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| Precision Pool | 
 enlarge | Authors: Gerry D. Kanov, Shari J. Stauch
Publisher: Human Kinetics Europe Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: £11.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (5 reviews)
Sales Rank: 351809
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 246
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 9.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0880118970
Dewey Decimal Number: 794.73
EAN: 9780880118972
ASIN: 0880118970
Publication Date: February 1, 1999
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| Customer Reviews:
 Precision Pool February 22, 2008
A few years back, my husband introduced me to pub nights and the game of pool. Even though my play was sporadic at best, I immediately loved the game and took on the challenge of getting better. Now, I play whenever I can and am looking to join a league.
Since I've learned to play pool mostly through trial and error and by watching other people, I always wondered what bad habits I had picked up while trying to improve my game. When I saw the book Precision Pool, I had to have it.
I would highly recommend Precision Pool to anyone wanting to improve their game. This book starts with the basics: everything from the stance and creating a proper bridge (an area I needed some guidance in) to finding the right cue for the job at hand and understanding the construction of a pool table. The majority of the book, however, focuses on how to succeed at key shots and set up for the next shot.
For best success, you can practice these shots by replicating the full color illustrations and instructions given for each set of angles, strategies, and trick shots. I read the book, went off to the pub to play a few games. I was surprised at how much I retained and was able to use during actual play. Even though I'm still getting used to the new bridge, I can already see a drastic improvement in my game. My husband even wants to borrow the book now.
 not geared up for the English game February 2, 2007
Okay, so it's a good book, and a lot of it is applicable to all cue sports, but it is very geared up towards the American style tables, bigger (slower!?) balls, bigger pockets and those markers down the side of the table that really help to gauge how to do bank (cushion) shots.
Also terminology is all American, but there's a glossary in the back that helps translate pool-American to pool-English. At first skim I felt like a bit of a dunce because I didn't know most of the terms the author uses - e.g. referring to side-spin as "Side-English" etc. got a bit confusing.
That said, it's a good price book, worth having in a collection, but if you want only one definitive book for the English game, this isn't it.
The diagrams are all good and straight forward, and the vocab/writing style is easy enough to understand (once you reconcile the technical naming conventions). I liked the book well enough, but not enough to rate it especially highly.
Fantastic book to start playing real pool February 13, 2003
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was a pool/snooker player on bars and pubs just for the fun of it, then I bought a pool table to my home and I wanted to started playing some real pool. This is the perfect book for it, great examples, fantastic figures and explanations, practices, etc.... It's the book that I wanted to learn correctly how to play the game!
 An excellent book for the beginner November 1, 2001
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
As a pro player, I am always on the lookout for aids to improve my game. This is one of the books I have purchased and treasured. Most of the content is quite basic, but it is amazing how much I have neglected in my game. This basic information becomes so important if you want to be a good player. I really enjoyed the fact that anyone can take a short cut into the game. Most pros learn from trial and error. The most useful part of this book was the defining physics of pool, from the bounce of the table to the speed of a break. This has increased my breaking skill from being lucky just to pot 1 ball on the break to potting 3 consistently. The only thing missing from this book is the ommision of the diamond system which is given in other books such as Byrne's Advanced Technique in Pool and Billiards. This book is perfect for the beginer to novice and is highly recommended by myself.
This book is a MUST READ for serious pool players! April 6, 1999
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have been playing pool for over 25 years, and it never fails to intrigue me when I find a book with information that makes me think. If you feel like you have run out of things to learn, I challenge you to read this book! And if you are a beginner, this book will save you years of frustration by showing you how to play correctly before you inadvertently develop bad habits.
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