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STYK, Very glad you received the book finally. Good luck! Mark does cover elbow height. The cue should be as level as possible (ride as close to the rail as you can....old school players like Grady Mathews and Danny Diliberto will actually scrape the rail with their cue throughout the...

Over the past 2 years, it certainly seemed that Johnny Archer and Alex Pagulayan were well ahead of everyone else on the 10 footer. Very sorry that it seems neither of them is in the event this year. They just dominated most of their matches at Tunica and Derby in 2012-2013.

I've seen John Brumback do a cross side bank (object ball within and inch or two of the long rail...doesn't work if the object ball is more than a balls width away from the cushion) where the object ball curves back around and obstructing ball and into the side pocket. It doesn't curve a lot...

Let's get Keith out of retirement!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hmmm.....I think that is a job for JAM:smile::smile:

Matt, The Euro's are FREAKING GREAT!!!!! No team on earth has to beat them. Mark is all about sportsmanship, professionalism, and the UNRELENTING PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE. While win, lose, or draw he will want the team to behave as professionals; EXCELLENCE is the goal. Beating the Euro's is a...

JAM, I would wager that both Matchroom and Mark are hopeful that the next team will be representative of the "future professional pool player" in America. It seems doubtful that America would even be part of the Mosconi Cup with another scandal like this year. I think the selection and...

Rh, I will see you there (I am the self-appointed team physician :):))!!!!!!! I also think it is a great choice. Mark is doing this not for fame, notoriety, or money; but rather for love of the sport and intense desire to improve the image and popularity of the sport itself. He wants to...

Doug, Hmmm.....another book.....VERY hard to imagine that. Mark neatly wrote down every bit of information that he gleaned (during his 40 years in pool) onto tablet paper. It filled 8-10 big Hammermill paper boxes. He insisted that EVERYTHING that wasn't already in another pool book be...

Mark called me from the training room immediately after the photos and plaques were installed (I am the part-time assistant coach...unskilled...unpaid...overly enthusiastic:)). He was ECSTATIC about the appearance of the room. He wants a very high quality facility that will INSPIRE the players...

I am there most weekdays, noon till 4 or 5. Most evenings for an hour or two after 8. This week probably only Tuesday and Thursday. DERBY the week after that so no pool at Brickyard. I'm easy to find.....if you have the photo in the back of the book....or if you ask for "that doctor that...

Dangit. "That video does not exist". I want to see it though.

Dan did the fancy textured concrete work on the patio behind my house....still haven't seen any concrete work that nice anywhere else. I called him Dan for many years; but never heard anyone else call him anything but Waldo so eventually I changed. He fell on hard times; but wasn't one to...

JT, Thanks for the kind sentiments. I must slightly disagree with your assessment about not needing other books. Mark made NO attempt to reinvent the wheel and cover things well done in other books and sources. Only Part I is meant to be comprehensive; Part II is just filled with "random"...

RH, I think you are the first person to notice this groundbreaking technique :-)....as you can tell there are long periods of tedium during the writing; the authors should be excused for a bit of temporary insanity:-) (and don't tell Cathy....we just howled as we wrote that, and she was so...

JT, WHAT A RIPOFF!!!! I'm not paying $100 for your 60 year old used clothes! OVERPRICED!!!!

Now THAT'S the attitude of a committed pool player!!:):) Good luck (...I'll start checking the porch in about a month....though would rather you let me buy it from you if you don't like it :smile::smile:)

Arnaldo, You are going to love the book - it is meant for players like you that believe the sentences in bold above. Even pro players can improve using the principles Mark espouses. When I began playing about 8 years ago, I was taking lessons from a top pro player. When it became apparent...

RT6, Well...I WAS involved with it, now that its done I am just a totally biased pool fanatic. Have you thought of moving to the U.S.??? I recommended that to DaveK who ordered one shipped "up north," but he declined....something about "no Labatts and crappy hockey" here. The shipping is...

P.S. - by "sharing" I mean sharing information which is something the masters have really NEVER done in 150 years, MUCH to the detriment of the sport. I didn't mean giving it away (sharing implies an equal sharing of the cost).

RT6, I hope I didn't come off critical....you have every right to question the price. I was just trying to clarify for everyone (not bring them down on you :-)). My medical texts are $250-$500 apiece; and were the model for our pool textbook. I tried to get Mark to charge at least double what...