SECRETS OF A MASTER BANKER

What others say:

"I'm glad Greddy waited until i quit playing to release these secrets"

Leonard " Bugs" Rucker

Finally, a worth while book on Bank Pool game.
Grady "The Professor" Matthews

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Glen "piggy Bank" Rogers

"The Beard snitched off every secret but my famous 'wrist turn' shot"

Truman Hogue

Bentivegna has done us a great service with his new tome. Banking With The Beard is a masterpiece.
Mike Shamos , Billiards Digest

Many thanks for your very well written publication. Banking With The Beard is written with the clarity of a natural teacher and with excellent diagrams. Your world-class expertise is presented brilliantly and passionately on every page. This is easily the best book on the subject ever written and will no doubt become a must-have, hands-on learning tool for both novices and "old pros." They'll upgrade their overall game many levels thanks to this veritable "banking Bible" you've given them.
Dick Sussman, Script Writer and Critic

Even pros prefer to avoid bank shots - but that may be a thing of the past. Banking With The Beard reveals every bit of knowledge necessary to successfully bank to the hole. The addition of great road stories, famous shots, One-Pocket info, and Bank Pool pointers make this book a treasure for serious players.
Tom Shaw, Pool & Billiard Magazine

There is simply no over-estimating the value of Banking With The Beard for serious players.
George Fels, Billiards Digest

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD AND INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER ONE - THE FOUNDATION

KEY TO ILLUSTRATIONS 10

DIVIDING THE ANKLES 11

AIMS 12

SPEED 18

ENGLISH 22

TRANSMITTED ENGLISH 28

ACQUIRED ENGLISH 30

NATURAL BANK SOLUTIONS 38

CUT BANK SOLUTIONS 41

PASSOVER SOLUTIONS 46

SIDE-STEP BANK 54

CHAPTER TWO - GRAB BAG

LONG CROSS-BANKS 58

LONG SIDE BANKS 59

EXTENDED SHORT RAIL 60

THE BREAK 62

HANK SAFETY 64

STRATEGY 66

BANK DRILL 68

AVOIDING KISSES

CHAPTER THREE ? CLOTH EFFECTS 72-91

CHAPTER FOUR - CHARTS 92-98

EFFECTS OF SPEED CHART 92

PLUS MINUS CHART 94

AIMING WITH ENGLISH CHART 98

CHAPTER FIVE - COMIC RELIEF

ARTIE BODENDORFER 100

EDDIE TAYLOR CHALLENGE 102

CANNONBALL LEFTY'S EVEN MONEY BANK 105

PUTTING THE BITE ON FATS 106

BUGS (JOES BALLISTIC 108

BUGS SCORES A BULLS EYE 109

DETROIT WHITEY 110

CHAPTER SIX - SYSTEMS AUTOMATICS 112

1 IN SIDE END RAIL FIRST 124

2 RAILER UP AND BACK 126

SMALL ADJUSTMENTS 128

2 IN SIDE SHORT RAIL FIRST 132

2 IN SIDE LONG RAIL FIRST 134

2 IN CORNER OFF SPOT 135

3 RAILS IN SIDE END RAIL FIRST 136

3 RAILS IN SIDE LONG RAIL FIRST 138

3 RAILS IN SIDE SHORT RAIL FIRST 140

4 RAILS IN SIDE LONG RAIL FIRST 142

4 RAILS IN SIDE THE HARD WAY 144

SYSTEMOLOGY 145

2 RAILS IN CORNER SHORT RAIL FIRST 146

LONG RAIL REFERENCE 148

2 IN CORNER LONG RAIL FIRST 150

3 RAILS IN CORNER END RAIL FIRST 152

UP ANDBACK 3 RAILER 154

4 BAGGERS 156

5 RAILS IN CORNER 158

CHAPTER SEVEN ? MASTER SHOTS & AMAZING MOVES

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS 160

TICK TOCK 163

CORNBREAD RED 164

VERNON ELLIOT'S MINI BUSTERS 166

3 RAILS ON CORNER OFF SPOT 168

5 RAIL ONE-POCKET SHOT 169

Z - BANGERS 170

OPTIMUM ANGLES 171

DOUBLE KISS BANK 172

RONNIE ALLEN KICK BANK 173

EVADING A FOUL 174

AIR BRIDGE 175

JERSEY RED'S DOUBLE KISS 176

THE BEARD'S CRUNCH SHOT 177

CLIFF JOYNER'S CAROLINA EXPRESS 178

COLE DICKSON'S HEARTBREAKER 179

EDDIE TAYLOR'S KNOXVILLE SPECIAL 180

ANOTHER EDDIE TAYLOR MINI) WRECKER 181

FROZEN OBJECT BALL 182

SMASHING AWAY A KISS 183

FORCE THRU OFF SPOT 184

ONE-POCKET SHOT-SAFETY 186

THE BEARD THROWS A CURVE 188

A BUD HARRIS KICK SHOT 189

2 RAIL FACING KICK SHOT 190

3 RAILS MY WAY 191

ONE-POCKET SITUATION 192

3 RAILS IN CORNER ADJUSTMENT 194

MOST DANGEROUS BALL 196

TWICE & THRICE CROSS-SIDE 198

4 RAILS CROSS-SIDE 199

3 RAIL ONE-POCKET SHOT-SAFETY 200

PINCH BANK 201

TWO OR THREE CUSHION SHOT 202

RAIL FIRST CROSS-CORNER 203

DIAMOND PRO-ACTION BANK RULES 204

DIAMOND PRO-ACTION ONE-POCKET RULES 206

DEADEYE AIMER 208

PRO BRIDGE MAKER 209

ORDER FORM 210

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