Best book for beginner

[DeeDeeCues]

It's all about building muscle memory. For ME I prefer to lock on an object and develop where to look on that object rather than looking for a ghost I find that only for very large cut angles I might have to look outside the edge of the ball. To each his own, whatever works. I am just stating my opinion as an amateur so no one has to listen to me

I'm not disagreeing with you, just stating that ghostie can help develop those habits.

 

[MikeLeClair]

Definitely Mark Wilsons "Play Great Pool". Especially for fundamentals.

 

[891014+1]

After reading The Inner Game Of Tennis i took nothing from it...unfortune of mine, it tells what it is needed or a way to try to achieve it, but not the keys on how.
No one knows the "secret formula", because there is none...but...
Two years ago i had the pleasure of assist a live interview from Francisco S. Ruiz. He said that he practiced 12 hours a day, every single day, for years... To me, that is 33% of what a player need to achieve success: determination and practice, lots of both.
The "perfect" mental state is more 33% of what we need... And that is very very very hard to get...very hard indeed. I've never found a book to explain how to achieve it, not even The Inner Game of Tennis. Any other suggestions on it?

 

[DeeDeeCues]

After reading The Inner Game Of Tennis i took nothing from it...unfortune of mine, it tells what it is needed or a way to try to achieve it, but not the keys on how.
No one knows the "secret formula", because there is none...but...
Two years ago i had the pleasure of assist a live interview from Francisco S. Ruiz. He said that he practiced 12 hours a day, every single day, for years... To me, that is 33% of what a player need to achieve success: determination and practice, lots of both.
The "perfect" mental state is more 33% of what we need... And that is very very very hard to get...very hard indeed. I've never found a book to explain how to achieve it, not even The Inner Game of Tennis. Any other suggestions on it?

I doubt there is an explanation on how to achieve the zone, because it is different for everyone. I've been in the zone before I read the book, and I've lost the zone after reading the book. I've had much better results after the book, tho.

To me, it isn't about a roadmap to the zone, it is recognizing when you are far from the path, help getting back in the neighborhood, and how to avoid being a hindrance to your own success.

I'd suggest reading the book again because you seem to have missed one of the best points:. to practice and learn without judgment.

Observe, don't criticize. Efren once said that he learned a lot from watching amateurs screw up... Sounds like he was observing without judging them for being amateurs.

It is also a great instruction on the mental game and how to get inside an opponents head while sounding like a nice guy.