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The United States Professional Poolplayers Association (UPA)

 

Newsletter 

May 2011

In This Issue
UPA Launches SSR Web Video
Play with UPA Style
Tips from the Pros
Learn the Secrets of the World Champions
Your Game According to the Stars
Latest News

UPA Launches SSR Web Video

UPA Tour SSR Video
UPA Tour SSR Video

Recently UPA staff teamed up with an awesome video production crew to create our brand new web video which highlights the advantage of our exclusive SSR program which was designed by professional players to provide all the necessary information to help you increase your level of play and provide a professional handicapping system.  (By joining the UPA League of Champions you get the benefit of receiving a monthly SSR report which gives you objective and unrivaled insight to your level of pool playing skill and ability.)  Click Here and check out our helpful tabs in order to better understand just how the program works!

 

Play with UPA Style

UPA Merchandise Now Available  Online
 

 Members and fans can now purchase UPA merchandise online at the UPA's new online store.

 

We have over 30 items including headwear, bags, ladies and men's apparel, as well as our new Touring Pro line.

 

Get ready to play in style with the  premier UPA logo. Shoppers can even choose between our original UPA logo or our new sleek VIP logo.

 

To check out the items on our online store just Click Here.   

 

*Discounted prices may be found by local UPA League Operators.

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Expert Advice

Tips from the Pros

 Get a Clue About Your Cue 

 

 

 

One of the most frequently asked questions we receive from both the beginning and and intermediate player; does having the right pool cue really make that much of a difference?  There are many things to take into consideration when choosing a butt and a shaft. However the accuracy and consistency is all in the shaft. Having a high performance shaft can make learning to shoot with English much easier. 

 

A typical one piece shaft without any low cue ball deflection properties will deflect almost two inches in the length of a 9 foot table. This can make learning to pocket balls with extreme English very difficult. Consistency is another property to take into consideration. One piece shafts will always want to bend more one way than the other, depending on the directionality  of the  grain in the wood. This is where spliced shafts are an advantage. Splicing gives the shaft radial consistency and helps to keep the shaft from warping.

 

  
When choosing the butt of the cue it is all about quality of construction and feel. There are quite a few things that can cause unwanted vibration in the butt of a cue. Poor fit at the joint, weight bolt that doesn't fit right, rings that are not properly glued in the handle, not to mention the type of wood that a butt is made of.
  
Be sure to do your homework as there are good cues at almost any price point and whenever possible try and hit with a cue before you purchase it. Most dealers will have demo shafts for you to do this with. Just make sure that you are comfortable with what ever you purchase, it can have a strong effect on you mentality at the table.

 

For a great quality product we suggest you check out Poison Cues!    

 

 

Learn the Secrets  of the World Champions

 UPA 2 Day Pool School is the Key to Improving Your Game

 

 

 

The UPA Pool School boasts a World Class Curriculum designed by professionals. Our 2 Day intensive pool course is guaranteed to make the difference between being a "good" pool player and being a player who has that Pro Edge. Get ready to experience The Evolution of Pool in your game!

 

  
Our instructor has played professionally on the U.S. Pro Tour and has the ability to adapt himself to each individual student. Prepare yourself to learn how your mind tackles the game of pool, how each pro thinks differently about the game, and how to see the game and sport of pool from a completely different perspective.
  

 

For more information visit our Pool School program and see if you qualify for our special June pricing.   
 
About Us
The UPA (U.S. Professional Poolplayers Association) brand represents the ideal in the sport of pocket billiards in the United States, formed in January, 2002 by professional players. The UPA Brand is positioned well for the future as the standard bearer for the evolution of the sport adopting the motto: "The Evolution of Pool".
Your Game According to the Stars

 Aries - In your opinion, your pool team really needs your help.  Aries are natural leaders and have a hard time keeping their opinions to themselves. It's time for you to step up and show them what you are all about.  After all, just because your team captain is a 7 and you are a 3 doesn't mean anything!

 

Taurus - Taurus' enjoy their possessions and believe it's the source of their power.  Now is the time to make that purchase that you have been wanting, a new shirt or cue may be just the thing to kick your game into high gear.  There has got to be some reason, other than your skill, that you keep losing!  Check out our new UPA Store!

 

Gemini - Geminis are always thinking, learning and changing.  Now is the time to take a close look at challenges with your stroke and stance and make those corrections.  After all if it's been fixed for a while, why not change it! Perhaps some lessons at the UPA Pool School?

 

Cancer - You like to tell everyone what's going on in their games and not really know what's going on in yours.  So now would be the time to take out that shirt that you have been ironing between your mattresses and go around to every table in the pool hall explaining why they never win!

 

Leo - Leos are natural givers.  So quit asking for a spot from everyone and start giving one.  You can't go on using your friend's gullibility to finance your mystic tanning.

 

Virgo - Virgos border on OCD!  If you really want to drive a Virgo crazy tell them that they have  chalk on their face and watch them scrub away at it for hours at a time.  That being said, if you really want to know how to clean pool chalk off of your shaft they are most likely the best person to ask.

 

Libra - Libras are social butterflies and have trouble making decisions on their own.  Maybe calling a timeout on the first shot of every game is not really a game winning strategy.

 

Scorpio - Scorpios sign is water.  Because of this you are every pool room owner's nightmare.  Now is the time to stop ordering only a glass of water with three lime wedges, a half an orange and 7 olives and then getting upset when the waitress asks for a tip.

 

Sagittarius - Sagittarius are big believers and explorers, and because of this, refuse to believe that you should ever play safe.  After all, if World Champion Efrin Reyes can make that shot, why can't I?

 

Capricorn - Capricorns are always organized and have everything in order.  This is why your team captain never returns your weekly phone call to tell him how he could be a better team captain.  After all, you know that a team can't win if everyone is wearing a different colored shirt!

 

Aquarius - Oddly enough the element for Aquarius is air and not water.  Maybe this is why you can never understand that new aiming system everyone is talking about and you have no problem with the implementation of the smoking ban!

 

Pisces - You like to think of yourself as the hit of the party.  This would be great if everyone at the pool hall thought you were too.  Some people say one thing and do another.  Some people say one thing and do it just for spite.  Pisces say way too much and don't care what anyone thinks about it!  No wonder that cute waitress doesn't want to talk to you no matter how hard you try.

 

 

 
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