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A Mind for Pool: How to Master the Mental Game »

Authors: Philip B. Capelle, Joe Osterle
ISBN-13: 9780964920415, ISBN-10: 0964920417
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Billards Press
Date Published: May 1999
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Philip B. Capelle

Book Synopsis

Part 1	Your Game	1
Chapter 1	Getting Started	3
	Developing Your Game the Right Way	4
	Setting Your Goals	7
	Practicing Pool	11
Chapter 2	Getting Instruction	17
	How to Select Your Instructor	18
	How to Be a Great Student	20
	The Cost of an Education	21
	Advice: The Good and Bad	22
	Finding a Mentor	24
Chapter 3	What Your Need to Know	27
	Pool from the Ground Up	28
	The Three Master Skills	29
	The Little Things Make a Big Difference	31
	How to Really Use English	33
Chapter 4	Changing Your Game	35
	Breaking Bad Habits	36
	Managing Change	38
	Change Breeds Enthusiasm	40
	All About Slumps	42
	Stroke Keys Are Your Short-term Solution	44
Chapter 5	Secrets To Big Improvement	45
	The Big Secret	46
	Chain Reactions	47
	Quantum Leap	49
Chapter 6	Your Game	53
	Writing Your Story	54
	Your Most Prized Possession	55
	Your Basic Nature	57
	Mastering Pool	58
	The Keys to Consistency	59
	Let the Trend be Your Friend	62
	How Well You Play Versus Your Results	63
	Dealing with Missed Shots	64
Chapter 7	Knowledge is Pool Power	67
	Learning from Watching the Best	68
	Pool on the Tube	70
	Tips on Video Taping Your Game	71
	Getting the Most from Books and Tapes	73
	Memory Power	75
Chapter 8	Evaluating Your Game	77
	Seven Definitions of Your Game	78
	Grading Your Current Level of Play	79
	You Versus the Competition	81
	Your High Run: The Straight Pool Test	83
	Balancing Your Game	85
	Physics and an Eye for Pool	87
	When to Buy a New Cue	89
	The Eye of an Eagle	91
	Your Winning Percentage	92
Part 2	Competition	95
Chapter 9	Basics of Competition	97
	Entering the Real World of Pool	98
	Choosing a Format for Your Game	99
	Tournaments=Low Risk, High Reward	101
	Matching Your Game to the Competition	104
	Getting a Jump on a New Season	105
	Bar Box Billiards	107
Chapter 10	Preparing for Battle	111
	Bringing Your Game to a Peak	112
	When Not to Play One-Pocket	114
	Scouting Reports Can Give You the Edge	116
	Evaluating the Playing Conditions	118
Chapter 11	Playing Under the Heat	123
	Pressure Proofing Your game	124
	You Gotta Have Heart	128
	One Shot at a Time	130
	Dead Stroke	132
	Total Concentration	136
	Playing with Confidence	138
	Anger	143
Chapter 12	Winning Techniques	147
	Winning Without Your "A" Game	148
	Using Feedback to Elevate Your Game	149
	How to Use Your Sitting Time Wisely	150
	Timeouts Can Change the Momentum	152
Chapter 13	How to Think Like a Player	153
	The Mind of a Pool Player	154
	Putting Opponents in the Proper Perspective	157
	Shark Proofing Your Game	161
	The Value of Experience	164
	Never Give Up	166
	Effective Crowd Management	168
Chapter 14	All About Winning and Losing	173
	Goals and Expectations Should Fit the Competition	174
	How Winning Can Improve Your Game	176
	Winners Learn from Losing	178
	Putting Your Matches in the Proper Perspective	181
	The Magic Formula for Winning Tournaments	183
	The Rolls: The Luck Factor in Pool	185
Chapter 15	Playing for the Cash	191
	Wagering Sensibly on Pool	192
	The Art of Handicapping Pool	195
	Some Perspectives on Giving Weight	202
	Backing Pool Games for Fun...and Profit?	205
	How Tempo Affects Time of Possession	209
Chapter 16	League Pool	213
	An Introduction to League Pool	214
	Putting Together a Winning Team	215
	Choosing the Right League	217
	Choosing Your Team's Home Room	218
	Setting the Teams Goals	219
	Achieving Team Unity	221
	Every Teammate has a Role to Play	224
	Giving Your Best Effort on League Night	226
	The Nationals at Las Vegas	230
Chapter 17	Playing Pool with Class	233
Part 3	Your Journey	237
Chapter 18	Your Journey	239
	Your Life in Pool	240
	Questions to Improve Your Journey	241
	Every Day's a New Day	243
	Drafting Your Laws of Pool	245
	Choosing Your Home Room	246
	Out on the Road	248
	Pool Ages You Gracefully	251
Chapter 19	Enjoying Pool	255
	Why it's so Easy to Love Pool	256
	All of the Pool Room is a Stage	257
	Talking a Great Game	259
	Listing Your Pool Pleasures	260
	Your Definition of Fun	261
	Freewheeling	262
	Happiness is Your Pool Game	263
	Eliminate the Negatives Now	264
	Music Can Elevate Your Play	265
	Your Gallery of Memorable Shots	266
	Time Management	267
	The Games that You Play	269
	Retaining Your Zest for Pool	271
	What the Game Means to You	273
	Moments of Pool Magic	274
	The Sounds of Spheres in Motion	276
	Pool is a Book Lover's Dream	277
	Pool on the Silver Screen	279
Chapter 20	Pool People	283
	Great Players	284
	Geniuses of Pool	287
	Old Timers	288
	Friends and Acquaintances	290
	Junior Pool Builds Character	292
	The Rogues of Pool	294
	Appendix	297

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