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
Yeah!! 8th!! ๐
4th annual Ladies #8ball #Classic in Cheyenne, Wyoming
Iโm stoked I got to play against ...
Oct 5
Yeah!! 8th!! ๐
4th annual Ladies #8ball #Classic in Cheyenne, Wyoming
Iโm stoked I got to play against some absolutely #fantastic women this weekend while we raised a sizeable donation for a great cause. ๐
Made it to day 3โฆand played some horrible #morningpool. Couple sweet shots, but missed some key balls. And miscued. And just giving away games. It was a brutal morning. ๐คฎ
And yet, Iโm so proud to have been able to participate in this event and play all these fierce women. I played well Day 2, And I cashed. Wooohooo! ๐ค
The gal I bought in the Calcutta ended up double dipping the chick in the hotseatโฆ.so another strong finish! ๐
Thank you RJ and the staff of the Peppermill for your hospitality all weekend and for running such a smooth tournament! ๐
And as always, thank you to @predatorcues for the sponsorship this year! ๐ค
Me and @dseeley247 took down the @feltbilliards in-house #Scotch #Doubles league โฆagain!!
Iโve lost count. It ...
Sep 30
Me and @dseeley247 took down the @feltbilliards in-house #Scotch #Doubles league โฆagain!!
Iโve lost count. It might be a #4peat.
Weโve managed to #win in one format or the other every season we have played. This season we #smashed #firstplace ๐ in #9ball and tied for first in #8ball but they got us by 33 points and made us the #runner-up โ๐ผ
#champions ๐
It has been an absolute #pleasure to play with Doug. As a #partner, he is always #supportive, comes with some of the most #amazing #shots, and best of all #believes in us! โจ
We end our #reign of terror this season with another strong finish and I wish you the very #best in your Florida #adventures! You and @cmd9171987 will be so missed by our entire #poolcommunity. ๐
Thank you for playing with me, crushing it week after week consistently and overall just being super fun to play with. #sportsmanship and #integrity #incrediblechemistry are hard to find, and itโs #phenomenal when you find someone you really #click with! #TwoofaKind ๐๐ป๐บ๐ผ
Thanks as always to my sponsor @predatorcues for arming me with the #finest #cues in the world. I love them! ๐
#KarinMarshall, my #APA 2 took a #smart #timeout on a #eightball down nil-hill to make it a double hill race and get us ...
Aug 27
#KarinMarshall, my #APA 2 took a #smart #timeout on a #eightball down nil-hill to make it a double hill race and get us one point.
The final score was 5-4 this match. One point got us to the #winnerside next round.
Teamwork is key to #success. Well timed talks can make or break matches. #goodtalk #coach
#shotofherlife
#underpressure
#apanationals2021
#Ladies8ball
#poolplayers
#girlsthatplaypool
#Joesdevils
And as always, thank you to my sponsor @predatorcues ๐
This was an #awesome trip to the 2021 APA Poolplayer Championships in #Vegas.
We went 1-1, and the bye we got...
Aug 15
This was an #awesome trip to the 2021 APA Poolplayer Championships in #Vegas.
We went 1-1, and the bye we got first round, gave us a 9pm start time for the second match which we won - so we played again at 9pm. (2) - 9pm matches. That alone is unheard of. I didnโt have to play ANY morning pool! ๐ค
The first night was amazing. Kim Capobianco Swenson (4) went double hill against their high (4).
We threw Karin Marshall (2) next against their other (4). Karin was down 0-3. Nil-hill. But my 2 only needs 1 game to get a point. She kept her head in the game and got to the 8. The #8ball was sooo tough. Cut down the rail past the side pocket. We took a #timeout, I lined her up and she drilled it and got us that point.
Iโm up to #close, and it was a SL 7-4 / 5-2 race. I got it double hill (5-1) with a #BNR and we advanced to the next round.
It was a thrilling #victory!! Good shooting, excellent strategy and #teamwork for the W.
The next night - another 9pm match, we ran into another team of 3/4s that play on 9โ tables at home, they shot very well and we didnโt have to worry about playing again at 9am.
Jenn Carroll, thank you for putting this team together and Captaining us to Vegas (again)! ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฏโโ๏ธ๐ฏโโ๏ธ๐๐
@acerfman and Glen Erfman, thank you for coming out to Vegas, sweating all my matches, celebrating the wins and learning from the losses. It meant the world to have you guys in my corner while playing in the National Championships! ๐
@predatorcues, my Arsenal is second to none. The BLAK is my weapon of choice and never lets me down ๐
Thank you all for the kind words and the support. Very much appreciated. ๐
Until next time!! ๐๐ฑ๐๐ป
#girlsthatplaypool #poolplayers #denverpoolplayers #nationals
Playing in the #apaworldchampionship for #ladies #8all and last night was a #nailbiter !
My 4 won double hill, my 2...
Aug 10
Playing in the #apaworldchampionship for #ladies #8all and last night was a #nailbiter !
My 4 won double hill, my 2 lost double hill - but made an #incredible #eightball that I #coached her into to get on the hill and secure 1 point.
I won double hill with a #bnr and that shot us into the #winnersbracket today. ๐ค
My #amazing team shot #lightsout and I could not be more #proud of them!! ๐๐ป
#notgoing2nout #JoesDevils #poolplayers #girlsthatplaypool #patches #trophies #winning ๐
I gotta all girls team coming up here next sessionโฆ and we need a name.
Bring it on yโall!! Please ...
Jul 30
I gotta all girls team coming up here next sessionโฆ and we need a name.
Bring it on yโall!! Please commentโฆ.gimme some good ones
#girlsthatplaypool #teamnames
#8ball #9ball #10ball #billiards #hustlin has some #wicked #apparel @hustlinusa
What other #sport can you be #captain of the #twoandout crew and still end up with a ton of #lunchmoney?? ...
Jul 28
What other #sport can you be #captain of the #twoandout crew and still end up with a ton of #lunchmoney?? ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ
#niceshootinboys ๐บ๐ผ๐บ๐ผ
#ilovethisgame โค๏ธ
#choiceoffield ๐
#calcutta ๐ค
#eightball #8ball #billiards ๐ฑ
#charlierayclassic
#denverpoolplayers ๐
#putyourmoneywhereyourmouthis ๐๐ป
Also featured in this pic - my #gorgeous @predatorcues #BLAK
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#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