Precision Pool: Your Guide to Mastering Key Skills, Shots, and Strategies [Paperback]

"""Precision Pool "contains valuable information that can be obtained only from instructors who have dedicated themselves to the sport. Shari Stauch and Gerry Kanov have that dedication, and it is reflected in this book. "Precision Pool" is required reading for players looking to improve their game.""
Harold Simonsen
Publisher of "Pool & Billiard Magazine" and PoolMag.com

"""Precision Pool "is required reading. An indispensable shortcut for the savvy player!""
Vicki Paski
WPBA Hall of Fame
"As a former pro and renowned publisher in the billiard industry, Shari Stauch has been privy to some of the best instructors and players of all time. "Precision Pool" is an accumulation of that vast and valuable knowledge."
Charlie Williams
World Class Pro & Founder of Dragon Promotions
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Sharpen you strategy and shot-making skills! Precision Pool will help you master the tactics and techniques to excel in the four most popular forms of the game: 9-ball, 8-ball, straight pool, and one pocket.

Gerry "The Ghost" Kanov and Shari "The Shark" Stauch share their wealth of knowledge and experience, having competed against virtually every top professional pool player in the world. The result—Precision Pool—is the most comprehensive and useful book ever written on pool.

The instruction progresses from essential fundamentals through advanced match strategies, all accompanied by plenty of drills to practice and perfect each new skill and tactic. The text is enhanced with more than 140 diagrams, including 81 high-quality illustrations that provide realistic perspectives of each key shot and game situation.

This easy-to-use book will help you master power breaks, bank shots, and combinations, as well as show you how to use english and make trick shots. Whether you're a weekend player or a seasoned professional, if you're serious about improving your game, Precision Pool is your best shot.

"A must-read by the Rocket! Covers everything!"

Roger "Rocket" Griffis 1998 ESPN 9-Ball Champion 1992 ESPN Pro Tour Champion

"The quintessential treasury of pool secrets."

Vicki Paski National 9-ball champion Player of the Year Former Women’s Professional Billiard Association President

"I wish this book had been available when I started. I could have learned the proper way to play from the very beginning, rather than experience years and years of trial and error."

Robin Dodson 2-time world 9-ball champion

Gerry "The Ghost" Kanov and Shari "The Shark" Stauch combine an unprecedented wealth of professional pool experience and talent to create this book. Both are staff members of Pool & Billiard Magazine, the top publication for the sport. They have played and worked with virtually every top professional pool player and instructor in the world.

Kanov has been playing professional and amateur pool since 1968. He has dozens of local and national Top 3 finishes and championships, including two national team championships as a player/coach. He is an instructional editor and technical advisor for Pool & Billiard Magazine and writes the "Ghost" column.

Kanov also is a touring professional on the Camel Pro Billiard Series and a coach for several top players. He also has a screen credit; he portrayed a referee in the motion picture The Color of Money. Kanov lives in Downers Grove, Illinois.

Stauch has been on the Women's Pro Billiard Tour since 1980. She has been consistently ranked in the top 32 and is a former Illinois and Wisconsin State 9-Ball Champion. She is the owner and editor of Pool & Billiard Magazine and has performed dozens of exhibitions for a variety of clients, such as ESPN/ESPN2 and Gordon's Gin and Vodka.

Stauch is the founding president of the Billiard Education Foundation, which conducts youth billiard national championships and provides scholarships. She serves as the Public Relations Director of the World Confederation of

Billiard Sports, an international federation that succeeded in getting pool recognized as an official Olympic sport for the 2000 Games. Stauch was also involved with The Color of Money, serving as a consultant. She lives in Summerville, South Carolina.