How To Play Billiards

This book is a complete guide to billiards, being a comprehensive handbook on every aspect of the game. With simple instructions and a wealth of invaluable tips, this book will be of utility to any level of player with an interest in improving their game. "e;How To Play Billiards"e; constitutes a timeless educational resource, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: "e;An Indispensable Preliminary"e;, "e;Swinging the Cue and Sighting the Stroke"e;, "e;Plain Ball-Striking"e;, "e;Angles Resulting from Plain Ball-Contacts"e;, "e;Half-Ball and Other Contacts"e;, "e;A New Method"e;, "e;'Side', 'top' and 'Screw'"e;, "e;Concerning 'Top', 'Screw' and 'drag'"e;, "e;You and I Play Billiards"e;, "e;Our Game Continued"e;, "e;We Finish our Game"e;, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on snooker, pool, and billiards.