Greetings and Salutations!
Welcome to Jane’s house! In this house, we are polite, respectful and expect to have some good clean fun. I’ve come across some interesting folks and fantastic shots on this Pool-adventure and I don’t see it slowing down anytime soon.
I felt the world needed a better resource for poolplayers and poolaholics everywhere.
Pool is one of those sports (and yes it is a sport!) that unless you are there, it’s tough to show someone how it went down. No amount of explaining or drawing on napkins really does the shot you just made justice. They just won’t get it…Maybe if they play and if you can explain it right, they will get an idea of how amazing your shot was…but more often than not you get a lot of “un-huhs” and polite nods. With technology today, I’m pleased to present some of the finest shots in pool by some of the most inspiring players around the country and in the world.
On this site you will find highlights of players, tournament schedules, product reviews, Opinions about Pool and anything and everything I get a notion for. I encourage you to explore the videos, watch the players, learn some new shots — if you’ve never seen it, how likely is it you’re going to remember it in the middle of a game? Engage, make comments, play in tournaments, sponsor players and grow the sport.
So as I started with, Welcome to Jane’s house. #wehavefunhere. It’s not about winning or losing, it’s about playing the game. Once upon a time I was a minnow too, and with hours of practice, an open mind and some very patient friends, I’ve started to swim with Sharks. I have long since started a torrid love affair with this often unpredictable game and through the ups and downs, wins and losses, perfect shape and JaneShape shots and the end is no where near. We will not go softly into that goodnight – we will rage, rage against the light!
XoX,
Jane
#caughtinaction tonight at the weekly @feltbilliards #9ball tournament
The @predatorcues #AIRII is pretty awesome. ...
Jul 21
#caughtinaction tonight at the weekly @feltbilliards #9ball tournament
The @predatorcues #AIRII is pretty awesome. #jumps #effortlessly โฆ. Iโm good as long as I can keep my toe down ๐ #shortgirlproblems
#girlsthatplaypool
#poolplayers #denverpoolplayers #feltbilliards #nineball #jumpy #jumpoftheday #hops
@janechalks & @alwayshustlin.8.9.10
@hard_times_billiards
@hustlinusa
Me and #GigiCallejas ...
Jul 16
@janechalks & @alwayshustlin.8.9.10
@hard_times_billiards
@hustlinusa
Me and #GigiCallejas chillin at last weekends #Ladies8ball #Tournament at one of the finest #poolhalls in the country. If you havenโt been, put #hardtimesbilliardssacramento #california on your list. โ
#Congrats my #friend on renewing your #sponsorship with #hustlinusaclothingcompany ๐ค
I know you will continue to represent them in #style with #grace. ๐๐ป๐
We #believe in you, keep up the hard work ๐ช๐ป
#girlsthatplaypool
#poolplayers
#recognize
#hustlehard ๐๐๐
Oh @predatorcues, oh #predator, let me count the ways #iloveyou ๐
Maybe my #game would have gotten here ...
Jun 29
Oh @predatorcues, oh #predator, let me count the ways #iloveyou ๐
Maybe my #game would have gotten here without themโฆ. But I #believe I got here a whole lot #faster with em! ๐๐๐
Yeah, they are #gorgeous. But most of all I love how #functional they are. They go #right where I tell em and damn if that hit donโt feel โฆ.weโll letโs just say itโs better than an ice #coldbeer ๐บ on a hot day ๐ฅต
Once you go #predatorcues there is no going back. It #spoils you for all other cuesโฆ.and makes it real difficult to accept less than #thebest. #practice how you want to #play.
Practice like youโve been picked for the #triwizardcup
#myfavorite
#weaponsofmassdestruction #investinyourself
#levelup your #gear
#preparednotscared
#cueporn #cuesports #eightball #nineball #tenball #poolplayers
#bestinclass ๐๐๐
Great to see my buddy @matt.sac this weekendโฆ. Heโs so #fancy!!
This is a #sic #efran kick off the pointโฆ one...
Jun 16
Great to see my buddy @matt.sac this weekendโฆ. Heโs so #fancy!!
This is a #sic #efran kick off the pointโฆ one of many, many #creative shots this guy pulled off in the short session we got to #play.
Once upon a time, in a #galaxy far far away #mattsac and I took down the #scotchdoubles tourney at BCs. Our styles are very similar.
