im looking for an instructor
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Popeye31...I was just in Kenner, Houma and Lafayette a couple weeks ago, and come through there pretty regularly. PM me your information if you'd like to get together.
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
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Popeye, Hook up with Scott. I've worked with 5 different instructors. Scott Lee and Randy G. are the only ones I call on now.
Scott Lee (http://poolknowledge.com) If that's what lessons cost Ill just have to keep practicing the drills I find on the net. one lesson wouldn't be enough and I couldn't get that kind of money together on a regular basis. Thanks for the offer but ill have to pass. If I win the power ball I get in touch with you .
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Popeye31, Doing those drill on the net are ok but if you don't have a good solid foundation which Scott will teach you then you are only going to increase you skill very little! 1 lesson with Scott will cut the learning curve by years.
I am speaking from expierence, I was a "B" level player when I took a lesson from Scott, My level of play is now in the "A+" level now and has been at that level for some time now. I took lessons 2 years ago. You don't know what you don't know!
Here is what you get from Scott: A Quality DVD of your training session, a lesson plan of everything he taught you and more, a blueprinted stroke, customized pre-shot routine unique to you developed by you and Scott and re-enforced by the mother drills that Scott uses. A friend you can call anytime and he will "TALK" your ear off about pool! :grin:
I believe he still has his "if you don't learn anything you don't pay" program too!
Popeye31...As the others have told you, you can learn a TON in one lesson. It's not expensive, when you consider how much you probably spent on your cues and/or a table (if you have your own). It's an investment in your game that pays dividends for years to come. First lesson with is is either 1/2 day ($300) or a full day ($500) because that's what it takes for you to get what you're looking for. After that you can get followup lessons at $75/hr for a couple hours at the time. Anybody who says they'll teach you for an hour is wasting your time and money, imo. Remember, I come to YOU...you don't have to come to me in FL (but you can if you want). My lessons are guaranteed, or the lesson is free. Show me another instructor who makes that claim. I love to talk you by phone, and answer any questions you might have...and that costs you nothing. PM me a phone number if you're interested...no pressure to commit. Like I said, I can give you a dozen people in your area that you can ask about me. Jamie at Corner Pocket in Kenner knows me and has seen me teach. :thumbup:
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
I offer a money back guarantee, and imagine others do also. Is there an instructor here who doesn't guarantee their lessons?
I don't. Nobody gets their money back.
I know that I will have assessed their game correctly and will have given them the information they need in order to improve.
But in the end, it's up to the player to improve. I won't guarantee that they will practice enough or take my advice.
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Scott, perhaps you do it differently than I. To clarify, I get paid at the conclusion of the lesson. I need be paid only if the student feels value was added to their skills and knowledge right there. I agree with Fran that we cannot shepherd someone always through practice time.
If you have clients who say right after a lesson that they were so unhappy with what you did, then you really need to take a hard look at yourself as an instructor.
Why don't you admit what it really is? It's a sales pitch.
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That's a great point. It is a sales pitch. It is almost inconceivable that someone who has plateaued or is playing strong and wants to go next level and put in the work and mental effort wouldn't benefit from a lesson.
I've never advertised money back, I mention it for people who are hard to sell a lesson to because they've been burned by other instructors (or admittedly, self-burned on lessons)...
"I dunno, I'm not sure it will be worth it for X for Y hours with you..."
"Don't worry, no one has ever asked for their money back after a lesson with me. Let's get together and you will see improvement during our lesson. If you're not happy with the lesson, the lesson will be free..."
Yes, it is a close and a sales pitch.
I've never advertised money back, I mention it for people who are hard to sell a lesson to because they've been burned by other instructors (or admittedly, self-burned on lessons)...
"I dunno, I'm not sure it will be worth it for X for Y hours with you..."
"Don't worry, no one has ever asked for their money back after a lesson with me. Let's get together and you will see improvement during our lesson. If you're not happy with the lesson, the lesson will be free..."
Yes, it is a close and a sales pitch.
I used to do a similar thing in my musical instrument restoration business. I always offered a lifetime (my lifetime) warranty on all repairs I did, and I was 100% committed to standing behind that warranty. In fact, even though I am retired from the business now, I still keep all of my tools sharp and ready, just in case someone ever needs to bring something back.
The catch is that I have never once had a repair come apart. I repaired them right, so it was an easy warranty to issue, but it sure gave the client confidence that the hundreds to thousands of dollars they were about to spend would be the last time they would ever have to do it.
Was this deceitful in any way? Hardly. Not one of my competitors dared to offer such a warranty because there was a fair likelihood that they'd have to honor it. And every one of them that I knew would have charged for the repair to be done over again if it needed to.
Bottom line to me is that the better you are at something, the easier it is to back your work with a guarantee. It gives the prospective client the confidence in the fact that there money will not be wasted. The guarantee in and of itself, however, is no proof that you actually know what you are doing.
In the case of Fran, I didn't need that kind of guarantee to book a lesson with her. It never even occurred to me. Her reputation in the field is beyond reproach, and I knew I would get my money's worth. But if it was a lesson with some Internet "guru" who was virtually unknown in the professional industry, well, I would probably insist upon it.:wink:
That all makes sense to me as well. That is why I offer references from pool students and from professionals in the industry upon request.
Were you working with woodwind instruments, percussion, guitars, pianos, all of them? I sing but I always wanted to spend more time on piano and guitar then I have.
Were you working with woodwind instruments, percussion, guitars, pianos, all of them? I sing but I always wanted to spend more time on piano and guitar then I have.