling of selling out a game. Teacher: I understand and agree. But I want you to respect THE VALUE of Tiger in the Temple of Pool system. Tiger is the HEART of everything. Student: Even Crane style? Teacher: Yes. The Crane has a Tiger HEART. The Crane is an aggressive attacker. The Crane is not ducking, not hiding with safety play. The Crane is using strategic defense to rip an opponent's nuts off. Student: How about Snake style? Wait. I get it. Snake is a balance of Tiger & Crane. Teacher: Yes. Snake style is a balance of offense and defense, BOTH BEING WAYS TO KILL an opponent. Offensively, I conceived the Snake as being a VIPER, a striker, a ball pocketing machine. Defensively, I conceived the Snake as a CONSTRICTOR that suffocates an opponent: NOT a 3-foul specialist, a submission specialist. Win by CHOKING OUT your opponent. Keeping strict control of the table, forcing opponents to sell out. Student: That's my main style of play, Snake. Teacher: Mine too! But I want you to understand the Tiger Heart. Crane, Snake, Leopard... the Leopard style combines a Tiger Heart with the mind of a creative, business person, a MULTI-TASKER. Student: How about Dragon? Does the Dragon style have a Tiger Heart? Teacher: Student: OK, I understand now. Teacher: As a Snake stylist, SOMETIMES your Snake percentage play isn't needed. Or SOMETIMES your Snake style is just going through the motions, playing 'Snake' in name only, but without the ferocity... the HUNGER. Student: Tiger is the hunger. Teacher: Tiger is the hunger. The Tiger HEART. At least that's how I envision the Temple of Pool strategic system. Student: Isn't it YOUR system? You created Temple of Pool, right? Teacher: Yes. But each practitioner envisions THE SYSTEM in his/her own unique way. But I want ALL Temple of Pool practitioners to understand the importance of the Tiger HEART.

This is a match between Efren and me in a pro tour event in Reno in the mid ‘90’s. This is from my private video library so no one that wasn’t there in person e...ver saw this shot before. I found hardware and a software program that allows me to transfer my old vhs tapes onto my computer. This is a hidden gem that I felt needed to be shown to all pocket billiard players. Enjoy! See more

A couple of key elements that influenced my game came from a book 'Zen and the Art of Archery' in which the master said "the hitter and target are one" and the ...release is like "snow falling off a bamboo leaf"...no one knows the moment, but when the moment comes you will always remember that feeling. One of pool's greatest rewards is the feeling you get when you perfectly connect the cue ball to the object ball....that special moment of clarity before the completion...when we're not quite sure whether we are playing the game or the game is playing us. The Game is the Teacher www cjwiley.com

What players are missing when they aren't performing at their best is a powerful, and reliable system. This doesn't mean some kind of top secret "aiming syste...m," they lack an over all playing system that establishes a foundation they can build on and improve every day, in the most effective way. Performance in pool or anything else requires a system, even walking down stairs, and driving a car you'll have a system, it just has become subconscious (natural) so it's not noticeable. Systems underlie every phenomenon, and are everywhere one looks for them. They are limited only by the observer’s capacity to comprehend the complexity of the observed entity, item or phenomenon. The GAME is the Teacher

