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Books > Sport & Leisure > Hobbies, quizzes & games > Indoor games > Snooker, billiards, pool
Hierdie opleiding boek het honderde van verskillende tipes van bore
en oefeninge. Begin met maklike setups en dan stadig beweeg in die
moeilike skote. Dit sal jou vermoens te verbeter. Week na week,
maand na maand, sal jou vaardighede en kennis te verbeter. Hoe meer
jy oefen, hoe gouer sal jy 'n kenner biljart speler geword. 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.
There are two classes of pool players in the world. The serious
shooter is dedicated to finding ways to gain better control how the
cue ball rolls around the table. Most players enjoy pool because,
well - it's fun This book is written for you guys. This is an
introduction to the idea that defensive shooting is just as
important as offensive shooting. Here is something to remember:
there are no rules that require you to play stupid shots. When you
have a table layout with a shot that is too tough, you really do
not have to figure out some crazy way that the object ball MIGHT
(maybe) get to a designated pocket. How about this as a simple
solution? DON'T try to make the shot. Instead, shoot something that
prevents your opponent from winning the game. If you do this, your
opponent has a difficult situation. You can let him invent silly
reasons to miss. You come back to the table with a good chance to
win (or get closer to a win). Let him play all offense all the
time. You play a few safeties and let him give you the opportunity
to win. When this book falls into your hands, there is stuff you
can use immediately. Besides the tips, there are techniques,
exercises, and a few tricks that help you win more games. Yes, you
can even use these to beat better shooters. Consider this book to
be the digest version of the Safety Toolbox. A couple of hours of
study, combined with some practice table time, and you are suddenly
a tougher shooter. Let your opponents use the bar-banger style of
calling fantastic hero shots, such as, "5 ball, four rails, off the
7 and into the side pocket." This book will add some competitive
maturity to your playing style. I don't need to wish you good luck.
This book and some of your time is all you need to begin winning
more games. And here's a useful benefit from the book - you don't
have to outshoot your opponent. Simply prevent him from winning.
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.
In this revelatory memoir, snooker player John Virgo turns the
spotlight on himself, sharing secrets from his forty years at the
top of one of the world's most popular sports. Famous for his
hilarious impersonations of snooker's biggest stars, JV is a
household name thanks to his razor-sharp BBC Snooker commentary and
the much-loved quiz show Big Break. A fascinating insight into
British sporting life, taking readers from John's childhood in
Salford, through smoky snooker dens, to tournaments and
championships all over the world, as he relives travelling on
Concorde, rubbing shoulders with royalty and much more. Admiringly
nicknamed 'Mr Perfection', John tells how he overcame adversity to
become UK champion, yet also reveals how gambling wrecked his
dreams of becoming World Champion, and almost bankrupted him. An
affectionate reminder of a time when Britain - and sport - took
themselves a little less seriously. With a foreword by snooker
legend Jimmy White.
After Hurricane Higgins crashed out of snooker`s top league, Jimmmy White has been the `People`s Champion' even though he never quite made the top World spot, pipped at the post in 1995 by Stephen Hendry, after missing one single black. Aged 16, White was the youngest player to win the English Amateur Championship. At 18, he won the World Amateur title. By 1984, he`s a professional success, married but not at all settled. He`s the kind of man who goes out for a packet of cigarettes and comes home two weeks later. Gambling, women, marathon binges with showbiz friends like Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones, have threatened the stability of his marriage. But somehow White has survived, to tell in candid detail, a most unusual, often outrageous story of a very sporting life.
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