Essential Pool: A Complete Course from a World Champion

Twenty-seven amusing and enlightening tales of those who beat the odds, and those who failed trying.

Expert advice on every aspect of playing pool for anyone-beginner to pro-wishing to improve his or her game.Pool is one of America's favorite pastimes, and it's a game everyone can enjoy. In Essential Pool, Hall-of-Famer Babe Cranfield takes the mystery out of playing well, providing encouraging, easy-to-follow instruction in everything from the basics to "playing position" for your next shot to developing a winning attitude. Topics covered include: selecting equipment; perfecting your aim, using Babe's unique "Arrow" tool; the major games and their rules;practice techniques and strategy; manipulating the cue ball using English, draw, and follow. (6 x 9, 224 pages, diagrams)Arthur "Babe" Cranfield is one of only forty-one inductees to the Billiards Congress of America's Hall of Fame and is the only player in the history of the sport to win the National Junior, National Amateur, and World Professional Pocket Billiard Titles. He lives in Syracuse, New York. Laurence S. Moy is a partner in a law firm, a former college pool champion, and an accomplished pool player in his own right. He lives near New York City.