Highest pool-playing skill level Pool Instructor that you know.
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I'm totally impressed with Mark Wilson's teaching style and his knowledge of the fundamentals is very solid. He also has great communication skills to get the point across to all his students, and yes he "can" play a bit as I've experienced first hand. LOL
My promotional vote will have to go to an unknown named Rob Moreno over in Okinawa, Japan though. He got his certification via the BCA course way back in the day and he's very gifted in getting stubborn, bull-headed students to "see the light" of playing pool the "right" way rather than struggling through the ups and downs of being a "feel" player rather than a true mechanic of the game. If you ever visit Okinawa look him up. I'm sure you won't be dissappointed with his instruction or his company as he's a fine man as well.
Keep hittin' 'em straight folks!
My promotional vote will have to go to an unknown named Rob Moreno over in Okinawa, Japan though. He got his certification via the BCA course way back in the day and he's very gifted in getting stubborn, bull-headed students to "see the light" of playing pool the "right" way rather than struggling through the ups and downs of being a "feel" player rather than a true mechanic of the game. If you ever visit Okinawa look him up. I'm sure you won't be dissappointed with his instruction or his company as he's a fine man as well.
Keep hittin' 'em straight folks!
Wade Crane
There are many qualified and twice as many that are not..but when I use to run Around with Wade I have seen him give 1st class A1 private lessons for really reasonalble rates....He would go as far in depth as the indivual student required to get a grasp of the concept whatever level they played at in which he had to teach at....I'm sure there are others just as qualified that I just can't comment on either way....just my opinion...Troy
There are many qualified and twice as many that are not..but when I use to run Around with Wade I have seen him give 1st class A1 private lessons for really reasonalble rates....He would go as far in depth as the indivual student required to get a grasp of the concept whatever level they played at in which he had to teach at....I'm sure there are others just as qualified that I just can't comment on either way....just my opinion...Troy
There is an art to learning to teach. I have taken lessons from some great professionals and some of them have been able to impart WHAT they do in a way I could understand it and others have only been able to show me the results without a clear understanding of how to teach me how to perform to get those results.
Jose Parica - he would show me things with the cue ball and tell me to do it and I would complain that I can see what he wants but have NO IDEA how to do it.
Rafael Martinez on the other hand was able to explain the different ways to hit the cue ball in such a way that I could grasp the mechanics and improve my touch tremendously.
Other instructors who aren't quite so high a level of player have helped me with my stroke, jumping up, staying focused, pre-shot, and all the things that a good player needs.
I myself am an instructor of sorts in the specialty of jumping balls. When I started selling Bunjee Jump cues I realized that I needed to be somewhat proficient to be able to demonstrate the cue effectively. So I started to study the mechanics of what happens during a jump shot and the mechanics of the player as he or she is executing a jump shot. As I started doing the demonstrations successfully people naturally wanted to try the great new shots they were seeing.
But, what happended? They were having difficulty performing those shots or even being able to jump the ball at all. So I had to learn to teach.
This took me a while to acquire the skills to be able to quickly evaluate and isolate the problem that an individual was having and to be able to correctly communicate the solution. Belive me, this is no easy task on both fronts. You can have two people with the exact same problem and the same answer might not work for both of them.
There have been times when I wanted to tell someone that they were hopeless.
But many times my friends came to the rescue, Jerry Olivier, Leslie Rogers, Chris McDaniel and others to impart their instruction and that was what made the difference for the person I wasn't getting through to.
Now, I am capable of teaching anyone to jump balls correctly and accurately within the span of half and hour. I regularly instruct players who are much better than myself and refine their technique.
I am surprised no one mentioned Bert Kinister. I don't know how well he plays. Also how about Tim Miller, the Monk? How good does he play? Or Bob Henning? I have seen him take down some matches against top notchers from time to time.
I think though that my vote for the strongest person who is primarily an instructor first and a player second would go to Joe Tucker. Having said that I am basing it purely on nothign more than my opinion which has no basis in facts as I don't know the history and records of all the instructors out there. I just like the fact that Joe shares so much with the world for free and he takes the time to come up with truly useful tools that work AND he can play.
(ok Joe, there's your free promo now send me my Aim Trainer) Just kidding the preceding advertisement for Joe was completely without his knowledge.
Jose Parica - he would show me things with the cue ball and tell me to do it and I would complain that I can see what he wants but have NO IDEA how to do it.
Rafael Martinez on the other hand was able to explain the different ways to hit the cue ball in such a way that I could grasp the mechanics and improve my touch tremendously.
Other instructors who aren't quite so high a level of player have helped me with my stroke, jumping up, staying focused, pre-shot, and all the things that a good player needs.
I myself am an instructor of sorts in the specialty of jumping balls. When I started selling Bunjee Jump cues I realized that I needed to be somewhat proficient to be able to demonstrate the cue effectively. So I started to study the mechanics of what happens during a jump shot and the mechanics of the player as he or she is executing a jump shot. As I started doing the demonstrations successfully people naturally wanted to try the great new shots they were seeing.
