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**  THE PRO BOOK ** THE PRO BOOK

The 290 page Pro Book revolutionized the coaching and development of pool players. Designed for the competitive player, it has four major training sections. The Physical Game: fundamentals, reference training for position shots, safeties, kicks, kick safeties and banks, and performance conditioning and nutrition. The Mental Game: mental training, concentration and the secrets of focus, rituals and routines, playing different game styles, match dynamics, controlling momentum and more. The Emotional Game: motivation, creating and using powerful goals, using the elements of peak performance, scouting and accessing your best game. Putting It Together: how to let go, training vs. performance, designing a 30-day training program, making and using pre-match and competition plans and match reviews. RETAIL - $49.95 - BEBOB SPECIAL - $39.95

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** THE ADVANCED PRO BOOK ** THE ADVANCED PRO BOOK

The Advanced Pro Book is intended for the serious pool player and contains advanced strategies and training techniques. It addresses the five major areas: Honing Your Technique, Mastering the Shot Routine, Mastering Advanced Tools, Getting Your Game Out, and Advanced Match Strategy. Train to execute advanced shots, position play, defensive play, banks and kicks. Learn to get your best game out when you need it and how to stay focused under pressure. Learn advanced strategies for the front, mid, and end games and how to take and keep control. Hone your technique to a master’s edge.
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**BUILD YOUR GAME - HARDCOVER **BUILD YOUR GAME - HARDCOVER

This HARDCOVER edition is a collection of 365 Days of Instruction, Motivation and Insights for Pool Players. It's like having a professional coach hitting you with one short, focused topic on the game to set your day and keep you focused and on the road to playing better pool. Each of 365 topics covers an important element required to play at a masterful level. Some will remind you of things you have forgotten and many will lead you to a higher understanding of strategy, technique or execution. All will help you build a stronger game. Includes a directory of quotes, reference materials and a comprehensive index. RETAIL - $34.95 - $24.95 (limited time offer - priced same as the soft cover)

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**BUILD YOUR GAME - SOFTCOVER **BUILD YOUR GAME - SOFTCOVER

This SOFTCOVER book is a collection of 365 Days of Instruction, Motivation and Insights for Pool Players. It's like having a professional coach hitting you with one short, focused topic on the game every day to keep you focused and on the road to playing better pool. Each of 365 topics covers an important element required to play at a masterful level. Some will remind you of things you have forgotten and many will lead you to betterstrategy, technique or execution. All will help you build a stronger game. Included is a directory of quote sources, reference materials and a comprehensive index. RETAIL - $29.95 - BEBOB SPECIAL - $24.95

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AIMING ON THE CUTTING EDGE AIMING ON THE CUTTING EDGE

This big 500 plus page book by Todd Leveck, a Certified BCA Instructor, is undoubtedly the most comprehensive book on aiming ever written for the players of pocket billiards. With more than 300 illustrations, demonstrations, experiments and practice drills, this book will help you aim better, with more confidence and consistency. Some of the major topics are: The Geometry of Pool, The Physics of Aiming & Shooting, Mental & Physical Alignment Techniques. Your Vision for Winning, and Developing a Million Dollar Stroke. In this book you will explore a myriad of Aiming Systems designed to keep your game on aim and learn what “matters most” and what will take you to the next level. Lots more. $69.95 (ACE)

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ALL THREE IPAT DVDS ALL THREE IPAT DVDS

