I don't want to "open the can of worms" where a Hall of Fame pool teacher says he's seen me teaching, and approves? Thanks, I owe you more money now.
Listen, I offered you a paid position. Can you answer a simple question without being evasive?
* Your Pro Pool Clinic with Tom Kennedy, Matt Sherman *
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Listen, I offered you a paid position. Can you answer a simple question without being evasive?
Does that mean you're going to put the link up? Wait... that's a question, we know you won't answer questions.
I'll rephrase, post the link please.
Two simple questions, please do not evade them again:
1) You could not find the link you started as the OP, about my instruction? https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/billiards-about.497735/
2) Why do you act like a child at these forums?
Ok, maybe some people have looked at that by now so let's do a quick review. I started it to give some of his followers a chance to verify his claims. BBB weighed in with a less than stellar review. He came with a rebuttal so let's say we call it even on that one.
Fast forward 3 weeks up pop a couple testimonials saying you're a good guy. Now we find out later in this https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/why-did-jose-hit-the-9-this-way.496232/page-13 thread. Posts 251-265 cover things. Matt admits he solicited those by contacting a few "trusted friends". Btw in post 262 I note a couple things which I found doing a search of their posting history.
As I noted recently in another thread, when things seem a little fishy sometimes a search of posting history can be very revealing.
Which brings us to the last 2 posts. One member, who joined after the thread started, has 1 post. The other has 4 posts. Neither of them have ever been seen again.
This is the glowing endorsement of his teaching skills he wanted everyone to see.
**For anyone not real familiar with Billiards About I'd suggest reading the whole thread titled Why did Jose hit the 9 this way. Easy way to see what he's all about.
This called in debate your "switching the goal posts". Sparkle, you asked to post a link to a thread where you asked for reviews for me. One of the reviews is from an Asian player I brought from C level to playing in pro-ams and he is now a cue stick rep who travels throughout Asia to tournaments. Another positive review of my teaching comes from a Hall of Fame member! And I'm doing a clinic with 9-Ball Open winner Tom Kennedy on this thread, who likewise approves of my knowledge and methods.
Why should people trust your comments above these people?
Why should people trust your comments above these people?
You're claims always come with missing or vague details, just like this one where you took a random Asian player, that nobody knows, from a C Player to playing in Pro-Ams (whatever that means). I think it's very safe to say that the portion of your resume that includes player reviews is VERY thin, and that's after probably around 15 years on here as an instructor.
I can give you this player's contact details for a reference. He had trouble stringing a run of three balls, we did 10-plus hour lessons over some months, he then played in Asian pro-amateur meetups, he has won some tournaments including defeating some pros, he's a player rep for cue sticks now and travels widely.
As I mentioned on the other thread, I will give anyone who asks a free lesson, player and teacher references or both. However, since people flame almost every post I make I keep names discreet until inquiries are made. I have quite a few pro and teacher friends who avoid AZ because of the toxicity.
Tom Rossman and Steve Lillis have played with me, done trick shot shows with me, and have watched me teach. They are both members of BCA's Hall of Fame. Players like Ronny Park and Tom Kennedy have done the same or similar with me, stayed in my home as my guest, competed in tournaments with me, etc.
I would like you and Sparkle to either contact my references as above or withdraw your objections. At this point, is your claim that these people lie when they say they stand behind my teaching?!
BD, here's a list of people I've collaborated with on projects as good pool people stick together; Ronny Park, Tim “The Monk” Miller, Donny Lutz, Tony Robles, Dom Esposito, Allan P. Sand, Tom Kennedy, Max Eberle, Mike Massey, Dom “The Drill Instructor” Esposito, Nancy Cote, Tom “Dr. Cue” Rossman, Tom Simpson, Steve Lillis, Jason “The Michigan Kid” Lynch, Neil Johnson, Doug “Pool Tables 101” Walters, Ted Mauro, Ken Tewksbury . . . but most of these stay off/stayed off AZ because of the toxicity from some who are legendary forum trolls!
Additionally, you can see YEARS of my teaching columns in past issues of InsidePool, and I have articles online--and two pool books--and a three-hour Pool DVD, since you just this week said now is not a good time for a free lesson, however, you clearly remain interested in my teaching.
