Danny Smith-Class Act

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I was in an invitational tournament this past weekend at Gold Crown Billiards in Erie, Pennsylvania. It was 9 Ball Quadruple Elimination, 32 man field. With the likes of Dennis Hatch, Mike Dechaine,John Morra, Mario Morra, Erik Hjorleifson, Shane Winters, Shawn Putnam, Corey Deuel, Alex Olinger, Billy Thorpe, Bucky Souvanthong and Danny Smith, it was a tough field. The first day I played solid, but struggled the 2nd day. The 2nd day after I lost to Danny Smith, he took the time to show me some mechanical flaws that he saw in my stroke. I have been struggling for years to be mechanically sound, but he explained it in simple terms. He gave me some sound advice. In my next match, he was playing on a table next to me and observed my match. After that match I was eliminated. He told me that he was watching some of my shots and gave me more advice. It was very helpful. I had only talked to him a handful of times prior to this tournament. Obviously he is one of the premier one pocket players out there and his 9 ball game is pretty good also. For him to take the time to show me some stuff was really a class act considering I'm an acquaintance at best. I appreciate it and plan to put it to good use. I wanted others to know that there are some good people out there. Thanks.
 
It is very encouraging reading your experience. It was a pleasure having Danny Smith participate. Not only is he a fine player with great skill, discipline, and tempo, he is thoughtful and considerate of his fellow players and spectators. I certainly hope to see him back here again.

This past weekend, knowing he was from Toledo, I had to ask him if he ever knew Toledo Red from the 70's. In 1976 I went to Toledo with an entourage of gamblers who wanted to bet on me playing Toledo Red on a bar-table. I was just 22. We were just getting started. I looked at no more than 45 minutes of it and turned to my people and said "Pack it in. We got no chance here". As it turned out, the late Toledo Red is Danny Smith's father.
 
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That's was a lesson you will remember for a long time.
It's fun when top pro's take the time to help people with their game.
 
Paul Schofield said:
It is very encouraging reading your experience. It was a pleasure having Danny Smith participate. Not only is he a fine player with great skill, discipline, and tempo, he is thoughtful and considerate of his fellow players and spectators. I certainly hope to see him back here again.

This past weekend, knowing he was from Toledo, I had to ask him if he ever knew Toledo Red from the 70's. In 1976 I went to Toledo with an entourage of gamblers who wanted to bet on me playing Toledo Red on a bar-table. I was just 22. We were just getting started. I looked at no more than 45 minutes of it and turned to my people and said "Pack it in. We got no chance here". As it turned out, the late Toledo Red is Danny Smith's father.
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Danny Smith - Good for pool.
 
These are things you never get tired of hearing about. Thanks for sharing this
 
Paul Schofield said:
It is very encouraging reading your experience. It was a pleasure having Danny Smith participate. Not only is he a fine player with great skill, discipline, and tempo, he is thoughtful and considerate of his fellow players and spectators. I certainly hope to see him back here again.

This past weekend, knowing he was from Toledo, I had to ask him if he ever knew Toledo Red from the 70's. In 1976 I went to Toledo with an entourage of gamblers who wanted to bet on me playing Toledo Red on a bar-table. I was just 22. We were just getting started. I looked at no more than 45 minutes of it and turned to my people and said "Pack it in. We got no chance here". As it turned out, the late Toledo Red is Danny Smith's father.
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Thanks for the story, I didn't realize Danny came from a pool family.
 
I have known Danny for what I feel is a long time and he is in my opinion the greatest money player that I have ever meet. He is not afraid of action and the more money is bet the better he plays. He is a really cool guy.
 
This Danny Smith will go FAR!

YES! That is the Danny Smith I know.

Glad to see others recognizing and acknowledging his class, knowledge and talent.

JoeyA

Billiardscollec said:
I was in an invitational tournament this past weekend at Gold Crown Billiards in Erie, Pennsylvania. It was 9 Ball Quadruple Elimination, 32 man field. With the likes of Dennis Hatch, Mike Dechaine,John Morra, Mario Morra, Erik Hjorleifson, Shane Winters, Shawn Putnam, Corey Deuel, Alex Olinger, Billy Thorpe, Bucky Souvanthong and Danny Smith, it was a tough field. The first day I played solid, but struggled the 2nd day. The 2nd day after I lost to Danny Smith, he took the time to show me some mechanical flaws that he saw in my stroke. I have been struggling for years to be mechanically sound, but he explained it in simple terms. He gave me some sound advice. In my next match, he was playing on a table next to me and observed my match. After that match I was eliminated. He told me that he was watching some of my shots and gave me more advice. It was very helpful. I had only talked to him a handful of times prior to this tournament. Obviously he is one of the premier one pocket players out there and his 9 ball game is pretty good also. For him to take the time to show me some stuff was really a class act considering I'm an acquaintance at best. I appreciate it and plan to put it to good use. I wanted others to know that there are some good people out there. Thanks.
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two great stories
great to hear that a great player would take the time to help
AND FOR FREE
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Danny is definitely like that, I can say that for a fact. When it comes to pool if you want to talk pool with him or get some adjustments to work on he's solid in regards to taking some time.
 
Always nice to hear these stories. To me they are at the heart of what keeps people coming to and staying in pool. Knowing that there are those out there that care about helping others improve their game and expecting nothing in return. Not to dis those who make a living at coaching, but what I mean is seeing an immediate, correctable flaw and taking the time to help that person. A coach is someone you've sought out and expected to pay. In that manner they are also good for the game.
 
What better players may miss from time to time is the fact that by helping someone with a flaw in their game, they are giving hope to an individual to continue playing this great game and that is good for all of us, including the better players. What some fear is that giving these people a couple of clues as to how they can improve their game is going to jeopardize their ability to make a living; in fact, it's just the opposite.

JoeyA



guelphdad said:
Always nice to hear these stories. To me they are at the heart of what keeps people coming to and staying in pool. Knowing that there are those out there that care about helping others improve their game and expecting nothing in return. Not to dis those who make a living at coaching, but what I mean is seeing an immediate, correctable flaw and taking the time to help that person. A coach is someone you've sought out and expected to pay. In that manner they are also good for the game.
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Danny is a class act & a great player. His father was an amazing player as well.
 
Danny Smith/Tony Chohan

The best one pocket I ever saw in person was Danny double dipping T-Rex in the finals at Lacy's in Chalmette, La. Last year. Tony certainly played his usual great game but Danny was in a zone that made him unbeatable. Sure would like to have a DVD of that match .
 
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