Anyone Ever Make It In 3 Years?

tatcat2000 said:
Jeanette Lee...started at 18, turned pro in 3 yrs, top 10 1 year later.
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JL, although a great woman player, is probably at a different level than we are talking about here. Even at her peak she would need a huge spot to win against a top pro.
 
lil T

When Tony Watson was a kid like 16 years old he was a prodigy he was capable of winning a tourney at that age but he was more interested in getting the cash. He would lay down then boom out of nowhere racks would pile up.
 
thebigdog said:
Not true, I was playing him at my dads pool room when he was 17-18 y/o. He didn't get to the level you speak of til he was probobly 24-25 y/o.

The only player I heard of making a drastic jump that rapidly was Mark Tadd, I heard it took him about 3 years or so from beginer to playing guys like Ernesto and Morro even in 9-ball.
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I thought I heard John say he didn't take up the game until age 19.
 
cycopath said:
I thought I heard John say he didn't take up the game until age 19.
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Well I think he is a year or two younger than me and I was 19 when he started coming into my dads place. Whatever his age was, it was a good 6-7 years until he was playing at the pro level.
 
Johnnyt said:
Can someone name me one player that could get the cheese from a top 100 player in the world that has only hit balls for just 3 years? Can someone name me a player that could win a tour stop like the Seminole after only just 3 years of hitting balls? These books, dvd's, instucters, and aiming systems have been around for a lot of years now. If they were the silver bullet you would see 100's of 3 year players out there that rose up to the top 100 in under 3 years. Do I think the info that has come out in the last 20 years or so can help? Yes. I know it can help the time span to get better just because of the not needed trial and error time.

But to get to the top 100 in this game you have to play 8+ hours of pool a day for many years. You have to hang with top players and have no side hobbies like a wife, kids and a job. Oh, and one more thing. You have to have a lot of natual talent to get to the top 100 in even 50 years. Johnnyt
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Not wanting to highjack your thread Ill start one looking for the answer, but isn't the real question based on hours. Knowbody got there in three years playing one hour a week...
 
Mowem down said:
Not wanting to highjack your thread Ill start one looking for the answer, but isn't the real question based on hours. Knowbody got there in three years playing one hour a week...
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I stated 8+ hours for many years. Johnnyt
 
huckster said:
When Tony Watson was a kid like 16 years old he was a prodigy he was capable of winning a tourney at that age but he was more interested in getting the cash. He would lay down then boom out of nowhere racks would pile up.
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LOL. Best line I've heard all month....oh. I misread it...still funny though.

"He would lay down the boom out of nowhere"

I'm calling my doctor now.
 
johnny archer did. started at 16 and was cashing against champions by the time he was 19. it isn't just the hours. it is the depth and quality of the practice. ie one month with buddy hall is worth more than a year by yourself. books and videos exist for the people who cannot get buddy as their permanent mentor. if this game had real coaches then you would see a much higher level of play across the board.

if you take the 10,000 hour rule and say that a player put in 8 solid hours a day five days a week under a champion's guidance the at the end of three years that is 6200 hours of deep practice. at that point this player would be pretty dangerous.

johhny was placing high and snapping off lots of scores at 19 but it took him a few more years to finally start winning lots of events. he was a world beater at 19 but didn't become world champion caliber until after he was 21.
 
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JB Cases said:
johnny archer did. started at 16 and was cashing against champions by the time he was 19. it isn't just the hours. it is the depth and quality of the practice. ie one month with buddy hall is worth more than a year by yourself. books and videos exist for the people who cannot get buddy as their permanent mentor. if this game had real coaches then you would see a much higher level of play across the board.

if you take the 10,000 hour rule and say that a player put in 8 solid hours a day five days a week under a champion's guidance the at the end of three years that is 6200 hours of deep practice. at that point this player would be pretty dangerous.

johhny was placing high and snapping off lots of scores at 19 but it took him a few more years to finally start winning lots of events. he was a world beater at 19 but didn't become world champion caliber until after he was 21.
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I thought I read somewhere that Johnny A grew up with a table at his house and his Dad taught him in the begining? I must be thinking of someone else. Johnnyt
 
Johnnyt said:
I thought I read somewhere that Johnny A grew up with a table at his house and his Dad taught him in the begining? I must be thinking of someone else. Johnnyt
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The way I heard it he didn't even go into a pool room or play at all until he was 16.

I will ask him next time I see him.
 
Archer,Earl,K.Bennet,S.Moore,T.Watson,Shannon,McCreddy,Hatch,D.Groseman,V.Elliott,Willis were all on the road playing $100 9 ball when they were 15,before they had a drivers license.

bill
 
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Doesn't Allen Hopkins claim that he ran 100 balls or so the first time that he picked up a cue stick, or was it the Miz or maybe Fats?



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TheBook said:
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Doesn't Allen Hopkins claim that he ran 100 balls or so the first time that he picked up a cue stick, or was it the Miz or maybe Fats?



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no he ran 13 or 14.....i asked him that while we were having beers at the expo a couple years ago....see how i made myself seem cool being near Allen. :) j/k

yes Allen was a phenom, and also had hi level teaching from day 1.

on the same thought when I worked the juniors event at the cue corner....guys like Tony Watson, Chan Whitt, Mike Coletrain, Corey Deuel, would show up with big wads of jing, and super strong games at 14/15/16 years old. And they had more gamble then they knew what to do with. Scary good, and seasoned at that age.....wow!

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Gerry said:
no he ran 13 or 14.....i asked him that while we were having beers at the expo a couple years ago....see how i made myself seem cool being near Allen. :) j/k

yes Allen was a phenom, and also had hi level teaching from day 1.

on the same thought when I worked the juniors event at the cue corner....guys like Tony Watson, Chan Whitt, Mike Coletrain, Corey Deuel, would show up with big wads of jing, and super strong games at 14/15/16 years old. And they had more gamble then they knew what to do with. Scary good, and seasoned at that age.....wow!

G.
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No fear at that age. Besides, they weren't gambling with their own money and that makes a BIG difference to how you approach the game.
 
TheThaiger said:
No fear at that age. Besides, they weren't gambling with their own money and that makes a BIG difference to how you approach the game.
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Corey was gambling with his own money back then. I can't speak about the others. Johnnyt
 
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