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ZEN POOLAWAKEN THE MASTER WITHINAn American Professional Pool Player shares many hard earned secrets in a compilation of over 10 years and 33 of his best Nationally published instructional columns.Max Eberle is a former BCA Junior National Champion, 2-Time Collegiate National Champion, the 2005 West Coast 9-Ball Champion, and a 2006 WPA World Straight-Pool Championship Semi-Finalist.”Max has developed a vast knowledge of pocket billiards that not only works in theory, but on the table where it really counts.  Learning his techniques will help players from the beginner all the way up to the more advanced player.”- CJ Wiley (ESPN Ultimate 9-Ball Champion)   Dear Fellow Pool Player,Every bit of new knowledge or new idea about the game and how to play it can give you the edge you need to succeed.  We have all got to be willing to try new things in order to grow and improve.  Much of my young life was  devoted to finding the knowledge I needed to become a great pool player.  As a result of that dedicated search, I did learn a lot about the game from other great players and from my own direct experience. Playing game with mindfulness is the best teacher.  Combined with knowledge learned from others and your own mindful approach to each shot, your game can only get better with each practice or playing session. Zen is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism which strongly emphasizes the practice of moment by moment awareness and of ‘seeing deeply into the nature of things’ by direct experience.  Zen thinking asserts that enlightenment can be attained through meditation, self contemplation, and intuition.Playing pool is very ‘Zen’ in that it does require your present moment awareness, the enlightenment that comes from the accumulation of direct experience, and the contemplation of the many nuances which are inherent in the game. This book is a collection of most of the instructional articles I have written over the last 10 years and represent many of the golden nuggets of Zen learning which I have been so blessed to accumulate.  I believe this book will add flame to the fire of your own Zen awareness, and help you get more fun out of the game you love to play.All My Best and Straight Shooting,Max Eberle Here are Just Some of the Things You Will Learn inZEN POOL, Awaken the Master Within:    *      The Magic ingredient required to make pool look easy. (page 5)    *      How to maximize your feel for controlling the cue ball. (page 7)    *      How to start playing great even if you are having a bad day of shooting. (page 9)    *      How to use the size of the pocket to your advantage. (page 12)    *      One drill that can help all of your shots. (page14)    *      The importance of and how to prepare your stroking arm before taking your stance. (page 16)    *      How to utilize your instinct. (page 18)    *      Techniques to develop your accuracy and trust. (page 18)    *      Where to put your center of vision. (page 19)    *      How to improve your game, even when you are not near a pool table. (page 22)    *      How to come from behind and win!  (page 23)    *      What is essential for playing great position. (page 24)    *      How to improve by leaps and bounds! (page 26)    *      How to pocket more shots and have easier runs. (page 28)    *      How to double your combination success rate. (page 30)    *      How to develop the feel of a Jedi Master. (page 32)    *      How proper foot positioning can improve your stroke. (page 33)    *      How to use the tangent line to improve your shot making. (page 35)    *      The importance of mental preparation for winning matches. (page 37)    *      How remembering to have fun can make you play better. (page 40)    *      Why to prepare for deflection while standing. (page 41)    *      How to build a stroke you can rely on. (page 43)    *      How to get more power with less effort. (page 46)    *      A drill to help you learn patterns and virtually eliminate simple blunders. (page 48)    *      How a sixteen year old won the World Title in 2005. (page 50)    *      One way to help eliminate sideways wobble in your warm up strokes and delivery. (page 54)    *      How lessons from the sport of Archery can help your pool game. (page54)    *      One key discipline guaranteed to improve your shot making, accuracy, cue ball control, length of inning, and enjoyment of the game. (page 56)    *      How imitating a jet airliner can help dramatically improve your game. (page 59)    *      How to make thin cut shots look easy. (page 61)    *      How to make your stance more solid on the break shot. (page 63)    *      Why having a big lead is no reason to be overconfident. (page 64)    *      How asking the right questions can elevate your game. (page 65) Learn the secrets and techniques that have made Max Eberle Hollywood’s “Instructor to the Stars,” stuff that Max has taught to his students  including Hollywood Stars such as Johnny Knoxville of “Jackass” and that have landed him jobs shooting pool for Michael Jordan and Matthew Perry in a Hanes Commercial, ABC’s Law and Order, and many feature films including technical advisor for the movie Electra starring Jennifer Garner.”Its damn fun!  Thank you.”    – Johnny Knoxville, after a lesson with Max.   ZEN POOLAWAKEN THE MASTER WITHIN NOW Available in Pre-Release for Download as an e-BOOK!  Already a Hot International Seller launched in November in Manila, Philippines at the 2006 World Pool Championship!”Max’s uncanny perspective to analyze and correct flaws in your playing will undoubtedly improve your game; his unique instructional style goes far beyond other pool methods and books in your relentless drive for perfection.”- Will Soper(Longtime student of the game)