ok im back from cue-tech pool school and all i can say is I am supremely impressed.
I told you guys I would write a review when I got back from the school, so here it is. First off I want to start with a disclaimer of sorts. One thing RandyG said to me was that i was an excellent student. I got to thinking about that on my drive home tonight and you know what..........hes right. That may seem like a bold or egotistical statement, but let me explain. My whole life so far I have been a student, grade school, high school, college, and now due to my profession, I have to attend 4 or 5 seminars for several days every year to maintain my position. So for about 33 or 34 of my 38 years I have been a student, Ive learned how to take my ego out of the learning process, and go into a teaching/learning situation and get quite a bit out of it. The reason im mentioning this, is I noticed that I seemed to really walk away from this class extremely pumped up and excited, lightbulbs going off all during the course for me, and Randy was noticing this too. I guess my point is this...........I walked away from the class unbelieveably pleased with the material, what i perceive as my progress, and my future game of pool, but I also think I might be a best case scenario, and maybe if youre not a good student, or you have a huge ego, or maybe youre married to your current fundamentals because of the time or money already invested in them, and youre not open to a new way to do things...........well maybe you wont have the same results as me, so keep that in mind.
DAY ONE
........I walked in eager, with some skepticism, because this was my first pool lesson of any kind. While im no expert let me say Ive been playing pool off and on for the last 20 years (with a 10 year layoff in the middle), and the last 3 years more seriously than I ever did before. My home pool room considers me a b+, a-, and honestly i considered myself a pretty good player, who breaks down here and there and just needing to get some answers. Randy started the school with all of us sitting down and im looking at this guy thinking, "I've never seen you on tv, I've never seen you beat archer or strickland or reyes, how do I know youre any good". Sure we all say that a great player doesnt make a good teacher, but I think deep down you want to learn from someone whos recognized as a great player, because theyre doing something right to be that good, and if they could teach it to you, well jackpot.
End of day one I walked away, not really very excited. I could see how what I was being taught might help my game a little if I could apply it, but applying it might be a problem.
DAY TWO
I come back into class, and as the day progresses Im noticing progress in my stroke........Im able to do what the instructors want me to do, where the day before I was struggling. Mind you Im not pocketing balls, Im doing drills to work on my stroke, so I really dont know if this is helping my pool game, I just know Im doing what Randy is trying to teach me with alot more ease. During both days we have been videotaped and graded on a checklist of things, and ive made vast improvement per them from day one over to day two.
DAY THREE
The students are turned loose a little more, Im getting to shoot shots and pocket balls.....and Im noticing that im very smooth, my draw and follow are better than Ive ever known with minimal effort on my part. Probably around 11am Randy dropped a series of bombs on us (or at least me) that had me just repeatedly saying "wow" out loud.......looking at other students and shaking my head......just completely bowled over. I was shooting shots with ease I would have struggled with before the school. For instance, my draw was getting worse and worse. Seems like a few years ago i had decent draw in terms of distance, not controllable but impressive. As of late I felt like I was killing the cueball and if the object ball was far away the draw was pathetic. This afternoon, i could put the cueball on the head spot.......an object ball straight in down by the footspot....and draw the cue back to the headrail with a lite medium stroke. This had my jaw dropping because I might could have done that with a hard stroke and make the shot 2 out of 10 times before.......I was doing it 4 out of 5 times now......with HALF THE STROKE!!!. There was alot more differences I noticed, this was just one of the things that popped out at me. I could go on and on here, but you get the jist. And this is just day 3 of the school......imagine what this will do for my poolgame over time as i get to work with it and let it become habit.
SO A CONCLUSION
...........I paid $625, and drove about 1200 miles between friday and sunday. Im tired, my back is sore, I miss my girlfriend, but Im more excited about my pool game than I think Ive ever been since I first picked the game up and started making progress in it. To me, $625 isnt a lot of money, but its nothing to sneeze at either. But considering how I feel right now about my game and my future ability to play, progress and diagnose my game from here on out, it seems like a complete steal. I think I would have paid 3 or 4 times the price if I knew before the school what I know now. Its just a complete program, including alot of psychology, physiology, physics, sports psychology, and of course........POOL!
Before I was a pretty good player who played well in spite of my pool game..............RandyG and the cue-tech instructors have given me the tools and knowledge to become an excellent player BECAUSE of my pool game.
I dont want to sound sappy, or like Ive been brainwashed, but i really feel like RandyG has given me a wonderful gift. I cant recommend this course enough if you have questions and really want someone to give you the answers like I did.
