Safety Toolbox - secrets of defensive strategies

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"Knowledge is Power" - this CD book give you that and the drills necessary to make your intentions reality.

($30.00) This book teaches you how to apply strategic and tactical defensive pool. Every secret and every trick is identified, described, with examples on how to apply them - all legal and legitimate. No sharking necessary.

Just reading this material will improve your winning percentage by 10%. Put some time in on a practice table and that will improve even more.

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Here are some results you can expect:

Give these "benefits" to your opponent:

Way too many bad leaves.
Frustrating loss of game & table control.
Psychological wear and tear.
Sneaking suspicion of being played (but can't prove it).
Physical exhaustion from constantly getting up for one shot and then going back to the chair (and racking too many times).
More losses to you than they have ever experienced.

What others will say about you:

What happened? He's a much tougher player now.
Where did that shot come from?
Didn't see that coming.
I never get a shot. I don't like playing him.
Why can't I beat this guy. He used to be easy.
Jeez, I have to work so hard every time I play him.
Can't get any decent shot for a run-out.
He's no fun to play with.
What's with all these Safeties? Why won't he play a real man's game?
I can't play him any more. He's taken all my money.

Consequences of this knowledge:

Stop opponent run-outs.
Get out of bad circumstances.
Manage and play around your weaker skills.
Identify and use opponent's limitations.
Know when to go for the win (and when to side-step).
Gain expanded tactical options.
Handle chaos control.
Learn sophisticated table layout management.
Discover a huge library of unexpected tricks & traps.
Master predictable cue ball and object ball travel
And much more.

Stick skills you will gain (some practice required):

Consistent control of the cue ball.
Precision stick speed with micro control.
Enhanced draw, follow & spin.
Reliable caroms.
An ancient, easy to learn, devastating stroke.

Mental capabilities gained:

Confidence of owning intelligent table management options.
Game patience that reduces your worries (and blood pressure).
Trust and confidence in your game plan.
Whole game strategies tailored to the skills of our opponent.
Simple and clever tactics that destroy.
A return of the original pleasures of the game - winning regularly.

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0 Beginnings

About the book - a little blurb about the background of the book.
A message - from the great billiard god, Professor Mizery.
Registration - to get first notice of the latest & greatest news about Billiard Gods Productions.

1 Basic principles

Purpose - why even do Safeties? Find the reasons here.
Safeties are tools - the modern way to think about Safeties.
Key knowledge - valuable operational aspects that ensures you will become more dangerous.
Motivation - personal reasons and rationale to justify taking advantage of unsuspecting opponents.
Mindset matrix - the actual mechanism (a simple trick, really) that ensures you will make outstanding, situational table decisions.
Opponent analysis 1 - quickly size up a new opponent.
Opponent analysis 2 - identify his bad habits and how to use them. Also determine the different shooter types and how to adapt your game.
Opponent analysis 3 - learn how to manage different personalities.

2 Safety types

Bad angle - very low percentage options to gift to your friendly enemy.
Bridge required - take advantage of your opponent's weak side.
Confusion - make it tougher table, on purpose.
Cushion first - a secret Safety to spring on an unsuspecting opponent.
Distance - leave shot choices that are far, far away.
Frozen cue ball - who can shoot well over another ball?
Frozen cushion - not an obvious Safety, but surprisingly effective.
Hidden ball - play hide & seek with your opponent's skills and mind.
Illegal shot - win by giving up ball in hand.
Summary - Putting it all together.

3 Safety exercises

Introduction - explains simple, non-boring ways to use these to gain skills quickly and easily.
Close in control - manage precision control of the cue ball within a quarter table area.
Cue ball control - put the cue ball anywhere on the table with spin and speed.
Object ball control - manipulate the object balls to help you and hinder your opponent.
Roll your own - make up your own custom exercises with these straight-forward guidelines.
Scrape the paint - an ancient billiards skill, brought up to present time.
Secret exercise - you have to get the book to discover this secret advantage.
Side spin - control the cue ball with spin instead of draw or follow.
Stick speed - learn how to own this most basic, basic of skills.
Think about it - the only exercise that actually helps you think your way to really great Safeties.
Wrist stroke - the stroke that was owned only by balk-line billiard players - adapted for use as a devastating skill in pool.

4 In the game

Introduction - this section introduces game conditions and actual, real-world applications for your newly-learned abilities.
Bank into a Safety - no one will really know that you can actually do this on purpose.
Blocked pockets - intentional obstruction can have huge payoffs.
Clusters - discover how these are your secret allies in winning.
Dead zones - excellent places to create unexpected difficulties for your opponent.
Double kiss - how to use this with malice aforethought.
Helper balls - use other balls to reconfigure the table layout.
Rare safeties - every once in a while, a really cool opportunity presents itself - here are a few examples.
Shadow zones - secret places to hamper your opponent.
Small ball - hints on making your opponent work much, much harder.
Two way shots - a viewpoint that ensures you can have your cake - and eat it too.
Wall of balls - super simple hidden ball opportunities.

5 Safety situations

Amateur leagues - some tricks on how to play and win in handicapped leagues.
Ball in hand - so, you got a reward for your opponent's error. Here is a tactic to ensure it doesn't lose the game for you.
Balls per inning - a little known secret to really irritate your opponent. You can even tell him how you are using it to beat him - and he can't do anything about it.
Chaos zone - chaos can be your friend. You can also wield it as a weapon too.
Control one ball - do what you can, and do that very well. The secret is revealed here.
End game - ways to win when only a few balls are left on the table.
Energy splits - how far do balls travel after contact? Simple calculations that provide predictability.
Hangers - want an almost fool-proof trap for your opponent? And, it works more than 80% of the time.
Hero shots - here are ways to let your opponent try to be a hero - and end up helping you.
Intentional patience - this is another trick that can help turn a bad luck streak around and give you a chance of winning. Really.
Last resorts - a plan when all your billiard god luck is bad and getting worse.
Safety battles - look forward to these opportunities to wear your opponent down using simple patience.
Safety mistakes - how badly can your opponent screw up a Safety attempt? Better yet, know how badly you can screw up.
Safety plans - any plan is better than no plan.
Shot percentages - how often can you make a shot in 10 tries? This is something you had better know.
Tactical miss - there are times when you do NOT want to make the next shot. Discover when and how to purposely use this choice to win.

6 Tactical choices

Introduction - this section describes expanded ways to expand your personal shot library.
8 ball examples - see the many examples on how you can make your opponent hate you.
9 ball examples - want to know more ways to mess with your opponent's confidence? Here are some 9 ball options.
Safety games - one and two player games to train your mind, learn how to think, and practice executions - and have fun too.

7 Safety outs

Introduction - about how you can turn your own mistakes or your opponent's attempts to take the table away from you.
Big ball - a description on how some balls are "bigger" targets at certain table locations.
Ghost tables - you may have heard of ghost balls, how about using ghost tables?
One cushion kicks - learn how to calculate these and return the favor.
Two cushion kicks - easier than one cushion kicks and helps you look even tougher.

8 Help

Help - information on how best to use this valuable information.
Glossary - common terms you probably know, but are again defined.
Legal Notices - copyright, and other rights.