But, what happended? They were having difficulty performing those shots or even being able to jump the ball at all. So I had to learn to teach.
This took me a while to acquire the skills to be able to quickly evaluate and isolate the problem that an individual was having and to be able to correctly communicate the solution. Belive me, this is no easy task on both fronts. You can have two people with the exact same problem and the same answer might not work for both of them.
There have been times when I wanted to tell someone that they were hopeless.
But many times my friends came to the rescue, Jerry Olivier, Leslie Rogers, Chris McDaniel and others to impart their instruction and that was what made the difference for the person I wasn't getting through to.Now, I am capable of teaching anyone to jump balls correctly and accurately within the span of half and hour. I regularly instruct players who are much better than myself and refine their technique.
I am surprised no one mentioned Bert Kinister. I don't know how well he plays. Also how about Tim Miller, the Monk? How good does he play? Or Bob Henning? I have seen him take down some matches against top notchers from time to time.
I think though that my vote for the strongest person who is primarily an instructor first and a player second would go to Joe Tucker. Having said that I am basing it purely on nothign more than my opinion which has no basis in facts as I don't know the history and records of all the instructors out there. I just like the fact that Joe shares so much with the world for free and he takes the time to come up with truly useful tools that work AND he can play.
(ok Joe, there's your free promo now send me my Aim Trainer)
Just kidding the preceding advertisement for Joe was completely without his knowledge.
APA7 said:
You're awfully critical of BJ. Why is that? Who have you ever beaten? To say BJ plays like an average amateur is the biggest horseshit in the world and you know it. Why instigate? Don't even know who you are and I'd say he's definitely the favorite to trounce you in at some 14.1 - and he's spotting you a nerve ailment.
APA7 said:
This statement assumes your average amature has a high run of over 200 balls,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, LIKE DAVID "BLACKJACK" SAPOLIS HAS.
APA7, just grabs statements out of the sky like this frequently. Check your facts before dropping your pants again.
APA7 said:
Dave is triple smart and a great player, he runs monster runs in 14.1 like they are nothing, his analysis of others is amazing he is one of the smartest pool players I have met-ever. I been around 23 years and seen alot of self proclaimed champions, dave can talk the talk cause he walks the walk-7 days a week. He does have competiton, guys like Joe Tucker is up there too. These guys are the top in their field-teaching players moves, stragity, patterns, not how to hold a cue. Knocking top guys just aint cool.
respectfully
eric
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I hereby attest that i have not seen randyg miss a ball in over 5 years. Robin.
SpiderWebComm said:
I kno David can`t play as well as he pretends 2, that iz a fact.
I said it before that I am just an amater player.
Since David said he ran over 128 the other week,according to David, I am willing 2 bet that he can`t run 75 on a live video stream. I will give 8 hours 2 try and I will bet as much as i can afford, more than $1000 less than $1500.
Brian
Joe T
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Where do I send the $$$?
Thanks
Thanks
JB Cases said:There is an art to learning to teach. I have taken lessons from some great professionals and some of them have been able to impart WHAT they do in a way I could understand it and others have only been able to show me the results without a clear understanding of how to teach me how to perform to get those results.
Jose Parica - he would show me things with the cue ball and tell me to do it and I would complain that I can see what he wants but have NO IDEA how to do it.
Rafael Martinez on the other hand was able to explain the different ways to hit the cue ball in such a way that I could grasp the mechanics and improve my touch tremendously.
Other instructors who aren't quite so high a level of player have helped me with my stroke, jumping up, staying focused, pre-shot, and all the things that a good player needs.
I myself am an instructor of sorts in the specialty of jumping balls. When I started selling Bunjee Jump cues I realized that I needed to be somewhat proficient to be able to demonstrate the cue effectively. So I started to study the mechanics of what happens during a jump shot and the mechanics of the player as he or she is executing a jump shot. As I started doing the demonstrations successfully people naturally wanted to try the great new shots they were seeing.
But, what happended? They were having difficulty performing those shots or even being able to jump the ball at all. So I had to learn to teach.
This took me a while to acquire the skills to be able to quickly evaluate and isolate the problem that an individual was having and to be able to correctly communicate the solution. Belive me, this is no easy task on both fronts. You can have two people with the exact same problem and the same answer might not work for both of them.
There have been times when I wanted to tell someone that they were hopeless.
Now, I am capable of teaching anyone to jump balls correctly and accurately within the span of half and hour. I regularly instruct players who are much better than myself and refine their technique.
I am surprised no one mentioned Bert Kinister. I don't know how well he plays. Also how about Tim Miller, the Monk? How good does he play? Or Bob Henning? I have seen him take down some matches against top notchers from time to time.
I think though that my vote for the strongest person who is primarily an instructor first and a player second would go to Joe Tucker. Having said that I am basing it purely on nothign more than my opinion which has no basis in facts as I don't know the history and records of all the instructors out there. I just like the fact that Joe shares so much with the world for free and he takes the time to come up with truly useful tools that work AND he can play.
(ok Joe, there's your free promo now send me my Aim Trainer)