Guaranteed Improvement?

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DrCue'sProtege

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i read every now and then where people on here talk about if you do this, or do that, or practice this, or practice that, or follow this book, or follow that book, or watch this tape, or watch that tape, etc, etc, that you will automatically be guaranteed to get better.

my $.02 is that NOBODY can guarantee any improvement. the goal is to get better at the discipline of your choice, that is the bottom line. but there is nothing out there that can guarantee a player's improvement, just absolutely nothing.

someone might legitimately say something like "This has been known to improve peoples games", or "Players have improved by following this practice regimen", or "I feel these drills will help you get better", etc, etc.

but in no way, shape, or form can anyone absolutely guarantee anyone is going to get better. nobody knows that and nobody can guarantee that - period.

DCP
 
DrCue'sProtege said:
i read every now and then where people on here talk about if you do this, or do that, or practice this, or practice that, or follow this book, or follow that book, or watch this tape, or watch that tape, etc, etc, that you will automatically be guaranteed to get better.

my $.02 is that NOBODY can guarantee any improvement. the goal is to get better at the discipline of your choice, that is the bottom line. but there is nothing out there that can guarantee a player's improvement, just absolutely nothing.

someone might legitimately say something like "This has been known to improve peoples games", or "Players have improved by following this practice regimen", or "I feel these drills will help you get better", etc, etc.

but in no way, shape, or form can anyone absolutely guarantee anyone is going to get better. nobody knows that and nobody can guarantee that - period.

DCP
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I will.

Prerequisites: Show up with an open mind and the motivation to improve.

If you have that type of attitude, no I can't guarantee you any improvement, and to add to your frustration I will refund your misery on your way out the door.

In my world, there is no impossible. That is how I talk myself into shots that nobody else thinks I can make. This is how I am able to win games and matches that nobody thinks I can win. That is how I beat cancer. I believe in myself and my ability to overcome any and all obstacles - big or small. Whenever I practice, I try to leave the table as a better player than when I arrived at the pool hall that day. That is what winners do.

Loser's exist in a world of "I can't" and "I'll never..." and IMO it wastes energy. Keep feeding your mind that BS every day and you'll get nowhere fast. Feed your mind the good stuff and you'll see improvement.

Think about it.
 
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DCP has no end of nervous energy!

Why keep posting? Nobody can guarantee you an improvement. I believe that myself because each person must become the "captain of their own fate". Blackjack believes as I do.

Let's remember that DCP posed the assertion that nobody can guarantee you will improve. Well, then why does DCP have over 1600 posts and almost all of them related to a specific "how do I do this" shot scenario. I think DCP is starting another thread because of his high level of nervous energy and the need to constantly have something cute to say to someone or something iconoclastic to say to some other poster.

DCP, only you can improve you. :cool:

BTW, did you take up ping pong yet? :D
Yours Truly,
The Woim
 
DrCue'sProtege said:
i read every now and then where people on here talk about if you do this, or do that, or practice this, or practice that, or follow this book, or follow that book, or watch this tape, or watch that tape, etc, etc, that you will automatically be guaranteed to get better.

my $.02 is that ANYBODY can guarantee any improvement. the goal is to get better at the discipline of your choice, that is the bottom line. but there is nothing out there that can guarantee a player's improvement, just absolutely nothing.

someone might legitimately say something like "This has been known to improve peoples games", or "Players have improved by following this practice regimen", or "I feel these drills will help you get better", etc, etc.

but in no way, shape, or form can anyone absolutely guarantee anyone is going to get better. nobody knows that and nobody can guarantee that - period.

DCP
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DCP,

Have you had a follow up lesson with any of your instructors?

-cOOp
 
by the way DCP I know that I get more enjoyment from the game because I go out and play. I have no doubt you play better than me, because you practice all the time. I'd still play you some 100 dollar sets in a pool room, because its not somewhere you are used to. And somehow I bet your safety play is lacking.

You can never judge how well you play by run outs. The game of 9 ball isn't always about running out after all. People have suggested you play 1 pocket, or straight pool, yet you always post about your blown run outs in 9 ball.
 
i can guarantee 1 thing for u DCP and that is UNIMPROVEMENT as long as u keep thinking the exact same way you've been thinking since you've been disgracing this forum with your 100's of regurgitated posts, since u never read 90% of the replies to your posts because of your a.d.d. lemme make this short and simple


POSITIVE THINGS HAPPEN TO POSITIVE PEOPLE

THE ONLY THING U HAVE TO FEAR IS FEAR ITSELF


i know u have probably already stopped reading this post but i'm just gonna humor myself here, if u spent 1 tenth of the time u do worrying about everything that can and will go wrong and actually started focusing on positive things about your pool game and how to build on them i GUARANTEE that u will see improvement

instead of sending someone to the us open this year i think we should all get together and send DCP to seek some professional help because deep down we know that no pool instructor on this planet can help this guy

blackjack is right, nothing is impossible, and cubswin also has some good advice for u
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DrCue'sProtege said:
i read every now and then where people on here talk about if you do this, or do that, or practice this, or practice that, or follow this book, or follow that book, or watch this tape, or watch that tape, etc, etc, that you will automatically be guaranteed to get better.

my $.02 is that NOBODY can guarantee any improvement. the goal is to get better at the discipline of your choice, that is the bottom line. but there is nothing out there that can guarantee a player's improvement, just absolutely nothing.

someone might legitimately say something like "This has been known to improve peoples games", or "Players have improved by following this practice regimen", or "I feel these drills will help you get better", etc, etc.

but in no way, shape, or form can anyone absolutely guarantee anyone is going to get better. nobody knows that and nobody can guarantee that - period.

