Advanced Skills, Shot and Strategies for 8-ball & 9-Ball: Make pool's most difficult shots with ease. Control the table, out-think your opponent several shots ahead, and finish the game with a "top-shelf" shot. To play competitive matches, 8-ball or 9-ball, you need to have the shots, read the table and know the strategies to be successful. First, Pool Player's Edge will show you how to execute stop, stun and drag shots; frozen ball shots; banks and kicks; combinations and caroms; and jump shots and curve balls. Second, You'll learn how to incorporate these skills and shots into your overall table strategy (mapping the table) which gives you a superior plan of attack in every game you play.