The FAQs of Pool & Pocket Billiards
Subtitle: Frequently Asked Questions for the Casual & Regular Player
Publisher: Billiard Gods Productions
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Santa Clara, CA, USA
Format: E-book
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9780979345487
Description: Inside this book are all the answers to hundreds
of common questions about the Green Game:

•	FAQs about the sport
•	FAQs about gambling
•	FAQs about playing situations
•	FAQs about practicing
•	FAQs about playing equipment
•	FAQs about teaching & learning
•	Rules for 25 different pool games
•	Glossary of hundreds of pool terms
Table of contents: label: WELCOME
title: 1; label: GENERAL FAQS
title: 1; label: Laws of Pool
title: 1; label: What is a pre-shot routine?
title: 2; label: How can you forget your pre-shot routine?
title: 3; label: What is a post-shot routine?
title: 4; label: Can you achieve "perfect" position?
title: 5; label: What is a good safety?
title: 5; label: What are the different types of safety shots?
title: 6; label: What is the purpose of safety/defensive play?
title: 7; label: What happens when applying English to the cue ball?
title: 8; label: What is this "killer instinct"?
title: 9; label: What is an A, B, and C level shooter?
title: 10; label: How do my energy cycles affect my game?
title: 10; label: What are some good excuses for missing?
title: 11; label: Can I mix family life with pool?
title: 12; label: How does age affect skills?
title: 14; label: You are addicted to pool if
title: 15; label: What is the real secret to winning?
title: 16; label: Why do you love pool?
title: 17; label: How do you know when you are good?
title: 18; label: What is the "Zen" of the Green Game?
title: 19; label: What are some bad habits to avoid?
title: 19; label: You are obsessive about pool when…
title: 20; label: Why is luck (good & bad) such a big part of pool?
title: 21; label: How do people get hooked on pool?
title: 22; label: Where can you play pool?
title: 23; label: Got any pool jokes?
title: 26; label: GAMBLING FAQS
title: 26; label: What about gambling?
title: 26; label: Should you gamble?
title: 27; label: What are some gambling handicaps?
title: 28; label: What is a comfortable way to handle gambling?
title: 30; label: PLAYING SITUATIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES FAQS
title: 31; label: How do you respond to a beaten opponent?
title: 31; label: Can a losing match be turned around?
title: 32; label: How can you warm up for a competition?
title: 33; label: How can you get used to another pool table?
title: 34; label: What can you expect in a handicapped league?
title: 34; label: Can I do a restroom break during a match?
title: 35; label: What can be eaten while competing?
title: 36; label: What are the different tournament formats?
title: 36; label: How can you stop missing cut shots?
title: 37; label: Why do you play badly against a lesser skilled opponent?
title: 38; label: When breaking, should you inspect the rack?
title: 39; label: How do you calculate the odds on a shot?
title: 40; label: What do you need to know about one rail banking?
title: 41; label: What is "pocket speed"?
title: 41; label: Why do you choke on the game ball?
title: 42; label: How do you analyze a lost match?
title: 43; label: How can you play for long periods of time?
title: 44; label: How do you handle a bad 8 Ball break?
title: 45; label: What can give you an edge?
title: 46; label: How much fair play is fair?
title: 47; label: Can you get hurt playing pool?
title: 48; label: How can you play a better bar table game?
title: 48; label: What are recommended breaking positions?
title: 50; label: How can you get over a slump?
title: 50; label: How can you learn ball speeds on different tables?
title: 51; label: Does drinking mix with pool?
title: 52; label: How can you keep score with coins?
title: 52; label: What are the different ways to keep score?
title: 53; label: How does someone concede a game?
title: 54; label: How can you handicap 9 Ball with a friend?
title: 55; label: How can you handicap 8 Ball with a friend?
title: 56; label: How can you play while nervous?
title: 56; label: How can you rack for 9 Ball to make it easier or harder to run out?
title: 57; label: What is a well-racked set of balls?
title: 59; label: Do you play the opponent or play the table?
title: 59; label: How can you evaluate your playing skills?
title: 60; label: What is sharking?
title: 61; label: How can you stop someone sharking?
title: 62; label: How do you handle an opponent who is a poor sport?
title: 62; label: What if your opponent is an ass?
title: 63; label: How do you handle an angry opponent?
title: 63; label: How can you make an accurate 1 cushion kick?
title: 64; label: What are the different kinds of break shots?
title: 65; label: How can you improve side pocket shooting?
title: 66; label: PRACTICING FAQS
title: 67; label: What does it take to reach the top tier of players?
title: 67; label: When I do practice, what should I do?
title: 68; label: How can you get more practice time in?
title: 69; label: How do you move up to the next level?
title: 71; label: How can you gradually improve your game?
title: 72; label: How long does it take to fix a bad habit?
title: 72; label: How do you plan to run a table layout?
title: 73; label: Will working out help improve your game?
title: 74; label: How do you find a good instructor?
title: 74; label: How do you practice with a friend?
title: 75; label: What kinds of drills can improve your game?
title: 76; label: How do you use the tangent line?
