$70 per hour seems way too expensive. I wouldn't pay more than $30.
When you hire an instructor they are going to spend almost 100% of the time looking at your fundamentals regarding how you stand and stroke through the shot. They won't do anything special to improve your speed control. That's something you have to practice on your own with repetition.
I suggest filming yourself shoot and deciding whether or not you have MAJOR flaws in your fundamentals. If you do, go see an instructor and the money will be well spent. If you don't have any major flaws, then skip the lesson for now and just continue to play.
During the early stages of development you will improve exponentially as you improve your knowledge of the game and get more comfortable with your shot making and position play.
I've always had naturally good fundamentals so I don't prefer lessons unless it's on something very specific such as racking secrets, jumping, breaking, etc.
Keep in mind that for the most part, instructors don't have all of the answers. If they did, they would be competing at the pro level.
When you hire an instructor they are going to spend almost 100% of the time looking at your fundamentals regarding how you stand and stroke through the shot. They won't do anything special to improve your speed control. That's something you have to practice on your own with repetition.
I suggest filming yourself shoot and deciding whether or not you have MAJOR flaws in your fundamentals. If you do, go see an instructor and the money will be well spent. If you don't have any major flaws, then skip the lesson for now and just continue to play.
During the early stages of development you will improve exponentially as you improve your knowledge of the game and get more comfortable with your shot making and position play.
I've always had naturally good fundamentals so I don't prefer lessons unless it's on something very specific such as racking secrets, jumping, breaking, etc.
Keep in mind that for the most part, instructors don't have all of the answers. If they did, they would be competing at the pro level.
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