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hoggfromPATEXAS

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I was wondering if there was any pool instructors in the houston area.I am wanting a pro or someone close to look over my game and help put me in the right direction.I have a mechanical problem, but I know alot about the game already.I most will likely go with jeremy jones as a buddy of mine that wants to go with me called him today and he said he would but it would be in mid sept.I live in port arthur but i am willing to drive to houston.One problem is theres not but a few good players in my area and a few that are better that me.So its hard to find a good teacher.If you know someone and is highely skill please post.
 
OnePocketKing gave a strong endorsement of Charlie "Hillbilly" Bryant as a pool mentor. Charlie lives in the Houston area.
 
Your best bet would be to travel to Dallas for a few days at Cue Tech pool school. This is the top rated billiard teaching academy in the country. You will have professional instructors rather than professional players working with you. In fact, this is where many of the pros go when they need some help.
www.poolschool.com
 
hoggfromPATEXAS said:
I was wondering if there was any pool instructors in the houston area.I am wanting a pro or someone close to look over my game and help put me in the right direction.I have a mechanical problem, but I know alot about the game already.I most will likely go with jeremy jones as a buddy of mine that wants to go with me called him today and he said he would but it would be in mid sept.I live in port arthur but i am willing to drive to houston.One problem is theres not but a few good players in my area and a few that are better that me.So its hard to find a good teacher.If you know someone and is highely skill please post.
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If you truly know a lot about the game & the mechanics, video yourself. Take lots of shots from the front (looking down the shot line) and from the rear (looking down the shot line) . Maintain a log of the shots, so you can examine them (i.e. vocal exam after the shot... #1 made that one center pocket, #2 missed that one to the left, #3 missed that one to the left, #4 made that one center pocket... and so on). Slow motion will show you lots of information about your stroke & address. REMEMBER THIS.. the straightest stroke is wasted, if it is pointed in the wrong direction. I'm a firm believer that address is the key to great pool. When you can pocket balls with your eyes closed (after address & warmup strokes) your address is correct.
 
If you want the best, take em from hillbilly. When I came to him, I was lost, he fixed my stroke, perfected my banking with his sytem he uses, and taught me all kinds of kicking methods I never woulda imagined. The man will change your game for sure. pm me and ill give you his number.
 
pooltchr said:
Your best bet would be to travel to Dallas for a few days at Cue Tech pool school. This is the top rated billiard teaching academy in the country. You will have professional instructors rather than professional players working with you. In fact, this is where many of the pros go when they need some help.
www.poolschool.com
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It is a great school and we had beginners, like me, at the time up to higher level players. Although a group situation, it was individualized relating to pace. it ended up being almost one on one when on the table or one to two at most. Pretty good for a 'school' which hour for hour is cheaper by far than paying hourly for a lesson.

A good instructor might be able to help you with one glitch, but those advanced students at pool school got way more than they appeared to be counting on. They were very good players, but found they had more stuff that needed fixing than they realized.

Laura
 
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