| CHAPTER
1 - Getting Started |
Developing Your Game the Right Way
Setting Your Goals
Practicing Pool
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| CHAPTER
2 - Getting Instruction |
How to Select Your Instructor
How to Be a Great Student
The Cost of an Education
Advice: The Good and the Bad
Finding A Mentor for Your Game
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| CHAPTER
3 - What You Need To Know |
Pool from the Ground Up
The Three Master Skills
The Little Things Make a Big Game
How to Really Use English
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| CHAPTER
4 - Changing Your Game |
Breaking Bad Habits
Managing Change
Change Breeds Enthusiasm
All About Slumps
Stroke Keys: Your Short-term Solutions
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| CHAPTER
5 - Secrets To Big Improvement |
The Big Secret
Chain Reactions
The Quantum Leap
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| CHAPTER
6 - Your
Game |
Writing Your Story
Your Most Prized Possession is Your Game
Your Basic Nature
Mastering Pool
The Keys to Consistency
Let the Trend Be Your Friend
How Well You Play Versus Your Results
Dealing with Missed Shots
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| CHAPTER
7 - Knowledge Is Pool Power |
Learning by Watching the Best
Pool on the Tube
Tips on Video Taping Your Game
Getting the Most from Books & Tapes
Memory Power |
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| CHAPTER
8 - Evaluating Your Game |
Seven Definitions of Your Game
Grading Your Current Level of Play
You Versus the Competition
Your High Run: The Straight Pool Test
Balancing Your Game
Physics and an Eye for Pool
When to Buy a New Cue
The Eye of an Eagle
Your Winning Percentage
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Part
Two: Competition
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| CHAPTER
9 - Basics of Competition |
Entering the Real World of Pool
Choosing a Format for Your Game
Tournaments = Low Risk, High Reward
Matching Your Game to the Competition
Getting a Jump on a New Season
Bar Box Billiards
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| CHAPTER
10 - Preparing
For Battle |
Bringing Your Game to a Peak
When Not to Play One-Pocket
Scouting Reports Can Give You the Edge
Evaluating the Playing Conditions
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| CHAPTER
11- Playing Under The Heat |
Pressure Proofing Your Game
You Gotta Have Heart
One Shot at a Time
Dead Stroke
Total Concentration
Playing with Confidence
Anger
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| CHAPTER
12 - Winning Techniques |
Winning Without Your "A" Game
Using Feedback to Elevate Your Game
How to Use Your Sitting Time Wisely
Time-outs Can Change the Momentum
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| Chapter
13 - How To Think Like A Player |
The Mind of a Pool Player
Putting Opponents in the Proper Perspective
Shark Proofing Your Game
The Value of Experience
Never Give Up
Effective Crowd Management
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| Chapter
14 - All About Winning And Losing |
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Goals
and Expectations Should Fit the Competition
How Winning Can Improve Your Game
Winners Learn from Losing
Putting Your Matches in the Proper Perspective
The Magic Formula for Winning Tournaments
The Rolls: The Luck Factor in Pool |
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| Chapter
15 - Playing For The Cash |
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Wagering Sensibly in Pool
The Art of Handicapping Pool
Some Perspectives on Spotting
Backing Pool Games for Fun...and Profit?
How Tempo Affects the Time of Possession
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| CHAPTER
16 - League Pool |
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An Introduction to League Pool
Putting Together a Winning Team
Choosing the Right League
Choosing the Right Home Room
Setting the Teams Goals
Achieving Team Unity
Every Teammate Has a Role to Play
Giving Your Best Effort on League Night
The Nationals at Las Vegas
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| CHAPTER
17 - Playing Pool With Class |
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Part Three: Your Journey
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| CHAPTER
18 - Your Journey |
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Your Life In Pool
Questions to Improve Your Journey
Every Day’s a New Day
Drafting Your Laws of Pool
Choosing Your Home Room
Out on the Road
Pool Ages You Gracefully |
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| CHAPTER
19 - Enjoying Pool |
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Why it's So Easy to Love Pool
All of the Pool Room is a Stage
Talking a Great Game
Listing Your Pool Pleasures
Your Definition of Fun
Freewheeling
Happiness is Your Pool Game
Eliminate the Negatives - Now
Music Can Elevate Your Game
Your Gallery of Memorable Shots
Time Management
The Games that You Play
Retaining Your Zest For Pool
What the Game Means to You
Moments of Pool Magic
The Sounds of Spheres in Motion
Pool is a Book Lover's Dream
Pool on the Silver Screen
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| CHAPTER
20 - Pool People |
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Great Players
Geniuses of Pool
Old Timers
Friends and Acquaintances
Junior Pool Builds Character
The Rogues of Pool
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