I guess the only real issue is I don't pursue my students to post about "how wonderful I am" online--I DO pursue them for references, I ask them to keep the secrets discreet I've shown to them, and to refer me for lessons to others who see their improvement.
PLEASE can we stop beating this dead horse, please? I get it, Sparkle is a person with personal issues, but you are a nice guy, so please take the hint.
"To whom it may concern...
I have witnessed Matt Sherman teach billiards (pool) and have found him to present instructional information in a foundationally sound and pleasant manner...creating a healthy bonding process with his students.
I would encourage anyone wanting to tune his or her game to take a lesson from this player-friendly instructor.
Tom "Dr. Cue" Rossman"
I have witnessed Matt Sherman teach billiards (pool) and have found him to present instructional information in a foundationally sound and pleasant manner...creating a healthy bonding process with his students.
I would encourage anyone wanting to tune his or her game to take a lesson from this player-friendly instructor.
Tom "Dr. Cue" Rossman"
Steve Lillis is not a BCA Hall of Fame member.
It might be time to just bow out of the thread.
It's 2023 Matt. You don't have to pursue your students in order for them to post reviews, they should just magically appear on the W-W-W. I'm not surprised that your Christian brothers are willing to put in a good word for you. That may speak highly of them or not -- I'm not really sure, but yet there's still no real player reviews, no videos of your instruction, and no videos of you playing.
You may be the greatest enigma on here of all-time.
Now I'll give it a rest.
Any current real time AZB member’s students of BA? Can any of the regulars post a review if they had BA work with them.
I can think of a few others that have the above apply to them and come across as all-knowing wizards of pool and technique. They've done it for decades and don't even charge any money since it's all in written posts on the internet.
xX-Wizard-Xx
Well-known member
in all honesty you would probably be better off watching Kennister vides or Dr Dave or reading some of Brynes books ..
Geez, I don't know. How'd opening the can work out for you?
No time atm but as soon as I get a chance I have a few words to say about the clinic. Speaking of which, what's the cost and how many people is it limited to?
Is it a "Secret of the Pro's"? Sorry, couldn't resist, I have issues.
That may be fair, but I'm not aware of many on here that I haven't seen play at least a rack or two of pool. I can even recall seeing your 40 plus ball run years back. PJ may be an exception, but many here have at least played with him AND he's not actively looking for customers, while sharing A LOT of useful information. I'm not sure if the Enigma
even plays pool.Who is BA? If you were referring to me, I don't claim to be an instructor. I've had plans for years to start, but l always wanted to prove myself on the table first. Life has just kept me too busy.
BA...BilliardsAbout.......... You and I are always good. I enjoy your posts.
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Hahaha...of course. I should lose 20 Fargo points for that question. For some reason, I was thinking of just his name and not his username. I'm probably being too harsh but it's all just so strange.
Steve was named so in 2005.
BD, these are not all Christians: Ronny Park, Tim “The Monk” Miller, Donny Lutz, Tony Robles, Dom Esposito, Allan P. Sand, Tom Kennedy, Max Eberle, Mike Massey, Dom “The Drill Instructor” Esposito, Nancy Cote, Tom “Dr. Cue” Rossman, Tom Simpson, Steve Lillis, Jason “The Michigan Kid” Lynch, Neil Johnson, Doug “Pool Tables 101” Walters, Ted Mauro, Ken Tewksbury . . . but most of these stay off/stayed off AZ because of the toxicity from some who are legendary forum trolls!
As I wrote, there is a 3-hour DVD I've made of me playing and instructing. I've sold thousands of those DVDs, just yesterday someone found me on the DVD and wrote me a thank you email. For the book with the DVD, we shot 1,500 hi-res photos and then put 200 of them in my first and second pool books, which books contain 100 table diagrams I desktop published for teaching.
People also thank me via emails sent my way and social media posts which don't always archive to Google, what HAS archived to Google are lessons from me. There is INSTRUCTION FROM ME that is on the front page of Google searches under those keyword terms.
Also, the thread linked here has player reviews, also, there are AZ posts with player reviews thanking me for lessons and also, for instructing them on threads at AZ.
AGAIN, I welcomed you to a free lesson from me, which allows YOU to post on THIS thread "Matt's great" or "Matt sucks" or "Matt's average" and you turned me down, although you had a reason.
Please stop as you said you would.