Randy G's Pool School Review

quedup said:
Somebody named Tiger Woods has a teacher also, and I do not think he plays golf like Tiger.....
Dan
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those who cannot do, must teach. is the old saying and to be a good teacher is a gift just like being a good player is, i couldnt teach anyone how to do anything, i have tried and failed many times in the past. Perhaps someday i'll go to a pool school, i've only had a handful of lessions in my life and they helped me alot. It was a coincedence the my teacher is a champoin-he can do both play and teach.
 
I have attended Randy's school, and recommend it. He is an ecumenical teacher who even lets foreign snooker players in.:D

Randy has tales to tell you. But he is unlike other Texans, who, reputedly, have no more respect for the truth than a tomcat has for a marriage license.:D
 
I highly recommend Randy's school, too. It was amazing how little of the fundamental mechanics I knew!

Of course, you have to be open to learning things here. And you can learn so much from these instructors.

It is well worth the time and money.

Barbara
 
I plan on taking the course and had originally tried for last year. I was going to do one of the traveling ones just for $$ savings and conveinence.
However I couldnt work it out and now I am glad.
I want to go to Dallas and take the 3 day course. That way I am there for that only and not having to work it into my schedule.

How many on here that have went through the course went to Dallas?
Did you find it easier not having to deal with your normal routine?
 
frankncali said:
How many on here that have went through the course went to Dallas?
Did you find it easier not having to deal with your normal routine?
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Obviously I went, I started the thread. Yes, it was nice not having to deal with any routine. I was there for one purpose and one purpose only. I was exhausted after each day of class. A lot of info taken into the brain as well as shoulders were a little sore. It was real nice knowing I was going back to the hotel and just relax. I would go out, get something to eat and come back and relax again. I even fell asleep the first night mumbling my mantra.

I took my wife's laptop and some dvd's with pool matches on them. I was glad I did because I learned about a proper stroke, I was able to go and look at the professionals and see how they did it. Normally when you watch a pool match, you just look at the balls on the table and how they shoot, never did I pay attention to their approach to the shoot and their form. I would highly recommend doing this.

After the second night, myself and 4 others taking the class met up at a pool hall to play. Do what you want, but I would not recommend this. I was trying to play with a new style of stroke and it was extrememly frustrating.

After 3 days of running one hour of mother drills, twice a day, it's a little easier to incorporate the new stroke into play (playing solo at home). Today was the first time I actually played a solo game. I play the game Allen Hopkins started where you play a rack or 15 balls in any sequence, except for the last 5 and they must be in sequence. I see a slight improvement in my ball pocketing skills (mainly straight in and long shots, it's a 9ft table), but noticed a larger improvement on how well I can control the cueball around the table. I notice an improved stroke on probably 95% of my shots. If I am seeing these kind of improvements after only 3 days, I can't wait to see what's instore after 3 weeks and then 3 months. Needless to say, I am fairly excited.

Matt
 
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mattman said:
Obviously I went, I started the thread. Yes, it was nice not having to deal with any routine. I was there for one purpose and one purpose only. I was exhausted after each day of class. A lot of info taken into the brain as well as shoulders were a little sore. It was real nice knowing I was going back to the hotel and just relax. I would go out, get something to eat and come back and relax again. I even fell asleep the first night mumbling my mantra.

I took my wife's laptop and some dvd's with pool matches on them. I was glad I did because I learned about a proper stroke, I was able to go and look at the professionals and see how they did it. Normally when you watch a pool match, you just look at the balls on the table and how they shoot, never did I pay attention to their approach to the shoot and their form. I would highly recommend doing this.

After the second night, myself and 4 others taking the class met up at a pool hall to play. Do what you want, but I would not recommend this. I was trying to play with a new style of stroke and it was extrememly frustrating.

After 3 days of running one hour of mother drills, twice a day, it's a little easier to incorporate the new stroke into play (playing solo at home). Today was the first time I actually played a solo game. I play the game Allen Hopkins started where you play a rack or 15 balls in any sequence, except for the last 5 and they must be in sequence. I see a slight improvement in my ball pocketing skills (mainly straight in and long shots, it's a 9ft table), but noticed a larger improvement on how well I can control the cueball around the table. I notice an improved stroke on probably 95% of my shots. If I am seeing these kind of improvements after only 3 days, I can't wait to see what's instore after 3 weeks and then 3 months. Needless to say, I am fairly excited.