ONLY FOUR FULL SETS LEFT! This group contains all three of the International Pool Ability DVDs. Level One is designed for beginners and players up through the regional league level and for pool players whose progress has stagnated and who want professional help to eliminate weaknesses. You will learn aiming technique, quality of your stroke, big position playing and more with exercises explained by Huber and Eckert and demonstrated by World Champion, Thorsten Hohmann. They teach an integral way to quickly learn the game and improve your pool skills technically. Posture, Stroke, Speed Drill, Straight Drill, Follow Drill, Draw Drill, Ghost Ball, Small Position Drill 1 & 2, Kiss Shot Tangent, Big Position Drill 1 & 2, Frozen Balls, Frozen Rail Drill 1 & 2, Endless Position Drill, Standard Balls, 9-Ball Situation, and Additional Exercises. 145 Minutes. The Level Two DVD is for intermediate to advanced players and offers a challenging training program to bring your skills to a higher level. It includes advanced drills, exercises and workouts explained by Huber and Eckert and played by Hohmann. They demonstrate an integral way to quickly improve your ability. Speed Drill, Straight Drill, Follow Drill, Draw Drill, Small Position Drills 3 & 4, Big Position Drill 3 & 4, English Part 1, 2, 3 & 4, Frozen Rail Drill 3 & 4, Endless Position Drill, Standard Position Balls, 9-Ball Situation, and more. 160 minutes. Level Three is for expert players and anyone interested in the fine details of world-class technique and comes with a BONUS Audio CD, The Psychology of Pool, and an interview with Thorsten Hohmann. This DVD has advanced drills, exercises, and high-level training games, which you can use to compare your skill levels with others. Each drill is explained by Huber and Eckert and played by Hohmann to show the scores a world champion can produce. It includes: Stroke Straightness, Draw Shot Drill, Small Area Position 5 & 6, Large Area Position 5 & 6, Angle Shot Drill 1, Angle Shot Drill 2, Long Shot Drill 1, Long Shot Drill 2, 9-Ball Situation 3 & 4, Bank Shot Drill, Standard Position Shot Drill, Frozen Rail Drill 5, Frozen Rail Drill 6, Break, Safeties. All Three DVDs contain the prep work and the IPAT test for the corresponding level. ONLY FOUR FULL SETS LEFT!

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BEAT PEOPLE WITH A STICK BEAT PEOPLE WITH A STICK

COLLECTIBLE - AUTOGRAPHED - This book by the late BCA Master Instructor Tom Simpson is a compilation of 15 years of his best articles. This unique and limited edition is printed on only one side of each page, (the left-hand side of each page is blank) so there is plenty of room for your notes, insights and thoughts as you digest the content of each lesson. Each copy was AUTOGRAPHED BY TOM in December of 2013. This edition is spiral-bound, 8.5" by 11" and contains all of Tom's 129 one-page lessons to help you play better and compete more intelligently. Some examples are: In & Out of the Zone, Sink More Combinations, Getting a Feel for the Table, Draw Like Crazy, Jumping with the Dart Method, Extreme Bridges, Forcing the Corner, Nail-Bending Focus, Hanger Management, Straight-In Banks and 119 more! Tom, who passed away in 2016, was a phenomenal coach and well-known for his National Billiard Academy clinics. This is a BRAND NEW book, unused, from the Bebob Collection. VERY FEW LEFT.

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CAPELLE'S COLUMNS CAPELLE'S COLUMNS

- 21 Years of Pool Instruction. This NEW book from Phil Capelle contains all 252 of his Pool & Billiard columns from May 1996 to May 2017. About 35 are excerpted from his books and others present different takes on topics and exploits of the pros. Many from 2011 have resulted from his ongoing research and present brand new material. They are arranged in order, but you can find instruction on specific topics in the detailed table of contents and in the cross-reference. With 512 pages and 430 diagrams, this book is a great addition to your pool library.

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HOW TO PLAY POOL RIGHT HOW TO PLAY POOL RIGHT

This DVD is produced by The Billiard Congress of America and presented by Jerry Breisath, a great teacher and one of only a few Master BCA instructors. This comprehensive instructional covers all the basics of pocket billiards. Cue grip, Stance, and applying english are just a few of the fundamentals explained to help you improve your game, whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced player. Lots of great players have traveled to Wisconsin to work with Jerry. Now you can do it from the comfort of your own home or billiard room.

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MODERN POOL MODERN POOL

ONLY FOUR LEFT! Written by famed European player and teacher Ralph Eckert, this first-rate publication. has 320 pages and over 340 illustrations. There are four sections and the last one, The Program, is over 200 pages long and covers training, technique, and tactics. Even the best players will find some value here. Major parts include: Aiming, Influencing the Cue Ball, Shots and Concepts, Position Drills, Bank Shot Drills, Theoretical Game Sequences, The Cushion Game, and about 80 pages on Critical Shots. Written from a European point of view, (it is in English!) you'll find ideas presented in a fresh and different manner. World Champion, Hohmann says: "In professional tournaments against the world’s best players, I still use his principles." It's very expensive to ship books from Europe, so get one while you can! ONLY FOUR LEFT!

