by Robert Van Sant (Translator), Patrick Baumann (Author)
"Playing Pool - The Missing Manual" gives you the most important rules in 20 chapters to play better pool."'Playing Pool - The Missing Manual' sums it up in a competent and entertaining way. I like the style of writing that mixes up the pool world a bit." (Florian Scholl, sixpockets.de)The 20 rules are dealing with issues even advanced players have - and beginners of course. Every chapter starts with an easy to remember rule which helps you to recall the content of the chapter and put it into action.Learn how to:
- take the right stance and how it will help you with aiming
- find the right contact point on the object ball every time
- control the cue ball
- keep your nerves together
- break the balls the right way
- and 15 more things to play better pool.
Not only does this book is packed with important advice, it's also written in an easy to understand and entertaining way. The concepts of the book are illustrated with lots of pictures and illustrations.
Author Biography
Patrick Baumann, born 1977, plays pool since he was 14. Since 2007 he's a certified pool instructor, sanctioned by the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB). Patrick helped several league and casual players to play better pool. He's blogging about pool at www.playing-pool.com, runs his own online store at www.billardpro.de and owns a beautiful pool hall in Berlin, Germany, the Bata Bar & Billiards (www.batabar.com).
Number of Pages: 82
Dimensions: 0.2 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: February 01, 2015