The first match, he was gonna try some #tricky multi rail shot to get me #shapeโฆ.and I told him to just hit it In easy and leave me the bank. #drilledit and we #rolled right through the rest of the bracket.
#poolplayers like Matt remind me why I love to #play this game. Great #sportsmanship and fancy shots. Two of #myfavoritethings ๐ค
Watch out for this guy #Chicagoโฆ. Thereโs a new #sherrifintown ๐ค
#shapeisoverrated
#eightball
#trickshots
Final night of the season for Napa Laggers Choice League @feltbilliards on the 9โ tables.
We had a strong finish ...
Jun 11
Final night of the season for Napa Laggers Choice League @feltbilliards on the 9โ tables.
We had a strong finish ๐๐๐
I was down #hillnil and came back to #win 7-2. #seven in a row with one #eightball break for the extra point.
What an excellent season! I #love this team! #ninelives ๐
This #predatorBLAK is #amazing. Itโs just so darn #smooth. #victory tips have a great hit, and the cue resonates at the #perfectpitch. Iโm such a huge fan.
As always, thank you @predatorcues for the #sponsorship.
#girlsthatplaypool
#poolplayers
#8ball
#banksr4stupidpeople
#slambanks are my fav ๐ป
Last night was actually not #TwoandOut Tuesday for me! I managed to slide by some #monsters and split the tournament ...
Jun 9
Last night was actually not #TwoandOut Tuesday for me! I managed to slide by some #monsters and split the tournament with Kostas Koukiadakis. ๐๐๐
By the end I was in #deadstroke and managed to get shape most of the time and nailed banks, long straight shots and cuts - even on table 1. This is my #workhard, #playharder end of a long #battle game face ๐ค
Thanks Shawn CaHow and Xavier Lucero for stepping up and running the tournament while Doug Seeley and Christine Seeley are off becoming grandparents for the first time!! We missed you guys!! ๐
And shout out to Bob Madara and Savannah Rae for taking care of us on such a busy night at #feltbilliards ! ๐๐ผ
Thank you @predatorcues for these amazing #weaponsofmassdestruction the #predatorcues #blak hits like a #dream. Grabs when I want and hits beautifully when Iโm in stroke. Everything goes right where I wanted it to. #levelup #highgear #ilovepredator ๐
@billiardschick. Felt weekly tourney
I had the #opportunity to work with one of #thebest #coaches in the country this week - THE #CUETEC COACH, ...
May 14
I had the #opportunity to work with one of #thebest #coaches in the country this week - THE #CUETEC COACH, @joeygray9171.
I attended both a group and private lesson and enjoyed them thoroughly.
No matter how good you think you are, there are always ways to #improve ๐ช๐ป.
Every tweak matters. Even pros have coaches. Talking to someone that can #analyze your game an tweak things can help you #levelup faster.
And once I manage to get all this absorbed, yโall are in #trouble! ๐
If heโs ever in a #poolhall near you, spend the #time and #money on a lesson - you wonโt be disappointed!
#neverstopimproving
#levelupchallenge
#billiardology
#lifelonglearning
#jumps are #soeasy with the @predatorcues #AIR2
This was a long #jump on the #eightball and I #drilledit with the ...
May 2
#jumps are #soeasy with the @predatorcues #AIR2
This was a long #jump on the #eightball and I #drilledit with the #predatorcue
#happybirthday to me!! Thanks @acerfman for catching this #awesome shot ๐ and putting up with my #shenanigans this weekend!
#loveyoudummy ๐
#Queen of the Table at #StationThree in Fort Lupton, #COLORADO has crowned a new Queen! ๐ธ๐ป
It was a ...
Apr 19
#Queen of the Table at #StationThree in Fort Lupton, #COLORADO has crowned a new Queen! ๐ธ๐ป
It was a terrific field of #girlsthatplaypool and we had a #strong showing from #Denver!
28 #ladies started bright and early, 9am Saturday and were finished 17 hours later. ๐ฏโโ๏ธ๐ฏโโ๏ธ๐ฏโโ๏ธ
I went 9-1, and played a ton of great women and #battled it out all day, and well into the wee hours of the night. ๐
These tables were tough valleys, slower than the #diamonds, with super tiny side pockets. It was challenging to get a good break, and all day, it didnโt always feel like an advantage to win the break. ๐
So many matches. So many good shots. Such rolls - good and bad for all of us.... it was a great day of battle ๐ฅ
I was rolling #inthezone during my left side matches and got the only #BNR all day, helping to secure the #shutout in the finals. ๐ค
So much #focus, #concentration, #excitement and #adrenaline! It felt #phenomenal!!! ๐๐
Thank you Tony Gonzales Jr. for running such a smooth tournament and getting it all done in one day!