DCP
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Well used to all the books, dvds, and instuctors could guarentee improvement because most poeple would listen and then improve. They never said how much you would improve, so it wasn't any sort of false advertisement.

However, now that you have come along the billiards world is having to put a new caption on all their stuff to keep from false advertising. The caption simply reads Guarenteed improvement for everyone except DCP. If you are DCP we can't do anything to help you, and you should really quit this game until you decide to open your mind up!

It is unfortunate that companies are having to put this disclaimer on their products, but it is also unfortunate that someone as simple minded as DCP has played this game for 9 years and learned absolutely nothing!

Sorry DCP, but you are right nobody can guarentee your improvement because you choose not to improve!
 
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DCP, take a break from the books, dvds, instructors, and this forum. Unscrew your cue, put it in your car and go play someone. Anyone. Something cheap, or no money at all.

The shock of sharing a pool table with another human being might be a bit too much for you, but it should do some good.
 
Blackjack said:
I will.

Prerequisites: Show up with an open mind and the motivation to improve.

If you have that type of attitude, no I can't guarantee you any improvement, and to add to your frustration I will refund your misery on your way out the door.

Loser's exist in a world of "I can't" and "I'll never..." and IMO it wastes energy. Keep feeding your mind that BS every day and you'll get nowhere fast. Feed your mind the good stuff and you'll see improvement.

Think about it.
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tap, tap, tap! Amen David! I agree wholeheartedly. I too, will 'guarantee' improvement IF you practice what I show you, the WAY I show you. It has worked for literally 1000's of poolplayers over the years. DCP obviously doesn't put into practice what he is shown by instructors. I wonder if he has even watched the dvd's I gave him...he had not, as of two weeks after I worked with him...:rolleyes: Like you said, you cannot help someone who won't help themselves!

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
 
i dont know, im starting to think dcp is right. Nobody can guarantee he will improve......nobody lol.
 
HHHhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmm............

I don't know what to say anymore..........

I'm speachless..............

DCP will be happy!!!!!!!

:D :D :D

Russ......
 
DrCue'sProtege said:
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but in no way, shape, or form can anyone absolutely guarantee anyone is going to get better. nobody knows that and nobody can guarantee that - period.
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This is wrong, there are ways to improve that work each and every time. The trouble is you need an open mind first, and you are effectively slamming yours shut.

Dave
 
DCP - there is ONE person out there that can give you an improvement guarantee. You probably see him in the mirror every day.
 
Why does every professional athlete have a coach and sometimes personal coaches?
Must a coach just work with what he’s got or can he show a better way in the matter?
What does a coach have to offer someone who’s reached the pinnacle of their sport?
Why is Coaching a profession?
How did professional athletes become professionals?
Where do improvements derive from?
What makes the difference in an average player, a good player and a superstar?
Are Superstars born or made?

Simple knowledge of some technique that’s supposed to work and improve your game, will not improve your game. The technique Must Be A PART of Your Game. That takes practice, time and effort.

This reminds me of people that bring their dogs to Obedience Training and think that after the 8 - 1 hour sessions of “Training Their Dog” the dog will be trained. It never happens, and the dog is blamed for being un-trainable or, the Teacher must have done something wrong. These people never realize that the 8 sessions were to teach them
to be the teacher and they are to train their dog, and is NOT intended for the dog to be finished and ready for the National Dog Obedience Championships.
 
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Scott Lee said:
DCP obviously doesn't put into practice what he is shown by instructors. I wonder if he has even watched the dvd's I gave him...he had not, as of two weeks after I worked with him...:rolleyes: Like you said, you cannot help someone who won't help themselves!

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
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who says i dont? somebody on here, perhaps? not me. i told you when you left i would follow your instruction. i did. and i still do.

who said i hadnt watched the dvds? i might have been a little slow watching the dvd's at first since i wanted to get to the table. but i've watched them 2.5 times already.

who wont help themselves? Randy G. told me he was proud of me. i've done alot to help myself over the years. only one thing left for me to do, and thats what everyone here says to do - get some competition.

DCP
 
Neil said:
Good for you! It will help.
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perhaps once i get my garage/apartment remodeled in the next few weeks i might just issue an open invitation to AZBers to stop and play. what do you posters think of that idea?

DCP
 
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