Pool School with Jerry Briesath and Scott Frost at Kolbys Corner Pockets on May 2nd

DAMN!!!!! I fly into phoenix the week after this goes down---that sucks. How often is jerry there, and how much does he charge for a solo lesson? Maybe i can still get in there for an hour or 2 while i'm there. Would have been nice to meet scott though, he's got a real strong game.
 
sjm said:
Anyone who thinks the Grand Canyon is Arizona's greatest treasure is asked to reconsider.

Jerry Briesath is not only a legendary instructor, but he is a great ambassador for pool, and a courteous, classy, man. Just meeting Jerry is worth the price of admission, so you can view anything you learn from this superstar of the pool teaching community as pure profit.

Throw in straight-shooting Scott Frost and this is an opportunity not to be missed!
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sjm,
Just for your info, I just found out some interesting facts about Jerry Briesath.

It turns out Jerry was a monster player, matching up with many famous road players in his Madison establishment (basically taking on all comers), and usually victorious. My source says that Jerry was a straight pool fanatic as well, and ran hundreds more often than I have brushed my teeth (though I hope that doesn't mean that I need to improve on that dental hygiene thing). I don't know his high run, but I intend to find out somehow.

Though I've spent many hours with Jerry (hey, even including a "Breakfast with Betmore" at Lynne's Paradise Cafe during DCC), he has never mentioned his playing accomplishments - a very modest man; but DEFINITELY a teacher who has reached a very high level of play; but has given it up to pass on his hard earned knowledge. A great man who should have been in the Hall of Fame last year.
 
POCKETWOLF said:
DAMN!!!!! I fly into phoenix the week after this goes down---that sucks. How often is jerry there, and how much does he charge for a solo lesson? Maybe i can still get in there for an hour or 2 while i'm there. Would have been nice to meet scott though, he's got a real strong game.
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Jerry spends the Winter in AZ, and Summer is Wisconsin, he has a web-site, and is in AZ NOW.
 
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Don...Jerry has been honored with the BCA "President's Award", which is a lifetime achievement merit, so he has had some recognition by the BCA.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

Williebetmore said:
.Though I've spent many hours with Jerry (hey, even including a "Breakfast with Betmore" at Lynne's Paradise Cafe during DCC), he has never mentioned his playing accomplishments - a very modest man; but DEFINITELY a teacher who has reached a very high level of play; but has given it up to pass on his hard earned knowledge. A great man who should have been in the Hall of Fame last year.
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Had a lesson from Briesath a long time ago, I cannot say it helped much for me. Most of Briesath's lesson was stroke mechanics with a STRONG emphasis on getting rid of elbow drop and actually having a arcing tip path to create this. To actually shoot with the tip at the same elevation through the shot a elbow drop is actually a strong reason this is possible. The oddity of the pairing is that Scott Frost has quite abit of elbow drop on his stroke (most pro's drop their elbow as they follow through the shot).

Frost on the other hand I could see helping a more expereinced player tweak their game in both slight stroke adjustments or setup and a huge amount of knowledge about shape play, banking, ect... that comes from his 1-pocket experience.
 
Celtic...To be fair, the only time the cue needs to be level, is at contact with the CB (which is exactly what a correct pendulum stroke does). Since the OB is gone in 1/1000th of the second, nothing you can do with an 'elbow drop' has any effect on the outcome (other than what some players say, "it feels more natural"). I still say that for the pros that drop their elbow, it is AFTER contact with the CB (this can only be proven with slow-motion, frame advance video review), and as such, has no negative impact on missing where they're aiming on the CB. Most amateur players, who try to copy the elbow drop, do so before, or as they strike the CB, which means the tip will move up or down, and can result in missing slightly where they think they are aiming on the CB. Jerry Briesath was one of the first real instructors to understand this concept, and begin teaching it.

I would certainly agree that Scott Frost would be an excellent source for information on strategy.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

Celtic said:
Had a lesson from Briesath a long time ago, I cannot say it helped much for me. Most of Briesath's lesson was stroke mechanics with a STRONG emphasis on getting rid of elbow drop and actually having a arcing tip path to create this. To actually shoot with the tip at the same elevation through the shot a elbow drop is actually a strong reason this is possible. The oddity of the pairing is that Scott Frost has quite abit of elbow drop on his stroke (most pro's drop their elbow as they follow through the shot).

Frost on the other hand I could see helping a more expereinced player tweak their game in both slight stroke adjustments or setup and a huge amount of knowledge about shape play, banking, ect... that comes from his 1-pocket experience.
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Celtic said:
Had a lesson from Briesath a long time ago, I cannot say it helped much for me. Most of Briesath's lesson was stroke mechanics with a STRONG emphasis on getting rid of elbow drop and actually having a arcing tip path to create this. To actually shoot with the tip at the same elevation through the shot a elbow drop is actually a strong reason this is possible. The oddity of the pairing is that Scott Frost has quite abit of elbow drop on his stroke (most pro's drop their elbow as they follow through the shot).

Frost on the other hand I could see helping a more expereinced player tweak their game in both slight stroke adjustments or setup and a huge amount of knowledge about shape play, banking, ect... that comes from his 1-pocket experience.
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Friend also experienced this as you said, Most of Briesath's lesson was stroke mechanics with a STRONG emphasis on getting rid of elbow drop and actually having a arcing tip path to create this. To actually shoot with the tip at the same elevation through the shot a elbow drop is actually a strong reason this is possible.

He is big on basics, like consistent great stroke, and I think Stroke is a very large part of the game.:)

If I had the GREEN, and Day Free i would take the class.
 
Bump for this weekend, will be a good cheap chance to get some great instruction, plus Scott Frost will be on hand helping out. :thumbup:
 
Fast Lenny said:
Speaking with Jerry last night, he said it was not full yet, so grab a spot. You can contact Jerry at this number to make arrangements for this weekend, 623-584-9221. :wink:
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I called Jerry and he told me to just show up and that the class was not full yet. Lenny, I will bring the cue I am donating to OTR on saturday bro.
Thanks:thumbup:
 
justabanger said:
I called Jerry and he told me to just show up and that the class was not full yet. Lenny, I will bring the cue I am donating to OTR on saturday bro.
Thanks:thumbup:
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Thank you Justin, I think that the lessons will be well worth it. Jerry has instructed some great players, this is a great chance and cheap opportunity to learn. :) Maybe we can play alittle bit if you have the time, you got the first break. :grin:
 
justabanger said:
I think he meant be nice to the senior citizens. How he could spell not instead of nice is beyond my level of understanding. I think coco is from jurassic park or maybe he types in code that only he understands!
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You got it, be nice to the old folks there, they too will be there to learn, or you will give your generation a bad name.
 
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