Another thing I heard ...again just rumor from a guy who said he played tap in this area some time ago is that your handicap is locked when you go to tournaments....which leads to sandbagging in my opinion.
I wouldn't be so sure, a guy in our league was at nationals last year in SC, he was a four in 9 ball, he played in the tournament, won, was told that he played like a six and was disqualified...no further explanation than that, but we play on Super 8's and the bar boxes are easier to catch a gear on.
Also, If I am not mistaken APA rankings go all the way to 9, as TAP league only goes to 7, therefore the 4's 5's and 6's have a much larger area to cover.
Finally, the way I read the rules, there are three sessions a year, you play the tournaments at the highest level you achieved in those three sessions or that "year"
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