The Final Positioning: USBC 2008

1 = Kyle Glanville

2 = Pete Licata

3 = Heather Perry

4 = Chris Baca

5 = Nick Griffith

6 = Drew Cattlin

The scores were tight!  Kyle’s performance was something to behold.  He was smooth.  He was suave.  He was sovereign, and he used the semi-SimulSpro™ technique.  Not entirely SimulSpro™, but not far off.  His art was by far the best of the competition (not that art matters.. in fact, someone made a comment that latte art was soooo 2007, and I happen to think they are right, if it matters.)

In case you were unable to see the semi-finals or finals performances, they are all available to watch online at the official SCAA live blog. -> http://scaa.wordpress.com

And in case you missed the semi-finals round performance of our very own Mr. Patrick Pierce, here he is ;o)
Patrick Pierce, Semi-finals round, 2008 USBC

For those who missed the live-feed discussions, you don’t know what you were missing. It was a great time. Almost as good as being there.

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5 Responses to “The Final Positioning: USBC 2008”

  1. jb Says:
    May 5, 2008 at 10:12 pm

    simulspro??

  2. Jason Haeger Says:
    May 5, 2008 at 10:16 pm

    SimulSpro™ (get it right).

    I’m pretty sure Patrick used this technique, so watch the video if you want to see it demonstrated.

    Prep one portafilter, set it on the counter.

    Prep the other portafilter. Lock ‘em at the same time, pull ‘em at the same time.

    “SimulSpro™”

    Kyle prep’d, locked and pulled, and prep’ed and pulled the second while the first was finishing.

    So, while they were both going at the same time, they were not pulled simultaneously, so it’s only a smi-SimulSpro™ utilization.

    It’s from a discussion from the live-feed chat.

  3. Mitchell B Says:
    May 6, 2008 at 12:00 am

    Thanks for your coverage Jason. I have been swamped with finals, and have relied on your blog to keep up.

    As for latte art.. how many you tube videos have you seen of gushers with perfect latte art.. like lipstick on a pig.

  4. Jason Haeger Says:
    May 6, 2008 at 12:13 am

    Happy to help. That’s why it’s here. :)

  5. Steve Kessler Says:
    May 8, 2008 at 8:11 pm

    Congrats to Kyle! Maybe one year we’ll see Jason in that top six??????

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