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Pleasures of Small Motions: Mastering the Mental Game of Pocket Billiards |  | Authors: Bob Fancher Ph.D., Robert T Fancher
Publisher: The Lyons Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 332428
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd,Revised & enlarged
Pages: 160
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.4
ISBN: 1585745391
Dewey Decimal Number: 794.73019
EAN: 9781585745395
ASIN: 1585745391
Publication Date: June 1, 2002
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Product Description
Everyone who plays pool knows that it is "mostly mental," but the conventional wisdom about the mental game is about as accurate as the idea that the earth is flat. Until now, no one with any expertise on how the human mind works has bothered to write about pool. In Pleasures of Small Motions, Bob Fancher, a psychotherapist and pool columnist, breaks new ground by applying good science to the mental game of billiards. This book does for pool what Timothy Gallwey's bestselling "The Inner Game" books did for golf and tennis. Fancher explains how the conscious and unconscious mind work together, prescribes drills to help players improve, advises on mastering emotion and developing rhythm, explains the difference between concentration and focus, and gives invaluable insight on competitive play. (6 x 9, 160 pages, illustrations) Bob Fancher's column, "Dr. Bob, Pool Shrink," appears monthly in The American Cueist. He earned his Ph.D. at Vanderbilt University and practiced psychotherapy in New York for fourteen years. His acclaimed book Cultures of Healing has been used in classes at Columbia University, Princeton, and many other schools, and is writing has appeared in The Washington Post and other publications. He lives in Austin, Texas.
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 You must have this book!! April 3, 2010
Lawrence (Miami, FL)
This is a must for anyone serious about learning to play pool or elevating your game to new heights. I have been playing pool for a long time and shoot at a "B" level, this book has opened up my eyes in ways I can't even explain. All I can tell you is that you are insane if you do not add this knowledge to your game, it is total enlightment. You will be amazed what this book will do for your game, I have a huge Library of books written by the best authors on the subject of pool and I am glad I invested in this one, it was worth every penny and then some.
 I rate it lousy... March 7, 2010
June E. Mclane
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The whole book was spent trying to explain a concept...duh, as if we didn't get it the first time. It is a well known concept that is used in many areas of skill and was nothing new. The explanations weren't even good. I tossed it.
I love this book November 26, 2009
Snoodle
I thought this book was fantastic and I don't even play pool. My game is table shuffleboard but "Pleasures of Small Motions" applies to just about any competitive sport. The author presents a convincing argument why players who only play to win, will never be winners. The trick is in the "pleasure of small motions". This book not only improved my game, it has given me a new attitude towards the game as well as the competition. If you play shuffleboard, pool, or any other game, this book is an absolute must.
great read February 6, 2009
James Sawczuk
probably the best book out their describing what the pros are thinking or not thinking while their running rack after rack . I especially enjoyed the chapter on rhythm , the music you play to when you have achieved relaxed concentration. Nothing takes the place of practice , but this comes close.
Deeply Insightful June 3, 2008
David A. Kays (Louisville KY.)
Awesome book chocked full of insights on the mental game of pool and sports psychology in general. Helps instill a healthy mind set to enable you to play at your optimum with out all the baggage that goes along with performance. Invaluable to anyone serious about there game.
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