Geno,
Any chance we could do some instruction through emails?
r/DCP
Oh yeah, that would do a lot of good.
Natural talent...
Lots of practice...
Instruction through emails?
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Geno,
Any chance we could do some instruction through emails?
r/DCP
This is turning out to be a great advertisement...
I'm starting to wonder how strong of a player I could have been if I had only ran into Gene when I was thirteen and didn't waste so many years practicing.
Hi, new guy here.
I started to get in to pool a couple of years ago. I thought if I had my own pool table, I would get better at it. So I got an eight foot olhausen for the basement. I got tired of the lally-columns so I had an I-beam installed, sold the olhausen for a loss, and got a gold crown. But I still wasn't getting any better.
Fractional aiming made sense to me, so I thought that was the way to go. But it was always hit or miss for me. I thought I needed more practice and so I hit more and more shots and kept track of the progress, but I hit a plateau. I thought I would give ghost ball another try. That was a little better but still didn't solve anything; I was floundering around.
It was very frustrating. And I took lessons, and I studied dvds, and I practiced, and practiced. I started to think I just didn't have it for pool. So, I bought the Perfect-Aim dvd last week. I was a little suspicious because it sounded too good to be true. But, what the hell, I tried everything else. I didn't realize a skype lesson was included with the dvd. I took the lesson with Gene three days ago. He spent a lot of time with me and I got to experience all the material from the dvd.
I've always had trouble with cut shots. I understood the logic but even three-quarter cut shots were inconsistent. And as for one-eighth cut shots, it was understood; you just don't do it. Know your limitations, hit a safety instead. Every once in a while, I would make a thin cut shot.
But after I worked with Gene, I started to see the shots. I couldn't believe it. And I'm making shots I never made before, even the real thin cut shots that I always tried to avoid. Now I'm on the right track and pool's a lot more fun. Gene's one of the good ones. I never imagined the problem was the way I saw the shot. I'm so glad I stumbled upon to Gene's lesson. I'm making shots consistently now. I can't say enough about the way Gene teaches. I can't thank him enough. Thanks Gene!
Three days ago I had a lesson with Geno through skype, it was a great experience, first of all, let me tell you Geno has massive energy, he said that he wanted to stay for 2 hrs for the lesson, we ended up spending 3 hrs and he wanted to go for more but my friend and I were just tired, plus we needed to digest all of the information.
It was a lesson offered by Geno, then we spoke over skype one day and I told him about a friend of mine who also needed help and Geno did not hesitate to ask me to invite my friend over for the lesson so that he can help my friend and me together at the same time.
My friend who is a weaker player than me, Geno started with him, we discovered his dominante eye and Geno really understood exactly what kind of shots that my friend would struggle in, and then we actually tried the shots and gene was spot on, he then explained to my friend what he needs to do to overcome the issue and my friend immediately got slightly better with those shots, I think he still needs practice to master them.
For me, he tough me a great way for measuring how much of a ball I should cut for two different type of shots, something that I never knew before and it was so effecient, I really enjoyed learning this new method which I will put to effect during game play, now I know if i needed a 1/2 cut, or a 1/4 cut, or a 1/8 cut to some type of shots immedietly, we also talked about other stuff like shafts, tips.
All in all a great lesson that helped my friend and I massively, thank you Geno for the energy, enthusiasm and professionalism that you showed during our class.
It was great that you had your friend there because he can step his game up quicker than normal by manually knowing how to get his dominant eye in the correct position. As you noticed then , that we had to adjust the body to get the stroke in the right position also. If he keeps on working with this your friend will soon be giving you some competition.
I especially enjoyed showing you how much different the other players aim than you. Aiming with that one eye is a great plus but you need to get it in the correct position all the way. You can aim like superman but you need to be lined up right.
Knowing how much of the ball to hit is also huge for you because if you know how much you need to hit you can hit it.
I was kind of excited myself to help a couple of pool players from Kuwait. Pretty cool.
If you have any questions at all just drop me a line and we can do it again.
I really enjoyed working with both of you. Good luck with your pool games...:thumbup:
This is turning out to be a great advertisement...