Extra words for Temple of Pool practitioners. Customizing the 5 Animal Styles. In this example, condense 5 styles into 3 attack strategies. This may be bes...t suited for advanced players, but I want all TOP followers to FIND your best tactical FIT; find what works for you. I've used various hybrids of TOP's 5 Animal Style over the years. This one was developed as I was writing the Mantis Combat book. In this customization, I view EVERYTHING in pool as an ATTACK. The Tiger in its purest form is vulnerable and I decided to blend it with Leopard's two-way offensive shots. The result: I can try to stay at the table and include a little more strategic sensibility on lower-percentage shots by creating two-ways, this is my OFFENSIVE ATTACK. I tend to use this against . Many semi-pros UNDERMINE their attempts to defeat pros by mistakenly using (in Temple of Pool terms) Tiger. These local studs (when trying to move into the regional/national big leagues) try to simply (offensively) outshoot their pro opponents; almost ALWAYS a mistake! The Crane in its purest form is limited to leaving tough shots for opponents. I decided to blend it with Leopard's dual purpose safety style. The result: When its time to play safe, I look for ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES to simultaneously either a) also SOLVE a problem (like a cluster or an awkward long rail shot) or b) also CREATE a problem (like forcing opponent balls together) for my opponent. This is my DEFENSIVE ATTACK. I tend to use this against . I dedicate myself to being untouchable, i.e., my emphasis is leaving them NOTHING & watching them always come to the table with a frown. The Snake (my personal favorite style) in its purest form is kind of boring at times; effective, but tedious. So I decided to bring more Freedom & Flow into my plodding. The result: When I'm beginning my match or when I'm struggling, I stick with standard Snake. Once I'm warmed up and playing well, I allow the Snake protocols to be executed more Freely and Automatically. This is my BALANCED ATTACK. This is how most pros play. This is also how most semi-pros trying to improve should play (instead of trying to Tiger 'maul' the better players). I tend to use this against - and those slightly better than I am. There's MORE THAN ONE WAY to play this great, old game. Eddie Achey, Temple of Pool founder

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN of ONTARIO and other Provinces and States of the United. Billiards fans we have a bout of serious proportions coming up next week eh? TYLER... NEARING takes on DJ MCGINLEY in a 100 round match of 8 ball Diamond Bar table for $10,000. Starting at 2:00EST on Tuesday. Please share it and get ready to sweat it. Thanks to our competitors and game makers for graciously allowing Billiardnet to cover all the action for you out of my living room into your living room. Event sponsors are appreciated you will be getting huge visual traffic from these matches and in the videos recordings. Hey thanks to Cueistic.com for being a sponsor of this match! Get a chance to win a high performance RAVAGE carbon fiber shaft by Rod Phillips and cueistic.com. It will be customized for the winners joint style. ONLY 60 chances sold on a TIP board. $10 US paypal to [email protected] - Cash App $Billiardnet.tv or if you area in Canada and want to use E TRANSFER $15 Canadian a spot to [email protected] - Dave will help me there.

In case you missed it, here's Joe Rogan on pool and pool movies.

This weekends 10 Ball Tournament is full... but I have decided to open it up to 42 players. So if you were on the waiting list you are now in the tournament and that leaves 2 additional spots... Open 10 Ball Tournament November 21 2020, @ Erie Billiards Handicapped ... 50 and Lower Race to 6 60's and 70's Race to 5 80 and Higher Race to 4 $50.00 Entry fee includes green fees $100.00 Side Pot (optional) Standard 10 Ball Rules - no 10 on break - no fluke - Call Pocket - no 3 foul rule 32 Players Max Doors Open at 10 am Tournament starts at 11 am 1 Bernie Collins 2 Bob Checaloski 3 Rod Phillips 4 Mark DeLisle 5 Jeff Seremack 6 Ryan Drefko 7 Andrew Szanislo 8 Jeff Pillon 9 Roger Chau 10 Shane Dunning 11 Tyler Nearing 12 Dominc 13 Gary Warren 14 Steve Gras 15 Francis Savard 16 Phil St.Pierre 17 Brad Cleays 18 Wayne Emerson Bennett 19 Kevin Knowler 20 Dan Cormier 21 Brian List 22 Ryan Vanheste 23 Bryan Hooker 24 Bubsy 25 Bryan Depencier 26 Brian Wilkinson 27 Ritchie Chan 28 Faro Palozollo 29 Jamal Schultz 30 Spencer Medel 31 Todd Cunningham 32 Kevin Arnold 33. Kevin Murphy 34 Gary Ross 35 Frank Binck 36 37 Gary Nagel 38 Will Storrey 39 Rick Fortin 40 Stu Mactaggart 41. 42. P.S. Due to lack of participation this Tournament is place of the women's tournament we were going to hold on this day. We will try and have the Women's Open in 2021

