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Biljart kopkrapper. Elke situasie verduidelik die presiese
vaardigheid wat nodig is vir die perfekte posisie. Daar is 'n
verduideliking vir die korrekte wit spoed en spin. Hierdie boek
leer jy die regte keuses en die regte besluite. Jou nuwe
vaardighede en kennis help jy wen baie speletjies. Hierdie boek is
beskikbaar in die VSA (amazon.com) en Europa (*.uk, *.fr, *.de,
*.es, *.it). Also see the author's Billiards Blog on the Billiard
Gods web site.
Practical, step-by-step tips for players of all levels
From Snooker to Carom to good-old-fashioned 8- or 9-Ball, "Pool
& Billiards For Dummies" reveals the tips, tricks, and rules of
play, covering the variety of the ever-popular games that make up
pool and billiards. This hands-on guide discusses everything from
the rules and strategies of the games to how to set up a pool room
to choosing the right equipment, and is accompanied by dozens of
photos and line drawings.See how hard to hit the cue ball and where
to hit it, the angle to hold the cue stick and how much chalk to
use, how to use a bridge, and how to put spin on the ballIncludes
advanced pool techniques and trick shots for the seasoned pool
sharp
With "Pool & Billiards For Dummies, "even a novice can play
like a champion
Ronnie O'Sullivan's status as one of snooker's all-time greats was
cemented in 2017 by adding to his five world titles, a seventh
Masters and sixth UK, thus equalling Stephen Hendry's 18 'triple
crown' triumphs. Now is the perfect time for his story to be told
by Clive Everton - 'The Voice of Snooker'. Simply the Best traces
Ronnie's course from carefree junior prodigy to deeply troubled and
depressed adult, and so to maturity and self-knowledge. Along the
way, he emerges as instinctively warm-hearted, the most loyal of
sons and a true sportsman in his acceptance of defeat. Even so,
full consideration is given to Ronnie's mistakes in a rounded
portrait of one of snooker's most fascinating, complicated and
successful characters.
Billard puslespil. Hver situationenforklarer den praecise
faerdighed er nodvendig for perfekt placering. Der er en forklaring
pa den korrekte stodballen hastighed og spinne. Denne bog laerer
dig de rigtige valg og rigtige beslutninger. Dine nye faerdigheder
og viden hjaelpe dig med at vinde mange kampe. Denne bog er
tilgaengelig i USA (amazon.com) og Europa (*.uk, *.fr, *.de, *.es,
*.it). Also see the author's Billiards Blog on the Billiard Gods
web
Biljart puzzels. Elke situatie verklaart de precieze vaardigheden
die nodig zijn voor een perfecte positie. Er is een verklaring voor
de juiste witte bal snelheid en spinnen. Dit boek leert je de
juiste keuzes en de juiste beslissingen te nemen. Uw nieuwe
vaardigheden en kennis helpen winnen veel spelletjes. Dit boek is
verkrijgbaar in de VS (amazon.com) en Europa (*.uk, *.fr, *.de,
*.es, *.it). Also see the author's Billiards Blog on the Billiard
Gods web site.
Biljardi-palapeli. Jokainen tilanne selittaa tarkkaa taitoa
tarvitaan taydellinen sijainti. On selitys oikean lyontipallo
nopeutta ja spin. Tama kirja opettaa sinulle oikeita valintoja ja
oikeita paatoksia. Uusi ja taitoja auttaa voitat paljon peleja.
Tama kirja on saatavilla Yhdysvalloissa (amazon.com) ja Euroopassa
(*.uk, *.fr, *.de, *.es, *.it). Also see the author's Billiards
Blog on the Billiard Gods web site.
Casse-tete de billard. Chaque situation explique les competences
precises necessaires a la position parfaite. Il ya une explication
a la vitesse correcte et boule de spin. Ce livre vous apprend les
bons choix et les decisions correctes. Vos nouvelles competences et
connaissances vous aider a gagner de nombreux jeux. Ce livre est
disponible aux Etats-Unis (amazon.com) et en Europe (*.uk, *.fr,
*.de, *.es, *.it). Also see the author's Billiards Blog on the
Billiard Gods web site.
Billard-Ratsel. Jede Situation, erklart die genaue benotigte
Fertigkeit fur die perfekte Position. Es gibt eine Erklarung fur
die richtige Spielball Geschwindigkeit und spinnen. Dieses Buch
vermittelt Ihnen die richtigen Entscheidungen zu treffen und die
richtigen Entscheidungen. Ihr neuer Fahigkeiten und Kenntnisse
helfen Ihnen viele Spiele gewinnen. Dieses Buch ist in den USA
(amazon.com) und Europa (*.uk, *.fr, *.de, *.es, *.it). Also see
the author's Billiards Blog on the Billiard Gods web site.
Unbreakable tells Lindsey Hunter's moving and heartbreaking story.
