Best instructor?
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It's all about the cue ball
Put aside fundamentals, aiming,sighting,bridges,grips,,this shot that shot,and anything else that can be taught in this game, IT ALL COMES DOWN TO STROKE.
You can be a walking encyclopedia, what good is it if you can't perform it.
Combine stroke with everything else and you have a chance.
There are great players that are like watching a train wreck at the table until you see their final delivery stroke.
Find someone that combines book knowledge and can teach stroke, and actually perform the strokes and all the variations of each one.
Other than that what Blackjack Said...Straight Pool,, I would add billiards to help along.
Pool is all about the cue ball. The other balls on the table are these pretty colored things you play with while you play pool with the cue ball.
Best of Luck
Put aside fundamentals, aiming,sighting,bridges,grips,,this shot that shot,and anything else that can be taught in this game, IT ALL COMES DOWN TO STROKE.
You can be a walking encyclopedia, what good is it if you can't perform it.
Combine stroke with everything else and you have a chance.
There are great players that are like watching a train wreck at the table until you see their final delivery stroke.
Find someone that combines book knowledge and can teach stroke, and actually perform the strokes and all the variations of each one.
Other than that what Blackjack Said...Straight Pool,, I would add billiards to help along.
Pool is all about the cue ball. The other balls on the table are these pretty colored things you play with while you play pool with the cue ball.
Best of Luck
What counts is what is happening during tip contact with the cue ball. It's possible to be a Happy Gilmore, and we've all seen players with atrocious mechanics that deliver a good final stroke and play well. I'll give you this much, but...
A player can quickly and significantly improve their game by developing quality mechanics and a consistent shooting process. Once a player has this down, they will have a good stroke. With a consistent and accurate stroke, the front half of the game is so much easier to learn since the player is no longer a wild variable.
The choice is then, develop that stroke blindly with brute force and fight cueing errors, or develop mechanics that prevent cueing errors and build a good stroke. The latter is the easy road to success.
Stan Shuffett's mastery of form & content
Mastering the content of pool knowledge is necessary, but not sufficient without the pedagogical skills to teach that content.
Stan Shuffet's background as an educator provides him with a mastery of both & makes him an exceptional instructor. His sensitivity & humility complete the package.
Mastering the content of pool knowledge is necessary, but not sufficient without the pedagogical skills to teach that content.
Stan Shuffet's background as an educator provides him with a mastery of both & makes him an exceptional instructor. His sensitivity & humility complete the package.
hillbilly
I have read and studied from many good pool players in the area for about 10 years. I learned more in 3 days from Charlie, "Hillbilly", Brant than I had the previous years of playing.
I have been doing the drills that he showed me and I have been able to improve my game quite a bit. Definitely worth the money and an outstanding teacher.
I felt confident being told what to do and how to do it from a guy who is considered one of the top pros in the game.
can't wait for my next lesson!
I have read and studied from many good pool players in the area for about 10 years. I learned more in 3 days from Charlie, "Hillbilly", Brant than I had the previous years of playing.
I have been doing the drills that he showed me and I have been able to improve my game quite a bit. Definitely worth the money and an outstanding teacher.
I felt confident being told what to do and how to do it from a guy who is considered one of the top pros in the game.
can't wait for my next lesson!
Unfortunately, most struggling players are unaware of this advantage of visiting an instructor.
It takes time to find and collect all those bits of information while playing. Why not visit an instructor who already has that collection and can provide it to you in short order?
The cueball is your best friend (and only one )- He s always *there*. So you *just* have to tell him what to do. And this is just depending on the fundamentals which are necessary to bring *your friend* to the point you want him.
Fundamentals are the key to get friend with the cueball-...nothin else
Fundamentals are the key to get friend with the cueball-...nothin else
Fredric Fechter of CueSport College International
http://www.cuesportcollege.com
I have been to many other instructors and he was hands down the best for not only fundamentals and strategy, but also very importantly the mental game which as all of us know is SO much of our game.
You can have all the talent in the world, but if your mental game is weak then you will lose more than you win for sure. Mr. Fechter teaches the mental game that you see in so many stronger players out east such as Efren Reyes and others.
Good Luck!
There are WAAAAYY too many instructors out there these days and only a handful of them are worth training with and Mr. Fechter is on the top of that list in mine and many other's honest and studied opinions.
http://www.cuesportcollege.com
I have been to many other instructors and he was hands down the best for not only fundamentals and strategy, but also very importantly the mental game which as all of us know is SO much of our game.
You can have all the talent in the world, but if your mental game is weak then you will lose more than you win for sure. Mr. Fechter teaches the mental game that you see in so many stronger players out east such as Efren Reyes and others.
Good Luck!
There are WAAAAYY too many instructors out there these days and only a handful of them are worth training with and Mr. Fechter is on the top of that list in mine and many other's honest and studied opinions.
Didn't either Pool & Billiard or Billiards Digest have an article similar to this about 3-4 years ago?
I think the article was entitled the Best Instructors In The U.S. or something like that.
r/DCP
I think the article was entitled the Best Instructors In The U.S. or something like that.
r/DCP
Yes, it was P&B, and that article mostly included "instructors" who advertised with P&B! Not really an "indepth" article, with no research. Curious why you would dredge up this 6 year old thread? 
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
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Yes, it was P&B, and that article mostly included "instructors" who advertised with P&B! Not really an "indepth" article, with no research. Curious why you would dredge up this 6 year old thread?
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
Dunno, I just happened to run across this thread when I was searching on older posts. It made me think of the article in the magazine but I wasn't for sure so I thought I would bump.
It was raining in SW Indiana so I was inside on the computer checking out older posts to see what I might find. Instead of down at the table working on my two rail position shots, that is.
r/Mike