title: 78; label: How can you shoot accurately with cue ball side spin?
title: 81; label: How do you video tape yourself?
title: 81; label: How much practice does it take to become an "A" player?
title: 83; label: What is "playing the ghost"?
title: 84; label: How can you practice 1 Pocket alone?
title: 85; label: EQUIPMENT FAQS
title: 85; label: How do you clean your personal pool balls?
title: 85; label: Do you need cue insurance?
title: 86; label: How do you ship cue sticks?
title: 87; label: How should you pack cue sticks for airline baggage?
title: 88; label: What are the dangers of lending out your stick?
title: 89; label: How can you get stains out of table cloth?
title: 90; label: How do people abuse pool equipment?
title: 90; label: Should you own your own set of pool balls?
title: 91; label: Why are bar table cue balls different?
title: 92; label: What do you consider in a used pool table?
title: 93; label: What are dead cushions?
title: 95; label: How do you take care of a pool table?
title: 95; label: What are the different pool table sizes?
title: 96; label: Why should you own your own table?
title: 97; label: What should you consider when buying a cue?
title: 98; label: Should you buy a custom cue?
title: 99; label: Do you need a jump cue?
title: 100; label: Do you need a break cue?
title: 101; label: Do you need a shooting glove?
title: 101; label: What about using those screw-on cue tips?
title: 102; label: If you are tall, can you get a longer cue stick?
title: 102; label: How can dings be removed from a cue shaft?
title: 103; label: How do you clean the cue shaft?
title: 104; label: Why is chalk necessary?
title: 104; label: What sizes and shapes of cue tips are available?
title: 105; label: Why does a new cue tip flatten after a few shots?
title: 106; label: When should you change cue tips?
title: 106; label: What kinds of cue tips are available?
title: 107; label: What cue accessories are useful?
title: 108; label: What is a cue extension?
title: 109; label: TEACHING & LEARNING
title: 110; label: What is the ghost ball aiming technique?
title: 110; label: Are you right eye or left eye dominant?
title: 110; label: How do you use a mechanical bridge?
title: 111; label: Should you use an open or closed bridge?
title: 112; label: How does an instructor use a video camera to help you?
title: 112; label: How to check your stroke for flaws?
title: 114; label: What are the fundamentals of a stroke?
title: 115; label: How do shoot one-handed?
title: 117; label: How do you stop from jumping up on a shot?
title: 118; label: What is a good stroke?
title: 119; label: How can you improve your break shot?
title: 120; label: What are the different hand bridges?
title: 120; label: How can you reduce miscues?
title: 121; label: How do you shoot a straight stroke?
title: 121; label: How do you do a controlled draw shot?
title: 122; label: How do you do a half-table length draw shot?
title: 123; label: What makes a smooth stroke?
title: 124; label: How do you learn to play opposite handed?
title: 125; label: How do you play a cue ball on the rail?
title: 126; label: How do you teach children?
title: 127; label: How do you help a beginning player?
title: 128; label: How do you coach a new player on a team?
title: 129; label: QUICKIE TIPS
title: 130; label: Watching your betters
title: 130; label: Twirling your stick
title: 130; label: Talc powder
title: 130; label: Standing on a pool table
title: 131; label: Speed kills
title: 131; label: Reduce choking (failure by fear)
title: 131; label: Recommended bridge lengths
title: 132; label: Time to practice
title: 132; label: An easy way to stop jumping up on the stroke
title: 132; label: MP3 player use
title: 132; label: Home table room sizes
title: 133; label: High humidity problems
title: 133; label: Check for cue straightness
title: 133; label: Cue stick lengths
title: 133; label: Cue ball jumping
title: 133; label: Clean chalk from clothing
title: 134; label: Buy your own balls
title: 134; label: GAME RULES SIMPLIFIED
title: 135; label: 14.1 Continuous
title: 135; label: Straight Pool
title: 136; label: Speed Pool
title: 137; label: Rotation
title: 138; label: Pool Snooker
title: 140; label: One Pocket
title: 142; label: Kelly (Pea) Pool
title: 143; label: Fargo
title: 144; label: Equal Offense
title: 145; label: Cut-throat
title: 147; label: Golf (simplified)
title: 148; label: Cribbage
title: 149; label: Cowboy Billiards
title: 150; label: Chicago (rail version)
title: 151; label: Chicago (carom-scratch)
title: 152; label: 2 Cushion Pool
title: 153; label: Bowliards
title: 154; label: Bottle Pool
title: 155; label: Bank Pool
title: 157; label: Any Eight
title: 158; label: 9 Ball (Back Pocket)
title: 159; label: 9 Ball
title: 160; label: 8 Ball (standard)
title: 161; label: 8 Ball (coin-op table)
title: 162; label: 8 Ball (Chinese)
title: 162; label: 8 Ball (bar rule notes)
title: 163; label: 8 Ball (1-15 side)
title: 163; label: 7 Ball
title: 164; label: 6 Ball
title: 165; label: 3 Ball
title: 165; label: Basic Pool Playing Rules (BCA/World Rules)
title: 166; label: POOL TERMINOLOGY
title: 167