11-10 vs Jani Seikenan! Nice win for the greatest US Amateur Champ in history!!
Brian Parks takes the win!
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Where? What? How?
US Open, left side...just ended
damn... nice! Love BP's game... he good!!!
Now you know that its impossible for an apa player to be competitive with a bcapl player...or tap ...or any other league.
I know its true cause I read it on here.
Just like their are some pros that are weaker than others. There are APA 7s that are weaker than others. There's probably at least one or two (if not more) local APA 7s that you can't beat.
It's because of playing on 7' tables in California APA leagues.
But move up to the 9' tables & you likely get left in the dust.
On 7' tables, weaker opponents turn into stronger opponents.
On 9' tables, stronger players have an edge over weaker and
when playing on a 10' table, that's when skills matter the most.
But move up to the 9' tables & you likely get left in the dust.
On 7' tables, weaker opponents turn into stronger opponents.
On 9' tables, stronger players have an edge over weaker and
when playing on a 10' table, that's when skills matter the most.
Id be willing to bet in a race to 7, one apa 7 could spot another 5 on the wire and still be a pretty decent favorite. Doesnt have chit to do with bar tables. Although on a nine foot it would be worse.
They just cap it there. Probably because of their 23 rule or time constraints. One 7 could be a low level B or high C.
The other a shortstop/pro.
Not sure what point rhea is making, maybe just a toot of the old horn.
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I get the whole handicap system but I agree with this. He’s a great shot and play against us normal players and can go whoop people on the major tournaments. At some point your not an amateur. Put the big boy pants on. We all try to but we just aren’t there yet but when we are we will put the pants on and give ourselves the next challenge. Damn I hate to see this
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I dont understand people thinking that 7' tables are so much easier to play on. I play mostly 8 ball. I think I run out more at home on my 9' table than when I play on 7' tables. On 7' tables it seems like you are always having to move balls around. Break after break on my big table I have no balls tied up and no balls glued to the rails, that rarely happens to me on 7' tables. With the big table you might have a shot that is 20" longer than possible on the 7' table, big deal, if you can shoot a 6' shot straight you should be able to shoot a shot 2' longer straight.. Im using a 7' Diamond for comparison of course, nobody plays on Valley's anymore do they?
Actualy they do play plenty of turneys on valleys ,, I'd say thier harder to play on than a diamond as the diamonds roll better much more predictable once your used to the rails
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justinb386
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The APA should go up to like skill level 13, not just up to 7. Brian would be a 13 if it did.
justinb386
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Only 1 or 2? That sounds like a really weak local pool scene.
justinb386
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Yeah, you make a very good point. When I went out to the singles APA Nationals , as a 5, I thought that a lot of the other 5's that I played against played like 7's, and a lot of the 7's out there played super strong (much stronger then any 7's from my local area). They could give any 7's from my local area (at the time) 5 games on the wire, going to 10, and I would still be betting on them to win.