PRECISION POOL
Your Guide to mastering key skills, shots, and strategies.
"A must-read! Covers everything!"
Roger "Rocket" Griffis
1998 ESPN Nine Ball Champion 1992 ESPN Pro Tour Champion
"The quintessential treasury of pool secrets."
Vicki Paski
Former National Nine Ball Champion and Player of the Year Former Women's Professional Billiard Association President
"I wish this book had been available when I started.
I could have learned the proper way to play from the very beginning,
rather than experience years and years of trial and error."
Robin Dodson
2-time World Nine Ball Champion
Sharpen your strategy and shot-making skills! Precision Pool will help you master the tactics and techniques to excel in the four most popular forms of the game: Nine Ball, Eight Ball, Straight Pool, and One Pocket.
Gerry "The Ghost" Kanov and Shari "The Shark" Stauch share their wealth of knowledge and experience, having competed against virtually every top professional pool player in the world. The result?Precision Pool? is the most comprehensive and useful book ever written on pool.
The instruction progresses from essential fundamentals through advanced match strategies, all accompanied by plenty of drills to practice and perfect each new skill and tactic. The text is enhanced with more than 140 diagrams, including 81 high-quality illustrations that provide realistic perspectives of each key shot and game situation.
This easy-to-use book will help you master power breaks, bank shots, and combinations, as well as show you how to use English and make trick shots. Whether you're a weekend player or a seasoned professional, if you're serious about improving your game, Precision Pool is your best shot.
Table Of Contents
1. The Shooter's Checklist
2. Aim And Vision
3. Cue Ball Control
4. Game Breaks
5. Critical Shots
6. Pattern Plays
7. Safety Play
8. Match Strategy and Tactics
9. Mind-Body Toughness
10. Practice Made Fun
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About The Authors