Thank you to Station Three for hosting all these awesome ladies and taking care of us all day!
Thank you to my Sponsor, @predatorcues for these gorgeous, amazing, winning cues, the BLAK is my all time favorite. #predatorcues
And thank you @adjling and @catannc for sweating all the matches and hanging with me until the very end. #bestteamever ๐ฏโโ๏ธ
#badassery
#winning
#janeshighlights
@nsight0420 decided not to #jump this and hit a #perfect #masse! ๐ค
He hit it with just the right amount of #spin ...
Apr 8
@nsight0420 decided not to #jump this and hit a #perfect #masse! ๐ค
He hit it with just the right amount of #spin and #speed.
#feltbilliards #poolplayers #tricky #withshape #nailedit #upandcomingartist ๐
This shot was made with the
#predatorcues #throne @predatorcues #carbonfiber
#control #weaponofchoice #killinit
Hi, this is @catannc and I just #taught her to #jump. She is a new #APALEAGUE 4/4 and improving at an #incredible pace ...
Apr 6
Hi, this is @catannc and I just #taught her to #jump. She is a new #APALEAGUE 4/4 and improving at an #incredible pace ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ
She tried out a couple other jump cues, but the #PredatorAir2 was by far her #favorite. #itssoeasy! ๐
After talking her through the #stroke and #floatingbridge, you could see the #intense #focus she had on every detail and she #executed #perfectly on the very first try.
A few shots later, we set this one up and on her second attempt, she #drilledit too!
#janetaughtme #kickoftheday
#jumpkick #kickster #tricky #wyomingopen #saratoga #wherechampionsaremade
#proud #billiardology #janesminnows
This message brought to you by @predatorcues #rawr ๐ฅ
After 2 days of #nonstop #action I am out. 9-12th out of 103 players at the #NAPA National #8ball #championships. I made...
Mar 28
After 2 days of #nonstop #action I am out. 9-12th out of 103 players at the #NAPA National #8ball #championships. I made it to the hotseat of my bracket, and proceeded to dog my brains out after being up 4-2 I lost 4-5 and then got crushed on the left side. #brutal end to the day.
There are 4 brackets, I played in the A bracket, and if I could have just gotten that last game in the hotseat match... well if wishes were fishes, weโd all be fishermen. #darnit I hate going out like that.
Chalk it up to #Poor #player management I guess. All I know is after 14 hours of pool I am exhausted.
Itโs been a long while thanks to the #coronaviruspandemic since Iโve played a big event, and Iโm proud of the way I started off.
Tournaments are a lesson in #endurance, and this was a #toughone.
#great #poolplayers, #excellent displays of #sportsmanship all over the place, and it was a very well run event.
Thanks #cheryljones and the #napa folks that ran the event and of course to @feltbilliards for hosting an #insane number of players all weekend! ๐
#cashed #tourneylife #girlsthatplaypool #predatorcues @predatorcues
Playing in the #NAPALEAGUE #8ball #nationals this weekend.
#gotlucky and started out with a bye. ๐
My first ...
Mar 27
Playing in the #NAPALEAGUE #8ball #nationals this weekend.
#gotlucky and started out with a bye. ๐
My first match I played an excellent player that #crushed his first match, and then ran into me.
I played well and shut him out. ๐ค
These new cues are #amazing. I #love the #vibrations and the #resonance during #execution ๐ถ I played a lot of smart shots and made it to where I needed to be more often then not. I found the #zone and rode that wave through the match. ๐ค๐ผ
Thank you @predatorcues for the #BLAK4 #iloveit and the #BKRUSH is my absolute #favorite #breaker ever. ๐
Thanks @rey.shots_ for the gorgeous pic of my new #predatorcues ๐
#girlsthatplaypool
#poolplayers
#letthegamesbegin
#undefeated
#todaywasagoodday #madeittoDay2 #winnersside ๐
The tournament is streaming on Facebook @Trinitybilliards. Tune in to the stream and catch #alltheaction
#wishmeluck ๐๐๐
#nickolusRodgers posted this today and some of yโall need to hear this:
Here are the top ten ways to play ...
Mar 25
#nickolusRodgers posted this today and some of yโall need to hear this:
Here are the top ten ways to play pool: I feel like this needs to be said!
