Aiming for pro within 5 years. Realistic?

You had some valuable training.........

Rhea said:
Why not? People didn't think I could either but I did.
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After about 2 months on the road you ran out 2 or was it 3 racks of 9 ball on a tight 9 foot diamond at QMasters.

The players in Columbus still don't believe that is possible.

I heard things from she's untrainable to just can't get there.

Even Dee Atkins told me you couldn't get any better.

I guess we proved everyone wrong.

If this guy was living where I'm at and could play pool 6 - 8 hours a day I'd get him there in 6 months.

I know there would be doubters but there was a ton of them with you also.

Glad your playing well, life is good and you can teach players what got you there in such a quick hurry.

You learned so fast on the road I almost felt like the pool whisperer.

Had a great time playing and teaching.

It was a fun 3 or 4 months........Good Luck...
 
Sam,

You're already making one BIG mistake. Lets see if you can guess what that is....

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Skins ---------- Love's this quote... "It'd be an insult to us if you're still here in 20 years. Hangin' around here is a f*****' waste of your time" (Good Will Hunting)
 
genomachino said:
If this guy was living where I'm at and could play pool 6 - 8 hours a day I'd get him there in 6 months.
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You could get him to internationally competitive pro level in 6 months? I suggest you go back and edit that part of your post before too many people see it. Wow. Just wow.
 
Poolplaya9 said:
You could get him to internationally competitive pro level in 6 months? I suggest you go back and edit that part of your post before too many people see it. Wow. Just wow.
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Bet he couldnt win an a division bar table event around here in 6 months, lol pass that sh%#, geno
 
Being able to make it pro will take natural talent, drive to get better/practice (in the long run) and the most important thing will be mental toughness. Even if you have all 3 it will be a rough road - the money just isnt there like it was 15-20 years ago.

I love the fact that you are willing to take a run at it and wish you nothing but success. If you find a job you love you will never work a day in your life.

I could see myself enjoying life as a pro player but I dont think I have the tools for it. I could likely get to A+ level with enough dedicated practice but that would be it.

Ignore the trolls and follow your dream but be aware of the risks.

If you do decide to make a run at it, please start a video blog or something similar. I would be very interested to track your progress. Heck, why not send a few emails to tv studios asking if they are interested in a reality show following an aspiring pro pool player who is just starting the journey
 
some people learn to play piano, some to play pool.

if it makes you happy then you can't go wrong
 
Zphix said:
For what it's worth - before age 5 your mind is basically a blank canvas, and whatever you start adding to that canvas you keep and use most heavily. After age 5 your neural synapses start to die and whatever you haven't used or had exposure to you will lose.

Then, from age 5 to 12 (I think) your brain plasticity is at it's peak. Technically birth to age 12 but anyway, you will pick things up quickest if you start by age 12. After that, your brain plasticity remains pretty steady until you hit age 30 or so.

Basically, my point is that someone who starts at 16 vs. 23 has almost no biological or psychological advantage to learning this game. Other factors separate the two age groups obviously.

16 year olds usually have more time and energy to devote to a single thing unlike a 23 year old. Just saying ;)
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Hence why I pointed out the young guns ,Morra , Berg , Sky all learned at a early age
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I liked the idea of blog entries.

I think I am gonna start a YouTube channel, posting an update roughly every month. 20 racks of 9 ball in a row for every video? I guess that'd give a good idea of the current state of progress.

Of course it's not gonna interest many people, but I'm thinking of doing it more for myself.

What do you guys think?

Also, I am not sure what I was expecting when asking this question here. I already very much believed it to be possible, I think I just wanted some opinions.
 
SamLambert said:
I liked the idea of blog entries.

I think I am gonna start a YouTube channel, posting an update roughly every month. 20 racks of 9 ball in a row for every video? I guess that'd give a good idea of the current state of progress.

Of course it's not gonna interest many people, but I'm thinking of doing it more for myself.

What do you guys think?

Also, I am not sure what I was expecting when asking this question here. I already very much believed it to be possible, I think I just wanted some opinions.
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A progress/update blog would be amazing!
 

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PLEASE geno

genomachino said:
If this guy was living where I'm at and could play pool 6 - 8 hours a day I'd get him there in 6 months.

Then if Rhea would have stayed just two more months she would have
been a world beater. She said she could now beat the 5 ball ghost. She
must not have known which end of the cue to hold if that's as far as she
got in 2/3 of the time it would take you to make her a champion. I'm
sure there are plenty of guys that can devote 6 months of their lives
to get to championship level. Look out SVB here they come.
jack
Free SJD
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SamLambert said:
Sylvain Grenier and Fred Lapointe.

Here in Quebec we have a system very similar to Fargo ratings. Uses the same system they use for ranking chess players. At a particular score, you are officially ranked pro in Quebec.

Like I said, very similar to Fargo ratings, so if the system ranks you as a pro with a score of 2600 and you are against someone with a score of 2800, well the odds say that you are gonna lose, but you still stand a decent chance.

I'm guessing this is not a good question to ask on this forum, based on the fact that this system is not used outside of Quebec and that being a pro is defined much more arbitrarily.

Website where you can find the rank and score of each players : http://www.webillard.com/index.htm

Here's a picture of how the ranking is done :

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I haven't read the whole post but enough to see all the knocks and digs and telling the kid to give up. By this post it doesn't look like he is talking about becoming a world beater and going to all of the pro events. He wants to shoot at a pro level using this rating scale. I don't see this as impossible with enough dedication and coaching.
 
Lots of bashing in this thread...
I think there are lots of factors that determine if your goal is realistic.
First off: What's your natural ability?
Some people never get the basic stuff stuff right, no matter how many times you show them, some people can make a good bridge almost right away, some never get it, the same with stance posture etc.
Some people are naturally straighter shooters than others.
It's not enough to just play alot of pool, you have to be methodical in your approach.
I don't play that much and I'm not a big fan of playing competitions as I play pool to relax, but it's fun to play with some of the guys that usually place top 3 in local competitions and beat them or get beaten with just a game or so, they get so frustrated, because they know I don't play that much.
The thing is that I go about improving in ways it' s very easy to measure progress. I do drills, videotape myself playing and analyze my stroke, stance, grip etc. While most players just play, wich means getting to the next level takes much more time.
So determination, approach and natural ability all play a big factor in your progression.
 
SamLambert said:
So, I made a blog. Will be updated about every month with a quick summary and a new video.

Any suggestions will be appreciated!

https://progresstoprospeed.wordpress.com/
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OK, I have said previously in this post that I really dont think it's possible and I also think it's a terrible idea in general (not the idea of improving, but the idea of choosing the life of trying to become a Pro pool player and being one)

That all being said...

I think the blog is brilliant really and hope you keep up with the regular monthly (or more frequent if possible) updates. Tracking the progress of a newer player with a massive ambition would be amazing to watch.
 
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