Straight Pool instruction?

SpiderWebComm said:

I think people have Mike all wrong. I've taken lessons from him 3 times--- all 14.1 lessons. He's NOT for a beginning player. His is, however, a SUPER instructor. People often misinterpret extreme confidence as being a jerk, but he's a good guy. I learned a lot from Mike.

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FranCrimi said:

I would put them on a plane and send them to New York City to work with Danny Barouty, who is a multiple hundred ball runner. The reason I would suggest Danny is because he is actively playing the game and teaching, and he is one of the smartest people in pool (he's also a chess grand master) and an expert in game strategy.

And he also happens to be a nice guy. I don't care how great a player is --- if they're a jerk, it makes the whole learning experience lousy.

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FranCrimi said:

Cripes....I think I'd better go on record here that the post that came in just before mine --- suggesting Alan and Mike as teachers, wasn't there when I was composing my post (above). I can just picture someone coming up to me saying, "Hey I heard you called Alan Hopkins and Mike Sigel jerks."

Nope. Not guilty. That reminds me of the time someone told me that pool player Ernie Costa had died. I then told a friend that someone told me Ernie had died and asked if he knew if it was true. He said he didn't know. Two weeks later, Ernie comes into the pool room and straight up to me. He said, "I heard you're telling everyone that I died." Yikes.

As for who I think are jerks, I keep that to myself and close friends who I know won't rat me out.

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acousticsguru said:

Not sure if this question belongs here or in the instructor's section, but here we go:

Suppose someone who's already a three-digit-ball runner wanted to take lessons improving his/her Straight Pool game, who would you send said player to and why?

Thanks in advance!

Greetings from Switzerland, David.
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FranCrimi said:

That reminds me of the time someone told me that pool player Ernie Costa had died. I then told a friend that someone told me Ernie had died and asked if he knew if it was true. He said he didn't know. Two weeks later, Ernie comes into the pool room and straight up to me. He said, "I heard you're telling everyone that I died." Yikes.

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FranCrimi said:

I would put them on a plane and send them to New York City to work with Danny Barouty, who is a multiple hundred ball runner. The reason I would suggest Danny is because he is actively playing the game and teaching, and he is one of the smartest people in pool (he's also a chess grand master) and an expert in game strategy.

And he also happens to be a nice guy. I don't care how great a player is --- if they're a jerk, it makes the whole learning experience lousy.

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