1. Find a seat and sit in it.
Unlike in "The Color of Money", where there were no chairs at the pool tournament and both players stood at the table, serious pool is played with only one person at the table at a time.
2. Watch the small talk.
If you're a #chatterbox and you're getting monosyllabic responses or the stink-eye from your opponent, chances are he or she would rather play than listen to your commentary.
3. No drinks, butts or buttocks on the table.
4. #Chalk with class.
The proper way to chalk is to hold your cue in one hand, gently swiping chalk onto the cue tip with the other. Don't twist or spin the chalk on the cue or vice versa. Make sure to put the chalk back on the table business side up - if you don't, the rails will be covered in blue dust and so will your clothing.
5. Easy on the white powder.
6. Mind your stick.
Please don't be "that guy." You are not Tom Cruise and a pool cue is not a Samurai sword, a baton or a baseball bat. Make sure to rest cues in a secure spot; Cues propped up against the side of the table will fall over.
7. Know the rules of the game.
If you are playing in a league or tournament, take the time to familiarize yourself with the official rules. If you are playing casually, make sure to agree upon the rules before hand to avoid conflicts later.
8. Be on your best behavior at leagues and tournaments.
We pool players take these things very seriously. Be extra careful not to move or talk while your opponent is shooting.
9. #Chillout
Deal with your #angermanagement issues in therapy - don't vent your spleen in the pool room or no one will play with you.
10. There is a difference between losing and being a loser.
There's no crying in pool. Everybody loses from time to time but only losers badmouth opponents, refuse to shake hands, or break their cues.
Credit to @rey.shots_ for this beautiful pic.
#poolplayers
#ettiquitte
#predatorcues @predatorcues
I got one!! Woohoo! #feltbilliards #breakandrunpot #illstoprighthere #showmethemoney #paid #allineed is ONE....
...
Mar 24
I got one!! Woohoo! #feltbilliards #breakandrunpot #illstoprighthere #showmethemoney #paid #allineed is ONE....
#pennycount #onthemoney #girlsthatplaypool #prize #lunchmoney ๐ค
#denverpoolplayers #poolplayers #bkrush #predatorcues @predatorcues
#caughtinaction #jump #jumpoftheday #jumpski #jumparoo #jumparound with #shape.
#predatorair2 #predatorcues ...
Mar 22
#caughtinaction #jump #jumpoftheday #jumpski #jumparoo #jumparound with #shape.
#predatorair2 #predatorcues @predatorcues
Dialing in my new cues... the #air2 is #effortless. #imafan #drilledit #floatingbridge
#janesjumps ๐ธ
#sweetass #kickbank ๐ #damondlemoine is one of the top #poolplayers in #colorado....and has been #crushingit with ...
Mar 22
#sweetass #kickbank ๐ #damondlemoine is one of the top #poolplayers in #colorado....and has been #crushingit with #shots like this one. ๐๐๐
#tenball #kick #kickoftheday #billiards #feltbilliards #coloradopoolplayers ๐ฑ
#shoutout to @cms41892 for catching Damond in #action! ๐
Itโs been a week since my new @predatorcues arrived... ๐ฑ
I thought it would take awhile to get used to these ...
Mar 20
Itโs been a week since my new @predatorcues arrived... ๐ฑ
I thought it would take awhile to get used to these #beauties...but #hotdamn it didnโt take long at all! ๐
Some quick #stats
#apaleagues
2 #8ball breaks
1 8ball #BNR
1 #9ball BNR
(Almost a #grandslam in one night!)
#NAPA
8-0 with a 8ball break
6-0 8ball
6-0 9ball
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The #PREDATORBLAK is so #pretty, and the #revo #carbonfiber shaft spins just like I want it to. ๐
#beastmodeon
#girlsthatplaypool
#denverpoolplayers
#colorado
#poolplayers
#leagues
#makeboyscry
#stocked
#arsenal
#weaponsofchoice ๐ค
#loveatfirstsight๐
#happy #PI day!! ๐คฃ
Have you played a #Havoc match yet?
#fargorated #tokens #multilevel #tournaments ๐ฑ
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Mar 14
#happy #PI day!! ๐คฃ
Have you played a #Havoc match yet?
#fargorated #tokens #multilevel #tournaments ๐ฑ
Keep your eyes open for @havocbilliards tournaments coming to a Poolhall near you soon. ๐ค