Jimmy Reid and His Membership Club
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TheBook said:
all of his things are great. the tapes are very good. and for the what 4 dollars or so for the membership, its worth it.
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I only met Jimmy Reid about 4 years or so ago, but over the passage of time, I have gotten to know him. He was quite a character in his younger years, known as "Hippy Jimmy," with his long hair below the shoulders, trademark Fu Manchu mustache, and bell bottoms jeans. When Keith was a teenager, Jimmy was very instrumental in helping him to develop his game. One of the greatest championship titles in the United States is the U.S. Open, and Jimmy Reid won it in 1985.
His Free Pool Lessons website is very detailed and excellent (IMO), and players from all over the world have bought his instructional videos. Even today, when Jimmy Reid speaks, Keith listens. He has a great deal of respect for Jimmy as a player. Jimmy also is a contributing writer for InsidePOOL magazine, and his instructional articles are easy to understand and well written.
One of the nicest players you'd ever want to meet, Jimmy Reid is always upbeat and has the uncanny ability to remain positive and focused. He is a pool guru.
Picture of Jimmy Reid and JAM taken last year at the Super Billiards Expo. Notice that Jimmy Reid is wearing the U.S. Open green blazer, only given to those who win this prestigious title.
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His Free Pool Lessons website is very detailed and excellent (IMO), and players from all over the world have bought his instructional videos. Even today, when Jimmy Reid speaks, Keith listens. He has a great deal of respect for Jimmy as a player. Jimmy also is a contributing writer for InsidePOOL magazine, and his instructional articles are easy to understand and well written.
One of the nicest players you'd ever want to meet, Jimmy Reid is always upbeat and has the uncanny ability to remain positive and focused. He is a pool guru.
Picture of Jimmy Reid and JAM taken last year at the Super Billiards Expo. Notice that Jimmy Reid is wearing the U.S. Open green blazer, only given to those who win this prestigious title.
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Jimmy is one of the nicest guys in pool. His shares a lot of great things in his videos,his tapes, and also on his website. He's a great player with a wonderful way of passing along his knowledge. On top of all that - he's a champion, and a great one at that!
Jimmy and I go back 20 yrs or so He was fun to be around, Id like to hear some of his storys again,He always cut the cheese up on the up & up Always In my corner if something went down! He is from the old school where your word ment more than your bankroll!! Pure entertainment!! Has a web site thats fun too! One of the CLASS Players !! 
TheBook said:
Point 1: I have bought and watched his tapes. They're good if you're a beginner to intermediate player IMO. They're basically fundamentals and shouldn't be expected to greatly change your game. For me it was good review of the proper fundamentals and exposed me to a few drills I hadn't pereviously known. I thought they were worth the money.
Point 2: I've never seen an instructional tape yet that's lived up to it's advertising.
Point 3: Never joined his club and can't imagine what he can give you to make it worth 4 bucks a month, but then I'm notoriously cheap.
I visited Jimmy's house last year when I was in TN visiting my father, and took some lessons. My dad knows Jimmy and set them up for me. I went in not sure what to expect, but I knew of Jimmy's reputation. All I can say is Jimmy is a super nice guy, positive attitude, and incredibly vast knowledge on all aspects of pool. We worked on tons of different things and I left his home pool room a different player. Jimmy has a solid wealth of knowledge on any aspect of pool you are working on, whether it be the 9 ball break shot, or matching up in one-pocket.
Not only is Jimmy a US Open Champion, he's also a World 8 Ball Champion and has a few other titles I can't recall off hand. He has an odd playing style "BUT" the naturally talented players are usually like that, i.e. McCready, Reyes, etc.
If you're looking for solid information that will improve your game, I'd check his DVDS out for sure.
Not only is Jimmy a US Open Champion, he's also a World 8 Ball Champion and has a few other titles I can't recall off hand. He has an odd playing style "BUT" the naturally talented players are usually like that, i.e. McCready, Reyes, etc.
If you're looking for solid information that will improve your game, I'd check his DVDS out for sure.