well, i dont think i should forget about such "Old" stuff as:
1) using the buddy hall cue guide
2) using the rempe and elephant training balls
3) stroking into a coke bottle, or on the table where the cloth/wood meet
4) working on the shots/drills, etc, that people like Rossman, Minor, and Wilson gave me
5) watching the Kinister and Byrne tapes
6) practicing the shots on the Kinister and Byrne tapes
7) subscribing to the three major magazines
8) attending the BCA in Vegas
9) attending the WPBA in Peoria
10) recording every show on ESPN for almost 10 years now
11) buying all of these accu-stats tapes
12) buying four tables in a 4 and 1/2 year period
13) buying a Gold Crown IV
14) buying very nice cues, such as the Chad Carter Custom, Nova Custom, Jacoby, and Schon
15) buying the different sets of aramith balls, including the measles cueball
16) hours of shooting balls into pockets using Pocket Reducers
17) playing/practicing hours almost each and every day
18) buying books, such as the Phil Capelle series
19) etc, etc, etc.
these are the "Old" things i am referring to. if the above list isnt something that has helped me go from a beginner to a pretty decent player then, yes indeed, i have wasted almost 9 years of my life on this.
what i am trying to say, and perhaps not doing a great job of it, is that while i hope to learn and benefit from my session with Scott Lee the above stuff is still worth referring to, worth reading, worth watching, worth practicing, etc, etc. either people are misunderstanding me, or just didnt know of the above, or are just trying to give me a hard time.
am i a "Tweak" away from pro status? nope, of course not. am i a "Tweak" away from being able to keep from embarrassing myself against Mika Immonen? perhaps it will take more than one tweak and alot of hard work, and perhaps more than just one lesson from Scott Lee, but i am bound and determined i am going to try...........
DCP
