coaching - how frequent?

[Shanghai Matt]

I'm thinking about getting some coaching to try and sort out my consistancy, but I've got a pretty hectic schedule and could probably only go once every other week. would that be too infrequent to be usefull?

[thinsy]

The thing is a coach can only 'coach' you. It's pretty pointless having coaching every week if your only playing once a week. What you learn from a coach you need to put into many hours of practice to, like 1lawyer said, become natural.

A coach is only there to make sure your doing what he's told you to do, therefore i feel much like 1lawyer, a month between coaching sessions even for someone who plays very regular is enough!

The only thing i have agains the intensive courses at the institute is that you can be given too much to think about at once. Improvements need to be done one thing at a time.

[Shanghai Matt]

well i only play snooker once every week or two, but i play pool (uk 8ball) at least 3 nights a week. the consistancy problems i've been having are actually more of a problem in my pool game as i play that more competitively, so i was hoping a few coaching sessions working on the basics (cue action/sighting etc) might help that.

[RocketRoy1983]

Coachin every 2 weeks is sufficient although every week would be advised foe quicker progress. Although I would say that im a coach!

[RocketRoy1983]

Sorry Roy I forgot about you....of course if you book Roy for coaching his advice is worth more than all the tea in China...your game will improve in no time...10 mins with him and you'll pot em off the light shades....:snooker:

Well I do try...

[Anthony762]

Once a month is more than enough I only have coaching once every 3 to 4 months I think practice is more important only if you are practcing the right stuff and that right techniques.

Buy the Stephen Rowlings dvd for £30 it techs technique, potting,pre-shot routine, shot selection and more.

It is a dvd for people who can't efford the money so you can get coached ever day witht he dvd.

[RocketRoy1983]

Hi Anthony the dvds are all well and good but you need constant supervision, especially if your a beginner, to iron out faults and potential faults.

[cueman]

better still watch it on you tube for free

I've typed his name into youtube and I can't seem to find these videos. I've never even heard of the guy until someone mentioned him on here a few weeks back.

[Anthony762]

Youtue is just a sample it does not show u the writing and and all the other clips there the site to see how it look http://www.snookercoaching.co.uk/

[Anthony762]

Rocket ronnie that true but when you have had a few then you can learn alot better off the dvd-rom but it explains thing real good so it can help if you are abit short of money sometimes.

[Anthony762]

Have you got anymore I like to watch all the pros coaching techniques and that to try to see what the best for your self.

I have a son who is 2 years old, he been play since he was 18 month just hitting the white,
he miss cues a few times but he has his own junior table and he loves it he plays hours a day so I want to tech him and when he 5 or 6 there a snooker club that will allow him to play on the table i will have to get him a box to reach haha but im going to pay for terry griffiths to teach him i think it £200 per hour hope he makes a pro if he want to play snooker.

[Anthony762]

Haha hopefully but I will try my best as long as he wants to be a good player I will try 100% plus thease kids nowdays are getting better soon it wont be worth watching snooker prob get a 147 ever match haha.