This book covers all aspects of the sport, from choosing equipment, keeping score, and dissecting a variety of games (Snooker, Eight Ball, and Cut Throat among them). It also offers helpful tips on holding the cue and getting the proper angles.
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Whether you shoot pool on weekends with friends or play for higher stakes in your local league or in college tournaments, Knack Pool & Billiards is the ultimate guide to improving your game. In a uniquely picture-driven, quick-reference, step-by-step approach, Bruce Barthelette covers all aspects of the sport—from choosing equipment and keeping score to dissecting a variety of games such as Three-cushion Billiards, Straight Pool, and One Pocket. He also offers helpful tips on holding the cue and getting the proper angles. 350 full-color photos
Aiming * Cue Ball Control
Banking & Kicking
Positioning * Offense & Defense
The Games of 8-Ball & 9-Ball
Practice Drills * Trick Shots
Bruce Barthelette, "The Big Guy," is a professional pool player, and one of the top ten trick shot players in the world. He has appeared on ESPN over 10 times, including the most recent World Cup of Trickshots tournament. He has played with Jeanette Lee, aka "The Black Widow," Mike Massey, Andy Segal, and Tom Rossman, among other top professionals in the game. He also also played with Ewa Laurance and Allison Fisher, two members of the Billiards Hall of Fame. Bruce, along with his wife Ann, has run the 2nd largest pool league in the country for the American Poolplayers Association (APA) for over 20 years. With more than 6,000 players in the league, the Connecticut division of the APA is second only to Maryland.
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