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Question for instructors out there.

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banged up said:
Are there any well-documented—not just anecdotal—instances of a player with a 500+ Fargo rating making a jump to 600 or beyond within a year under professional coaching?

Over the years, I’ve committed significant time and resources to coaching and put in countless hours of practice, yet my overall progress has been modest. One coach helped me improve my alignment, which was a noticeable step forward, and my current coach addressed issues with my vision center—another meaningful improvement. Still, after two years, I doubt I’ve broken past 550. Age and vision challenges likely play a role. While I’ve heard stories of major breakthroughs, I’ve yet to come across concrete evidence to support those claims.
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One of my students was a C-player when we began. He now competes in pro and semi-pro tournaments and has earned trophies. His journey is well documented. He has over two million Instagram followers as a billiards equipment representative: https://www.instagram.com/hendrakurniawan.real/?hl=en

I think his social media story is remarkable, but not his pool story. Like other students of mine, I could see the stroke and commitment, and he in large part needed some basic tweaks to optimize his skills.

I volunteer to give you a lesson, maybe we can have that breakthrough you're seeking, then you can tell people here we did well together. :)
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What changes have happened to pool in the last decade?

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preacherman said:
I started playing pool in 2001, then in 2002 I started my pool organization www.christianpoolplayers.com (CPPA) which was going quite well, but then it almost fizzled out in 2010's. Also during that time while I still loved pool I pretty much stopped playing. Then I played one season of league in 2018 (can't say I enjoyed it). But in 2020 I got an 9' old table for my new man cave. Played a little on it every month. But in past couple years CPPA took off :-) Now I've starting to showing up at pool halls and playing a little. Just this month I started playing in a league for first time since 2018 and enjoying it. Hopefully tournaments by 2026 (I'll be 66 years old - I guess I'm a senior). So that brings me to my question. "What changes have happened to pool in the last decade?".
A few things I have noticed:
1. Carbon Fiber cues are popular.
2. Extenders to make your cue longer.
3. Lots of pool playing on YouTube.
4. A lot of new generation players that are quite good.

What are some other things that have changed in pool. Hopefully we can keep it positive.

Thanks in advance for your input.
Jim
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too many players apologizing when they get a lucky rool
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