All of these posts by "anti-instruction" posters like RG1 and English just serve to denote the most important thing...nobody who teaches pool tries to (or even wants to) force things down somebody's throat. There is no "cookie cutter" style of teaching (everyone is an individual), that works for everyone, and there is no "one size fits all". We are all built differently, think differently, learn differently, and perceive differently. We professional instructors are looking to make our help available to 1) new players; 2) players who have played for years but can't get past a certain skill level plateau (could be high level, but sub-pro); or 3) play really well one week, and really inconsistently the next. For those players who "know" they don't need any help...good for you! For the appx. other 4 million 'hard core' enthusiasts (people who play at least weekly), there is help available from many sources. As has been accurately mentioned, all the lessons in the world won't help if you don't put in the practice time on the table. That said, if you have no tools to help you figure out what you're doing, or a way to measure your results (which are things you should get from lessons with a qualified instructor), you will have a difficult time improving...even with the HAMB theory.
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
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