There are a great many captains of teams in the American Pool players Association (APA) who want to have a winning team, but year after year it just doesn't seem to work out very often at all for them. They wonder to themselves why other teams win more often, but don't understand how they do it. If you have more fun when you win than when you lose, this book is just what you have been looking for. It's just more fun to win.
If you're a new captain, this book will jump-start your learning process, and teach you how to compete in the APA and to win. You won't have to learn by trial and error. If you're an established captain, you will still gain some important insights to help you compete more effectively, and to win more often.
As a monthly instructional columnist for Inside Pool magazine, "Captain" John reveals all of his secrets for having a winning APA 8-Ball team, and how you can do likewise. In it you'll find an arsenal of strategies for winning against other teams, which can get you to Vegas for Nationals.
John also includes a valuable section on "Some Advice to Your Players," which will help your players get better.
Here's hoping we'll see you in Vegas
Table of Contents
An Introduction..........................................Page 6
My Winning Record So Far...........................Page 8
APA is The Ultimate Pool League..................Page 10
Major Criticisms of the APA.........................Page 14
My Personal Journey in the APA...................Page 21
About League Operators.............................Page 28
In APA the Key is the Captain.....................Page 37
Strategies for Throwing Your Players..............Page 58
How Handicaps are Determined...................Page 69
What About Sandbagging?...........................Page 81
Our Team Trip to Vegas..............................Page 102
Some Advice to Your Players.
How Do I Get Better At Pool?........................Page 111
Why We Miss Shots....................................Page 115
You're Not That Good!................................Page 118
How to Call A Bad Hit Every Time................Page 121
Starting All Over........................................Page 127
"Miss or Make Shots"..................................Page 130
Play the Shooter As Well as the Table.............Page 135
Ten Most Common Problems........................Page 140
About the Author.......................................Page 146
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