THE ERIE BILLIARDS (BECAUSE NOBODY ELSE IS HAVING A TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND) OPEN 9 BALL TOURNAMENT - NOV 28TH 2020 - $50 ENTRY FEE - RACE LENGTH TBD BY THE AMOUNT OF SIGN UPS - CALCUTTA ... - MAX 24 PLAYERS - DOUBLE ELIMINATION STANDARD 9 BALL RULES NINE BALL DOESN'T COUNT ON THE BREAK IN THE BOTTOM TWO POCKETS. THREE FOUL RULE IS IN EFFECT. 1 Ryan Gammy 2 Roger Chau 3 Spencer Medel 4 Tyler Nearing 5 Frank Binck 6 Ryan Drefko 7 Wayne Emerson Bennett 8 Jamal Schultz 9 Mark DeLisle 10 Shane Dunning 11 Faro Palozollo 12 Francis Savard 13 Brian List 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 See more

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Who would like to watch the entire Masconi Cup @ Erie ... would there be enough people interested that it would be worth us to open during the morning and day !!! If there is enough interest i will schedule employees and we will open Dec 1-4 for every match of the Masconi Cup We could also do a team event here at Erie on Dec 5th to cap off the Masconi Weekend with a 4 team 4 Member Masconi style Tournament (obviously not identical) but something fun ... I am thinking a team can consist of 2 master or A players 1 b player and 1 C player ...

Blind Dog pool league members.. We have league shirts in we have ordered enough for all of our members to get one please stop by tonight@ Erie Billiards to pick up for your team !!! We will have a few extras for sale!!! But would like to make sure our players get theirs first !!

Blind Dog Pool Leagues will be moving the start times for league matches.. Monday night 3 man teams will be moved from 7:30pm to 7:00 pm All Tuesday Night lea...gues will be moved from 7:00pm pm to 6:30pm Please make sure your teams know about this change and we will be enforcing the new start times strictly. This is due to covid-19 restrictions Erie Billiards will need to be closed by 10pm for the time being... we hope by enforcing these measures we will be able to resume our regularly scheduled times asap. Please remember that masks are mandatory and not optional... (for a reminder please see last week's post) We at Erie Billiards and Blind Dog Pool leagues know these restrictions are hard but please everyone let's try to be flexible and work together so we can continue the season successfully!

Set your lower body, THEN DETACH your stroke motion from the rest of your stationary body. DO NOT HIT SHOTS (other than break shots) with your whole body! Use... practice strokes to confirm that sense of DETACHMENT of stroke from body. Hit a million shots THIS WAY or until it's your automatic routine. FEEL THE FREEDOM and PURITY in your FLUID, CONSISTENT... QUALITY stroke. See more

Blind Dog and Erie Billiards have seen the post from Cuenique/Frank regarding the postponing of their leagues. We support Frank and wish for him to have a quick... and safe return to leagues. We have reviewed the yellow stage guidelines and will continue to operate until we are told otherwise! We will be strictly enforcing mask wearing (this includes myself) mask will be worn at all times and failure to wear your mask while playing can/may and will result in a forfeit of that game. Let be safe and I hope everyone knows and understands that if we are asked to shut down or we hear from the Windsor Health Unit that we have to shut down we will, until then let's tighten up on our procedures and keep everyone safe.

