Billiards Digest February 2012

<b>FEATURES</b><br>
30 MAKING A STATEMENT: It was all too easy for Team Europe to capture its fourth Mosconi Cup in five years. by Mike Panozzo<br>
38 BD ALMANAC & AWARDS: Our year-end-wrap-up of all that 2011 had to offer-from the fantastic to the infamous and everything in between. by BD Staff<br>
46 SHANE'S BRIGHT OUTLOOK: Winning his second Player of the Year award. Van Boening, all of 28 years old, has placed himself in elite company. by Nicholas Leider<br>
48 THE TEENAGE HARBINGER: Young, skilled and confident, Chen Siming was by far the best in 2011-and the leader of China's next wave of cue talent. by Nicholas Leider<br>

<b>COLUMNS</b><br>
10 FROM THE PUBLISHER: The European Power. Mike Panozzo<br>
64 TIPS & SHAFTS: Prepare to Prepare George Fels<br>

<b>DEPARTMENTS</b><br>
6 YESTERYEAR: Pedro Piedrabuena ends Sang Lee's 12-year run atop U.S. 36C.<br>
8 BD NEWS: Guess who? Kevin Trudeau loses appeal on $37 million fine.<br>
10 AD INDEX: Your Guide to BD's advertisers.<br>
12 WINGSHOTS: Thorsten Hohmann and a couple buddies had a novel idea: Throe a pool table in the ocean and see what happens.<br>
15 STROKE TO GENIUS: Watch Michigan's Jayme Godwin learn one-pocker on the fly.<br>
50 CHRONICLES by Mike Shamos: Take a look at how the jump shot evolved to its present form.<br>
57 TOURNAMENTS: Shane Van Boening ended his year with a Turning Stone title, while Lee Vann Corteza knocked out the competition in Manila.<br>
60 TOUR SPOTTING: In (almost) no time, Ozzy Reynolds got the Action Pool Tour up and running in the mid-Atlantic region.<br>
62 REGIONAL RANKINGS: Spy the top players from tours across the country.<br>
63 MARKETPLACE: Check out some great offers.<br>

<b>Instruction</b><br>
18 Quick Hits: House Pro Robles straights a few things out, Plus, Straight Talk and Mark Wilson's got the Opening Shot.<br>
20 Nick Varner. Strategies<br>
22 Larry Schwartz. Stripes & Solids<br>
24 Andy Segal. Trick Shots<br>
26 David Alciatore. Illustrated Principles<br>
28 Bob Jewett. Tech Talk