Tom Wirth's One Pocket book ( very short review)
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I met Tom Wirth at breakfast at this year’s Derby. John Henderson introduced us. John went off to play a match and Tom twisted my arm and made me write down his address so I could order a copy of his book from him when I got home.
Against my better judgment, I invested $50 (includes shipping and handling) in this book. My first complaint is I had to wait an entire five days before the book came. I can only say to everyone, “Do not send Tom Wirth $50 for this book!” You would do much better to take that $50 and go to your local pool room and pick out somebody you don’t have a chance in the world of beating and play him until you lose the $50. During your loss, you may pick up one or two of the points from the Wirth book. Then in a couple of weeks, you can come back and lose another $50 to the same guy and perhaps pick up one more of the points in the book. Doesn’t that sound like more fun than just sending the $50 one time to Wirth and having about two hundred tips arranged in one place where you can access them quickly and conveniently?
For Goodness’ sake! The book doesn’t even have drawings in it. Instead it just has these hundreds of photographs, and the paper is so glossy if you don’t hold it at just the right angle your reading light shines of the page. As for the binding, there really isn’t a binding. The pages just have a spiral thing in them that means your fingers get little indentations in them if you read the book any period of time. As I say, there are a lot of things wrong with this book. In fact, I have been counting up in my mind the number of valuable moves Wirth could have put in this book but which he omitted, and after seven days I am already up to two or three.
And as for you, Tom Wirth, I would have never been so nice to you at that breakfast if I had known that you were the biggest SNITCH in the world! You have snitched off all the stuff that took the rest of us fifty years to accumulate, and maybe even some stuff that we hadn’t picked up by ourselves. What kind of pool player are you? Have you never heard of “Never wise up a sucker?”
Against my better judgment, I invested $50 (includes shipping and handling) in this book. My first complaint is I had to wait an entire five days before the book came. I can only say to everyone, “Do not send Tom Wirth $50 for this book!” You would do much better to take that $50 and go to your local pool room and pick out somebody you don’t have a chance in the world of beating and play him until you lose the $50. During your loss, you may pick up one or two of the points from the Wirth book. Then in a couple of weeks, you can come back and lose another $50 to the same guy and perhaps pick up one more of the points in the book. Doesn’t that sound like more fun than just sending the $50 one time to Wirth and having about two hundred tips arranged in one place where you can access them quickly and conveniently?
For Goodness’ sake! The book doesn’t even have drawings in it. Instead it just has these hundreds of photographs, and the paper is so glossy if you don’t hold it at just the right angle your reading light shines of the page. As for the binding, there really isn’t a binding. The pages just have a spiral thing in them that means your fingers get little indentations in them if you read the book any period of time. As I say, there are a lot of things wrong with this book. In fact, I have been counting up in my mind the number of valuable moves Wirth could have put in this book but which he omitted, and after seven days I am already up to two or three.
And as for you, Tom Wirth, I would have never been so nice to you at that breakfast if I had known that you were the biggest SNITCH in the world! You have snitched off all the stuff that took the rest of us fifty years to accumulate, and maybe even some stuff that we hadn’t picked up by ourselves. What kind of pool player are you? Have you never heard of “Never wise up a sucker?”
Guess the book is Wirth it. Have to admit I feel guilty buying it so cheap. Feel like I crooked you. $55 shipped is a steal
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Bo Newport has no book.
I've shipped several copies to Europe. Denmark, Netherlands, Poland, Croatia, and a few other Countries which at the moment escape my memory but the postage is always within a couple dollars of $28.00 for a single book. I understand that may seem like a lot, and maybe it is, but that is the cheapest price available.
One thought though which might help you and possibly some of your friends who may be interested in the book. When shipping three or more together, the price for shipping when divided multiple ways, goes way down.
Tom
HI everyone, Thank you all so much for the support. It is comforting to know that I have good friends who are willing to go to bat for me and my book. That being said. The review in question was purely positive, as was my response. Just wanted to be sure we all knew that before you go hanging him in effigy
You guys are the greatest! My sincere thanks to you all. :thumbup:
Tom Wirth
I strongly agree. This book pisses me off. Sorry I bought it. Now I have no excuse or alibis for playing the shots wrong.
Yes sir...do what you keep doing and you'll keep getting what you get. That's just the way it goes
Hey Tom...don't know if you remember me? I use to work for you when you managed the Family Game Room in Annapolis, MD in the late 90's. A mutual friend (Country Bob) wanted to know if you were still hit'em good with that Tad?
Regards,
Anthony
Great book, if you are serious about one pocket it's a must have.
anthony
from personal experience i can say
tom is still hittin'em good with that tad...:thumbup:
Hi Anthony, It was a short stint at that location. Those owners gambled it away and all their other stores with day trading. Idiots!
I do still play some but not nearly as much as I did in the 90's Still, I hit 'em pretty sporty when I need to. Thanks for getting in touch.
Say Hi to Bob for me when next you see him.
Tom
I do still play some but not nearly as much as I did in the 90's Still, I hit 'em pretty sporty when I need to. Thanks for getting in touch.
Say Hi to Bob for me when next you see him.
Tom
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tom had ordered your book really enjoyed reading it and learn some new things as when I had ordered it note I wrote we have a few mutual friends I was introduce to you at one pocket hall of fame dinner a few years back by my good friend mary kenniston