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PoolDawg’s Newest Columnists – Liz Ford and Samm Diep

Michael Feiman — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:46:18 +0000

In an effort to bring more education and information to the PoolDawg website, we’ve added not one, but two new featured columnists – WPBA touring pro Liz Ford and pool player/instructor/writer/entrpenuer Samm Diep. Most of you already know Samm, since she’s become an honorary member of our staff, complete with her own South Park character and bio on the staff page. Plus, she’s in all those “what’s in the case” videos that are all over YouTube, knows just about everyone in the billiards industry and writes a fantastic instructional blog.

Samm’s Cue Tips

And then there’s Liz Ford. She finished last season ranked #27 (although based on the new WPBA ranking system, she’ll be ranked #23 to start the 2010 season). Liz has pool on her mind 24/7 (as you can see in the picture below) and we’re really excited to have her unique insights on our site.

Liz Ford’s Dawg Training

In addition to writing for us and playing professionally on the WPBA tour, Liz was also featured on a very cool TV show called “Time Warp” on The Discovery Channel. I was able to find a clip of it on YouTube, so be sure to check it out.

Liz and Samm will both be contributing an article every month. Liz’s articles can be found in her new “Dawg Training” column and Samm’s can be found in the new “Cue Tips” column.

Liz Ford Doing The Time Warp

Michael Feiman — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:20:46 +0000

I just checked over at our friend Liz Ford’s blog and it looks like she’s going to be on The Discovery Channel tomorrow. She’s appearing on their show Time Warp, where they’ll look at Liz shooting pool, a samurai swordsman and a hummingbird all in their unique super slow motion that they capture with high speed cameras. Here’s the official description from The Discovery Channel:

“The Time Warp team reveal the secrets behind a samurai swordsman’s lethal blow, a pool pro’s award-winning moves, and the innerworkings of a hummingbird. Plus, the artful side of an accident with tempered glass.”

The show is officially titled “Samurai Sword Master” and will be airing 11/5/08 at 8PM EST/PST.

GenerationPool 9 Ball Championships Underway

Michael Feiman — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:26:31 +0000

It’s changed names a few times in the past five years, but it still remains as one of the most prestigious US billiards events for both the men’s and women’s tours. The men will start playing today, but the women whittled 64 down to 32 this weekend in their elimination rounds. There are some fresh faces in still in and some very recognizable names that are out.

Who’s In: Among the survivors are tour mainstays like Allison Fisher, Karen Corr and Ga Young Kim. In addition, there are some new faces that are battling their way through the bracket including Liz Ford, Debbie Schjodt and Caroline Pao. In addition, WPBA newcomer Anna Kostanian looks to improve upon her impressive performance in the San Diego Classic with two early wins.

Who’s Out: Megan Minerich, Kim White and ESPN commentator Ewa Laurance are just a few of the names who had to pack their bags early. Competition has been fierce with lots of hill-hill battles and no one looks like they’re going to have an easy path to get to the Final Four.

For the 4th consecutive year, PoolDawg is proud to once again sponsor this fantastic event. Our resident marketing guy Mike Feiman will be on hand to watch the TV rounds as well as to check out the Expo and all the new cues.