Author: Clive Everton Publisher: Crowood ISBN: 1847977936 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 268
Book Description
Crowood Sports Guides are the perfect tool for anyone wanting to improve their performance, from beginners learning the basic skills to more experienced participants working on advanced techniques. In this second edition of Snooker & Billiards - Skills, Tactics Techniques, the history of the game is covered along with the rules of the game; choosing the right equipment and top tips from many of the game's great players. All the skills and techniques are explained clearly with full-colour sequence photography and detailed table diagrams help explain more advanced tactics such as breakbuilding and safety play. Aimed at beginners taking up the game for the first time, false beginners wanting to revise their technique and also more experienced players looking to further develop their tactics. Superbly illustrated with 65 colour images in sequence photography and 108 table diagrams.
Author: Robert Byrne Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 9780156005548 Category : Games & Activities Languages : en Pages : 436
Book Description
The definitive work on pool and billiards (National Billiard News) by champion player Robert Byrne Now updated throughout and expanded with new material on strategy in eight- and nine-ball, trick shots, and billiard memorabilia, Byrne's New Standard Book of Pool and Billiards is the classic guide to cue games complete with detailed diagrams and photographs to help improve play at every level."
Author: Gary Clarke Publisher: Paragon Publishing ISBN: 1899820469 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 276
Book Description
A Billiards & Snooker Compendium A Billiards & Snooker Compendium is the most extensive work on the literature of billiards and snooker ever published and took over two years to compile. It contains bibliographical information on over 650 books, a detailed description of each book's content, tips on identifying different editions, notes on scarce dustjackets, plus the estimated values of 1st editions. These values have been calculated using a variety of well respected sources. This essential reference book is easy to use, is clearly laid out, and includes both an author and title index. Each book has its own unique reference number and entries are fully cross referenced. It will appeal to all collectors of billiards and snooker memorabilia, book dealers and collectors, fans of both sports, and those simply wishing to add a few books to their sports collection. About the author Gary Clarke has been playing and watching snooker for over 25 years and has a great knowledge and deep affection for the game. He is also an avid reader and book lover and this work combines two of his most passionate interests. The author currently lives in his home town of Ipswich and this is his first work of non-fiction.
Author: Arthur Peall Publisher: Read Books Ltd ISBN: 1473352649 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 70
Book Description
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Author: David G. Alciatore Publisher: Union Square & Co. ISBN: 1454927917 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 272
Book Description
Master one of the world’s most popular games with the help of a mechanical engineering professor who has a passion for pool. More than 80 principles of the game, presented with 250-plus precisely scaled illustrations and photographs, offer players of all levels a thorough overview of the fundamentals of 8-ball and 9-ball, including grip and stance, basic shots, position play and strategy, bank and kick shots, and advanced techniques such as carom and jump shots. Organized for quick study, this must-have guide features extensive cross-references and is supplemented with video clips, interesting mathematical formulas, and other resources also available at www.engr.colostate.edu/pool.
Author: Robert Byrne Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1629148946 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 320
Book Description
Fully illustrated—in color for the first time!—with drawings of nearly 350 mind-boggling trick shots, Byrne’s Treasury of Trick Shots in Pool and Billiards will teach you everything from the basic “butterfly formation” to the most difficult and impressive shots. Robert Byrne will help novice and experienced players alike perfect their trick shots and learn about the historical context of each trick. Trick shots are anything amusing, surprising, or educational that can be done on a pool or billiard table with standard accessories, and have been around as long as the game itself. Byrne demonstrates historical shots, including some invented by the famous Captain Mingaud, the world’s first professional exhibition player, and newer tricks seen while travelling to tournaments around the world. Filled with easy as well as hard, and technical as well as showy tricks, the book’s clear diagrams, paired with secret insider tips, describe simpler stunts for the beginner, those that take years of practice, and some that the author doubts you’ll ever be able to do. Whether you want to impress a crowd, a group of friends, or yourself, Byrne’s wild, stunning, and unforgettable trick shots will make you question some principles of physics and wow an audience of one or one-hundred. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, is proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. In addition to books on popular team sports, we also publish books for a wide variety of athletes and sports enthusiasts, including books on running, cycling, horseback riding, swimming, tennis, martial arts, golf, camping, hiking, aviation, boating, and so much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Author: Victor Stein Publisher: ISBN: 9780615170923 Category : Languages : en Pages : 640
Book Description
This award winning publication has established itself as the most authoritative and historical book ever written on the game of billiards. This new third edition has been completely revised with over 350 new pages and 500 new images. Many from the Encyclopedia's own archive. Expanded to 640 pages and featuring new sections on billiard memorabilia, current cue makers, world class cue collections, and the "Beauty of The Cue" - a stunning pictorial containing over 500 cues over made over the last 40 years. The new third edition goes further in illuminating the journey that started 20 years ago by Stein and Rubino, documenting the fascinating story of Billiards.
Author: Billiards Congress of America Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 1461749921 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 232
Book Description
Here in a single, compact handbook are all the rules for the myriad forms of pocket billiards. Billiards: The Official Rules and Records Book is complete with detailed instructions on how to play everything from Basic Pocket Billiards to Cut-Throat, together with the rules for tournament games such as Nine Ball and Rotation, and Snooker and Carom games. These are the official rules of billiards from the Billiard Congress of America, the governing body of professional billiards in the United States. A very helpful chapter for the beginner includes professional tips on basic techniques and strategies. Also included are a glossary of billiard terms and a summary of BCA billiards champions.
Author: Dawn Meurin Publisher: SP Books ISBN: 9781561712106 Category : Games & Activities Languages : en Pages : 180
Book Description
Whether you want to play on the pro tour or just have some fun with America's fastest indoor sport, this book is for you. It gives you: All the rules, as compiled by the experts who play and win by them; Tips for keeping your game on cue; A pocket history of the game and its greats.
Author: Clive Everton
Author: Robert Byrne
Author: Clive Everton
Author: Gary Clarke
Author: Arthur Peall
Author: David G. Alciatore
Author: Robert Byrne
Author: Victor Stein
Author: Billiards Congress of America
Author: Dawn Meurin