Well now you've done it Mike...so I'll have to "out" you here, even though most regular posters already know what a nit you are. I came to you in S. IN because I felt sorry for you, as you had not made any progress, even though you had worked with a few other prominent instructors. You wanted a ONE HOUR lesson, because you're cheap! I stayed with you for SIX hours (charging you for only 2), and gave you only the first 5 mother drills, because you had problems even doing those.
In the time I spent with you I came to understand why you cannot progress (and 15 years later you still haven't progressed much, if any). You refuse to practice with any kind of disciplined practice regimen, like I showed you. You expected to take a lesson and get immediate results...even though everyone on the board that you complained to told you it takes time. Second, you refuse to drive anywhere to play anyone, even the guys local to you that I had worked with, who were willing to come play you. You don't play leagues, you don't play tournaments, and you don't gamble...all things that can help a player to improve. It wasn't until I met up with your brother that I got the whole story of how wacky you are. He, on the other hand, has had several lessons with me (along with a few others), and improved significantly with each lesson. Why?...because he listened to what I told him...and then FOLLOWED DIRECTIONS! He knows how instruction works, and figured out how to make it work for him.
I've said this to many students over the years...you can be champion of the world in your garage or basement...but you have to get out and see how you match up against the rest of the world. That's what counts. I just don't see you EVER doing that...and therein lies the problem. :angry:
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
Ok, so, I thought all night about whether to respond to this nonsense or not. I originally decided to just let it go, even told the Moderator Mr. Wilson cya, meaning I was just saying the heck with AZB. But the #1 thing is always the truth, and I am going to set the record straight so everyone will know what Scott posted here is, for the most part, completely false.
1) To call me a nit, claim that I am cheap, and drag family into this is really low class. Just no excuse for something this idiotic.
2) I did NOT want a one hour lesson. On your website there was the choice of a two hour lesson for $150 or a four hour lesson for $300. I chose the 2 hour/$150 since so many people had warned me not to waste my time taking a lesson from you Scott, that it was a waste of time, that the Mother Drills were a joke.
3) You did NOT stay with me 6 hours. You called that morning and said you were going to arrive late. Plus I needed to go into the office about 1:00 that day. So, the fact is that you were at my place 3.5 to 4 hours, at the most.
4) The only Mother Drill I had problems with was MD#1 where I had a problem keeping my elbow up, still, pinned, etc. Tons of posts and threads have been written about this (elbow drop) so I wont go into any further details. I will say, however, multiple pros, including perhaps the greatest all around player ever, have told me that's the Snooker stroke and since we are playing American pool its not that critical.
5) You stated I refuse to practice with any kind of disciplined practice regimen. Just so you will know I showed Nick Varner what my practice routine is and he thought it was fine. I value Nick's opinion in person more than I do people's opinions on a website. And my practice regimen does consist of working on stroke and mechanics.
6) You stated I expected to get immediate results. Wrong again. Jeepers, I still work on some of the things that Tom Rossman showed me during our first lesson back on December 26, 1998. Early last week I was even working on something that Mark Wilson had told me back in December of 2004. If I was expecting immediate results I would have quit a long time ago.
7) I refuse to drive anywhere to play. There is a little bit of truth to this. Just a little. I've driven over to Madison, down to Jasper, down to Evansville, over to Vincennes looking for some competition. I am not going to drive to Los Angeles or Las Vegas or Miami or wherever. If I was rich I would be glad to go to those places but, unfortunately, i'm not wealthy.
8) I refuse to play the local guys. Well, lets examine this:
A) One local guy who was a really good player came down to my place and we played several times. He got cancer and died. Trust me when I say I miss him. He was a great guy and outstanding player.
B) Another local guy that was pretty good that I played with some also got cancer and died.
C) There was another one or two but I stayed away from them.
9) You state I don't play leagues, don't gamble, and don't play tournaments. Correct, I don't know of any leagues in the area except one about 25 miles down the road and its not worth the time and effort as Helen Keller would be a star in that league. I was told there is a league in Evansville but i'm not going to drive the 70 miles to Evansville once a week. And you are right, I don't gamble. Again, i'm not rich. If I lose $200 gambling I would have a cow. And as far as tournaments, there aren't any around here. I told Nick Varner if he got his big Pro Tournament up again down in Owensboro that I would be glad to come down and play.
10) And its not been 15 years Scott. Its only been 10 years. You were at my place in August of 2007.
Bottom line is I started this thread because recently I messed up some shots due to speed control being off a little. I was curious if anyone had heard any profound statements over the years that helped them with speed control. And all of a sudden people started attacking me, talking about magic bullits, twisting things around, and then you wrote your dissertation on me Scott.
I see AZB Forums really hasn't changed much over the last several years or so. The crap just never seems to stop.
Anyway, I just wanted to let people know the TRUTH, what the FACTS really are. Everyone have a good day. I am going to spend 3-4 hours at the table today working on some issues.
r/Mike