Product Description
A revolutionary new approach to tackling the inner game of pool
"This could be a breakthrough book for your game, opening the
door to improvements you didn't think possible."
?Pool & Billiard magazine
Most of what you "know" about the mental game of pool is wrong. Everyone who plays pool says 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. For example, people often say players should "forget they're competing and just play as if they're practicing" during an important game, but as Fancher reveals, studies show that the tension of competition, when managed correctly, can improve play. Fancher explains how the mind and body work together, prescribes drills to help sharpen the conscious and the unconscious minds, explains the difference between concentration and focus, and gives invaluable insight on competitive play. BOB FANCHER wrote Billiards Digest magazine's popular "The Mental Game" column, and previously wrote a column titled "Dr. TBob, Pool Shrink" for 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 his writing has appeared in The Washington Post and other publications. He lives in Austin, Texas.
Most of what you "know" about the mental game of pool is wrong. Everyone who plays pool says 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. For example, people often say players should "forget they're competing and just play as if they're practicing" during an important game, but as Fancher reveals, studies show that the tension of competition, when managed correctly, can improve play. Fancher explains how the mind and body work together, prescribes drills to help sharpen the conscious and the unconscious minds, explains the difference between concentration and focus, and gives invaluable insight on competitive play. BOB FANCHER wrote Billiards Digest magazine's popular "The Mental Game" column, and previously wrote a column titled "Dr. TBob, Pool Shrink" for 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 his writing has appeared in The Washington Post and other publications. He lives in Austin, Texas.
