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Play Your Best Eight Ball

Sample Pages
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Samples include all of these pages:

pages 16-17,
The Congestion Factor
Fully Appreciating the Problem
Big Table vs. Bar Table Eight Ball
Big Table’s Open Spaces vs.  Bar Table Congestion

pages 38-39,
The Worst “Rules” In Eight Ball

pages 52-53,
The Target
Side Pocket Cut Angles
Side Versus Corner?

pages 70-71,
Winning the Break
Who Breaks, and Lagging for the Break
When the Break is not an Advantage
Watch the Coin Flip
Racking for the Break
The Rack
Where the Balls Go   

pages 92-93,
Advanced Position Play
Draw Floater
Finesse Draw Through Traffic
No Rail Float Distances

pages 112-113,
In the Zone
Identifying the Zone
Down the Line
Entering the Wide Side

pages 140-141,
Before and After
Reading the Cluster
Where Will They Go?
A Master Cluster Break

pages 164-165,
Partial Pockets
Big Blocker Balls
Position Lane Blockers
Two Birds with One Cue Ball

pages 188-189,
Winning Pattern Concepts
Clearing Out an Area
Clearing Two Sections
Take the Low Balls First
Up and Down the Table

pages 202-203,
Changed Sequence
Plan B Breakouts
Plan C

pages 222-223,
Key Balls        
The All Important Key Ball        
Characteristics of the Best Key Balls       
Excellent Second Choice Key Balls

pages 258-259,
Evaluating Typical Layouts        
The Classic Duck Pond        
The Decider                   
Problem Ball = Failed Runout        
One Group is Easy – The Other is Hard

pages 280-281,
Your Next Shot        
Seeing the Future           
Crystal Ball Gazing 

pages 298-299,
Behind the 8-Ball                 
Divide and Conquer        
An Impressive Soft Touch                       
Super Soft Touch Safety

pages 316-317,
The Solitary 8-Ball       
Freeze’em to the Rail        
Bank to the Far End Rail        
Pass on a Bank                                      
Pass on a Long Shot

pages 338-339,
Winning Strategic Maneuvers        
Winning “Your” Games        
Winning “Lost” Games        
When to Go Down Shootin’

pages 352-353,
Use Baseball Tactics           
Your Guardian Angels          
Gaining a Tempo

pages 366-367,
Pinpoint Shape                                          
Win a “Won Game”              
More than One Objective       
Manufacture a Key Ball

pages 380-381,
Kicking to a Group                            
Kicking to Free Up a Ball                     
Kicking to Break a Big Cluster             
Kick or Take a Foul?

pages 408-409,
C vs. C – Win in the End Game      
C vs. B – Be a Troublemaker      
C vs. A – Relax and Have Fun      
B vs. B – Beware of the Defensive Genius

pages 422-425,
Pyramid of Excellence
Practicing Your Fundamentals
5 Donuts in a Row)

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