All about Billiards and How to Pot
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All about Billiards and How to Pot

  1. 268 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

All about Billiards and How to Pot

About this book

Originally published in the 1930s. Every stroke discussed and advised on in this book has been played and measured by the author who was the finest billiards instructor of his day. The numerous diagrams and photographs will prove of inestimable value to all who are keen on improving their game. Contents Include: Playing Conditions; Ball Contact; Cannons; Safety Play; Use of Side Screw and Side Angles; Spectacular Strokes; Common Faults; Losing Hazards; Ball to Ball Contact; How to Pot Billiard; Knowledge etc.

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Information

Publisher
Pomona Press
Year
2013
eBook ISBN
9781447486398
Print ISBN
9781406793970
9781443734578

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Illustrations
  7. Preface
  8. I Concerning Playing Conditions
  9. II How to Strike a Billiard Ball
  10. III Where to Hit a Billiard Ball
  11. IV Ball-to-Ball Contacts
  12. V More Ball-to-Ball Contacts
  13. VI Something About Cannons
  14. VII Losing Hazards
  15. VIII How to Pot, and Snooker
  16. IX More About Cannons
  17. X Billiard Knowledge
  18. XI Safety Play
  19. XII Single- and Double-Baulks
  20. XIII Enterprising Billiards
  21. XIV The Use of Side
  22. XV Jennies and Other Side Strokes
  23. XVI More About Jennies and Other Side Strokes
  24. XVII Screw and Side
  25. XVIII Concerning Angles and Ball Control
  26. XIX Three-Ball Control
  27. XX More About Three-Ball Control
  28. XXI Positional Cannon Play
  29. XXII Spectacular Strokes
  30. XXIII Common Faults and Their Cures
  31. Index