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Hall of Famer and Bank Pool Champion - John Brumback
Banks champion John Brumback was born November 9, 1963, and grew up in the small town of Owenton, KY. It was a small town, but still had its own small poolroom. Furthermore, Owenton was within 60 miles of the Bank Pool Mecca's of Lexington, Louisville and Cincinnati. When John was only about 6 years old, his older brother Randy set up a pool table in the basement - it had been a high school graduation gift. It was right there at that basement table that John developed the intensity of focus that has become one of the hallmarks of his game. Even with a 9 year difference in age, the two brothers were highly competitive about everything, so as John got older, naturally he worked hard at improving his pool game so he could compete with his brother. It was during this time that someone gave John the 1977 book The 99 Critical Shots in Pool, by Ray Martin. John studied that book with the focus of a biblical scholar, until the pages became worn and dog eared. Naturally, after he began to beat his brother, John's circle began to expand, and it was not long before he was trying his hand against the better players in Lexington, Louisville and beyond.
When he first started venturing out to Lexington, John was still focusing his game on 9-Ball, but after a number of disappointing sessions with a player that John was beating at 9-Ball, but losing to at Banks, John began to turn his focus toward Banks. The rest is history - not that he only excels at Banks, because John still plays well enough at other games that in 2009 he was the Derby City Classic "Master of the Table" all around champion, against the best in the world!
When John talks about how he built his Banks game into the complete package, he credits learning a lot about long straight backs from the master of straight backs himself, Truman Hogue. He credits Don Anderson with improving his position play and learning to string banks together. And John says he learned a lot of moves from two of our late fellow hall of famers, Gary Spaeth and Bugs Rucker. John also learned from Bugs to pay close attention to what an opponent is weak on, and strategic nuances like leaving a double-kiss on purpose.
Some of John Brumback's Major Tournament Wins:
2006 BCA Banks Champion
2007 US Open Banks Champion
2009 Derby City Classic Banks Champion
2009 Derby City Classic Master of the Table
2010 Derby City Classic Banks Champion
2011 (Oct) Red Shoes Full Rack Banks Champion
2011 (Dec) Red Shoes Full Rack Banks Champion
2012 Michael's Billiards Full Rack Bank Champion
NEW DVD - "Bank Pool Secrets of a World Champion"
By John Brumback
John is a world champion bank pool player, he is probably the best bank pool player alive today. He shares his knowledge in a straight forward, no nonsense style in this brand new DVD. You will learn the secrets of good bank pool that have never been shared before. Get this DVD and you will improve your bank skills!
Customer Reviews
Customer #1
"I don't care what your game is - 8ball, 9ball, banks, 1pocket, even 14.1 -- you would have to be insane to pass it up. On this DVD, John, in his very laid back, easy to understand manner describes various banks shots and techniques and then demonstrates them. One, two, and three railers; sides and corners. You get to see them from various angles and in slow motion. At first I thought the repeated views of the same shot would be an annoyance, but it actually works to great effect, saving you from endless rewinding and pausing so that you can observe everything from the cueing, to the stroke, to what happens to the OB, where it hits the rail, and what the CB does. There are also some drills and John also works his way through a couple of racks all the while explaining his thought process.
A couple of other aspects of the DVD I liked were that there are even a couple of times John misses a bank but then makes a quick adjustment and nails it. I thought that brought a very human quality to the proceedings, unlike other productions where -- surprise -- the guy on the screen never misses. The other aspect I liked was, that most of the shots have practical, real game situation applications. These are not exhibition shots -- they're shots that come up all the time, that we've all seen, but cannot execute with consistency and John explains why. (Having said that, there are a couple of shots that will, at first glance, leave you a little incredulous.)
I wrote a long time ago about the benefits of playing and observing great players, likening it to the opportunity of watching a magician perform a magic trick over and over again right before your little peepers. And that's what's happening on this DVD. Yes, there are the bank shots and associated techniques, but for those so inclined, within this DVD there is also the opportunity to pick up on a couple of other techniques John does not specifically address, but are on display to the discerning viewer."
Customer #2
I have a few, humble comments on John's CD... especially after some of the comments on AZ. First off I ordered the CD mid to late Friday and to my surprise it arrived Monday! Excellent service!!! Better service time than Ozone, Pool Dawg and other suppliers that I have ordered from in the past. EXCELLENT!
Reviewed the CD a little on Monday. The presentation John puts out is practical and laid back. Refreshing! Production rating.. EXCELLENT.
Practiced just a few of the principals (1-2 things for maybe 3 or 4 shots) total on Monday. Reviewed the information on and off yesterday (Tuesday) and played some APA 9 ball last night. I found myself "looking" for bank shots, a very rare thing for me to do. Thanks to John's CD, during the match I "found" about 10 playable banks. Made 8 of them and rattles the other 2!!! The improvement in my banks... I would rate as... EXCELLENT.
But... here's the best part. Had 3 players, including my opponent comment on what an excepitional bank player I was!!! Before John's CD I might hit 1 or 2 out of 10 attempts! The pride I felt inside...was an EXCELLENT feeling!!!!!!!!!
As far as some on AZ who feel $ 50.00 a little too excessive for a CD... The feeling I had last night as the balls fell and the compliments came.. PRICELESS!
So, my opinion of John's CD. EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT... EXCELLENT and PRICELESS!
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Private Lessons
Private lessons are available. Rates are $200 for a 4 hour session per person, or $350 per person for a full day session. These rates are for lessons given at John's house. These lessons are given on the Diamond table from the 2010 Derby City Classic Bank on which John won his second Derby City Bank Pool title. If you would like John to travel to your location, please contact him to discuss rates and accommodations.
