Customer Reviews

Play Your Best Nine Ball

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Phil Capelle takes you inside the mind of a Pool Master as he discloses anything and everything you need to know to excell at 9-Ball. Why he even tells you how to beat players of all levels (in his chapter on strategy) without even having to improve your skills one iota, simply by playing a smarter game. But make no mistake about it, Capelle covers the toughest aspects of the game like no other book, in big chapters on position play, pattern play, kicking, safety play and so much more. If you seriously want to take your game to a new level, (and the sky's the limit) Then this is the book. Bravo Phil!

Phil Capelle has done a great justice for those who want to take their 9-ball game to the next level. He hasn't cut any corners in this definitive work. He covers all the angles (pun intended): english, throw, pattern play, safeties, kicking, competition strategy, realistic self-assessment, practice routines, you name it. What I find remarkable about this book is the completeness in which all of the subjects are covered. As a stickler when it comes to reading, my only complaint would be the odd typo here and there. Certainly not enough to distract from the rich and very useful material, however. I have read at least fifteen books on pool and none comes close to "Play Your Best Nine Ball." Very well done, Mr. Capelle!

I own all pool books from Mr. Capelle. This one is loaded with great information about nine ball covering every aspect of the game. A must own for every serious nine ball player!

This book has helped my game immensely. The content is extremely useful and well put together. Phil Capelle is obviously an expert and I really treasure this book. I can't give it 5 stars because of the massive amount of typos. It is totally riddled with them. It's as if no one read it at all before it went to print. Frankly, it's embarrassing.

This book is similar to "Play Your Best Pool" and has some overlapping content, but focuses on 9-ball. Exhaustively thorough for the true enthusiast of the game.

The diagrams used in this book are clear and concise. However, the explanations of the shots depicted on the diagrams are very cumbersome, with references to degrees of angles, shot ratings, and player ratings. Half of the book contains diagrams with shot routes, but no explanation as to where to apply English on the cueball. The best section of the book is the chapter on position routes The book is very comprehensive and would help pool players who are at least a B or A rating.

In reading Phil Capelle's series of books on 8-ball, 9-ball and Straight Pool, I think Phil's books are among the most advanced and well-written books that I've seen on improving one's strategy and tactics in playing pool.