Good one Joey
Hi there Joey,
Having alot of fun here at Romines. What a great place to play pool. It was tuesday night and the place was full. There was no waiting list but almost all the tables were going all night.
If there is a pool recession nobody told all these players. Really great to see. I really think this reflects on the way the place is ran in general. Keep up the great work there JR. We all need proprietors such as yourself.
As I was giving John Giles a lesson there was a young man and his girlfrind playing on the table next to us. Being curious they would be peeking here and there at what was going on. Finally she came over and asked about what I was doing. She could see that John was really liking what he was learning
I gave her kind of a mini lesson and when we got the cue in the correct position It was amazing how the shaft of the cue always looked like it was pointed perfectly at the shot. Her boyfriend was totally impressed. As she shot in a few long shots that before she had trouble making she saw 5 out of six go in the pocket .
Once she saw this she wanted to know more and when she could get a lesson. No fear of the price. just lets do it. Her thirst for knowledge had been tweeked and there was nothing that was going to stop her now. I could see that determination in her eyes that so many of us have. She has alot of natural talent and i know this will open the door real wide and give her the ability to get there.
Just thinking but this little gal might be able to take her ability a long way. Pretty raw right now but you never can tell.. If it happens soon I can tell everyone I told you so right here on AZ.
I set up a lesson for her on Friday. This will be a treat because I can see this little gals game is going to skyrocket. I can just see how exact she has the cue after knowing where her eyes had to be.
With the little bit I showed her they stayed there almost the whole night playing. I don't think she wanted to ever stop. Maybe she's already a pool addict like all the rest of us.
I also showed Mathew a few things. He came back over and told me how much of a difference it made.
This is what it's all about. Helping players enjoy the game they love.
But the real shocker was with Dan H. It turns out Dan is one of those players that only shoots with one eye. It was kind of tough to figure out because instead of the cue being right under the left eye his was still a little bit towards the nose .
Many players that shoot one eyed like Scott Frost appear to have the cue way over on the side of their head. Like the cue is lined up over by their temple. I doesn't even look like it is close to the eye. Dans was just a little the other way.
This is the first time I have ever seen this. I'm always learning and this was a rare find. Once this was established for dan and he got in the right position he was have alot of success with his new found toy. He was still missing some shots but now he could force the eye in the correct position instead of trying to keep it in the middle of his eyes which was hampering his aim tremendously.
But here was the real kicker. Because of shooting the way he does and having contacts that are different strengths he was having trouble hitting the cue ball in the center. So he was getting some spin on the cue ball that was greatly impeding his ability to make the ball.
I put the Predator 314 2 in his hand and the balls were going in the hole more often. Then he would switch back to his old shaft and would miss the ball by a foot. Then he would switch back to the predator and the balls would agian start going in the hole with some just being real close.
The main thing is that now dan has the ability to see the shot correctly. His deal is alot more complicated than most players but now he knows what to do. Now he can coordinate the eyes so the proper image goes to the brain and the body can also coordinate what the brain is seeing properly.
I'm pretty sure Dan will be hunting down a predator shaft today if not in the next few days.
I just found a new advantage for these laminated beauties. If you don't hit the cue ball perfectly in the center and get a little unwanted english it helps to not destroying the shot with the squirt.
That's kind of how it was though.
The english will still spin the ball this way or that way but a small amount to the right or left of center won't make that happen.
It just makes it so much easier to make the ball
Everytime I got done with a lesson I couldn't wait to start hitting some balls myself with my new toy. It wouldn't take long though and I would have someone else there asking me questions and soon I was doing another lesson. Not complaining though. Just wanted to shoot with my new toy kind of like a little kid. A 57 year old kid.
Today I'm going to try and sneak in there early so I can have some fun myself with my new toy,the predator. I still can't wait to hit some balls anytime I get a chance.
Hey, that would make a great commercial for predator. The teacher sneaking out his cue between lesson so he can shoot some balls himself. Then another potential student walking up and he has to reluctantly put it away.
Talk to me Predator. We might have something there???????????:rotflmao1:
Looks like I'll be stuck at Romines or be giving lessons at homes in Milwaukee until Sat for sure. Then I plan on going over to the Carom Room in Beloit for thier great tourny on sat.
What a nice place to be stuck at. A place like Romines High Pockets is like being stuck in pool Heaven.
An old song says that in Heaven there is no beer. I'm sure many of us have heard this.
I sure hope they have pool tables there. And plenty of angels to teach.
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Have a great day geno...........