Lindsey is the widow of snooker star Paul Hunter, who died
tragically aged only 27 in October 2006 after a battle with cancer,
leaving Lindsey and their one year-old daughter Evie bereft and
alone. Lindsey met Paul Hunter when she was 21 and he was 18. When
they married seven years later, Paul had become a golden boy in the
world of snooker, dubbed 'the Beckham of the baize,' having won the
Masters trophy three times, and attained a world ranking of number
four, and Lindsey's happiness looked assured. But tragedy struck
when Paul was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer, neuro-endocrine
tumours in his abdomen. Aggressive chemotherapy appeared to work,
and within six months Paul was competing in a major championship,
with Lindsey cheering him on from the side-lines. More joy came
when Lindsey gave birth to their daughter, Evie Rose. But
tragically, Paul died in October 2006, 18 months after his
diagnosis, leaving Lindsey a widow and single mother. Lindsey was
determined to celebrate Paul's life rather than mourn his death,
and has dealt with the loss of her young husband on the beginning
of their life together with strength and courage, for the sake of
their daughter. This is not just a heartbreaking and inspirational
story about LIndsey and Paul's unbreakable love but a testimony to
one of the greatest sportsmen the snooker world has ever seen.
Ronnie is snooker's most written and talked about player, and its
greatest showman. His supreme talent and style have made him the
People's Champion and, as one commentator put it, 'the question is
not how much does Ronnie O'Sullivan need snooker, but how much does
snooker need Ronnie O'Sullivan?' A honest and candid account of his
extraordinary life, Ronnie tells of the infant who was introduced
to legendary snooker clubs at an impossibly early age; of the boy
who frightened off the bookies aged just 12; of the teenager whose
life was decimated when his father and mentor was sent to prison
for life; and of the man dubbed the 'genius' of the modern game who
regularly threatened to quit the sport to pursue other interests at
the grand old age of 28. 'A fine autobiography ... compelling' -
Independent 'O'Sullivan is as frank about his spell in the Priory
clinic as he is about his father's murder conviction. His accounts
of snooker tournaments and sketches of the sport's personalities
will fascinate fans, but even snooker haters will be rooting for
Ronnie in the game of life' - OK!
Since 1977 the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield has staged the snooker
World Championship and in that time become one of the most beloved
and iconic venues in sport. In this book the UK's leading snooker
writer Hector Nunns makes his selection of the greatest matches
ever played in the famous amphitheatre, featuring the heroes of the
early years right through to the household names of the present
day. With exclusive contributions from the players involved, and
how they saw the build-up, the match itself, the agony of defeat
and ecstasy of victory, and the experience of being involved in a
memorable encounter on the sport's greatest stage, in what is
always the biggest, best and final tournament of the season. Forty
Years of the Crucible recalls how promoter Mike Watterson stumbled
across the theatre with the help of his wife Carole and throws the
spotlight on classic matches involving Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen
Hendry, Jimmy White, the late and much-missed Alex Higgins and Paul
Hunter, Cliff Thorburn, Terry Griffiths, Ken Doherty and of course
the 1985 black-ball final between Dennis Taylor and Steve Davis.
The author Andreas Efler is an international top player, winner of
a UMB World Cup tournament, vice European champion and multiple
Austrian champion. In his book A Faszination Dreiband - Billard',
published in 2004 in German and Spanish, he provides a basic guide
to this elegant and amazing sport which enables beginners to enter
the fascinating world of three-cushion billiards. His second book A
Big Points' represents a collection of the most interesting,
creative and partly also craziest solutions for problematic
positions in this discipline. In more than 300 figures the patterns
are described in great detail and thus allow the ambitious
three-cushion player to practice solutions of international top
players.
World Snooker Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan's frank and honest account
of his astonishingly dramatic life. I used to rely on drugs and
alcohol to keep me going, but now I've got the healthiest addiction
going - running. This book explains how running has helped me to
fight my demons - my addictive personality, depression, my dad's
murder conviction, the painful break-up with the mother of my
children - and allowed me to win five World Snooker Championships.
It is also about all of the great things in my life - my kids,
snooker, my dad's release from prison, great mates who have helped
me, and the psychiatrist Dr Steve Peters, who has taught me how not
to run away when things get tough. Finally, it's about what it's
like to get the buzz - from running, from snooker, from life.
Because when it comes down to it, everyone needs something to drive
them on.
Here is the story about this book. During those early couple of
decades when I got bitten by the Pool Passion Bug, the idea of
winning the game by purposely dogging a shot or two was considered
cowardly and the shooter was a yellow-bellied weakling, deserving
of sneers and insults. Nowadays, a well-played safety is applauded
by railbirds, and feared by those who can't kick or jump the cue
ball. I watched many games where the sure-to-lose player, seemingly
by accident, prevented the obvious-to-win player from winning.
