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Allan P. Sand

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in Saint Paul, MN, The United States

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All of my books are written to fit the needs of players. There are books for beginners, intermediate shooters, and advanced competitors. When you purchase a book and discover it is either ahead or behind your current skills, please return the book and no worries. If you like the book, do a review about how it advanced your skills and/or knowledge.

Most of my books are about pocket billiards and carom billiards. It is my life's purpose to promote cue sports. I've written many useful books and produced many videos - all to advance that purpose. In addition to these efforts, I am also active on the Instructors Committee of the PBIA (Professional Billiards Instructors Association).

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	SAFETY TOOLBOX - Advanced Defensive Strategies and Tactical Tools for Pool & Pocket Billiards 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cue Ball Control Cheat Sheets for Pocket Billiards: Shortcuts to Perfect Position & Shape 3.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2011 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Art of War versus The Art of Pool: How Sun Tsu would teach billiards strategy and tactics 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drills & Exercises for Pool & Pocket Billiards - Discover your Comfort and Chaos Zones: How to become an expert pool shooter 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Basic Defense & Safety Fundamentals for Pool & Pocket Billiards 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Psychology of Gamesmanship - How to Manage Mind Games and Tricks really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Basic Cue Ball Control Fundamentals: Improve cue ball management skills!! it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Billiards Skills Competition Training Program: Cue Sports Testing Curriculum and Competitive Challenge Shootouts really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cue Ball Control Secrets - How to Master Speed and Spin really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Advanced Cue Ball Control Self-Testing Program for Pool & Pocket Billiards: Break-through Reality Checks for Dedicated Players it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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(FAQ) How can you shoot accurately with cue ball side spin?

(About the Author) When shooting the cue ball on the vertical center line, aiming at the object ball is fairly straightforward. It’s easy to use any of the various aiming techniques, such as ghost ball, equal slices, line of sight, contact points, or even (after shooting enough balls), instinct. What happens when you start contacting […]

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