Well, there is not a whole lot to say about the lesson.
Dallas at the beginning, asked me if the filming was only for me and I promised him it was and that I would not put it out there.
We did about two hours of running through racks, me doing most of the shooting and him doing most of the talking. Once in a while, he'd say, "here, let me show you what I mean".
As Lou said earlier, he likes you to clear off the loose balls before re-breaking the rack. Keeping control of the cue ball is very important. He doesn't mind putting the cue tip to the outer edges of the cue ball.
He then spent about an hour trying to get me to use a more upright stance, with more follow through and letting the cue stick fly through the ball. It might be something worth developing.
We played on a Murray table that he won the 1975 US Open on, he told me. It was cool stopping and thinking "This is Dallas West who is shooting and telling me how to play". We stopped and sat down for a bit at the end and he talked about Hopkins, Martin, Rempe, and a few other of the old time players.
For any of you in the area who are interested in a lesson, they are not cheap. He charges $100 an hour, but it is a little liberal with his time. He is a Hall of Fame straight pool player, so there is a wealth of knowledge to be gleaned by someone who has the chops to use it. If you are interested he can be reached at (815) 218-1524 and lives in Rockford, Illinois.