In 2002 I became good friends with Hank Haney (before he was Tiger Woods golf coach), we talked a lot about the similarities between Pocket Billiards and Golf.......there are many! One day Hank was curious and ask me point blank..... "When did you know For Sure you were a champion pool player, was there a specific experience, process or thought?" I knew my relationship with Hank was bonded by mutual respect and he was dead serious!.... I answered honestly and immediately without hesitation reaching into a deep filing cabinet of my mind to locate the answer..... "There was a day that I realized I was making the "hard" shots, but missing the "easy" ones in critical situations.....it was frustrating.... and didn't make since..... I'd tried several things, failing each time, and was still inconsistent so I "gave up" and made a resolute commitment to no longer judge them as *hard and easy" ....from that moment on I treated them all the same.....there were no more hard or easy shots I Made them virtually the same! I strived for the same alignment, same tempo, same mental attitude, same aiming, same object ball target, same body positioning, no matter what the shot I treated them all the same with no judgement and no expectations. Over the course of the next three weeks of competition I performed the same, consistent results, and no longer missed "easy" shots That moment I knew I had uncovered the perfection of the game by giving up judgement and expectations. I had become a champion,.not of a Game or Sport, more like an Art Form, a satisfying form of self expression like a master musician or sculpter in a creative zone THAT was the exact moment, Hank..... make sense concerning the context of your question?" Hank went into deep thought, carefully processing my words, this is what made him a genius at the art of golf, he ran things through his mind meticulously unraveling the details. Hank, eyes clear and focused now looked me straight in the eyes....."Yes, bud, that was exactly what I needed to hear!" I have never seen Hank play a game of pool that he didn't make a written note of who won and something that he learned during the game in a notebook. That dedication is impressive, if i'd done that (my entire life) the pages would fill a swimming pool with the physics, geometry and plethora of experiments I'd experienced on a pool table! A few years later he documented what I told him in his book.... he shared the information to coach Tiger who utilized a similar mind set to win the British Open Golf Championship in 2006 (he decided to NOT use his driver).... ironically Tiger was making all the hard shots and missing some easy ones... coincedence?! If you like pool and/or golf I will encourage you to read Hank's book it's called 'The Big Miss'..... a masterful depiction of how he handled the challenging position coaching one of the greatest athletes/artists that ever lived; Fast Forward a couple years..... In 2012 I was the Mosconi Cup Captain, Johnny Archer and I would stay up after everyone else was in bed and strategize about the next day (Johnny had an amazing 6/0 performance that year and the last day it was 9/9 before we lost the last match). A discussion about treating all the shots the same came up and Johnny had actually read Hank's book cover to cover in 3 days, commenting how shocked he was to see a fellow pocket billiard professional in that particular golf book. There are no coincedences, my friends, the "shots" we take in life are consistently satisfying when we Decide and Commit to make them that way, releasing judgement and expectations...trusting our MasterCreator!. The Game {of Life} is the Teacher - MasteringPocketBilliards.[com]

This is what a class person is. Pool need some of this!

Erie Billiards & Cocktail Lounge is in need of an experienced and energetic bartender/mixologist to join our team. Must be committed to providing excellent customer service. Minimum one year experience. Must have Smart Serve Certificate.... Must have food handling experience and safe food certified Must be punctual and cheerful. Ability to work quickly while maintaining a high standard of customer service. Must be able to make high quality cocktails from scratch If you think you could be a member of our team, we would like to hear from you. Forward a resume when applying to this ad, no phone calls please. Job Types: Full-time, Part-time COVID-19 considerations: Experience: bartending: 1 year (Required) Licence: Smart Serve (Required) Job Duties: Provide excellent customer service by taking orders, preparing them efficiently, and building a rapport with clientele Handle card and cash transactions, ensuring that all funds in the cash drawer are accounted for by the end of the shift Keep an eye on patron intoxication levels and respond appropriately Identify belligerent customers, and work with management when needed to maintain a safe environment Clean the bar and the surrounding area of spills and other messes as needed Other duties as requested Please send resumes to [email protected] Call Chris Papple @ 519 350 1402 Call Bernie Collins @ 226 347 8152

First Annual Kbd Memorial Tournament... Turkey Shoot-out