What are some good books dealing with the mental side or mental game of pool?

• “The Pleasures of Small Motions” by Bob Fancher
• “The Inner Game of Tennis” by W. Timothy Gallwey, Zach Kleiman, and Pete Carroll
• “Mental Toughness Training for Sports: Achieving Athletic Excellence” by James Loehr
• “The Talent Code: Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How.” by Daniel Coyle
• “Peak … Secrets from the New Science of Expertise,” by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool

Also, Volume II of Tom Ross’ Complete Instructional Works CD-ROM series dealing with the mental aspects of pool is excellent.

Also, there are many useful online resources dealing with this mental side or mental game of pool, including Joe Waldron’s excellent collection of articles on this topic.

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