On the Spot Question: How do you prepare yourself for big tournaments?
Jana Montour Answer: By working on my focus and shooting drills. I work on my focus by clearing my mind as I am shooting. In matches or practice, when I start to lose my focus, I will attempt to count backwards from 100. Only one time have I reached 1. In fact that match I had such little focus that I was able to count back from 100 twice. I do shooting drills by selecting different shots to set up and shooting them over and over: spin shots, finesse, trouble shots, long shots, etc.
Jana Montour is from Hobbema, Alberta and will be representing the Northwest Women's Pool Association (NWPA) at the 2010 Women's US Open in Norman, Oklahoma. Jana qualified for the event by winning the Washington State Championships in March of 2010. She is currently the NWPA's point leader and she finished tied for 7th this year in the Women's Master Singles event at the BCA National 8 Ball Championships in Las Vegas. Your next opportunities to see her play will be at the Riverwind Casino for the WPBA's US Open on July 28-August 1.
Unfortunately Jana was one of the sixteen players that did not manage to pull out a win at the WPBA's US Open. She lost her two matches to Melissa Morris 9-7 and Holly Sholes 9-6.
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