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POOL LESSON WITH JERRY BRIESATH POOL LESSON WITH JERRY BRIESATH

This 3-DVD set is from Jerry Briesath, considered by many to be the “dean of pool instructors.” He has taught many of the game’s top players and was instrumental in starting the BCA instructor program. In the more than 4 hours of instruction and 50 plus topics on this set, you will learn the same techniques he teaches the pros: The Fundamentals - Stance, grip, bridge, stroke, break and aim. Managing the Cue ball - Spin, tangent lines, speed trade-off, position. Banking and Kicking - Making it all make sense. Drills - Fun games and simple tricks to quickly improve your game. Fixes - How to fix the flaws that cost you games.

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POWERFUL POOL - COMPLETE SET OF ALL 3 DVDs POWERFUL POOL - COMPLETE SET OF ALL 3 DVDs

BACK IN STOCK! In this 3-DVD set, professional player Max Eberle opens up his treasure chest of hard-earned knowledge, including precise body mechanics, timing, and the training that is required to play pool with both consistency and results. There is one thing all great pool players have in common and that is excellent fundamentals. Max's focus throughout this DVD set remains on the Seven Primary Skills and he takes them, and you, to a world class level. Super solid stance, Feet set-up, Body direction, Arm alignment, Distance from cue ball, Stroke freedom, Super stroke, Center ball skill, Pure stroke, Eagle eye aim, Power spot, Mosconi method, Deflection correction, Sudden stop, Fantastic follow, Eye/stroke timing, Motivation and more. Also available as individual DVDs.

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THE 3RD EYE STROKE TRAINER THE 3RD EYE STROKE TRAINER

ORDER NOW! ONLY ONE LEFT! This stroke trainer comes with an instructional DVD, slides over the tip of your cue and immediately begins to correct the two most common stroke flaws. First, most players unknowingly approach the cue ball slightly off center. They think they're in the center, but they're off to one side or the other. Secondly, final corrections are often diagnosed as pure stroke flaws, but are usually caused by that initial alignment flaw. Line up straight and true and your stroke is more likely to stay straight and true! ORDER NOW! ONLY ONE LEFT!

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THE 99 CRITICAL SHOTS IN POOL THE 99 CRITICAL SHOTS IN POOL

This 30th Anniversary Edition of the classic volume by 3-time World Champion Ray Martin and Rosser Reeves has impacted the games of a lot of pool players. It is one of the best selling instructional pool books and people are still talking about shots that were first revealed in it. Part of this 220 page book is specific to straight pool, but most of it applies to all pool games. This edition is totally revamped with up-to-date photos, a full color cover and over 200 photographs and illustrations.

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THE BASICS OF POOL BILLIARDS THE BASICS OF POOL BILLIARDS

This book by David Alfieri & Uwe Sander is based on the knowledge and teaching principles of Jerry Briesath, the founder of The Pool School and one of only a handful of Master BCA Instructors. The focus of this 192 page book is a system that separates effective practice, learning, and knowledge from the ineffective. If you ever went to The Pool School in Madison, WI and wished you had everything that you learned there written down in a book, this is it! There are six major sections: Playing Accessories, Stance and Grip, Systematic Training Concepts, The Stop Shot, Training, and Beginner Mistakes. Just shipped in from Germany (It is in English!) 10 more copies! It's very expensive to ship books from Europe, so get one while you can!

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ULTIMATE POOL SECRETS DVD ULTIMATE POOL SECRETS DVD

ONLY EIGHT LEFT! THIS DVD TITLE IS RETIRED AND NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM THE PUBLISHER. In three videos on one DVD, CJ Wiley teaches you his systematic approach to playing great pocket billiards. He describes each step in his unique pre-shot routine, outlines the fundamentals of the game, provides insights to his tournament winning mental side, and includes footage from ESPN matches to show you how to win. Balancing your body, Building your bridge, Connecting to the line of the shot, Strengthening your stroke, Developing a straight delivery, Correct grip pressure, Using the diamonds, Putting power into your break, The draw shot, Shooting off the rail, How to handle the mental side of pool, how to make the pocket bigger, an aiming system, and a lot more. ONLY EIGHT LEFT!

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