Upscale Nine-Ball

by Jack H. Koehler

Overview

Many pool players progress from playing casual EIGHT-BALL with friends to playing in organized leagues. The next most probable step is to play NINE-BALL, and specifically NINE-BALL tournaments. This book is aimed at the EIGHT-BALL player that wants to become proficient at the game of NINE-BALL.

UPSCALE NINE-BALL is intended for intermediate to advanced pool players. The majority of this book is devoted to those shots and strategies associated specifically with the game of NINE-BALL.

UPSCALE NINE-BALL is the last in series of pocket billiard books by the author Jack H. Koehler. Included in the list of Koehler’s books is the extremely highly regarded book titled THE SCIENCE OF POCKET BILLIARDS.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780962289088
Publisher:	Sportology Publications
Publication date:	06/01/2016
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.41(d)

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION
EIGHT-BALL VERSES NINE-BALL
RULES OF NINE-BALL

2. BREAK SHOT
LAG FOR BREAK.
BREAK OBJECTIVE.
RACKING THE BALLS
RACK ANALYSIS
AIMING POINT
ENGLISH
CUE-BALL PLACEMENT
STRIKING 1-BALL OFF CENTER
IMPERFECT RACK
CUE-BALL ACTION
STANCE AND STROKE
BREAK STICK
BREAK OVERVIEW

3. PUSH-OUT
PUSH OR SHOOT
CUE-BALL POSITION
TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT
PUSH-OUT EXAMPLES
PUSH-OUT TEST

4. SAFETIES....
ETHICS OF SAFETIES
THE POWER OF A SAFETY
WHEN TO SHOOT A SAFETY
ELEMENTS OF A SAFETY.
SAFETY STRATEGIES
SAFETY EXERCISE
RESPONSE TO SAFETIES
SAFETY ESCAPES
SAFETY OVERVIEW

5. BALL-IN-HAND.
FOULS
THREE-FOUL WIN
SAFETIES
INTENTIONAL FOULS
9-BALL COMBINATIONS
TWO-WAY SHOTS
CUE-BALL PLACEMENT
BALL-IN-HAND OVERVIEW

6. STRATEGY
STRATEGY FLEXIBILITY
PACE OF GAME
PROBABILITIES
STRATEGY VARIABLES
SHOT OR SHAPE
OFFENCE VERSUS DEFENSE
THREE-BALL SEQUENCE
CHOOSING A POCKET
CLUSTERS
BALLS ON CUSHION
SHAPE OPTIONS
9-BALL COMBINATIONS
SHOOTING THE 9-BALL
EXAMPLES AND ANALYSIS
STRATEGY OVERVIEW

7. TOURNAMENTS
TYPES OF TOURNAMENTS
TOURNAMENT DETAILS
RUNNING A TOURNAMENT
PERSONAL SCHEDULING
FOOD AND REST
RANDOM DRAW
OBSERVATIONS
PRE-MATCH WARM UP
MENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
PLAYING THE MATCH
POST TOURNAMENT ANALYSIS
SPECTATING
SPONSORSHIP

Editorial Reviews

REVIEWS AND TESTIMONIALS
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POOL & BILLIARD MAGAZINE, November, 2000 by Thomas C. Shaw -- BOOK REVIEW
"The question most people want answered when it comes to an instruction book is: Will this book help my game? The answer is resounding YES."
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BILLIARDS DIGEST MAGAZINE, June 2001 by Kyle Chiner -- BOOK REVIEW
"In his latest offering to billiard libraries nationwide, Upscale Nine-Ball, Koehler gives prospective 9-ball experts all the tools they need to become a thoroughbred in their own room or to take the game to any level they want to achieve."
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ALL ABOUT POOL EVERYWHERE MAGAZINE, November, 2000 -- BOOK REVIEW
"This is a book that can be referred to over and over. You can read it straight through, choose a chapter, or just thumb through it. What you will gain is an understanding of the game of nine ball from an entirely different perspective. A perspective of fact."
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Jay Helfert, Tournament Producer/Director
"A lot more than 9-ball here! One of the most comprehensive works on the game of pocket billiards ever produced. A wealth of valuable information for all levels of players. Anyone serious about pool must have this book."
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James W. Cheek (private communication)
"I received my copy of UPSCALE NINE-BALL, by Jack Koehler, a couple weeks ago. I find this book to be most enlightening and educational. I am enjoying it immensely and will be a pro soon, I hope, after reading this book. It is probably the best book I have come across yet."
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Fredric Fechter, Teacher/Instructor CUESPORT COLLEGE
"For the advanced cuiest, "UPSCALE NINE-BALL" will certainly be a blessing and accelerate one's ability. Jack Koehler is a great teacher."

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