Here is something I put together... I am really not an instructor but friends asked me to make a video... I did and it came out nice..... https://vimeo.com/31125261
Straight pool instuction
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I recommend Mr. Ray Martin if you ever find yourself in the Raleigh, NC, area. Quality instruction for 14.1 and pretty much any other pool game as well.
Sincerely,
Keith
Yes, ray martin.
Ray martin, yes.
Ray martin, yes.
I had a lesson with Ray a few years ago and it was awesome. 3 hours was a lot to take in and I'm still working on some of concepts he taught me, so I haven't been back yet, as I didn't want to disappoint Ray that I haven't improved as much as I should have. His 14.1 thought process is so exacting and precise and so far ahead of us, that my hunch is it must be quite frustrating for him to work with most of the players he instructs, although he certainly never acted that way.
I would say a series of lessons with Ray over a period of time would be your best bet, if you're logistically able to do it. There are few, if any players remaining from Ray's era that have a 14.1 resume/record that could compare to his. If you truly love the game of 14.1, at least one lesson with Ray Martin is certainly an opportunity you should not pass up, and I'm glad I didn't.
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Though we've lost far too many of them, more than a few of the great old timers are still with us, including Ray Martin, Allen Hopkins, Dallas West, Dan DiLiberto, Mike Sigel, Nick Varner and Jim Rempe. That's seven BCA Hall of Famers right there, every one of them a legend in the 14.1 discipline during the straight pool era.
If you can afford it, why not call upon one of the old legends to teach you the finer points of the game?
If you can afford it, why not call upon one of the old legends to teach you the finer points of the game?
Sure, no doubt a 80+ year old guy has a lot of knowledge.