Matt
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stick with it man, you wont be disappointed. When i came back from randys school i took his advice, no gambling or tourneys for at least 3 weeks to let all the new stuff get more ingrained (i find the sports psychology aspect of randys school interesting, and i think it definitely works). Once i started playing hard again my game went up unbelieveably fast....there were guys i was consistently losing money to before poolschool that I immediately began beating. Just playing cheap sets (races to 5 for 20 and 40) i won back the cost of randys school pretty quick. Everybody was talkin about how my game jumped up, eve had a couple guys who wanted to go to the school after they saw how much i improved. The best part has to be the lack of slumps now.......i may have an off-night, but my overall level of play remains very constant......and it usually comes down to how hard im willing to concentrate as to how well i play......no rollercoaster and not knowing why.
 
Sounds like a nice course.But does Randy also operates a school here in Edmonton Alberta Canada?
 
Scott Lee said:
Randy...Isn't it the greatest compliment that we, as instructors, can get?...to have our students surpass us in tranferring information to ability at the table? Besides...NOBODY just steps up and beats YOU! :eek: That is, unless they are already a champion!...and like pathman said, many of those have still chosen to listen to ways on how even they can improve! :D

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
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Scott, I couldn't agree more with this post. I have several former students who were mid-level league players when they came to school that I would expect to get weight from now. It only means that I did my job well, and they applied the things they learned. I'm very proud of the accomplishments of my students, but it took effort on the part of both the student and the teacher to get results. As Randy says, Knowledge is only power when application is included!
Steve
 
I too would highly recommend Randy's Pool School.

It's been a couple of years since I took the course from Randy and Carl in San Diego, and I have never regretted it, in fact quite the opposite (however, I do wish that our geographic location at the bottom of the left coast didn't make it so difficult to get on Randy's schedule of classes :rolleyes: )

I would say that everyone will see some kind of improvement in some aspect of their game right away after taking the class, but what has been important to me is the long term benefit that I have received over time as I continue to employ and work on what was taught in the class.

I didn't know at the time what a mess my game was in when I first went into the class. All I knew is that I wanted some instruction so that I could identify parts of my game to improve on and to learn how to do it; and that's exactly what I got.

I can't tell you all of the areas of my game that I have worked on to improve during and after the class; pre-shot routine, visualization, stance, bridge (and length), grip, SPFF (don't forget the "freeze" at the end), speed control, eye patterns, the dreaded cowboy lasso pull-back on the draw stroke... Anyway, I corrected many of these areas right away. But I want to point out that the "take away" from the class gives you a personal road map to continue to work on your game in the future. And that's where you'll see the BIG payoff.

I continue to work on drills that I learned in this course, and I occasionally take out and leaf through the training material from the course (I even noticed that I had the Cue-Tech book right by my bedside before I came in to work today).

People in the league that I play in have commented that my game has really improved over time. My game is now light years ahead of where I was when I first walked in to Randy's Pool School, and I am still seeing improvements/progress to this day.
 
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SoCalRick said:
I too would highly recommend Randy's Pool School.

It's been a couple of years since I took the course from Randy and Carl in San Diego, and I have never regretted it, in fact quite the opposite (however, I do wish that our geographic location at the bottom of the left coast didn't make it so difficult to get on Randy's schedule of classes :rolleyes: )

I would say that everyone will see some kind of improvement in some aspect of their game right away after taking the class, but what has been important to me is the long term benefit that I have received over time as I continue to employ and work on what was taught in the class.

I didn't know at the time what a mess my game was in when I first went into the class. All I knew is that I wanted some instruction so that I could identify parts of my game to improve on and to learn how to do it; and that's exactly what I got.

I can't tell you all of the areas of my game that I have worked on to improve during and after the class; pre-shot routine, visualization, stance, bridge (and length), grip, SPFF (don't forget the "freeze" at the end), speed control, eye patterns, the dreaded cowboy lasso pull-back on the draw stroke... Anyway, I corrected many of these areas right away. But I want to point out that the "take away" from the class gives you a personal road map to continue to work on your game in the future. And that's where you'll see the BIG payoff.

