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Johnnyt

Burn all jump cues
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JOEYA;

You would be surprised how much free stuff I get hawking and brown nosing for everybodys stuff.
 

TATE

AzB Gold Mensch
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First I love giving lessons. Promoting the game. I Love making people better, helping them along with their game. I gave my first official paid lesson in 2013, I charged a modest $60 an hour. Now I had been actually teaching for years before that. I just had not charged anyone for it. My favorite early students were mostly girls. Most would come to me asking for help. I would help them with what ever I could. Some would even stay at my house while taking lessons. I put a few in tournaments. I gave quite few books and videos and even sometimes cues.

You say 200$ an hour for lessons. I like that. However that’s a bit low as a long-term goal. My current special on lessons is 150$ for two hours. First lesson gets you a free DVD. I actually can charge more but I don’t to actually have more students. My goal is to reach more people not make the most for myself.

Now I do get paid far more for presentations, clinics of trick shot shows. With the starting fee of $500, that’s me basically just showing up. It only goes up from there. I say the average client is a corporation. Their normal fee for a show is $1,200-1,600. They tend get the extras like video and posters made for the event so they get charged accordingly. Sometimes is many days so then the price goes up. Also flights and hotel are factors if they don’t book s those for me, they usually do book those for me. So then I don’t have to add those fees to a total on my end. The truth is that compared I’m not expensive or cheap just somewhere in the middle. Again my goal is to do reach more people promoting the game, not make the most money.

Now those are my rates now. They will only go up over time. For example, my first official trick shot show in 2011 linked below. I got only paid $200. I was so happy to work with so many great people my first show like Mike Massey and Stefano Pelinga they are such great ambassadors of the game. I try to be like them. So like them now I have products over 150 of them, cues, videos and much more. With prices ranging from $1’110 to only a few dollars. If you see me in person feel free to ask me any questions about the game or contact me online thru email. May all the rolls go your way.



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How about a "Navigating AZ Billiards Forums" lesson. Hugs?
 
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Baron

AzB Silver Member
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"A brief thread on the moral trappings of ivory in cues" - Bavafongul

"I wish we could elect Obama for a third term and gosh I've been thinking about pool a lot lately" - any denizen of NPR

"Just received my new Searing cue!" - anyone ever

"Here's a thread with no typos or run-on sentences." -Dynamite

"Breaking news: Scott Frost admits he missed a ball"
 

JoeyA

Efren's Mini-Tourn BACKER
Silver Member
Aww Johnnyt, don't be mad, this is supposed to be a fun thread. Take it with a grain of salt. It's all in good fun.

If you took it any other way, I apologize.

JoeyA


JOEYA;

You would be surprised how much free stuff I get hawking and brown nosing for everybodys stuff.
 

HouTexPlayer

AzB Silver Member
Silver Member
Cohabitating - How We Make It Work! By John B. and Lou F.

Gambling Etiquette By SC5.

10 Steps to a Great Customer Experience by Lee Peppers and Bill Stroud.

Why I Voted for Bernie Sanders - HouTexPlayer

Why Gambling on Pool Should Be A Felony - Keith McCready
 
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robertod

AzB Silver Member
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Of course the price you pay for a cue is directly related to how well it plays. Anyone on AZ
 

Drop The Rock

1652nd on AZ Money List
Silver Member
Living life with a small head, both literally and figuratively- Mike Dechaine

The 9 should always count on the break in a rack your own format-Darren Appleton
 

jasonlaus

Rep for Smorg
Silver Member
Jump cues made 9 ball a better game - Earl

Pro players should be responsible for their choices - JAM

I was wrong - RKC

Your cue is ready to ship, and at the price we originally agreed upon - Showman
 

mr5994

AzB Silver Member
Silver Member
ENGLISH! - "I'm not an instructor therefore I don't feel it is appropriate for me to answer questions in the Ask the Instructor section"

Lock N Load - "Buffalo Billiards is your typical pool hall, no different than any other pool hall in any other town"

genomachino - "Wish strangers would stop calling me at all hours of the day, what's the best way to get an unlisted number?"
 
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