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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: JohnN on February 07, 2016, 12:54:57 PM
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Mr. Hall is coming to a bowling alley near me soon. Have been struggling the last few years and need some professional help. He will be having all day seminars or 1 hour lessons. Thinking I would rather do the 1 hour lesson. Anyone here ever worked with him ? Was it worth it ?
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I took private lessons from him twice. Very Costly, but helpful. He videos you and helps you analyze it. He also does clinics where you don't get all the 1-1 time but it's more affordable. Never tried it.
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I too, was lucky enough to have had several private lessons from Bill Hall a few years ago in Las Vegas. You will definitely be in good hands with him. He helped me out
tremendously.
Good luck!
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how much does he charge for an hour?
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$125 an hour for lesson and $125 for a several hour seminar.
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I have taken private lessons from Mr. Hall on two occasions. Both times I did I found it very helpful. As with most coaches, he takes the time to show you where you can improve and shows where your game compares to well know bowlers (professionals or amateur professionals if you know what I mean). In my case, at that time anyway, there were minor tweaks to help take me to the next level. I feel it is worth the cost. But, that being said, it's a personal choice. I know many that feel it is not worth the cost. I felt it was and would recommend it.
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$125 an hour for lesson and $125 for a several hour seminar.
sounds like the several hour seminar is the better value.
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Most of the high quality coaches don't come cheap. It takes them a long time and lots training to become a great coach. keep that in mind when you look at his fee.
Most bowlers will spend $250 on the latest ball. but won't spend $100-$150 to learn how to use correctly from a good coach. how many balls do bowlers have they say are junk. there is so much more to the game of bowling then the an expensive ball.
Every great bowling coach has his own philosophy find the one that matches to you the best. and It might be Bill Hall.
Over the years I have worked with many, The legend Fred Borden, Jeri Edwards, Ron Hatfield, John Jowdy, Bill Spigner , Mike Jasnau & Joe Slowlinski. The reason I have worked with so many is to learn from each one of them How they coach. I am a Silver coach, I have learned a lot from each to help me become better bowler and coach.
I hope be half as good as anyone of those great coaches someday.
I have had the honor to work along side both Fred Borden and Ron Hatfield in a clinic as a coach. so I am partial to them and Ron is my Coach and mentor in bowling. Bill is a High quality coach so Please don't let the price stop you from using a top level coach.
Hope this helps this is just my personal experience and is not to sway you to my guys. Try Bill if you like him stay with him. If you don't find someone else until you get the right match for you.
Until we ave 300 we still need to work on our games
Just my .02
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Never had lessons from BH but I did/am getting coaching now and it was a better investment then any ball I've ever bought… and I've bought a lot.
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So true kidlost...so true!
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Great post, Crash. I was also fortunate enough to have had lessons from many of the coaches you have mentioned. These included John Jowdy, Mark Baker, Bill Hall, Fred Borden, Don Johnson, and most recently, Jeri Edwards and Mike Shady.
Many bowlers don't realize the point you made. They often think that the next new
ball release is the answer to their game. It's only when they begin bowling in a competitive environment, on competitive conditions, that they will then come to the realization that it's more than just the ball that is preventing them from stepping their game up to the next level. This is where a good coach can make a real difference.
A coach cannot "teach" talent, which is a fundamental prerequisite for those aspiring to reach the very top of this game, but they will elevate a bowler's game far beyond
what he/she can to do on their own.
In the 50+ years that I have been bowling, the money and time I spent with these
excellent coaches by FAR, was the best investment I ever made.
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the difference between 125/hr and a 125 seminar
seminar isn't one-one time and most likely no video
As stated above, a good coach is worth 5 new bowling balls if you find the right one
After that, you must invest time to practice
like everything else in life, you have to work at it to be better