Knack Pool & Billiards is a step-by-step guide to mastering a variety of games played on a billiards table. It will help anyone take his game to the next level—whether he shoots pool on weekends at the neighborhood bar or plays for higher stakes in a local league or in college tournaments. It covers all aspects of the sport, from choosing equipment, keeping score, and dissecting a variety of games such as Snooker, Eight Ball, and more. It also offers helpful tips on holding the cue and getting the proper angles. Author Bruce Barthelette is a top professional pool player—and ranked as one of the world's ten best players in trick shots—who has appeared on ESPN numerous times. He and his wife run the Connecticut division of the American Poolplayers Association.
