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Got this email earlier today. Already picked up Dr. Dave's book on Tues...

Friday, March 11, 2011

West Covina Library
1601 WEST COVINA PKWY
WEST COVINA, CA
91790
626-962-3541

JORGE xxxxxx
xxxxx xxxxxx AVE
xxxxxxxxx, CA
xxxxx


The items you placed on hold are now available. You can pick them up at the
library listed above.

They will be held for two weeks, until the date listed below.

You can check your account by visiting our website at http://www.colapublib.org/

1 Play your best eight ball / Phil Capelle.
Capelle, Philip B.
call number:794.733 copy:1
Pickup by:3/24/2011

2 Byrne's new standard book of pool and billiards / Robert Byrne.
Byrne, Robert, 1930-
call number:794.73 copy:1
Pickup by:3/24/2011

3 Byrne's wonderful world of pool and billiards : a cornucopia of
instruction, strategy, anecdote, and colorful characters / Robert Byrne.
Byrne, Robert, 1930-
call number:794.73 copy:1
Pickup by:3/24/2011

4 Play your best pool : secrets to winning eight ball and nine ball /
Philip B. Capelle.
Capelle, Philip B.
call number:794.73 copy:1
Pickup by:3/24/2011

Gonna go pick up these bad boys tomorrow :thumbup:
 
Good for you,I just left my local branch but we don't need a current card,just show them your drivers' license.Those are a couple of good ones to start with too.
 
That's basically what happened to me. My card was expired so they renewed it after I showed them my driver's license. It'd been so long. I was thrown off when they gave me a receipt instead of stamping the due date on the book.

Like I mentioned, I had already picked up Dr. Dave's book earlier this week. I'm past the halfway point. I'm looking on suggestions on which (better) books to read next.

On top of the books listed above, Ray Martin's 99 Critical Shots in Pool was also ready for check-out when I picked up the rest today.

Obviously, all these are useless unless I put them to use and get on a table. I'm not going to become a hermit and read all of them all the way through. I just can't always get as much table time as I'd like.
 
IMO, Books are NOT useless without a table nearby to practice. I've read all the books you've listed and REREAD them from the comfort of both my couch and commode.

As much as I wished I could run to a basement table and bang a few racks around, not having one doesn't diminish the utility of the lessons learned.


Off topic: I used to work for an engineering company and designed a mitigation system for the Target and Home Depot stores in West Covina. The stores are located adjacent to a 'creepy' landfill property, and the system was intended to prevent landfill gas and an errant spark from blowing up the stores. I hope they're still standing!
 
GeoEnvi said:
Off topic: I used to work for an engineering company and designed a mitigation system for the Target and Home Depot stores in West Covina. The stores are located adjacent to a 'creepy' landfill property, and the system was intended to prevent landfill gas and an errant spark from blowing up the stores. I hope they're still standing!
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:thumbup: Funny as Sh*t you would say that..I'm a Operating Engineer,I think I built that mitigation system from your blueprints,,just glad I don't live anywhere near where I worked:p
 
Well I didn't mean it so literally. I was just referring to information overload and not getting any playing time at all.

I know exactly which Target and Home Depot you're talking about. They're right next to a Field of Dreams (5 MLB replica stadiums) I used to play softball at. Also nearby (also on the old landfill) is a golf resort that was rated #1 in the nation by some popular golf magazine.

I don't live too close, I'm about a 10-15 minute drive away.
 
I'm on the last chapter (practice drills) of Play Your Best Eight Ball by Phil Capelle and let me just say, what a great book!

My strategy is so much better, I used to be really offensive minded. Last week I was playing at a bar and quickly found myself down 6 balls to his 8-ball. I was able to play defensive shots and make him scratch for the win!

One of the biggest takeaways from this book for me is the value of leaving balls on the table and going after the problems first. I see plenty of players clear a table only to leave the problem balls last.

My question is, of the books previously listed, which should I read next? I've already read Dr. Dave's book and 99 Critical Shots.

Also, how much overlap is in Play Your Best Eight Ball and Play Your Best Pool: Secrets to winning 8-ball and 9-ball.

I mostly play 8-ball right now but have dabbled in 9-ball and plan on playing more of it.

Thanks for your help fellas!
 
I got about 10 different billiards books from the library also.

We have the Randy G and Scott Lee video available to borrow in my city, pretty decent.
 
Also, how much overlap is in Play Your Best Eight Ball and Play Your Best Pool: Secrets to winning 8-ball and 9-ball.
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Not a lot, really. Phil does a good job of realizing he's writing a series of books and manages that aspect well. There isn't a ton of overlap, and there also isn't a ton of referencing the other books, either. I think he does a good job of giving each book it's focus and autonomy and giving the user great value.
 
Use that great resource

As a local public library director, I just had to comment...

I'm glad to see you making use of a great resource to stretch your budget. You've already paid for the resources (at a lower cost than retail) with your taxes or donations, it's always good to see you getting use out of it. Additionally, it's a great way to test drive, and then if it's something I want to refer to constantly, I purchase.

Finally, it's always good to see that their is enough interest in Billiards for a local public library to include the items in their collection.

Thanks for helping us (and yourself) out,:thumbup:
 
D_Lewis said:
I got about 10 different billiards books from the library also.

We have the Randy G and Scott Lee video available to borrow in my city, pretty decent.
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Videos would be cool but none came up in my search in my county.

brophog said:
Not a lot, really. Phil does a good job of realizing he's writing a series of books and manages that aspect well. There isn't a ton of overlap, and there also isn't a ton of referencing the other books, either. I think he does a good job of giving each book it's focus and autonomy and giving the user great value.
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Thanks, I really enjoyed the other book and have already started Play Your Best Pool.

Joqpub4 said:
As a local public library director, I just had to comment...

I'm glad to see you making use of a great resource to stretch your budget. You've already paid for the resources (at a lower cost than retail) with your taxes or donations, it's always good to see you getting use out of it. Additionally, it's a great way to test drive, and then if it's something I want to refer to constantly, I purchase.

Finally, it's always good to see that their is enough interest in Billiards for a local public library to include the items in their collection.

Thanks for helping us (and yourself) out,:thumbup:
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:thumbup: You're welcome and thanks! I do plan on eventually buying some of these books. For now, I've renewed online twice and can apparently continue to do so until somebody else requests them.

Thanks again for the help people!
 
Well this thread has woken me up... guess I'll need to stroll on down to the library next chance I get.

What a good idea.
 
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