Anyone is welcome to comment, but who do you instructors feel is the best in the business (other than yourself)?
Best instructor?
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Roy Yamane
Best Instructor
Tom Ross in Denver,CO.Writes for Billiards Digests and Cuetimes our local pool mag.
Tom Ross in Denver,CO.Writes for Billiards Digests and Cuetimes our local pool mag.
Instructors are like a good pair of shoes. There are a lot of fine shoes out there, the trick is finding the one that fits.
The game of 14.1 continuous.
If you have any weakness in your game, 14.1 will expose and exploit it at every opportunity. 14.1 will constantly challenge you to become a better player and motivate you to operate within a disciplined form of mechanics. 14.1 will separate those that can from those who only wish to. What more can you ask of a teacher?
JMO.
Honorable mention: Competing with the best that the world has to offer.
I probably worded it wrong, there are many that are qualified and opinions will certainly vary.... so in other words who would be your first pick if you were not an instructor yourself? for the sake of argument let's say for fundamentals AND HOW TO PLAY ie.... STRATEGY
Oh...well, if you only want to learn fundamentals AND how to play...I also, would seek Randy Goettlicher. Now, for ANYTHING else (if there IS actually anything else)...there's a big, long list. 
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
TheBook...Boy, I sure hope this is a joke. Mitch Lawrence, despite being married to a knowledgeable lady pro, has shown himself, again and again, to be totally deficient in knowing much about anything, in terms of how things work on a pool table.
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Matt Millen was the GM for the Detroit Lions. Hope that explains my sarcastic comment. The Lions are the worst team ever and they keep proving it every year. Millen was a pro player and then became a TV Analyst/color commentator before becoming the GM. He could talk a good bunch of BS and appeared to know a lot about talent but we all can do that after watching someone that is already a pro. He just couldn't recognize it before they became a pro. After many years of protests from the Det fans we finally got Mr Ford to fire him. Long over due. ESPN could also do pool a big favor by doing the same with the other mentioned person.
I am not so sure you will get the answer here. You know these forums are like fraternities. I think the best place to get an answer would be in the main from folks that actually have taken lessons, and not giving them. Testimonials are good feedback.
Majic...Yeah, you're right there! Except, in this case, the "fraternity" you suggest, is made up of quality, professional instructors, who actually KNOW how to teach! You're correct about testamonials though...and you'll find a LOT of them mentioning most of the people mentioned in this thread.
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Admittedly, I have not taken instruction from any of the illustrious gentlemen mentioned previously. They are among the best anywhere by reputation. However, I have spent a few days with Stan Shuffett at his home in Kentucky. His communication skills are well honed after a career as a college professor. He has developed his son Landon into the National Junior Champion, and recently after a TAR event on PPV Stevie Moore gave all the credit to Stan. I can't say enough good about him. It will suffice to say that nobody will work harder for your success than Stan, and he is reasonable when compared to most of the others as well ! His aiming systems are regarded as the most sucessful bar none. You can reach Stan at the link below...Tom
www.justcueit.com
www.justcueit.com
Best is like Beauty it is very subjective, and honestly it is like asking a person in los Angeles for a recomendation for a Great Mexican Resturant. Many name will come up, and most will be BEST in the Eyes of the person making the recomendation.
Find yourself one of those sandbagging APA 3's (who are at best a decent 4) they seem to know EVERYTHING!!
But on a serious note I highly recommend Bert Kinister :thumbup2:
But on a serious note I highly recommend Bert Kinister :thumbup2:
TPDTom,
I completely agree. Not to take anything away from anyone and certainly not instructors that are also famous in their own right, Stan Shuffett is a great teacher and person. When you enroll as his pupil, he continues to keep you informed and to keep you abreast of new developments long after you left his course. As probably other great teachers, his passion for pool and helping others is evident.
I completely agree. Not to take anything away from anyone and certainly not instructors that are also famous in their own right, Stan Shuffett is a great teacher and person. When you enroll as his pupil, he continues to keep you informed and to keep you abreast of new developments long after you left his course. As probably other great teachers, his passion for pool and helping others is evident.
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