Mastering Pool

Rating:
Summary: Good guide to thinking out the game
Review: When I was a frosh in high school, I got interested in pool. I didn't get really good, but I did find a copy of this book in a library. Although I only got to spend a day with it I found it fascinating for strategy. I lost interest in the game for awhile, but really got into it the past year. When I found it on the internet, I bought it without hesitating.
the book covers four games: 14.1, 8-Ball, 9-Ball, 1-Pocket. Straight Pool gets the majority of the coverage, with alot of good strategies for the game. 8-Ball gets a fair amount of coverage, but no time is really spent on defense and safety play. I find this strange when he says in the beginning of the section how 8-Ball is underrated and contains lots of strategy (he is right on that). 9-Ball gets only 10 pages or so...some good info...interesting that back when he wrote this, you could play a pushout at any point in the game, not just after the break shot. his one-pocket section covers a good deal of info in not too much room, I wish he could write more on it because one-pocket is a good game and deserves more than a gambling reputation. To sum it up, a great buy, you just have to search for it on the net probably... It's a book you'll keep for sure.

Rating:
Summary: Good guide to thinking out the game
Review: When I was a frosh in high school, I got interested in pool. I didn't get really good, but I did find a copy of this book in a library. Although I only got to spend a day with it I found it fascinating for strategy. I lost interest in the game for awhile, but really got into it the past year. When I found it on the internet, I bought it without hesitating.
the book covers four games: 14.1, 8-Ball, 9-Ball, 1-Pocket. Straight Pool gets the majority of the coverage, with alot of good strategies for the game. 8-Ball gets a fair amount of coverage, but no time is really spent on defense and safety play. I find this strange when he says in the beginning of the section how 8-Ball is underrated and contains lots of strategy (he is right on that). 9-Ball gets only 10 pages or so...some good info...interesting that back when he wrote this, you could play a pushout at any point in the game, not just after the break shot. his one-pocket section covers a good deal of info in not too much room, I wish he could write more on it because one-pocket is a good game and deserves more than a gambling reputation. To sum it up, a great buy, you just have to search for it on the net probably... It's a book you'll keep for sure.