Like most beginners, I was lucky to make a ball that first time out.  I knew that help was needed if I was going to really "get into" the sport. I quickly determined that a trip to the campus bookstore was in order.  There I discovered a copy of Willie Mosconi on Pocket Billiards.  What a great roll!

My game improved dramatically overnight after reading his advice on the fundamentals.  It proved to me that a little knowledge can take you quite a ways.  I continue to learn new things every day about this endlessly fascinating and challenging game of pool from teaching and watching others play.  I look forward to sharing my findings with you in the months and years ahead, and I truly hope that they greatly help your enjoyment of pool.

My Journey
My journey in pool is probably not so unlike yours.  Because of that, I feel a common bond with all of my fellow pool enthusiasts.  I've experienced dead stroke and I've also dogged my share of shots.  And I've worked like a slave to build my game.  In the beginning, I practiced 7 days a week for several hours a day for the first 3 years.

I've enjoyed the camaraderie of my teammates during several stints of league pool.  My biggest win in tournament play was $1,200 for first place in a field of 60 of Southern California's best players.  I won seven straight matches [races to 4] of 8-ball.  And yes, I have placed a few wagers at 9-ball, which is probably my favorite game.  I have a real fondness for 14.1, which I used to practice for hours on end.  And I'm completely fascinated by the incredible complexity of 8-ball. 

Non-Pool Stuff
I graduated from Berkeley in 1970 with a degree in Business Administration.  I spent about 15 years in the financial services industry where I edited a newsletter on the stock market and worked as a stockbroker and as a financial analyst.  For nearly 3 years, I was the financial columnist for the Orange County Business Journal and in 1992, I wrote my first book, Investing in Growth [Probus Publishing].  My personal interests include golf, sports, reading about sports and business, long conversations with good friends about almost anything, movies [I really like 1940's detective movies in black and white], music [my CD collection is out of control] and, of course, surfing the net.

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