(Well, I was a little slow to learn some things, but eventually, I
realized what was happening.) Defensive shooting skills are as
important to winning as offensive shooting skills. I started
applying this radical idea of defensive shooting to my own game -
and suddenly I was winning a lot more matches - even against better
players. What an eye-opener this was. And yes, occasionally I get
accused of cowardice. I don't care - I won, they lost. This book is
the accumulation of over ten years of study and analysis of
defensive and safety shooting options. The phrase, "Knowledge is
Power" sums up the contents of this book and I want to pass on
these hard-learned lessons to you. These are the advanced defensive
strategies and tactical tools used by professionals and road
players. Just reading this material will improve your winning
percentage by 10%. Yes - you do need to practice the cue ball and
object ball positioning skills in the book, but just knowing the
how, when, and why to play the safety will make winning a more
common experience in your life. Basically, the contents of this
book teach you how to trick and trap your opponent into helping you
win. Winning is so much easier when you can identify your
opponent's weaknesses and use them against him. There is even ways
to use your opponent's strengths against him. (Who would have
thought that?) You will learn about basic safety types, how to
analyze opponents, use simple tricks and traps to prevent your
opponent from winning, and the necessary precision exercises (which
will also help your offensive game). It will be more fun to win
more games
How many times has your game died because of a bad cue ball control
choice? (Actually, do you really want to remember how many times
that happened?) This has been a big personal problem in the decades
that I've played the Green Game. There are so many speeds to hit
the cue ball and so many ways to make it spin. That means even
dead-easy shots become very complicated when you have to get shape
for the next shot. There are literally hundreds of options. I'm not
a feel player, able to intuitively shoot by instinct. I'm a
scientific player, who likes to figure what, how, and why a shot
can work (and way too often, not work). Finally, I got tired of
guessing the correct cue ball speed and spin, and decided to apply
some intelligence to this weakness in my game. (Of course, I have
no objection to winning because someone else does something
foolish.) I mapped out several hundred common shooting situations,
with the cue ball, 1 ball, and 2 ball. Then I shot each layout,
over and over, trying out different speeds and spins. Everything
was tested and retested - and then repeated over and over. The
table layouts in this book are the results from those months and
months of testing with tens of thousands of shots. This is why
these are Cheat Sheets. Basically - I've done all the suffering for
you. You need to add some reality to these shots. First, try the
shot with what you think works. Then use the provided cheat tip.
Once successful, repeat again. Then setup on the shot and shoot it
with your eyes closed. Once you realize you can dial in the speed
and spin to get consistent results, the learning curve goes much
faster. All it takes is some dedicated practice time to prove you
can do it - and that is when you start winning more games. What you
learn in this book will not stop all of your bad shooting
decisions. It WILL reduce the number of mistakes. That is why,
after you buy this book that I provide an email connection in the
book. I am very interested that you get good value.
Most Billiard instructional guides focus solely on the physical
aspects of the game - the techniques, the shots, and the rules. Zen
Pool teaches you all of these practical insights and skills, then
goes one step further - showing you how to improve your total game
by increasing your physical, mental, and spiritual awareness in the
present moment. Many readers have described remarkable improvements
after reading the lessons taught in this book - and many
professional players have reported winning more tournaments. Zen
Pool is your own private success coach: It will guide you to new
levels of play and give you the knowledge you need to vastly
improve your game. The wisdom and secrets herein have been
distilled from a lifelong and fruit bearing quest, including study
with, and of, many pool masters. So open Zen Pool, begin your
journey, and let three-time national billiards champion Max Eberle
awaken the master within you.
'A classic.' Frank Keating, Guardian 'Unputdownable.' The Face
Following the 1985 final between Dennis Taylor and Steve Davis,
Britain found itself in the grip of a new sporting obsession.
Snooker, or 'Coronation Street with balls', was suddenly big
business and 1986 was set to be a crucial year. In one corner was
Barry Hearn and his Romford Mafia - Davis, Taylor and Griffiths -
and in the other were the bad boys - Higgins, White and Knowles -
threatening the game's good name, and its earning potential. For
one year, Gordon Burn travelled with this snooker circus, from Hong
Kong and China to out of season resorts in the North of England and
the season's finale in Sheffield. With unprecedented access to the
leading players and personalities involved, Pocket Money affords a
unique snapshot into an extraordinary time and place.
Crowood Sports Guides are the perfect tool for anyone wanting to
improve their performance, from beginners learning the basic skills
to more experienced participants working on advanced techniques. In
this second edition of Snooker & Billiards - Skills, Tactics
Techniques, the history of the game is covered along with the rules
of the game; choosing the right equipment and top tips from many of
the game's great players. All the skills and techniques are
explained clearly with full-colour sequence photography and
detailed table diagrams help explain more advanced tactics such as
breakbuilding and safety play.
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