Any requirements?
What do you look for in an instructor?
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Had no idea, got lucky and read reviews.
Only took a lesson based on all the positive feedback I saw for the instructor. Had no idea what to expect and actually thought it "wouldn't be worth it". Hind sight is twenty-twenty worth every penny.
Only took a lesson based on all the positive feedback I saw for the instructor. Had no idea what to expect and actually thought it "wouldn't be worth it". Hind sight is twenty-twenty worth every penny.
Do you care to share more details?
Who you learned from? How long you studied under them? What you were taught? Your improvement from ____ to ____?
These requirements are for paid lessons. I will listen to anybody that I think is reasonable for free.
1. Track record. Must either be an accomplished player himself (at the very least he must have been a decent player no matter what) or have worked with and gotten references from other accomplished players.
2. Professionalism. Comes prepared and is generally systematic
3. Teaching skills (separate from pool skills)
4. Will listen to my requirements and adapt the lesson accordingly.
5. Reasonably priced. If I'm paying master class prices, he must be an absolute master class instructor, not some B-player with a diploma. If I'm having the latter category of instructor looking over some alignment issues etc. that is fine, but I'm not paying through the nose for that. Likewise if an instructor is particularly good (despite lack of track record) then I might give him a little extra, if I feel he undercharges.
6. Availability for future lessons. If the lesson has to be a one-off, then it is less valuable to me, since I have no way to have him check if I have made progress and make adjustments etc at a later time.
1. Track record. Must either be an accomplished player himself (at the very least he must have been a decent player no matter what) or have worked with and gotten references from other accomplished players.
2. Professionalism. Comes prepared and is generally systematic
3. Teaching skills (separate from pool skills)
4. Will listen to my requirements and adapt the lesson accordingly.
5. Reasonably priced. If I'm paying master class prices, he must be an absolute master class instructor, not some B-player with a diploma. If I'm having the latter category of instructor looking over some alignment issues etc. that is fine, but I'm not paying through the nose for that. Likewise if an instructor is particularly good (despite lack of track record) then I might give him a little extra, if I feel he undercharges.
6. Availability for future lessons. If the lesson has to be a one-off, then it is less valuable to me, since I have no way to have him check if I have made progress and make adjustments etc at a later time.
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Nice list.
Stroke fundamentals
I took a lesson from Geno on Perfect Aim and learned a lot about how to pocket balls and some other very cool information. I took a lesson from Scott and now I know what the heck I've been doing wrong all these years. I have not put the practice time in to appreciate all the results I expect, but when a strong league player last week thought I was playing way better than he ever imagined I could play it only reiterated what I learned from Scott. I know more about pool than I do about my own fundamentals. That may sound weird but it is true. I really believe another one on one lesson with Scott and another Aim tuneup with Geno would make me feel pretty confident against any other player near my speed that was not educated. IMHO, for a lesson to work you have to be open minded and want to learn, if not and you already know it all, don't waste your money.
I took a lesson from Geno on Perfect Aim and learned a lot about how to pocket balls and some other very cool information. I took a lesson from Scott and now I know what the heck I've been doing wrong all these years. I have not put the practice time in to appreciate all the results I expect, but when a strong league player last week thought I was playing way better than he ever imagined I could play it only reiterated what I learned from Scott. I know more about pool than I do about my own fundamentals. That may sound weird but it is true. I really believe another one on one lesson with Scott and another Aim tuneup with Geno would make me feel pretty confident against any other player near my speed that was not educated. IMHO, for a lesson to work you have to be open minded and want to learn, if not and you already know it all, don't waste your money.
This sums it up nicely......you covered all the essential categories. imho
Track record of what they have done with other players. I started with my first instructor age 13 or so. Wanted instruction on fundamentals, and just wanted to get some consistency with my cue delivery. These lessons from what I remember were cheap. £20 an hour I think my dad paid. My dad taught me what he could and decided to send me to an instructor as soon as he shared all he had. I stayed with that instructor full time for a few years but still see him now for the odd game. Once this instructor took me as far as he could I then went to industry leading instructors that worked with the top amateurs and pros. They were expensive and I only visited once every two months. I picked up a lot of strategy and tactical info. They fine tuned my cue action with the help of video analysis and were a lot more in-depth with everything. Worth every penny and even going once every two months was a bit too often at the stage I was at.
So in a nutshell, I looked for instructors who specialised in fundamentals first before moving on to ones that specialised in strategy and so on.
So in a nutshell, I looked for instructors who specialised in fundamentals first before moving on to ones that specialised in strategy and so on.
Said it all
Ron Swanson
Banned
Sartorial elegance and someone who knows where the red rep button is.
Lol, have you found an instructor here?
I picked my instructor based on the positive reviews here. Research the local guys or traveling instructors. Scott Lee will come to your door or pool room. I had to give a lot of thought about letting a total stranger into my house for several hours. His reviews are 100%. We talked before we started and I got a good feel for him. We worked together multiple times, The experience has been 5 star.
What to look for?....look for those that come recommended. Read about them. PM other members that used certain instructors.
What to look for?....look for those that come recommended. Read about them. PM other members that used certain instructors.