Man I really don't have the time to give this initial post the attention it deserves but here recently -- I have to grab a spare minute whenever I can find it.
Anyway, I've sort of had your boot camp in the back of my mind and I've mentioned your name to several of my pool playing buddies.
BUT I'm now a bit more cautious as I read your messages about the goal/scope of your boot camps. Keep in mind that I have a great deal of respect for how you handle yourself on not only this board, but also how you carry yourself around the pool table (as I've watched a few of your matches). So anyways, here's my deal: For a guy like me, who has spent A LOT of time studying this game -- I'm quite confident that my game wouldn't be measurably improved by a greater tactical awareness. Saying this, I do find that even lessor players occasionally point out tactical things that I overlook for one reason or another. So I'm not saying I'm infallible in this department. I just have a really hard time believing that say -- someone in the 650-700 Fargo Rating ballpark is really stuck there because of tactical matters , more so than because they are simply missing makeable balls. In 9 ball for instance, rarely do I see players in this range, play shots that are completely out of the ordinary. What I see much more often is they just miss the ball, or come up short while PLAYING the proper positional route. Anyway, I have seen where you have recommended other instructors for fundamental issues but I can't help but wonder why a rigid improvement in one's shot making wasn't a goal of your boat camp. This was the initial picture I had in my head when I first heard about your camp.
I know for me I've been climbing the fundamentals/technique mountain for a long time and I'll probably die up here. But even on this mountain -- pride probably got the best of me as I recently made a major change to my technique that had I gone to a knowledgable instructor years ago -- they probably would have corrected. Oh well -- live and learn.
Last thing, I do know one thing -- I would be in pool heaven for a weekend if I ever got the chance to check out your camp.
All the best.
Anyway, I've sort of had your boot camp in the back of my mind and I've mentioned your name to several of my pool playing buddies.
BUT I'm now a bit more cautious as I read your messages about the goal/scope of your boot camps. Keep in mind that I have a great deal of respect for how you handle yourself on not only this board, but also how you carry yourself around the pool table (as I've watched a few of your matches). So anyways, here's my deal: For a guy like me, who has spent A LOT of time studying this game -- I'm quite confident that my game wouldn't be measurably improved by a greater tactical awareness. Saying this, I do find that even lessor players occasionally point out tactical things that I overlook for one reason or another. So I'm not saying I'm infallible in this department. I just have a really hard time believing that say -- someone in the 650-700 Fargo Rating ballpark is really stuck there because of tactical matters , more so than because they are simply missing makeable balls. In 9 ball for instance, rarely do I see players in this range, play shots that are completely out of the ordinary. What I see much more often is they just miss the ball, or come up short while PLAYING the proper positional route. Anyway, I have seen where you have recommended other instructors for fundamental issues but I can't help but wonder why a rigid improvement in one's shot making wasn't a goal of your boat camp. This was the initial picture I had in my head when I first heard about your camp.
I know for me I've been climbing the fundamentals/technique mountain for a long time and I'll probably die up here. But even on this mountain -- pride probably got the best of me as I recently made a major change to my technique that had I gone to a knowledgable instructor years ago -- they probably would have corrected. Oh well -- live and learn.
Last thing, I do know one thing -- I would be in pool heaven for a weekend if I ever got the chance to check out your camp.
All the best.