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Okay, so I was worried about my playoffs last night because I wasn't going to allow myself to go back to my old way of shooting and my new mechanics were still not fluid. I knew my performance would be off. I even had someone on here tell me I was being selfish to my teammates by not playing my...

Tell him I said Hi and I know where my tips is now!

I dropped 25 years of doing it wrong in 8 hours. It wasn't exactly easy, but when you are ready to accept the fact that you need to change and you obtain the discipline to make that change happen, it becomes do-able.

That sounds right to me. It also keeps my body in the right position. But this is exactly what my problem was, my arm was bent to much allowing a lot of upper body movement. I think I tried to completely lock it and maybe over did it a bit.

Yeah, I'm not a snooker player. Not saying snooker is bad, it's just apples and oranges for me.

Here is a pic taken from the video that Mark shot of me during our lesson. The pain came mainly from holding this position for long periods of time. It's not the same as when you are playing, not even close.

Just throwing this out there.

Not sure which is right or not but I can look up all of those and find examples of straight arms as well. Maybe it's more dependent on the shot at hand.

I'm not saying that your arm has to be locked straight. My arm was bent quite a bit causing a problem, Mark fixed it.

Having my arm bent put my body in the wrong position and caused issues with my overall stroke.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing for myself. I am on a team where I am the top player and I'm not sure they will understand what I am doing. I have wanted to leave the league for a couple of sessions now but I got guilt-ed into playing again. They are good people, don't get me wrong, but I...

I agree, you have to be willing to do what they tell you to do or you are just wasting your money. Straightening my bridge arm and correcting my stance took care of the elbow drop for me. Once those things were corrected it got my stroke in line and my follow through was perfect. As Mark would...

Well, I had gotten into the habit of bending my bridge arm when I shoot. He straightened me out and that coupled when several hours of holding the shooting position for extended periods of time really took a toll on my shoulder. (Maybe pinched a nerve)

It was amazing, grueling, inspiring and exhausting! To start with I had to get up and leave my house at 4 in the morning due to the snowstorm that hit the mid west Saturday. So I meet Mark at Cue and Cushion around 11 am. Right away I can tell that this guy loves what he does. I was impressed...

For me the lesson was 8 hours. When I asked Mark how long it would take his answer was "Until you get it!". (but keep in mind his lesson isn't a cookie cutter class but rather more student specific" As far as changing too many things this is how it went for me. My game was as far as it was...

Follow up I had my lesson with Mark Wilson this Saturday......it was amazing! I was totally ready to have my game torn down and built back up and that is exactly what we done. I was impressed with his ability to size up my game and make the necessary adjustments quickly. I am going to post...

In the Ghetto?

Under pool professional question 3, you forgot someone. Jimmy "Pretty Boy Floyd" Mataya had a extremely small speaking part. Now some may not consider Jimmy a pro, but he was always a pro in my book. :wink: Also under Pool Playing #4, some people might also answer Checkers and Chess since in...

Hi Zach, I was curious as to how long you have been playing pool? If by chance you are fairly new to the game or rather you just started practicing and playing after a layoff from the game your body might just be reacting to the change. Apart from that I would see a doctor about it......and...

I'll try and remember to measure mine when I get home, but I don't think I have a scale that will weigh them accurately. I wouldn't doubt if it is my perception, but I know one thing for sure, if I think I play better with the red circle than I do play better with the red circle! :)