fun games/drills for setting/english

[PetToilet]

so i'm trying to teach my girlfriend about cue control and well im trying to think of games she'd enjoy. i think letting her learn through experience is better, as i've tried to tell her about the 90 degree rule and whatnot and it didnt go well.

only thing i can think off the top of my head is 3 ball, having to run 3 balls. was also thinking about a simpler version of 7 ball, where you can only safety once, and if you don't call safe and miss, the other person gets ball in hand. what else is there that is fun and not just me telling her what to do?

 

[mfinkelstein3]

Teaching Girl Friend to play pool

Hi,
How is her stroke? stance? bridge? alignment? eye pattern? grip? etc. I'd recommend getting her a lesson from a qualified instructor as a present. In my experience trying to teach loved ones only causes trouble. Good Luck.

 

[PetToilet]

heh well she's definitely not that into pool to get a lesson from a qualified instrcutor. i'm trying to get her into pool by getting better slowly then maybe go to a instructor.

her stroke is surprisingly good, as is her bridge. however her alignment and and stance are inconsistant, not sure about her eye pattern or grip, but the main thing is she doesn't understand how to set yet.

 

[pooltchr]

Hi,
How is her stroke? stance? bridge? alignment? eye pattern? grip? etc. I'd recommend getting her a lesson from a qualified instructor as a present. In my experience trying to teach loved ones only causes trouble. Good Luck.

In my experience, you are absolutely correct. I have taught hundreds of students, but when my wife wanted to learn, I hired another instructor to work with her. It's much healthier for a relationship!
Steve

 

[Billy_Bob]

I have a lady friend who is not into serious pool, but plays just for fun. So she is not the least bit interested in how to leave the cue ball, etc.

Basically I taught her two things for 8-ball which she REALLY likes.

1. First was to shoot each ball so it gets near a pocket and stops or at least gets closer to a pocket. (At first she could not pocket balls, so I said make it a two step process. Get the ball closer to a pocket with the first try. Then next time it will be an easy shot.)

2. If a ball is blocking a pocket DON'T SHOOT IT IN! (until one of the last shots). She really likes this now. She tries to block pockets and leave her balls there. Then this gives her more time to get her other balls close to other pockets. She also likes the part about being in "control" of the pocket.

And in the process of doing the above, her aiming has improved and she is getting better at pocketing balls.

 

[TXsouthpaw]

In my experience, you are absolutely correct. I have taught hundreds of students, but when my wife wanted to learn, I hired another instructor to work with her. It's much healthier for a relationship!
Steve

I completely agree. Last season we were a little short on players for our league team so I had my wife fill in since she was already there. Well after that she really wanted to learn. After all nobody wants to get up in front of everbody and play really bad, especially when U feel that the team is counting on you. After nearly 2 weeks of fighting I finally gave up and gave her a nick varner drill book and told her to hit balls in the den till her arms got tired. Im also waiting till shes a little better to send her to pool school think shell get more out of it when she understands the game better. teaching a loved one can be a pain

 

[PetToilet]

well, ok previous efforts were in vain, but recently we started up a ladder here at school and after her watching me play and safety people and going on about how cue control wins games, she told me she wanted to learn to set. so maybe ill try once more to teach her, but i dont want to go straigh tinto technical rules this time.

ps we are poor college students.

 

[Dawgie]

Johnnyz86 - Please stand down sir. Take off the teachers hat and step back. Trying to teach your wife is NOT going to work. If you are sincere in helping her to learn just get her some lessons from an instructor that can teach her at her level. This is a much better approach than trying to teach her yourself. Learning through experience can be very frustrating and using an instructor is much more helpful.