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What is, in your opinion, a really good and useful billiard book for beginners?
I just returned to my local library 2 of them: one by Doctor Dave and the other by Robert Byrne. They look like very serious books, plenty of pictures and diagrams...but a bit heavy to digest. I would like to purchase a really good and easy book for starters.
Any help appreciated! Thanks.
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A good billiard book for beginners?
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Posted 24 November 2009 - 11:44 PM
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Posted 28 November 2009 - 04:39 AM
The 99 CRITICAL SHOTS in POOL....Ray "Cool Cat" Martin and Rosser reeves.
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Posted 28 November 2009 - 11:41 AM
Aprazur, on Nov 28 2009, 05:39 AM, said:
The 99 CRITICAL SHOTS in POOL....Ray "Cool Cat" Martin and Rosser reeves.
Thanks, Aprazur...it looks interesting...I will go for it!
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Posted 28 December 2009 - 11:09 PM
Anything by Robert Bryne is a good start too
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Posted 09 January 2010 - 10:10 PM
In the really "rookie stage" Byrnes would suffice especially good for three cushion though many of us disagree with a lot of his theories.in regards to pocket billards
Dependant on what you want to learn........the stroke? the grip? the stance? aiming? ,or are you looking for nuances of a particular game........
No book will take the place of a good teacher and practice but saying that, a great player who developed cancer of the throat and right now has it in remission has given away knowledge on a set of dvd's for a donation that is just unbelievable.
His name happens to be Jimmy Reid. Scan the internet for anything he has (No times for negative....)including this last set he made and you will be way ahead
Jimmy will show you things that Byrnes and the rest totally either are unaware of or because of Byrnes devotion to three cushion he just never reached any where close to Rieds level of success as a player or teacher of pocket billards.
Jimmy was a true champion. Yes he liked the girls and the chemicals but that was almost status quo in his era. His potting ability was second to none.....9 or 8 ball were his specialities.
If you want I'll get the address for the donation for cancer to secure his dvd set.
Mrcrawdad
PS the Dr Dave book is not what you need to really get started....I would rate it a c+ at best
Dependant on what you want to learn........the stroke? the grip? the stance? aiming? ,or are you looking for nuances of a particular game........
No book will take the place of a good teacher and practice but saying that, a great player who developed cancer of the throat and right now has it in remission has given away knowledge on a set of dvd's for a donation that is just unbelievable.
His name happens to be Jimmy Reid. Scan the internet for anything he has (No times for negative....)including this last set he made and you will be way ahead
Jimmy will show you things that Byrnes and the rest totally either are unaware of or because of Byrnes devotion to three cushion he just never reached any where close to Rieds level of success as a player or teacher of pocket billards.
Jimmy was a true champion. Yes he liked the girls and the chemicals but that was almost status quo in his era. His potting ability was second to none.....9 or 8 ball were his specialities.
If you want I'll get the address for the donation for cancer to secure his dvd set.
Mrcrawdad
PS the Dr Dave book is not what you need to really get started....I would rate it a c+ at best
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Posted 19 November 2011 - 03:18 PM
Howdy,
new member here...
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about a year and a half ago, after I retired, I thought I would like to try the nobel game of pocket billiards I had seen other people play and I thought,"well how hard can that be?"
duh, I tried it and it was way hard!
I got determined and went to the public library where I checked out Ewa's book "The Complete Idiot's Guite to Pool and Billiards"
It was great and really got me on a good start.
Its only like 5 bucks at Amazon new.
any hoo,
So now I am totally obsessed with pool and practice like 2-3 hours every day.. I have moments of brief excellence followed with long periods of mediocrity..People ask me where I learned and when I tell the about the library book, they think I am joking.
So I would recommend this book to a brand new player.
I have collected several other books as well. Now I am reading "The complete Biginners guide to pool" by George Sullivan and it is great!
Lots of tidbits of info about the game's history and the great players.. It is from 1975 so it is a bit dated but very informative.
On you tube I watched a fantastic video clip from The Music Man movie.
Its called "Ya got trouble".
It is a scream!! check it out..
So I am expecting a muecci White Rose cue today its number 145.
I inadvertantly have started collecting cues and cases from online auction "low end" unuasual cues and just inexpensive stuff. I am trying to resell them on the local craigs list as my cue rack is now full. I really got bit with the "Billiards on the brain" fever.
new member here...
Books-
about a year and a half ago, after I retired, I thought I would like to try the nobel game of pocket billiards I had seen other people play and I thought,"well how hard can that be?"
duh, I tried it and it was way hard!
I got determined and went to the public library where I checked out Ewa's book "The Complete Idiot's Guite to Pool and Billiards"
It was great and really got me on a good start.
Its only like 5 bucks at Amazon new.
any hoo,
So now I am totally obsessed with pool and practice like 2-3 hours every day.. I have moments of brief excellence followed with long periods of mediocrity..People ask me where I learned and when I tell the about the library book, they think I am joking.
So I would recommend this book to a brand new player.
I have collected several other books as well. Now I am reading "The complete Biginners guide to pool" by George Sullivan and it is great!
Lots of tidbits of info about the game's history and the great players.. It is from 1975 so it is a bit dated but very informative.
On you tube I watched a fantastic video clip from The Music Man movie.
Its called "Ya got trouble".
It is a scream!! check it out..
So I am expecting a muecci White Rose cue today its number 145.
I inadvertantly have started collecting cues and cases from online auction "low end" unuasual cues and just inexpensive stuff. I am trying to resell them on the local craigs list as my cue rack is now full. I really got bit with the "Billiards on the brain" fever.
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