Lessons

[seymore15074]

I personally think that the best way to learn is to find someone who will teach you that is better than you; not way way better than you. Why go to a pro to learn how to draw a ball, when someone else could do his light-work for free?

I work with anyone who asks at my local hall, and I'm sure that there are people who feel this way in all locations. You have to walk before you can run, and shelling out big $ to learn how to walk just doesn't seem like the answer.

I was taught by a guy who was taught by a pro, if that makes any sense, and those lessons costed a couple of smokes and a candy bar + table time. I just wanted to get this out there and hear what you all have to say about it.

 

[Blackjack]

Not only does your instructor have to be knowledgeable and able to teach you effectively - you must also find an instructor that is just as excited to teach as you are to learn. That makes for a great learning environment. The learning is just as important as the teaching.

 

[td873]

I personally think that the best way to learn is to find someone who will teach you that is better than you; not way way better than you.

I am a firm believer that you should get a fundamentals coach - or attend a cue school (RandyG's for exapmle) to be sure that you are heading in the right direction. Even if it does cost something. As the old saying goes - you get what you pay for.

-td