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Sputnik
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There are several ways to run out the table. Others prefer to rely on the kind of release on the stroke to set up the cue ball, while others use as many rails as they see usable off natural angles. Others prefer to draw while others want the follow shot. Some will go for the combo while others will bank the pot. Many will go for the shot, and some will be defensive.
Come to think of it, pool is one common language that we speak, but there are many dialects within. No one approach is the only approach. And this is why it is such a beautiful game. The downside of it is that too many people quarrel over what they think should be. Problems begin when one insists that theirs is the only way.
As Efren "Bata" (one of the most prolific masters ever) humbly admits, he still learns new things in the game until now.
I feel that a student should assess his mentor according to how broad-minded the teaching approach is - among other things. Every instructor has his own style of teaching, but is the instructor willing to recognize other recipes? If the insistent instructors are correct, then all their students will be a world champions, wouldn't they?
I think that the student should also look at the skill level of the instructor's other students. Maybe also the end-product of their teachings - the achievements of his graduates. This will give the student an idea of how long he should stay with the instructor. There are many instructors who are very good only with beginners, while others maintain advanced-skilled students.
I do not believe that too many cooks can spoil the brew when it comes to pool instructions. All pool instructors know what they are talking about, but not all of them think alike. Many produce machines, while the best of them make thinkers out of their students.
There are a lot of instructors out there you can learn from for free. That is, if you will learn how to observe the good players while they play.
Come to think of it, pool is one common language that we speak, but there are many dialects within. No one approach is the only approach. And this is why it is such a beautiful game. The downside of it is that too many people quarrel over what they think should be. Problems begin when one insists that theirs is the only way.
As Efren "Bata" (one of the most prolific masters ever) humbly admits, he still learns new things in the game until now.
I feel that a student should assess his mentor according to how broad-minded the teaching approach is - among other things. Every instructor has his own style of teaching, but is the instructor willing to recognize other recipes? If the insistent instructors are correct, then all their students will be a world champions, wouldn't they?
I think that the student should also look at the skill level of the instructor's other students. Maybe also the end-product of their teachings - the achievements of his graduates. This will give the student an idea of how long he should stay with the instructor. There are many instructors who are very good only with beginners, while others maintain advanced-skilled students.
I do not believe that too many cooks can spoil the brew when it comes to pool instructions. All pool instructors know what they are talking about, but not all of them think alike. Many produce machines, while the best of them make thinkers out of their students.
There are a lot of instructors out there you can learn from for free. That is, if you will learn how to observe the good players while they play.
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