A Mind for Pool: How to Master the Mental Game

by Capelle, Philip B.

• ISBN13: 9780964920415
• ISBN10: 0964920417
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-05-01
• Publisher: Partners Pub Group

Summary

Pool is largely a mental game, this book tells you how to master it.

Table of Contents

Your Game	p. 1
Getting Started	p. 3
Developing Your Game the Right Way	p. 4
Setting Your Goals	p. 7
Practicing Pool	p. 11
Getting Instruction	p. 17
How to Select Your Instructor	p. 18
How to Be a Great Student	p. 20
The Cost of an Education	p. 21
Advice: The Good and Bad	p. 22
Finding a Mentor	p. 24
What Your Need to Know	p. 27
Pool from the Ground Up	p. 28
The Three Master Skills	p. 29
The Little Things Make a Big Difference	p. 31
How to Really Use English	p. 33
Changing Your Game	p. 35
Breaking Bad Habits	p. 36
Managing Change	p. 38
Change Breeds Enthusiasm	p. 40
All About Slumps	p. 42
Stroke Keys Are Your Short-term Solution	p. 44
Secrets To Big Improvement	p. 45
The Big Secret	p. 46
Chain Reactions	p. 47
Quantum Leap	p. 49
Your Game	p. 53
Writing Your Story	p. 54
Your Most Prized Possession	p. 55
Your Basic Nature	p. 57
Mastering Pool	p. 58
The Keys to Consistency	p. 59
Let the Trend be Your Friend	p. 62
How Well You Play Versus Your Results	p. 63
Dealing with Missed Shots	p. 64
Knowledge is Pool Power	p. 67
Learning from Watching the Best	p. 68
Pool on the Tube	p. 70
Tips on Video Taping Your Game	p. 71
Getting the Most from Books and Tapes	p. 73
Memory Power	p. 75
Evaluating Your Game	p. 77
Seven Definitions of Your Game	p. 78
Grading Your Current Level of Play	p. 79
You Versus the Competition	p. 81
Your High Run: The Straight Pool Test	p. 83
Balancing Your Game	p. 85
Physics and an Eye for Pool	p. 87
When to Buy a New Cue	p. 89
The Eye of an Eagle	p. 91
Your Winning Percentage	p. 92
Competition	p. 95
Basics of Competition	p. 97
Entering the Real World of Pool	p. 98
Choosing a Format for Your Game	p. 99
Tournaments=Low Risk, High Reward	p. 101
Matching Your Game to the Competition	p. 104
Getting a Jump on a New Season	p. 105
Bar Box Billiards	p. 107
Preparing for Battle	p. 111
Bringing Your Game to a Peak	p. 112
When Not to Play One-Pocket	p. 114
Scouting Reports Can Give You the Edge	p. 116
Evaluating the Playing Conditions	p. 118
Playing Under the Heat	p. 123
Pressure Proofing Your game	p. 124
You Gotta Have Heart	p. 128
One Shot at a Time	p. 130
Dead Stroke	p. 132
Total Concentration	p. 136
Playing with Confidence	p. 138
Anger	p. 143
Winning Techniques	p. 147
Winning Without Your "A" Game	p. 148
Using Feedback to Elevate Your Game	p. 149
How to Use Your Sitting Time Wisely	p. 150
Timeouts Can Change the Momentum	p. 152
How to Think Like a Player	p. 153
The Mind of a Pool Player	p. 154
Putting Opponents in the Proper Perspective	p. 157
Shark Proofing Your Game	p. 161
The Value of Experience	p. 164
Never Give Up	p. 166
Effective Crowd Management	p. 168
All About Winning and Losing	p. 173
Goals and Expectations Should Fit the Competition	p. 174
How Winning Can Improve Your Game	p. 176
Winners Learn from Losing	p. 178
Putting Your Matches in the Proper Perspective	p. 181
The Magic Formula for Winning Tournaments	p. 183
The Rolls: The Luck Factor in Pool	p. 185
Playing for the Cash	p. 191
Wagering Sensibly on Pool	p. 192
The Art of Handicapping Pool	p. 195
Some Perspectives on Giving Weight	p. 202
Backing Pool Games for Fun...and Profit?	p. 205
How Tempo Affects Time of Possession	p. 209
League Pool	p. 213
An Introduction to League Pool	p. 214
Putting Together a Winning Team	p. 215
Choosing the Right League	p. 217
Choosing Your Team's Home Room	p. 218
Setting the Teams Goals	p. 219
Achieving Team Unity	p. 221
Every Teammate has a Role to Play	p. 224
Giving Your Best Effort on League Night	p. 226
The Nationals at Las Vegas	p. 230
Playing Pool with Class	p. 233
Your Journey	p. 237
Your Journey	p. 239
Your Life in Pool	p. 240
Questions to Improve Your Journey	p. 241
Every Day's a New Day	p. 243
Drafting Your Laws of Pool	p. 245
Choosing Your Home Room	p. 246
Out on the Road	p. 248
Pool Ages You Gracefully	p. 251
Enjoying Pool	p. 255
Why it's so Easy to Love Pool	p. 256
All of the Pool Room is a Stage	p. 257
Talking a Great Game	p. 259
Listing Your Pool Pleasures	p. 260
Your Definition of Fun	p. 261
Freewheeling	p. 262
Happiness is Your Pool Game	p. 263
Eliminate the Negatives Now	p. 264
Music Can Elevate Your Play	p. 265
Your Gallery of Memorable Shots	p. 266
Time Management	p. 267
The Games that You Play	p. 269
Retaining Your Zest for Pool	p. 271
What the Game Means to You	p. 273
Moments of Pool Magic	p. 274
The Sounds of Spheres in Motion	p. 276
Pool is a Book Lover's Dream	p. 277
Pool on the Silver Screen	p. 279
Pool People	p. 283
Great Players	p. 284
Geniuses of Pool	p. 287
Old Timers	p. 288
Friends and Acquaintances	p. 290
Junior Pool Builds Character	p. 292
The Rogues of Pool	p. 294
Appendix	p. 297
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