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Pocket Billiards instruction books on CD-ROM
Now in stock: "Artistic Pool Manual by Rick Malm "
What is Artistic Pool or Artistic Billiards? Answer: Very high skill cue sport"
World Pool-Billiard Association says the following: "Artistic by dictionary definition means beauty…skillfully, and tastefully done, aesthetically pleasing…relating to or characteristic of one who is skilled in public performance, or one who exhibits artistry or skill in his or her work. Art is a skill or 'knack'. 'Artistic Pool' is the umbrella word for these skills and/or 'knacks'."
- Learn the secrets of artistic trick shot pool and billiard players.
- Photo, video, and text CD FlipAlbum® for PC usage. Over 630 Mbytes of data.
Page printing allowed.
- Details on 40 professional skill level artistic shots and 5 show trick shots.
- 295 full screen pages. Includes thumbnails for each page, a table of
contents, and an index all with links to the pages.
- More than 50% of the content is diagrams, shooter's
eye views, overhead views, and side views. 400 color images
- Shot setup descriptions from the World Pool-Billiard
Association Artistic shot program.
- More that 52 video clips with audio. See each shot
being made.
- Insider tips on each shot. See how to adjust if you
are missing the shot.
- Fundamentals on table testing, squirt measurement,
throw testing and maximum english application.
- Images of top artistic players making shots.
- Virtual Pool 3 (VP3) images show close up details on
the shots. Images are annotated to help you make shot corrections.
- 40 files that can be loaded directly into VP3.
- Hints on using VP3 for shot analysis and practice.
- Artistic spreadsheets for practice and competition
scoring provided as XLS and 123 files.
- Pro contact pages that include web sites and contact
information for lessons.
- Pro bio information submitted by the pros themselves. (not verified by author)
- PC only, no Mac support from FlipAlbum® at this time.
2nd CD-ROM book, now in stock: "Artistic Pool Trick Shot Templates"
by the famous "Artistic Pool Champion", Mike Massey and Rick Malm, the
2002 BCA North American Artistic Pool winner in "Trick/Fancy Shots" and
"Prop, Novelty and Special Arts", as well as, 2003 BCA North American Artistic Pool winner in Follow shots.
- This lower cost 59 page book on a CD-ROM contains some
extracts from one discipline of the "Artistic Pool Manual" and also contains new information.
- Artistic Pool is the umbrella word, like gymnastics and Trick and/or Fancy shots is a discipline to
"Artistic Pool", like parallel bars is a discipline to gymnastics. This CD is a good place for amateurs
to build a foundation for "Artistic Pool"
- Learn how to quickly setup several
trick shots, no extreme english or squirt knowledge required.
- You can learn 7 artistic show shots or
trick shots.
- You can create full scale B/W or color template drawings of each shot for your own pool table
to aid setup and learning. These templates can not be found in the "Artistic Pool Manual".
- Insider tips on each shot. See how to adjust if you
are missing the shot.
- Photos, video, and text all on a CD-ROM FlipAlbum® for PC usage.
Page printing allowed.
- Includes thumbnails for each page, a table of
contents, and an index all with links to the pages.
- More than 50% of the content is diagrams, shooter's
eye views, overhead views, and side views.
- Product includes more than 20 video clips. You can see each shot being made.
- Fundamentals of ball
"throw" testing and "tapping in" that was also in the "Artistic Pool Manual".
- Color Virtual Pool 3 (VP3) images that show close up details on
the shots.
- 7 VP3 files, one for each trick shot, can be loaded directly into VP3.
- Product includes table images that show close up
details on each shot.
CD, page 21, correction. IMSI's TurboCAD LE.
Product Review by Mike Shamos can be found in the July 2003 issue of Billiards Digest and see page 84-85. Mike Shamos says the Artistic Pool Manual is "spectacular!!!"
Product Review by Eric Yow. He said the following about the Artistic Pool Manual: "The detailed instruction found in this work is
unsurpassed! The computer approach to artistic instruction is exactly what the sport has been lacking.
With your Artistic Pool Manual you make even the most difficult shots become possible for even an average poolplayer to duplicate.
Now, I am able to amaze my friends and family with my abilities. Thanks to you, I have the skills to perform each of the shots in your manual
with consistency. You have given me the tools necessary to learn new amazing tricks and even come up with some of my own.
This work is by far the greatest aid yet on the market for instruction in artistic pool." - Eric J. Yow, 6.8.05
Use the following link to see Eric Yow's trick shot video web site and see some of the shots that he has learned using the Artistic Pool Manual and see shots he has invented.
Here is what some of the top artistic champions are
saying about the Artistic Pool Manual.
Product Review by World Champion Lukasz Szywala
says the following, "Your ebooks are excellent, I really like them.
This is the best product I have seen that helps one learn and play artistic pool.
Now I can understand theoretical side of artistic pool."
Tom "Dr. Cue" Rossman: "Well, you have totally mesmerized me with this
computer approach to 'artistic pool'.
What a beautiful training tool for new players
and us 'young at heart' old timers.
The technical wizard at work!! This flipalbum
is great. Rick's masterpiece will improve
and promote artistic pool. A higher level of
understanding through detailed computer
presentation can only mean the 'brightest of
bright' futures for our magnetic discipline. This treasure of instructional material will long
live within the international training framework
of 'artistic pool'."
Paul Gerni: "Rick's attention to detail is nice, and it
is a rather ambitious undertaking, but certainly welcome. There is always room
for an even more scientific approach to the preparation and execution of the
skills of artistic shots."
Bob Jewett: "I think this CD will be a great tool for new
Artistic players and will get more people involved in the sport."
Mike Massey: "You will have fun learning these shots, and
increase both your knowledge and skill, and not the least, amaze your friends
and peers!"
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