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Ballistic Billiards

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I'm curious to how many instructors we have here.
If you used to be, that counts too.

Give yourself a plug if you want to.

Thanks,
cOOp
 
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I am presently certified, and hope to become advanced certified within the next couple of months if all goes well.
Steve
 
okinawarob said:
I was an Advanced Certified Instructor. I went to CueTech in Richardson Texas. Great school. I stopped teaching in 2001. That certification was one of the key reasons I own my own pool bar today. I became certified before comming to Okinawa Japan. I only had a short window during the 1995 Thanksgiving holiday before I had to report in to my next duty station(Marines). Randy G and his crew gave up Thanksgiving in order to meet my needs.

I opened a pool school in a private room once I came to Okinawa and had that school booked two months in advance for two years straight. The money went straight to my "after the Marines I want my own pool bar" funds. I bought pool bar Alabama April 1st 1997. I got out of the Marines Jan 31, 1998 knowing I had a solid business that, as I have found out over the last 10 years of business, takes care of my family of 6!

If you go to the school, know why you are going. I wanted to make money doing something I loved doing. I learned so much about pool that it took 6 months of practice just to be able to fully understand and execute that knowledge. I am still learning things based off what I was given in those schools. You can go to the school thinking I dont really need this, I can play and not learn a thing or hear the lessons and never practice just to return to the game you have right now in 3 months. Know what you want before you go to school. Then do what you thought you wanted to do after the school.
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nice story Rob, enjoy it, you've earned it!

DCP
 
my fault

DrCue'sProtege said:
maybe i should become an instructor?

DCP
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um... no.
I changed the OP, certified or not, how many instructors do we have?
full or part time, for charity or for food.
Who's out to raise the bar for the masses?

Thanks for posting everyone and sorry if I accidentally discounted
anyone's work.
Namaste.
 
I also do a lot of teaching. As a fulll time player its tough to make a living in just tournaments, My students range from total beginers to many high profile pro players, Some names I wont give up because I havnt asked there permission but if you visit www.tonycrosby.com there is a list of a few players that you all know. I also have a 100% success rate with all the players that have come to see me.
Helping some one improve there game is almost as much fun as winning matches to me.
 
tonyc said:
I also do a lot of teaching. As a fulll time player its tough to make a living in just tournaments, My students range from total beginers to many high profile pro players, Some names I wont give up because I havnt asked there permission but if you visit www.tonycrosby.com there is a list of a few players that you all know. I also have a 100% success rate with all the players that have come to see me.
Helping some one improve there game is almost as much fun as winning matches to me.
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TAP-TAP_TAP....I agree....SPF=randyg
 
I'm available, kinda

I'm unauthorized, unorthodox, unbending and usually unavailable. I have always wanted to pass on my 50 yrs of accumulated knowledge and experience, I just cant ever find anybody I'd like to pass it on to. I feel no obligation to instruct anyone based on the single fact that they are going to pay me money for it. That's a requirement, but it's not enough. I like the way those old Kung Fu Shaolin sensei's did business. Secretive, mysterious, confounding, puzzling and difficult; weeding out all but those with the most dogged dedication. Today's quick-fix mentality doesn't lean that way, so my dojo usually remains unattended. The previous statements are intended as an insight into my instructional credo and are not meant as an advertisement.

the Beard
 
I love teaching and I loved Freddys post.

My dream is to have a karate type pocket billiards school with players moving up in rank and helping others along the way.
 
Blackjack said:
I am not on the list. Never been certified.
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I have been to BCA and non-BCA instructors, in my particular case I've had better luck with non-BCA certified. I think that BCA certification guarantees a certain level of proven knowledge and proof of having the ability to instruct to some extent, but it doesn't guarantee a success. Certainly if I was choosing between an unknown BCA certified instructor and an unknown non-BCA certified instructor, I'd go with the certified. However, I think that a huge part of the instructional experience is based upon the native communicative skills of the instructor and the "chemistry" between the instructor and student; due to those factors I think BCA certification doesn't imply a better experience nor does the lack of BCA certification imply a lesser experience. BCA certification is just another consideration in choosing an instructor, but by far, like choosing any other service, personal recommendation from somebody you trust is the best criterion for choosing an instructor.
JHMO.
Steve. <== Can't teach a lick.
 
Joe T said:
I love teaching and I loved Freddys post.

My dream is to have a karate type pocket billiards school with players moving up in rank and helping others along the way.
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Joe,
Ever checked out this book?

Black Belt Billiards

BTW Joe, you're one of the non-certified instructors that I was referring to in my previous post. I know, I know, you don't remember me, nobody does, boo-hoo. :)
 
Yep, seen it.
I think the Germans are doing a pretty good job with that pat system (although there's probably way too much structure for the average player) and is close to what I would like to use mixed with a lot of other material I all ready use.
 
freddy the beard said:
I'm unauthorized, unorthodox, unbending and usually unavailable. I have always wanted to pass on my 50 yrs of accumulated knowledge and experience, I just cant ever find anybody I'd like to pass it on to. I feel no obligation to instruct anyone based on the single fact that they are going to pay me money for it. That's a requirement, but it's not enough. I like the way those old Kung Fu Shaolin sensei's did business. Secretive, mysterious, confounding, puzzling and difficult; weeding out all but those with the most dogged dedication. Today's quick-fix mentality doesn't lean that way, so my dojo usually remains unattended. The previous statements are intended as an insight into my instructional credo and are not meant as an advertisement.

the Beard
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Reminds me of a story Hal Houle told be about Ralph Greenleaf. When Hal was a youngster, Greenleaf was still active. Hal approached him about instructions, Greenleaf said ok, gave him the cueball, and told him to practice with that for a couple of months until he had perfect control of it then he'd give him another ball. Hal protested about that being too slow, Greenleaf said that's the way I learned, you'll learn that way or go somewhere else. Hal went somewhere else.
Wish I was young enough to see if I could handle the rigors of your method.
 
that's an old story

catscradle said:
Reminds me of a story Hal Houle told be about Ralph Greenleaf. When Hal was a youngster, Greenleaf was still active. Hal approached him about instructions, Greenleaf said ok, gave him the cueball, and told him to practice with that for a couple of months until he had perfect control of it then he'd give him another ball. Hal protested about that being too slow, Greenleaf said that's the way I learned, you'll learn that way or go somewhere else. Hal went somewhere else.
Wish I was young enough to see if I could handle the rigors of your method.
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That story is similar to the way a young Welker Cochran learned billiards from famed billiard instructor, Professor Perkins. He was given one ball to play with for several months, then two balls for several more months then finally he got to play with all three balls. That apparently worked out pretty good as Cochran become one of the all-time greats.

the Beard
 
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