Last month I was able to check one off my bucket list, I had a private lesson with Mike Sigel. To be fair I need to cop to the fact that Mike is my all time favorite player. While meeting him was a thrill he also has a reputation as being an excellent instructor.
He holds his private lessons in Orlando Fl. Or, if you have the ching, he'll come to you.
Let me start by saying this, Over the 6 hours we spent together, I felt like I got to know Mike quite a bit. He's a really nice guy...a real sweetheart actually. For someone who holds the title of "The Planet's Greatest Living Pool Player" Mike is a very humble guy. That's not to say he's not confident, but his confidence is well earned and very well justified, all without being off-putting.
Funny as it may sound, 75% of the improvement I received from the lesson came in the first 5 to 10 minutes. Apparently I had developed a toxic habit of holding the butt end of the cue in an AFU sort of way. I wasn't even aware I was doing it. The next major score was my @$$ backwards understanding of english and english vs.cutting. Mike straightened that out too. In spite of his sophistication on the table, Mike believes simple & natural is the best way to play...unless you're left with only options that are not.
Mike is an awesome instructor, and also a little bit of a drill sergeant, but in a good way...he wants you to see results for the money & effort you put into the lesson. He's not the type to be content (or let you be content) just hanging out & schmoozing. He is going to make you work...which for me is how it should be. He's also going to challenge you into working outside your comfort zone.
Suffice to say I had an awesome time and probably will book another lesson with Mike sometime down the road.
For anyone interested you can contact Mike via his new website http://www.mikesigel.com/.
I have to say, the prices for his lessons were very, very reasonable. Trust me, you'd be surprised.
He holds his private lessons in Orlando Fl. Or, if you have the ching, he'll come to you.
Let me start by saying this, Over the 6 hours we spent together, I felt like I got to know Mike quite a bit. He's a really nice guy...a real sweetheart actually. For someone who holds the title of "The Planet's Greatest Living Pool Player" Mike is a very humble guy. That's not to say he's not confident, but his confidence is well earned and very well justified, all without being off-putting.
Funny as it may sound, 75% of the improvement I received from the lesson came in the first 5 to 10 minutes. Apparently I had developed a toxic habit of holding the butt end of the cue in an AFU sort of way. I wasn't even aware I was doing it. The next major score was my @$$ backwards understanding of english and english vs.cutting. Mike straightened that out too. In spite of his sophistication on the table, Mike believes simple & natural is the best way to play...unless you're left with only options that are not.
Mike is an awesome instructor, and also a little bit of a drill sergeant, but in a good way...he wants you to see results for the money & effort you put into the lesson. He's not the type to be content (or let you be content) just hanging out & schmoozing. He is going to make you work...which for me is how it should be. He's also going to challenge you into working outside your comfort zone.
Suffice to say I had an awesome time and probably will book another lesson with Mike sometime down the road.
For anyone interested you can contact Mike via his new website http://www.mikesigel.com/.
I have to say, the prices for his lessons were very, very reasonable. Trust me, you'd be surprised.
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