I continue to work on drills that I learned in this course, and I occasionally take out and leaf through the training material from the course (I even noticed that I had the Cue-Tech book right by my bedside before I came in to work today).

People in the league that I play in have commented that my game has really improved over time. My game is now light years ahead of where I was when I first walked in to Randy's Pool School, and I am still seeing improvements/progress to this day.
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WOW....thanks....SPF=randyg
 
SoCalRick said:
I too would highly recommend Randy's Pool School.

It's been a couple of years since I took the course from Randy and Carl in San Diego, and I have never regretted it, in fact quite the opposite (however, I do wish that our geographic location at the bottom of the left coast didn't make it so difficult to get on Randy's schedule of classes :rolleyes: )

I would say that everyone will see some kind of improvement in some aspect of their game right away after taking the class, but what has been important to me is the long term benefit that I have received over time as I continue to employ and work on what was taught in the class.

I didn't know at the time what a mess my game was in when I first went into the class. All I knew is that I wanted some instruction so that I could identify parts of my game to improve on and to learn how to do it; and that's exactly what I got.

I can't tell you all of the areas of my game that I have worked on to improve during and after the class; pre-shot routine, visualization, stance, bridge (and length), grip, SPFF (don't forget the "freeze" at the end), speed control, eye patterns, the dreaded cowboy lasso pull-back on the draw stroke... Anyway, I corrected many of these areas right away. But I want to point out that the "take away" from the class gives you a personal road map to continue to work on your game in the future. And that's where you'll see the BIG payoff.

I continue to work on drills that I learned in this course, and I occasionally take out and leaf through the training material from the course (I even noticed that I had the Cue-Tech book right by my bedside before I came in to work today).

People in the league that I play in have commented that my game has really improved over time. My game is now light years ahead of where I was when I first walked in to Randy's Pool School, and I am still seeing improvements/progress to this day.
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The gift that keeps on giving! :D

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
 
Scott: Sounds like we need to get back to the West Coast for a Pool School. Do you know anyone out there who can help us organize?.....SPF=randyg
 
Randy...I have a few leads in CA. Hopefully we can find someone to help us organize another great class. I still think Shooters in Riverside would be the "premium" place to hold a S. CA pool school. That has to be one of the best poolrooms anywhere, and the private facility off to the side would really fill the bill perfectly...plus it's close enough to the LA area to be convenient for almost anyone!

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
 
Scott Lee said:
How about it? Any Riverside Shooters players post on here?

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
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Quite a few lurkers that are Shooters posters on here.
What are you guys looking for from such a person :confused:

Pm me with details if you need to and I will try to give you all the info I know.

The side room is a rarity I would imagine when you guys are trying to find locations. Shooters tournament room is nice and the tables play great.

$5000 added event there coming up soon. Labor Day weekend
 
Scott Lee said:
Actually, sicbinature insinuated that he played better than Randyg or the Cue Tech instructors, and therefore the instruction was of no or limited value to him personally. Like I said...a ridiculous premise! With the amount of positive feedback from players of all abilities (including pros) who have gone through Cue Tech, there can be no doubt that it will benefit all students, and highly benefit MOST students.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
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I don't know Scott, Randy or their school, however they are very well respected instructors so I thought I'd chime in on the "if you can't beat me, you can't teach me" discussion.

When I started learning 3-cushion, there was a very knowledgeable guy, John, that worked with me; stance, stroke, systems, even to place the chalk upright on the rail. I soon was beating him on a regular basis and there was those that said the same thing "he can't beat you so why are you listening to him?". I ignored them. John was patient and full of knowledge and wanted to help me better understand the game and improve my consistency.

It wasn't long until I was also beating the "skeptics" on a regular basis. My game continued to improve while "theirs" stayed the same. Over the years I have learned many things from great players such as Allen Gilbert & Frank Torrez, but I believe none of what little success I have had would have happened if not for John....The player that couldn't beat me.

Thank you John Machetta!!!!

I happily continue to learn from players of all skill levels.

Sincerely,

The has been that has never been a been :o, Dave
 
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