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ChicagoRJ said:
saving Europe during WW2
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Actually that was the USSR. The US just got an assist for tying up some of the German troops and forcing a two front war. Soviets took horrific losses, both uniformed and civilian, and tied up most of the German army. The German army had more casualties (around 2x) at the battle of Stalingrad than the US had for the entire war.
 
Yep

Beer:30 said:
Totally off topic:



Actually that was the USSR. The US just got an assist for tying up some of the German troops and forcing a two front war. Soviets took horrific losses, both uniformed and civilian, and tied up most of the German army. The German army had more casualties (around 2x) at the battle of Stalingrad than the US had for the entire war.
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OK, we can just agree that without the USA and the USSR together Europe would be a much different place today. But it was the USA that rebuilt most of Europe through the Marshall Plan after the war. Yeah, USSR death count estimated at around 20 million, the US I recall around 300K, but the battle was not on US soil, thus you would expect the blood count to be a lot lower as well. No civilan casualities, etc. for US (besides Pearl Harbor). I give the Russians a lot of credit, they fought hard for Mother Russia with limited resources and weapons. It was a freaking blood bath, but they were literally fighting for their lives and the lives of their families, they did not give up !! Thank God for cold weather and unprepared Germans. In Russian, there is no WWII, I believe they just call it the "Great War".
 
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my grammar, my game

wasnt henry ford critized for being an idiot, put on the stand and asked some simple quiestions, and he didnt know the answer, but then didnt he say, young man i do not know the answer but i know a hundered people who do, i know where to FIND the answer, i could spell check....or i could be running racks....i choose racks..........my game is getting better nd better, i came up a level, i am one miss you lose, im running out more, i have alot of knowledge and my play is very strong, my level is one or too clicks off of pro, my break is very good, im seeing the edges well, im moving the ball around well, i used a house cue the last few nights and it was heavy, i really liked it and i could feel my stroke better, my banks are coming up too, but need work, i need work on kicks, im getting better on combos, i dont know masses and jump shots well, so thats where i am in my game


JCurry said:
I suggest you spend some of that money on an english class at your local community college.
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what i need

randyg said:
It really depends upon what you need. Stroke lessons, pre-shot routines, aiming or game lessons. Each Instructor is skilled in all but specializes in a few.

Tell me what you think you need and I will give you some great recommendations.....SPF=randyg
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BANKS AND KICKS masses jumps, my postion is strong, my stroke feels good, ;my break is powerful, even my runnouts are coming up, i thought i had a mental problem , i havent played a tournement with this new level , but i know im gonna play well, so a little of the mental game i need ,
 
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9BallMarksman said:
Or maybe it's just another case of learned helplessness that plagues our society. I have no regards correcting adults who do not know the difference between "to" and "too" or "your" and "you're" just to name a couple. America is widely regarded as one of the stupidest nations in the world, and it all starts with basic literacy. Reading and writing.

Granted, I know this is a billiards forum, and perfect spelling and grammar aren't required, but there's also nothing wrong with being in the habit of writing properly. If you're going to write at a third grade level, then be prepared to be treated like a third grader from time to time.
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if you think my grammar is at the 3rd grade level yo ushould see my handwriting, hence the reason im not filling out job aps
 
Sorry, but if this was true, you wouldn't need, or be searching for lessons. You're in Coeur d'Alene ID. Wander over to Spokane and I bet you can find at least a few players who can beat you hands down. If not, go the other direction to Missoula, and I GUARANTEE you I can match you up with players who will gamble with you for as much as you want...and you will not win. Until you can beat everyone, at least, in your regional area hands down...you're not anywhere near pro speed. JMO. Not trying to "burst your bubble", but your game is not where you think it is...until you can run racks like you think you can, against the toughest pro players (running out by yourself is nothing close to the real thing...under pressure of strong competition).

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

jcpoolgod said:
, my level is one or too clicks off of pro,
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i will admit

CreeDo said:
I still kind of mentally shake my head when I see obvious mistakes, but I've found ragging on people about it doesn't change them. It's something they get better at with practice.

I've noticed some guys on this forum get better by leaps and bounds just from posting more and more. I almost hate to name names cuz it sounds like a backhanded compliment, but John Schmidt and Fatboy come to mind. Their writing and punctuation's a lot better than it used to be.

Basically if your day to day lifestyle involves reading and writing, some of it's gonna rub off. If you don't really deal with it that much, it won't. We definitely have guys on here who will make you flinch at how they post but they play better than almost anyone you know. Their job description just doesn't involve writing.
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sometimes its annoying that i dont spell too well, especially on job aps, but i can spell check if i need to, i write well, but my spelling and grammar isnt the best
 
I agree

9BallMarksman said:
This thread is spiraling way off topic, and for that I apologize. Steve, I completely agree with you. What you said goes hand in hand with that "No one is a loser, everyone wins, let's not keep score" mentality being shoved down kids' throats now. That makes me sad.

Kids are being taught that in life, as long as you put forth an effort, you won't lose because no one is keeping score. Life keeps score. People lose. It scares me that kids are going to get out of high school and have no idea what's in store for them. It can be one hell of a wake-up call.

It's no wonder people are dropping out of college at alarming rates. This brings us back to what Steve said. Many people are just lacking the fundamental skills to read and write properly because they should have been taught to them at an early age, and they weren't. Each grade expects the next teacher to help them figure it out. That's why when a 10 year old can't read, he still gets to move onto fifth grade. His teacher isn't allowed to fail him, and is just praying that he'll learn what he needs next year.

It's sad, really.
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so what, my spelling and grammar blows! i asked a question and get 40 replies on how i should have wrote it, who wants to answer the f@#$% question i asked
 
Scott, you don't understand

Scott Lee said:
Sorry, but if this was true, you wouldn't need, or be searching for lessons. You're in Coeur d'Alene ID. Wander over to Spokane and I bet you can find at least a few players who can beat you hands down. If not, go the other direction to Missoula, and I GUARANTEE you I can match you up with players who will gamble with you for as much as you want...and you will not win. Until you can beat everyone, at least, in your regional area hands down...you're not anywhere near pro speed. JMO. Not trying to "burst your bubble", but your game is not where you think it is...until you can run racks like you think you can, against the toughest pro players (running out by yourself is nothing close to the real thing...under pressure of strong competition).

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
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Scott,

You just don't understand slang. "Clicks" is shorthand slang for kilometers from the Nam era. He is saying he is roughly .6 to 1.25 miles away from being a pro! :D :D :D

OK, I'm having fun at the OP and and Scott's expense but in truth you don't need anything else very badly once you have cue ball control. First because you have to master everything else to have pinpoint cue ball control and secondly with pinpoint cue ball control you can beat anyone that plays you in a long race. Not to insult the OP but I think he may be overstating his abilities a little bit, or more likely the words have different meanings to different people.

I honestly didn't know what cue ball control meant until I watched Willie Mosconi having a good day. He redefined what was possible. Decades later Efren Reyes did the same thing. Perfect cue ball control took on new meanings to me. After watching Mr. Mosconi my play jumped to a new level in the next six months because I was now trying to control the cue ball at a level I had never before even attempted. After watching Efren I just shook my head. I'll never move to that level.

Hu
 
you might be right,

Scott Lee said:
Sorry, but if this was true, you wouldn't need, or be searching for lessons. You're in Coeur d'Alene ID. Wander over to Spokane and I bet you can find at least a few players who can beat you hands down. If not, go the other direction to Missoula, and I GUARANTEE you I can match you up with players who will gamble with you for as much as you want...and you will not win. Until you can beat everyone, at least, in your regional area hands down...you're not anywhere near pro speed. JMO. Not trying to "burst your bubble", but your game is not where you think it is...until you can run racks like you think you can, against the toughest pro players (running out by yourself is nothing close to the real thing...under pressure of strong competition).

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
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i am saying that i play very very well, and i am dedicated to become a master of the game, and yes i have played with some spokane guys, and a few from montana, what i am trying to say is I CARE ABOUT PPOOL, I WILL BE A PROFESSIONAL PLAYER, my name is JUSTIN HEITTER........someday you will see, and im not gassing my head up, im saying i am going to do it, i am GOING TO DO WHAT IT TAKES to play at the next level, because this is what I LOVE TO DO ........
 
one more thing,

jcpoolgod said:
i am saying that i play very very well, and i am dedicated to become a master of the game, and yes i have played with some spokane guys, and a few from montana, what i am trying to say is I CARE ABOUT PPOOL, I WILL BE A PROFESSIONAL PLAYER, my name is JUSTIN HEITTER........someday you will see, and im not gassing my head up, im saying i am going to do it, i am GOING TO DO WHAT IT TAKES to play at the next level, because this is what I LOVE TO DO ........
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i could probly do this on my own, but doesnt every great player have a coach, doesnt tiger woods have a coach? i have 120 pool dvds, maybe ill i need to do is shoot some drills that r on em, all im saying is there was a definate quantum leap in my game, this last couple weeks
 
jcpoolgod said:
i have 120 pool dvds,
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You have said you need help with banking and kicking. A lot of great information about banking and kicking can be learned on some of the dvd's out there.

If you really do play that well, and want to see an instructor for these topics I would say go to Stan. He has proven he can work with top level players, and he is from Kentucky. Everyone knows that all players from Kentucky can bank :grin:
 
jcpoolgod said:
so what, my spelling and grammar blows! i asked a question and get 40 replies on how i should have wrote it, who wants to answer the f@#$% question i asked
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A lot of people answered your question ... The first time you wrote it in this forum. Do you really not realize that you started basically the exact same thread a few weeks ago? Maybe go back and read that.
 
Justin...I can appreciate your goal and desire. I honestly don't know WHY you'd want to pursue that goal, because there is NO money in it (unless you pursue the entertainment end...or you're just a natural like John Schmidt or Shane Van Boening), and I hate to see young people (I'm pretty sure you are young) steer themselves to something with such little reward (to the exclusion of everything else in their lives...which is pretty much what you have to do even just to get good enough to become a "pro"). The majority of people who have dedicated themselves to achieving "pro level" skills, unfortunately end up with nothing to show for it. It is sad, but nonetheless true. There are certainly a few who make it, and some that even come out ahead...but not that many overall. These statistics are not made up, and most people agree with them...even the really good players. Tournament pool only pays the winner, and gambling is a tough life for most. For most good players, they get a good education, get a decent job, and play pool on the weekends...so that they can have the things in life that really matter (a wife/loved one, a family, a home, vacations, and hope for retirement down the road). If someone was independently wealthy, I'd say "go for it", as you have nothing to lose, and everything to gain! Take this from someone who has made a very nice living 100% exclusively from pool for the past 20 years, and at least 50% from pool for 20 years before that. Best of luck to you!:thumbup:

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

jcpoolgod said:
i am saying that i play very very well, and i am dedicated to become a master of the game, and yes i have played with some spokane guys, and a few from montana, what i am trying to say is I CARE ABOUT PPOOL, I WILL BE A PROFESSIONAL PLAYER, my name is JUSTIN HEITTER........someday you will see, and im not gassing my head up, im saying i am going to do it, i am GOING TO DO WHAT IT TAKES to play at the next level, because this is what I LOVE TO DO ........
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Hmm

9BallMarksman - QUOTE: "It's no wonder people are dropping out of college at alarming rates"

ChicagoRJ - " Really, the community colleges in IL are jammed packed, they want to open more. University of Illinois gets more applications that it can handle, etc. etc. They turn down thousands every year. Not to mention University of Chicago and Northwestern.

9BallMarksman - QUOTE: "This brings us back to what Steve said. Many people are just lacking the fundamental skills to read and write properly because they should have been taught to them at an early age, and they weren't. Each grade expects the next teacher to help them figure it out."

ChicagoRJ - Did any of these kids have parents?? Did they work with their kids, make sure they did their homework, didn't ditch school, behaved in school, etc etc. ??

9BallMarksman - QUOTE: "That's why when a 10 year old can't read, he still gets to move onto fifth grade. His teacher isn't allowed to fail him, and is just praying that he'll learn what he needs next year"

ChicagoRJ - What world do you live in? What 10 year old can't read. My son is exactly 10, and can read, write, and use a computer at a pretty efficient level. If any adult here wants to get into a Geography contest with him, I'll spot you the Ukraine and Hungary for a $1000.

He is not even close to being the smartest kid in class either. You are speaking about one small segment of the population and again, the parents are the problem here. If their 10 year old can't read or write, the parents are freaking morons. The rest of the 98% of 10 years are just fine and doing well. The 10 years not up to snuff had the unfortunate luck of being born to some real losers, and I hope they overcome this obstacle some day in their life, but it sure is not representative of the rest of the 10 year olds out there. You really need to stop watching MSNBC, seriously.

PS: I'm not a teacher, nor is anyone in my family. But if my son could not read or write, I would have known about that in 1st grade, and wondering why there is a problem, and then fixed said problem. Yeah, some folks live in areas with some bad schools (Chicago Public Schools - where I was taught, but I was wise enough to move to the burbs so my kid can go to better schools) But parents living in poor performing school districts need to work that much harder to ensure their kids are learning. It's not rocket science to read to your kid and work with him on spelling and geography a few nights a week !!! Also, my cousin (Chicago Public Schools) was accepted to Stanford University... if it is not the top school in the US it sure is in the top 3 !!! Not bad for an American Idiot !! But his mom raised him alone but was behind him 110% and made sure he learned and stayed on top of him to succeed. She passed away (cancer) before he got accepted to Stanford.
 
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who wants to answer the f@#$% question i asked
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Justin, people are getting offtopic on the grammar stuff, but your question DID get answers. Lots of them. I dunno if you're too lazy to read the suggestions or you got ADD or what. If your attitude about learning pool matches your attitude here, you got no shot at becoming even a shortstop.

AT LEAST do the work to read what people wrote in reply to your own posts. Even better, use the forum search. You think this is the first time someone asked this question on here?

I'm gonna spoonfeed you all the answers people have given, okay?
So there's no excuse for you to post the same question in 3 weeks.

Pick one and bite the bullet. If you wanna know more about any person on this list, search the forums for their name or google them.

Jamison Neu
RandyG (Randy Goettlicher)
Scott Lee
Frank Callan
John Virgo
Del Hill
Cliff Thorburn
Alan Bell
Stan Shuffet
Joe Tucker
Joe Villalpando
Hal Houle (not sure if his health is up to it)
Danny DiLiberto
Anreas Huber
Ralph Eckert
Bob Jewett
Jerry Powers
Grady Mathews
Blackjack (David Sapolis)
Chris Bartrum
Johnny Archer
John Schmidt
 
Also, contact and location info for many of the well-known and well-respected instructors is listed here:

Regards,
Dave

CreeDo said:
Justin, people are getting offtopic on the grammar stuff, but your question DID get answers. Lots of them. I dunno if you're too lazy to read the suggestions or you got ADD or what. If your attitude about learning pool matches your attitude here, you got no shot at becoming even a shortstop.

AT LEAST do the work to read what people wrote in reply to your own posts. Even better, use the forum search. You think this is the first time someone asked this question on here?

I'm gonna spoonfeed you all the answers people have given, okay?
So there's no excuse for you to post the same question in 3 weeks.

Pick one and bite the bullet. If you wanna know more about any person on this list, search the forums for their name or google them.

Jamison Neu
RandyG (Randy Goettlicher)
Scott Lee
Frank Callan
John Virgo
Del Hill
Cliff Thorburn
Alan Bell
Stan Shuffet
Joe Tucker
Joe Villalpando
Hal Houle (not sure if his health is up to it)
Danny DiLiberto
Anreas Huber
Ralph Eckert
Bob Jewett
Jerry Powers
Grady Mathews
Blackjack (David Sapolis)
Chris Bartrum
Johnny Archer
John Schmidt
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