The who, what, why, where and when of pool school. First a little back ground about my playing history. I took lessons from Bert Kinister about 20 years ago. I was playing the best pool of my life. The pressures of life forced me to scale my pool playing down, I put my dreams on hold. I stopped playing tournaments and I stopped hanging out at the pool halls and just slipped into an average player. There is where I stayed for far too long. Over those years I purchased every book and video and DVD that was out on the market. I took out the bits and pieces that seemed to work.
A year and a half ago I decided that I was going to become the best player that I could be. I started with having Lasik eye surgery. It worked great, my vision improved my playing by leaps and bounds. The next step was to find a table for my house. After that it was just wood shedding. I practiced for hours and my game rose to a new level.
I was shooting fine but I was still missing balls. And I don’t mean low percentage shots, but Im talking about basic, very easy shots. I was very inconsistent. I could run a few racks but I could not do it consistently. I had done everything that I knew and I was still not shooting the way I wanted.
Making the decision to find out what my problem was, I began to research all types of trainers and schools. I was determined to find that magic pill that would make me a top player in my area. And this is what bought me to pool school. I talked to a ton of people and I decided on Randy Goettlicher and his Pool School in Dallas TX. Ill explain why later
Now flash forward to 6pm last Friday night and imagine what it felt like to find out that all the books and tapes and countless hours of practicing and drills, all the aiming systems in the world had done me no good. That’s right, over 20 years of searching for the information to make me a better player had been completely useless. Now thats not to say all the information was bad but they are all missing probably the most important step to improvement. EYES. Not one book could see me shot and tell me what I was doing wrong. The dvd never once seen my elbow dropping. I had spent thousands of dollars on those books and videos and they never realy helped me get to the level of play that I desired.
After the first 8 hours of class with “Randy G” I was realizing that I would have to start all over. Take everything I knew about pool and put it out of my head. Now I know I might be a bit long winded but this weekend was a life changing experience. I paid $700 for the class but if Randy would have asked me for another $700 on Sunday when I left, I would have gladly given it to him.
If you ever wanted to truly be the best pool player that you can be than you need to be observed by someone who knows where you are hurting yourself. Randy knows just what causes bad things to happen in our pool games and he can show you how to fix it. In school I was given the diagnostic tools to trouble shoot my game. I was also given the procedure, or steps to become the best player I can be.
Now its Monday and after spending over $1000 with all expenses, I am unable to pocket more that 3 balls in a row. Now before you nay sayers start doing your fist pumps, its because I have now made the changes that will take me to the next level. These corrections are going to overtake my years of bad mechanics and miss information. Its going to take some time but there will be no turning back.
I had really done my research and I was a wear of Randys experience with pro players. Im not going to drop any names but the list reads like a Hall of famers and soon to be Hall of Famers list of whos who. I must admit that I went searching for that magic pill, but I came back with, not a pill, but with a bucket full of gold nuggets (wink, wink) along with a whole new love and respect for our sport.
If anyone is still reading at this point, my objective in this thread was not to make a infomercial about pool school , but to share my experience with the pool playing community. If you ever get the chance to meet Randy G, you better jump on it. He is one in a million. And now it’s time for the shameless plug. If you have the means, and the desire to be the best player you can be, give Randy a call. I waited three months to get in and I’ve already signed up for the advanced class in June. Im on the road to success- scratch that- im on the road to kicking some major ass, don’t be one of them.
Thanks for listening
J-Flo
A year and a half ago I decided that I was going to become the best player that I could be. I started with having Lasik eye surgery. It worked great, my vision improved my playing by leaps and bounds. The next step was to find a table for my house. After that it was just wood shedding. I practiced for hours and my game rose to a new level.
I was shooting fine but I was still missing balls. And I don’t mean low percentage shots, but Im talking about basic, very easy shots. I was very inconsistent. I could run a few racks but I could not do it consistently. I had done everything that I knew and I was still not shooting the way I wanted.
Making the decision to find out what my problem was, I began to research all types of trainers and schools. I was determined to find that magic pill that would make me a top player in my area. And this is what bought me to pool school. I talked to a ton of people and I decided on Randy Goettlicher and his Pool School in Dallas TX. Ill explain why later
Now flash forward to 6pm last Friday night and imagine what it felt like to find out that all the books and tapes and countless hours of practicing and drills, all the aiming systems in the world had done me no good. That’s right, over 20 years of searching for the information to make me a better player had been completely useless. Now thats not to say all the information was bad but they are all missing probably the most important step to improvement. EYES. Not one book could see me shot and tell me what I was doing wrong. The dvd never once seen my elbow dropping. I had spent thousands of dollars on those books and videos and they never realy helped me get to the level of play that I desired.
After the first 8 hours of class with “Randy G” I was realizing that I would have to start all over. Take everything I knew about pool and put it out of my head. Now I know I might be a bit long winded but this weekend was a life changing experience. I paid $700 for the class but if Randy would have asked me for another $700 on Sunday when I left, I would have gladly given it to him.
If you ever wanted to truly be the best pool player that you can be than you need to be observed by someone who knows where you are hurting yourself. Randy knows just what causes bad things to happen in our pool games and he can show you how to fix it. In school I was given the diagnostic tools to trouble shoot my game. I was also given the procedure, or steps to become the best player I can be.
Now its Monday and after spending over $1000 with all expenses, I am unable to pocket more that 3 balls in a row. Now before you nay sayers start doing your fist pumps, its because I have now made the changes that will take me to the next level. These corrections are going to overtake my years of bad mechanics and miss information. Its going to take some time but there will be no turning back.
I had really done my research and I was a wear of Randys experience with pro players. Im not going to drop any names but the list reads like a Hall of famers and soon to be Hall of Famers list of whos who. I must admit that I went searching for that magic pill, but I came back with, not a pill, but with a bucket full of gold nuggets (wink, wink) along with a whole new love and respect for our sport.
If anyone is still reading at this point, my objective in this thread was not to make a infomercial about pool school , but to share my experience with the pool playing community. If you ever get the chance to meet Randy G, you better jump on it. He is one in a million. And now it’s time for the shameless plug. If you have the means, and the desire to be the best player you can be, give Randy a call. I waited three months to get in and I’ve already signed up for the advanced class in June. Im on the road to success- scratch that- im on the road to kicking some major ass, don’t be one of them.
Thanks for listening
J-Flo
