Palmetto Billiards Academy

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As some of you are aware, and for those who haven't heard, Palmetto Billiards Academy is officially closed. It's been about a month now, and as we go into the week of Thanksgiving, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on this journey, give thanks, and share some favorite memories.

For those who want to know "what happened?" - it's a simple matter of a start-up business not having enough start-up capital to see through renovations and getting it up and running until it was self-sustaining. Lots of lessons learned there. But so many successes along the way - bringing the most pro players to SC ever (Women's Professional Billiard Association (WPBA) tour stop), and bringing the first Junior American Series tour stop to SC. We reached an international audience via social media before we were even open, and got calls, emails, and visits from pool enthusiasts across the globe. Being featured in SPM Billiards Magazine was so exciting! And bottom line, we put something in motion and tried; bringing ideas to life isn't easy, but we committed to that.

Thank you to everyone who supported us, who rolled up their sleeves and helped bring it to life, who came and shot pool, and who shared our vision of a professional facility for training, play, tournaments, and league. Thanks to Predator Cues, Steve Rau Pro Billiards, Ira Lee, Samantha Bass, Ricky Shaw, Bob Evans, CB Prime Distribution , and more. And thanks to Jordan Thompson, Jason Bolen, Tristan Mills, Trinity Strauss, Crystal Langley, Michael Powers, and many others for your help.

And memories! I got to meet so many of my pool idols!! From our grand 'opening' celebration featuring Sofia Mast - Pink Dagger and Major Payne McBride (and many thanks to their parents), to participants at the WPBA including my very first pool idol ever, Allison Fisher MBE, along with many others - Kelly Fisher, Kristina “The Krystal” Tkach, Kristina Zlateva, Margaret Fefilova Styer - Professional Pool Player (and a surprise visit from Tyler Styer), Savannah “The RoadRunner” Easton, Lonnie Fox Raymond, Janet Atwell, Monica Webb, Kari Anderson, Brittany "The Bombshell" Bryant, Emily Duddy “The Billiard Bombshell”, Dawn Oldag “The Dagger”, Ra Hanna and more... and it continued with so many up-and-coming junior players! Posting some of my favorite photos.
--Shane Mills and Reid Strauss

In case you’re sitting at home tonight waiting for trick or treaters 🎃, tune in to BilliardTV for a replay of our matches from WPBA Palmetto Billiards Invitational. Re-run begins at 3:30pm until 8pm EST.

We will be closed today and tomorrow (10/5-10/6) and reopen Monday afternoon (10/7) due to unexpected family circumstances.

Big shout out to my newest top fans! 💎

Michael Ward, Ryan Koontz, Rachael Taft, Martin Meeks, Tammy Kelly Harstad, Steven Pelloni, Michael D Dorton, Deon Crawly Nowell, Lynne Brown

Drop a comment to welcome them to our community,

Come out Friday night for a 10-ball tournament!

This Thursday — choose your 9-ball tournament!

Due to weather, there will be no tournament with Bubba tonight and Palmetto Billiards will be closed. Stay safe!!

Tomorrow night is ABA league night!! Teams are still growing!

At Palmetto Billiards Academy, you have options! With FLEX you load your membership card with pre-paid hours. You choose the bundle you want, and reload the card when needed. No expiration on hours loaded to membership card.

✅ 5 hours of table time = $59 ($11.80/hour)
✅ 10 hours of table time = $89 ($8.90/hour)
✅ 25 hours of table time = $149 ($5.96/hour)

A one-time non-refundable fee of $20 is required at sign-up (for membership card). Regular price of table time without FLEX is $15 per hour, per person.

This Thursday, 9-ball tournament with Bubba!

We kick off this Wednesday night at 7 p.m.
All skills needed:
Novice = Fargo 0-324 or APA 2/3 and lower
Intermediate = Fargo 325-499 or APA 3/4 to 5/6
Advanced = Fargo 500+ or APA 6/7 and above

Learn more at www.palmettobilliards.com/aba