I'm starting to wonder how strong of a player I could have been if I had only ran into Gene when I was thirteen and didn't waste so many years practicing.
I guess this is the best way to help someone and help players understand how huge this is.
There are 3 things that this dominant eye business effects with your game and don't even know that it is happening.
This is what I explain during the lesson. Showing the problem first and then showing the player how to fix the problem.
Once the player sees how to fix it and only then can they improve at a rapid pace.
Skype works just as good as being right there, in fact actually better. i can see things on the camera that I miss sometimes in person.
Plus you can record the lesson on skype.
It don't get any better than this. :thumbup:
Hey Gene? I want to run something past you. Here goes:
One of the most idiotic things i have ever had an instructor tell me is that the cue goes where the eyes go. I was told if you are driving a motorcycle down the road and you look over into the ditch that the motorcycle is going to end up in that ditch.
Now that idiotic stuff is about, well, the most idiotic stuff i think i have ever heard. I've rode Honda's, Yamaha's, and had three Harley-Davidson motorcycles. My motorcycle would stay right down the middle of the road.
Do you believe in this statement, that the cue goes where the eyes go???
r/DCP
How is that idiotic. You don't even know if it's true or not, but are automatically calling it idiotic, so you have made up your mind. Not really what a "protege" would do.
You hands follow your eyes. Why do you think the best golfers look at the golf ball when swinging, they don't "sneak a peek" at where it's going.
Catchers set up behind home plate to give a target to the pitcher. The pitcher is staring right at that glove. If he was looking at the cute girl sitting behind home plate, he would not be able to hit the broad side of a barn.
And yet, if you stare long enough at the pretty girl jogging while you are driving, you will start to "steer" in her direction.
Don't believe me, take some long straight in shots and start shooting them looking in another direction, ala Vince in Color of Money. It's not hard to do what he did, but it takes a LOT more concentration and most if not all good players could do what he did. But, when they are playing for money, league, or anything else, they are not cranking out Werewolves of London and turning their heads Just saying.
Hey Gene? I want to run something past you. Here goes:
One of the most idiotic things i have ever had an instructor tell me is that the cue goes where the eyes go. I was told if you are driving a motorcycle down the road and you look over into the ditch that the motorcycle is going to end up in that ditch.
Now that idiotic stuff is about, well, the most idiotic stuff i think i have ever heard. I've rode Honda's, Yamaha's, and had three Harley-Davidson motorcycles. My motorcycle would stay right down the middle of the road.
Do you believe in this statement, that the cue goes where the eyes go???
r/DCP
Pool is not an easy game to "master", if it was everyone could run 150 Balls in a row, in 14/1 everything they played.
You have never been driving down the road next to a semi or bus and start reading the advertisements on the side, then noticed you were actually slowly but surely getting closer and closer to the next lane until you keep your eyes on the road and stay in your lane?
Why do you think you are told your whole life to keep your eyes on the prize, eye on the ball, eyes on the road? It's self explanatory really. Hopefully this helps clarify a few things for you.
Who said it was ? What sport is easy to master? None that I can think of or we'd all be in the Olympics. Heck, change that to games, like Chess, or anything else, and its still hard. I have a better chance or winning the US Open that ever becoming a Grand Master chess player lol
How is that idiotic. You don't even know if it's true or not, Didnt i say that i used to ride motorcycles and know that comment is stupid???
You hands follow your eyes. Why do you think the best golfers look at the golf ball when swinging, they don't "sneak a peek" at where it's going. For the 10,000th time, you CANNOT compare other sports to pool! Its apples to oranges.
And yet, if you stare long enough at the pretty girl jogging while you are driving, you will start to "steer" in her direction. YOU WILL?????
How is that idiotic. You don't even know if it's true or not, Didnt i say that i used to ride motorcycles and know that comment is stupid???
You hands follow your eyes. Why do you think the best golfers look at the golf ball when swinging, they don't "sneak a peek" at where it's going. For the 10,000th time, you CANNOT compare other sports to pool! Its apples to oranges.
And yet, if you stare long enough at the pretty girl jogging while you are driving, you will start to "steer" in her direction. YOU WILL?????
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