As some of you may or (probably most of you) may not know, I attended Randy's Pool School this past weekend. At the end of the course, as many instructers do, they give you a feedback sheet. At the end of it was a little box for any comments. I didn't put much in the box for a couple reasons. One, it wasn't large enough to hold what I wanted to say and neither was the backside of the sheet of paper and two, I can post it here and share it with Randy and the pool community.
I really don't even know where to start, but here goes. In two words, ABSOLUTLEY INCREDIBLE!!! This may sound odd, but if I take myself outside of the class and summerized what I learned, off the top of my head, it wasn't much. Fundamentals of the stroke, an aiming system and a drill to improve speed control. Now, if I put all that that under a microscope and it's a world, if not universe, of information.
S.A.M. is also just as incredible. I, like many people, never really had a pin point aiming system. I used Ghostball to figure the contact point and then went off feel from there. To have an exact point of aim and, after time and dialing this in, it will definetely give me an opportunity to improve me game.
Another great benefit from the course was distguishing the difference between drills, practice and play. Throwing balls out on the table and shooting them in with no other objective than to make the balls is not practicing....its playing.
If Randy would charge double for the class, prior to taking it, I would have NEVER paid it. If after the class he told me it cost 3X what he charges, I would have gladly paid it. Even then, it's real hard to put a price on something like this after it's learned. After a month of running drills and practicing, that will probably change to something along the lines of a second mortgage on the house. If money is an issue that is preventing you from taking the course, start saving now because you will wish you would have taken it a long time ago. If money is not an issue, what are you waiting for?
I want to personally thank everyone on this forum for any post, reviews and mentions of Randy and his school. Without those I would have never attended his class. I want to also thank Randy, Bill and Carl. All of them are great guys and each of their personalities compliment the other. I feel like I am at the Oscars. If I was on the BCA committee, I would take a very strong look at inductiing this man to the BCA Hall of Fame. Not on his play of the game, but on what he has done for the sport in terms of education.
The bottom line is, if you love this game and have the desire to improve you game, take the course, you will not regret it. Now if you will excuse me, I need to go and practice my Mother Drills (I am not going to explain, you will just have to take his course to understand).
Long Live SPF
Matt
I really don't even know where to start, but here goes. In two words, ABSOLUTLEY INCREDIBLE!!! This may sound odd, but if I take myself outside of the class and summerized what I learned, off the top of my head, it wasn't much. Fundamentals of the stroke, an aiming system and a drill to improve speed control. Now, if I put all that that under a microscope and it's a world, if not universe, of information.
S.A.M. is also just as incredible. I, like many people, never really had a pin point aiming system. I used Ghostball to figure the contact point and then went off feel from there. To have an exact point of aim and, after time and dialing this in, it will definetely give me an opportunity to improve me game.
Another great benefit from the course was distguishing the difference between drills, practice and play. Throwing balls out on the table and shooting them in with no other objective than to make the balls is not practicing....its playing.
If Randy would charge double for the class, prior to taking it, I would have NEVER paid it. If after the class he told me it cost 3X what he charges, I would have gladly paid it. Even then, it's real hard to put a price on something like this after it's learned. After a month of running drills and practicing, that will probably change to something along the lines of a second mortgage on the house. If money is an issue that is preventing you from taking the course, start saving now because you will wish you would have taken it a long time ago. If money is not an issue, what are you waiting for?
I want to personally thank everyone on this forum for any post, reviews and mentions of Randy and his school. Without those I would have never attended his class. I want to also thank Randy, Bill and Carl. All of them are great guys and each of their personalities compliment the other. I feel like I am at the Oscars. If I was on the BCA committee, I would take a very strong look at inductiing this man to the BCA Hall of Fame. Not on his play of the game, but on what he has done for the sport in terms of education.
The bottom line is, if you love this game and have the desire to improve you game, take the course, you will not regret it. Now if you will excuse me, I need to go and practice my Mother Drills (I am not going to explain, you will just have to take his course to understand).
Long Live SPF
Matt
Last edited:
