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What would you say are 5 MUST READ books and/or 5 MUST WATCH videos out there for a billiard game lover who's never read or watched any?
 
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What would you say are 5 MUST READ books and/or 5 MUST WATCH videos out there for a billiard game lover who's never read or watched any?
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Books:

McGoorty, by Byrne
Byrne's Standard Book of Pool and Billiards, by Bryne
The Billiard Encyclopedia, by Stein and Rubino
Winning One Pocket, by Robin
Pleasures of Small Motions, by Fancher

Lou Figueroa
 
Books
McGoorty, by Byrne
Byrne's Wonderful World of Pool and Billiards
The Billiard Encyclopedia, by Stein and Rubino
Hustler and the Champ, R A Dyer
Black Widow's Guide to Killer Pool

Movies
The Hustler
The Color of Money
Baltimore Bullet
Pool Hall Junkies
Stickmen

I haven't read Winning One Pocket, or Pleasures of Small Motions so I can't comment on those.
 
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99 critical shots by Ray Martin
Pleasures of small motions by Bob Flancher
Advanced Pro Book by Bob Henning
Billiards Encyclopedia by Victor Stein
From Rag's to Rifleman by W. W. Woody


The Hustler
Alex Pagulayan vs Shane Van Boening race to 100.
60 Minute workout by Bert Kinister
Color of Money
Color of Money - Efren Reyes and Earl Strickland race till 120
 
'Coupla musts..

Pool Wars, by Jay Helfert and both of R.A. "Jake" Dyer, Hustler Days and The Hustler and the Champ.

Beard
 
The Bank Shot by Tom Fox
Banking With The Beard and The Gospel of Bank Pool by Fred Bentivegna
Playing Off The Rail by David McCumber
The Road Player by Jerry Forsyth

All non fiction and lots of fun to read!
 
Some, not mentioned, that I like;

Books,
On the Mental side of competition;

"Golf is not a game of Perfect" by Dr. Bob Rotella,
"The Inner game of Tennis" by W. Timothy Gallwey

Videos;
One Pocket by Billy Incardone
Kicks by Grady Mathews
 
"Hustlers and Heroes, Legend and Lies, and the Search for Higher Truth on the Green Felt"-John Grissim.

"The Bank Shot and Other Great Robberies"-Minnesota Fats with Tom Fox.

"The Lions and the Lambs"-Thomas Fensch.

"Willies's Game"-Willie Mosconi and Stanley Cohen.

"Byrne's Great Book of Pool Stories"-Robert Byrne.

"How to Get By Without Working"-Peter "Peter Rabbit" Linhard.

"Cornbread Red: Pools Greatest Money Player"-Bob Henning

"How to Hustle Your Friends at Pool"-Tully.

"Thirty Years of Billiards"-Willie Hoppe.

And many in the posts before this one.
 
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There are so many. I think Phil Capelle's how to play your best pool is an instant classic and probably the best place to start for most players.
 
For rock solid fundamentals order the videos "Play Better Pool" by Scott Lee & Randy Goettlicher.
Puggin' myself
randyg
 
Books:
Pool Wars
Running The Table
Playing Off The Rail
Road Player
McGoorty

Movies:
Hustler
Color Of Money
Poolhall Junkies
Baltimore Bullet
Barron And The Kid
 
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What would you say are 5 MUST READ books
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Here's a list from PoolMaster on Amazon.com:
1. "The Illustrated Principles of Pool and Billiards" by David G. Alciatore
best all-round book with best illustrations and web resources

2. "Byrne's Complete Book of Pool Shots: 350 Moves Every Player Should Know" by Robert Byrne
compehensive set of examples of every type of shot

3. "The 99 Critical Shots in Pool: Everything You Need to Know to Learn and Master the Game" by Ray Martin
99 of the best examples of types of shots

4. "Byrne's New Standard Book of Pool and Billiards" by Robert Byrne
great all-around intro book

5. "Pleasures of Small Motions: Mastering the Mental Game of Pocket Billiards" by Bob Fancher
great coverage of the mental side of the game

6. "Play Your Best Pool" by Philip B. Capelle
good all-around book for beginners

7. "Mike Massey's World of Trick Shots" by Mike Massey
best book dealing with trick shots, by the master
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I particularly like the top book on the list. :grin:

I would add the following to this list:

"The Eight Ball Bible" by R. Givens
best book dealing with 8-ball strategy, especially bar-box 8-ball

"Banking with the Beard" by Freddy Bentivegna
best book dealing with kick and bank shot aiming systems​

And since RandyG did a plug for his video, here's my personal choice for TOP 5 VIDEOs: :grin:
1. VEPS I - Basic Shot Making and Position
2. VEPS II - English and Position Control
3. VEPS III - Safety Play and Strategy
4. VEPS IV - Banks, Kicks, and Advanced Shots
5. VEPS V - Skill and Specialty Shots
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Regards,
Dave
 
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cuemaker03 said:
There are so many. I think Phil Capelle's how to play your best pool is an instant classic and probably the best place to start for most players.
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+1

I find Phil's books to be very informative and easy to understand.

Plus, I'll add Jerry Brieseth's DVD for excellent basics for beginners and for intermediate players whose game has strayed of late.
 
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