Angelo Dundee trained Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, George Foreman and scores of other championship boxers.
The boxers trusted his advice with their careers and physical well-being. He told them what moves to make...in a sport where one wrong move can mean you'll never fight again.
Angelo Dundee never even wore a boxing glove, much less fought a match. But he knew how to observe his trainee and teach him to be the best boxer he could be. What worked for Ali might be totally wrong for Leonard.
This is why I find all the arguments about pool instructors so meaningless. Just because someone can run a 100 balls doesn't mean squat when it comes to teaching. Most instructors (in most disciplines) have one way of teaching: do it like me. The great instructors OBSERVE and analyze their trainee and COMMUNICATE with the trainee about to be the best he/she can be. Whether or not the instructor can execute the shot is about as important as whether or not Dundee could throw a knockout punch.
Your thoughts?
The boxers trusted his advice with their careers and physical well-being. He told them what moves to make...in a sport where one wrong move can mean you'll never fight again.
Angelo Dundee never even wore a boxing glove, much less fought a match. But he knew how to observe his trainee and teach him to be the best boxer he could be. What worked for Ali might be totally wrong for Leonard.
This is why I find all the arguments about pool instructors so meaningless. Just because someone can run a 100 balls doesn't mean squat when it comes to teaching. Most instructors (in most disciplines) have one way of teaching: do it like me. The great instructors OBSERVE and analyze their trainee and COMMUNICATE with the trainee about to be the best he/she can be. Whether or not the instructor can execute the shot is about as important as whether or not Dundee could throw a knockout punch.
Your thoughts?