Mike...To be fair, Randy was likely talking about professional instructors...not pro players who give lessons (and, as Ratta pointed out, even many pros don't really know what they do...or do something different than they think they do...but you can't fool high speed video, analyzed in slow motion or frame by frame advance). Yes, comments like "all" or "none", just like the words "always" and "never" really aren't appropriate. That said, you 'calling out' the best instructor in the USA (no offense to my friend Robin Dreyer...and he would say the same) and telling him he's "absolutely wrong" is bad form, to say the least (especially since you don't even know Randy, nor have you ever got any instruction from him).
Randy taught me one important thing more than 20 years ago. He said: "there are two kinds of students you will encounter...those that want to learn; and those that want to prove you wrong". He was correct then...and he's still correct!
Are there other things I could teach you, without adhering to the 3 points you mentioned? Certainly...a LOT of things! Would you be able to take advantage of that information (and master it to the point of being able to "bring it" on demand, under pressure, in ONE TRY)? Maybe...and that's a big maybe. No matter how unconventional a pro player's routine is...the bottom line is it's THEIR routine, and they have mastered it over years and years of using it, in every possible situation. 99.9% of us will never achieve that level of consistency, for many reasons. The last thing is finances...you'd have to commit to spending a whole day with me! Add to that, you would have exactly one day where I could come see you anytime in the next several months. That day would be Sunday, January 28, immediately after the DCC ends. I also believe we could have a good time together...as long as you don't get too down on yourself! The ball is your court buddy! :grin:
Scott Lee
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