A Rookie's Guide to Buying or Selling a Pool Table

A Rookie's Guide to Buying or Selling a Pool Table
Author: Mose Duane
Publisher: Phoenix Billiards
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2023-05-31
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0967808944

Buying or Selling a Pool Table analyzes the aspect and makeup of most pool tables including rails, playing surface, frames, cabinets, finish, cushions, pockets, cloth, and accessories. It presents valuable insights and inserts titled Buyer Tips, Seller Tips, and Words of Experience that could potentially save a buyer or seller hundreds if not thousands of dollars. The book explains the difference between cabinets and frames, all-wood, particle board, and hardwood, finishes and laminates, and the difference between three kinds of rails and how they are attached to the table. And which of those are the best, and why.

A Rookie's Guide to Pool Table Assembly

A Rookie's Guide to Pool Table Assembly
Author: Mose Duane
Publisher: Phoenix Billiards
Total Pages: 117
Release: 2023-05-31
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0967808901

The need for this manual came about with the realization that far too many people are talked out of assembling their own pool table because we “professionals can do a better job.” Nothing could be farther from the truth. Assembling a pool table is not hard, and with a little insight and this manual, any novice should be able to do a proficient job in an afternoon.

A Rookie's Guide to Pool Table Maintenance and Repair

A Rookie's Guide to Pool Table Maintenance and Repair
Author: Mose Duane
Publisher: Phoenix Billiards
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2023-05-28
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN:

A straightforward guide to repairing any Pool Table and accessories including dismantling, moving, assembly, re-covering, installing new cushions, shipping.

A Rookie's Guide to Playing Winning Pool

A Rookie's Guide to Playing Winning Pool
Author: Mose Duane
Publisher: Phoenix Billiards
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2023-05-31
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1482066173

No matter what your level of pool playing ability is, Playing Winning Pool will entice you into thinking in different terms, or reinforce some of your own thoughts, which will make you a better player. The book starts with Game Fundamentals then gives some excellent Practice Shots to put the fundamentals into play. It then covers game winning Elements and Strategies covering Nine Ball and Eight Ball. And, finally, it goes over some important Mental Fundamentals of the game in terms of winning. It is well-illustrated, with some Fun Shots to Try suggestions and filled with Winning Tip sidebars.

The Pocket Book of Pocket Billiards

The Pocket Book of Pocket Billiards
Author: Mike Vago
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2011-01-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 076116250X

From the bestselling author of "The Miniature Book of Miniature Golf" comes an original gift: a complete miniature, working pool table, plus balls, rack, cue, and bridge, packaged with a 48-page full-color book that explains how to play more than 30 games.

The 99 Critical Shots in Pool

The 99 Critical Shots in Pool
Author: Ray Martin
Publisher: Random House Puzzles & Games
Total Pages: 242
Release: 1993-10-05
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0812922417

World Champion Pool Player Ray "Cool Cat" Martin shares his secrets for playing winner's pool in this classic book, which includes an introduction by the author. Written with co-author Rosser Reeves, The 99 Critical Shots in Pool remains one of the most authoritative guides to the game ever written. Over 200 illustrations show the proper form, technique, and approach to shots such as: • The Center Ball Cheat-the-Pocket • The Hook Shot • The Seven Ball Stop Shot • The Jump Shot • The Frozen Kiss Shot • The Nudge Shot • The Side Pocket By-Pass Shot Ray Martin, a Billiards Congress of America Hall of Fame inductee, is one of only seven players in the twentieth century to win three or more world 14.1 titles. He co-wrote this book with Rosser Reeves in 1976.

Byrne's New Standard Book of Pool and Billiards

Byrne's New Standard Book of Pool and Billiards
Author: Robert Byrne
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 436
Release: 1998
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780156005548

The definitive work on pool and billiards (National Billiard News) by champion player Robert Byrne Now updated throughout and expanded with new material on strategy in eight- and nine-ball, trick shots, and billiard memorabilia, Byrne's New Standard Book of Pool and Billiards is the classic guide to cue games complete with detailed diagrams and photographs to help improve play at every level."