Started Playing at 19...
At 19 Jerry Briesath started playing pool while living in Milwaulkee. Near his
home was a little billiard room where Jerry very quickly
fell in love with the game.
...ran 100 balls 4 years later...
He ran his first 100 balls on a 5 x 10 brunswick table
after only 4 years of play.
...played in many tournaments...
He went on to play in many state and midwest tournaments, and two US Opens. Back then the
promoters ranked the
players and there were not many events. The last few years he played and won nine
out of the 14 he played.
...ranked in top 20 ..
Jerry was a very consistant player and was ranked in the top 20 in straight pool and
9-ball.
...opened first billiard room...
In 1973 he opened Cue-nique, one of the first billiard rooms in the country to
implement an electronic cash control system. A couple years later the Cue-nique
pool room magement software was born.
...reputation as a great instructor...
Jerry taught a great deal and had already established a good reputation as a
teacher. One day he gave George Fels a lesson. George was so impressed because
at the time no one had broken down the game like Jerry. George wrote Jerry's
first Pool Ad. That was in the early 80's and the Pool School has grown to be
the longest running and most successful Pool School in the world. It still
runs the same ad George wrote.
...travels anywhere to teach...
The Pool School currently is still the only real traveling school as Jerry still
travels any where in the world to teach.
...best there is...
For the last fifteen years, Jerry has been known as the best there is in
Instructional Pool. Recently he was named Dean of Master Instructors by the
Billiard Congress of America.
...answering questions on the internet...
Since 1996, Jerry has contributed his instructional knowledge to the Internet
comunity with Just Ask Jerry - hundreds of questions have been answered.
...opened second billiard room.
Jerry recently opened up his second room, The Green Room, in Winter of 1997. It
is a beautiful upscale, state-of-the-art room on Madisons elite west side. The
Green Room was recently voted #6 best room in Amercia by Billiards Digest magazine.
Stop by next time your in Madison and ask for Jerry.
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