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BYGJERRY

BYGJERRY

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I will be getting some lessons soon....and I was wondering what do you all suggest for clearing the mind and absorbing new info? I know its hard to teach an old dog new tricks but I have been playing for a while and am very thick headed....any tips or experiences?:confused:
 
BYGJERRY said:
I will be getting some lessons soon....and I was wondering what do you all suggest for clearing the mind and absorbing new info? I know its hard to teach an old dog new tricks but I have been playing for a while and am very thick headed....any tips or experiences?:confused:
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Here's a tip from experience - find a competent instructor. If you are not at the point where you can accurately measure your own speed or someone else's speed - and you're serious about this game, then get a pro or semi-pro speed instructor. If you are a casual player, then ignore my comment.
 
I'd say, keep as open a mind as you can. Don't go in there with any sort of chip on your shoulder, i.e. when the instructor tells you something you're doing wrong, don't let ego come into it - listen to what he's telling you.

I took a couple of lessons from a fellow last year, and man, did he find things wrong with my stance, stroke, etc. I did my best to stay open-minded - hell, I knew I had troubles to start with, it's why I hired the guy! - and just those few things he told me helped me quite a bit.

And just this past week, I had one fellow tell me one thing about my grip - and damn if he wasn't right, and it's been helping.
 
No I have already found the instructor that I want. I am just worried I won't take everything in well....because I am set in my ways!!!
 
The best thing to do is deposit your ego in the trash on the way in the door. Approach the lessons like you are a beginner. Remember, you are paying for this education...get your money's worth.
Steve
 
Jerry, Don't worry about it. I was 46, I think, when I took my first REAL pool lesson from a qualified instructor. I was definitely set in my ways, but what I learned about myself and my game and my FAULTS, improved my game immensely.

Have fun with it,
Bob
 
Cool I will try that...I am just so pumped up I really hope take this entire exp. in one step at a time. I feel like a little school girl about to get a pony....I mean I always think about my game always. And i know my major flaw is my stroke (and safety play) but when in stroke I have strung together 2 or 3 racks on more than one occasion. Knowing they will work on my stroke to make it solid I am so SOLD.....
 
I just finished having my first lesson. It was scheduled for 4 hours and it ran over. My first thoughts were there is no way we can spend 4 hours on my stoke, stance, grip, etc since I always thought that I was pretty good in those areas. Time went by fast and it was hard to cover it all. It was not a automatic cure all where I walked away with the perfect stroke, but I do have the fundamentals and elements needed to work on it. After 2 days I am still working on it and it is comming along and getting easier. Don't expect immediate results or improvements. You may be like me and find that you will go backwards before moving ahead.
 
BYGJERRY said:
No I have already found the instructor that I want. I am just worried I won't take everything in well....because I am set in my ways!!!
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If your taking a lesson you must either be unhappy with your current level of play, or know that you could be playing better. so WHAT YOU ARE DOING NOW IS NOT WORKING. Keep that in your mind and you should be more open to give what he suggests an honest try.

If that doesnt work, just think about the money you are spending on the lesson. If you dont use what he teaches you then you are just throwing your money away.

Woody
 
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