I told you guys I would write a review when I got back from the school, so here it is. First off I want to start with a disclaimer of sorts. One thing RandyG said to me was that i was an excellent student. I got to thinking about that on my drive home tonight and you know what..........hes right. That may seem like a bold or egotistical statement, but let me explain. My whole life so far I have been a student, grade school, high school, college, and now due to my profession, I have to attend 4 or 5 seminars for several days every year to maintain my position. So for about 33 or 34 of my 38 years I have been a student, Ive learned how to take my ego out of the learning process, and go into a teaching/learning situation and get quite a bit out of it. The reason im mentioning this, is I noticed that I seemed to really walk away from this class extremely pumped up and excited, lightbulbs going off all during the course for me, and Randy was noticing this too. I guess my point is this...........I walked away from the class unbelieveably pleased with the material, what i perceive as my progress, and my future game of pool, but I also think I might be a best case scenario, and maybe if youre not a good student, or you have a huge ego, or maybe youre married to your current fundamentals because of the time or money already invested in them, and youre not open to a new way to do things...........well maybe you wont have the same results as me, so keep that in mind.
DAY ONE
........I walked in eager, with some skepticism, because this was my first pool lesson of any kind. While im no expert let me say Ive been playing pool off and on for the last 20 years (with a 10 year layoff in the middle), and the last 3 years more seriously than I ever did before. My home pool room considers me a b+, a-, and honestly i considered myself a pretty good player, who breaks down here and there and just needing to get some answers. Randy started the school with all of us sitting down and im looking at this guy thinking, "I've never seen you on tv, I've never seen you beat archer or strickland or reyes, how do I know youre any good". Sure we all say that a great player doesnt make a good teacher, but I think deep down you want to learn from someone whos recognized as a great player, because theyre doing something right to be that good, and if they could teach it to you, well jackpot.
End of day one I walked away, not really very excited. I could see how what I was being taught might help my game a little if I could apply it, but applying it might be a problem.
DAY TWO
I come back into class, and as the day progresses Im noticing progress in my stroke........Im able to do what the instructors want me to do, where the day before I was struggling. Mind you Im not pocketing balls, Im doing drills to work on my stroke, so I really dont know if this is helping my pool game, I just know Im doing what Randy is trying to teach me with alot more ease. During both days we have been videotaped and graded on a checklist of things, and ive made vast improvement per them from day one over to day two.
DAY THREE
The students are turned loose a little more, Im getting to shoot shots and pocket balls.....and Im noticing that im very smooth, my draw and follow are better than Ive ever known with minimal effort on my part. Probably around 11am Randy dropped a series of bombs on us (or at least me) that had me just repeatedly saying "wow" out loud.......looking at other students and shaking my head......just completely bowled over. I was shooting shots with ease I would have struggled with before the school. For instance, my draw was getting worse and worse. Seems like a few years ago i had decent draw in terms of distance, not controllable but impressive. As of late I felt like I was killing the cueball and if the object ball was far away the draw was pathetic. This afternoon, i could put the cueball on the head spot.......an object ball straight in down by the footspot....and draw the cue back to the headrail with a lite medium stroke. This had my jaw dropping because I might could have done that with a hard stroke and make the shot 2 out of 10 times before.......I was doing it 4 out of 5 times now......with HALF THE STROKE!!!. There was alot more differences I noticed, this was just one of the things that popped out at me. I could go on and on here, but you get the jist. And this is just day 3 of the school......imagine what this will do for my poolgame over time as i get to work with it and let it become habit.
SO A CONCLUSION
...........I paid $625, and drove about 1200 miles between friday and sunday. Im tired, my back is sore, I miss my girlfriend, but Im more excited about my pool game than I think Ive ever been since I first picked the game up and started making progress in it. To me, $625 isnt a lot of money, but its nothing to sneeze at either. But considering how I feel right now about my game and my future ability to play, progress and diagnose my game from here on out, it seems like a complete steal. I think I would have paid 3 or 4 times the price if I knew before the school what I know now. Its just a complete program, including alot of psychology, physiology, physics, sports psychology, and of course........POOL!
Before I was a pretty good player who played well in spite of my pool game..............RandyG and the cue-tech instructors have given me the tools and knowledge to become an excellent player BECAUSE of my pool game.
I dont want to sound sappy, or like Ive been brainwashed, but i really feel like RandyG has given me a wonderful gift. I cant recommend this course enough if you have questions and really want someone to give you the answers like I did.
....G
