As a beginner did you benefit from reading it. YES Would you recommend it. YES BUT..you had to read this as a newbie with no OnePocket experience. Helpful or not? YES Thanks. Frank
It's cheap enough,why not you gotta start somewhere
i know we disagree on this
but i found the book helpfull as a beginner
explaing basic concepts on strategy/rules/andshotsbut new to someone that doesnt know the game
we agree the advice on chalk could have been edited out...
i know we disagree on this
but i found the book helpfull as a beginner
explaing basic concepts on strategy/rules/andshotsbut new to someone that doesnt know the game
we agree the advice on chalk could have been edited out...
I agree with you Larry. It's a good book with lots of useful information, except for that paragraph on chalk. Nothing much worse than drilling a hole through the chalk with tip. Brushing it over the tip is much more effective and less wasteful. Besides that, I still open the book up occassionally to look for things I maybe overlooked years ago.
Paying for ridiculous filler...How about the sentence that says a lighter cue hits more accurately. As for the chalk ...don't share yours...oh please. However I don't...I'm usually holding mine by habit and get bawled out for hoarding.
Ok..aside from the fact some do/don't benefit from the book 25% belongs in "Filler for Dummies". Anyway I'm bashing the filler. The most interesting aspect I got out of UPSCALE was HERDING balls. That stuck in my mind. One good point from any source is a something learned.
First off, I honestly believe the best 1hole book available is Tom Wirth's, A Game of Controlled Agression. But for someone not sure about wanting to learn the game, Upscale One Pocket is a good book for starting.
In bold above....Jack doesn't give details on why he says a lighter cue hits more accurately, but he's sort of right, considering how a lighter cue stick could deflect more, or more easily, and thereby reduce cb squirt.