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JoeyA

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Is it cost prohibitive or profitable enough for TAR or someone like TAR to have professional pool players put on pool clinics?

What are the downsides to such a production?

What are the upsides?

Would anyone pay to watch?

Would live pool instruction appear to be less professional than a choreographed pool instruction video?

Just thinking about Mark Griffin's new world pool order and how things like this might help shape the financials forthe professional pool players.

You could have pros set up clinics and give away all of their secrets, targeting different levels of players. The stories would be great too.

The instructors could even get in buzz if they were willing to share their knowledge openly.

(JoeyA believes that nothing will ever replace one on one pool instruction but thinks too many of the current instructors think they are giving away the store by discussing detailed pool knowledge on the Internet).

Primarily, I have just been thinking about the professional pool players but if the instructors thought it was a good idea, they would try and find a way into Mark Griffin's NWPO. Wouldn't it be great for the instructors to be working hand in hand with the pros and getting the opportunity to purchase some health insurance down the road?

JoeyA
 
I wouldn't support it.

With all of these high priced pro player schools popping up everywhere, I'm losing enough money.

What are the benefits for an independent instructor like myself?

Nothing as far as I can see.
 
instructor

What qualifies you as an instructor? Are you on the pro mens schedule of playing? I dont recall hearing of you...
Please enlighten me,,,
Thanks..
 
I have it pretty much mastered....BJ, for all the people who can't afford to fly/drive to see you--- you can at least teach them stuff live and interactively from the comfort of your own home.

I've been trying to talk pros into it forever....no bites.
 
billlaur...If you're referring to Blackjack, he's one of the top instructors out there. If you haven't heard of him, either you're living in a cave, or you don't frequent pool forums much. David Sapolis has been "giving back" to pool players, in terms of free advice (oral and written), and great professional instruction, for the last 20 years!:rolleyes:

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

billlaur said:
What qualifies you as an instructor? Are you on the pro mens schedule of playing? I dont recall hearing of you...
Please enlighten me,,,
Thanks..
 
Scott Lee said:
billlaur...If you're referring to Blackjack, he's one of the top instructors out there. If you haven't heard of him, either you're living in a cave, or you don't frequent pool forums much. David Sapolis has been "giving back" to pool players, in terms of free advice (oral and written), and great professional instruction, for the last 20 years!:rolleyes:

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

what scott said.....TY for helping with my 14.1 strategy, BJ!
 
Scott Lee said:
billlaur...If you're referring to Blackjack, he's one of the top instructors out there. If you haven't heard of him, either you're living in a cave, or you don't frequent pool forums much. David Sapolis has been "giving back" to pool players, in terms of free advice (oral and written), and great professional instruction, for the last 20 years!:rolleyes:

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

Scott

Billaur was actually down here a year ago and took a class from me. I'm sure he was referring to JoeyA. David, I would be willing to help you out with your project - sent you a message about a week ago. PM me you # and we'll talk about it.
 
billlaur said:
What qualifies you as an instructor? Are you on the pro mens schedule of playing? I dont recall hearing of you...
Please enlighten me,,,
Thanks..


If you were referring to me as Blackjack suggested, you must have gotten your wires crossed.

I'm not an instructor. I'm not a professional pool player.

I'm a wannabee B player who has trouble playing in B player tournaments.

This thread is about the feasibility of utilizing the Internet to provide pool instruction to people who would be interested in viewing it.

This thread is about discussing and finding revenue streams for professional pool players to build a life for themselves.

Technology is an unfeeling thing. It doesn't care whether you embrace it or reject it. It just marches on and those who are able to harness it's power sometimes benefit financially from it and others simply enjoy the convenience or efficiency of the technology.

I remember a friend of mine who was a typesetter years ago, around the time of Corel Draw 1.0 or maybe 2.0 (that's a long time ago). He had a high end typesetting machine made by a German company that cost an enormous amount of money. When I told him about the new computer technology and that typesetting with computers was a way of the future, he scoffed at me and said that computers would never take the place of typesetting equipment like what he had. He was one of the most sought after typesetters in New Orleans at that time. About two years later, he was bankrupt and out of business simply because technology had caught up to him and he failed to embrace and capitalize on it. He owed and enormous amount of money for the equipment and new companies were popping up everywhere setting type at 50% of his rates.

Anyway, I hope you are more enlightened.

JoeyA
 
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