Mike MasseyÂ’s World of Trick Shots will teach you how to execute the shots like the master. Included are HustlerÂ’s Specials, Crowd Pleasers, Jump Shots, Masses, Prop Shots, and much more. All shots are diagrammed perfectly to scale. On every shot you will be shown how to set up the balls, where to strike the cue ball, the correct speed and elevation, and how to correct for the most common errors. The shots are rated for difficulty of set up and execution. This allows you to pick those that are suited to your level of skill. There is a chapter on how to give your own show, which includes lines that will amuse and entertain your fans. A 30-page biography of MikeÂ’s world travels will take you on several globe trotting adventures with the master.
I became a golfer one summer day in 1960 when I was 12, and have been a big fan of the game ever since. I first remember seeing Jack Nicklaus play in person in 1963 at the Palm Springs Classic. I've watched the final round of all but three majors since 1960, and I own nearly every issue of Golf Digest and Golf Magazine dating back to mid 1962
I graduated from UC Berkeley in 1970 with a major in business and an unofficial minor in pocket billiards. I enjoyed a 15 year long career in finance during which I was the editor of a stock market newsletter, a stockbroker, a financial analyst, and a columnist for the Orange County Business Journal. My first book, Investing in Growth, was published in 1992. In 1995 I left the financial services industry and founded Billiards Press. I've since written eight instructional books on pool and a column for Pool & Billiard Magazine since May, 1996.
In 2001 Golf Digest conducted an essay contest on who is the greatest golfer, Jack Nicklaus or Tiger Woods. My entry planted the seeds for a number of projects on golf, and for my blog, capelleongolf.com. My first golf book, Tiger vs. Jack, has just been published. I look forward to writing about my two passions, golf and pool, in the years ahead.
