Finding your Fargo/or skill level when you don't play in leagues?

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jnwilliams

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So, I usually spend around 10 hours of week on my personal table (8' professional) practicing and playing the ghost and usually play one match a week with a buddy. A couple of races to 9. what is the best way to determine my "level"? BU exams? wins / losses? Never played in a tourney or league. Just shoot and practice because I love it and find peace doing it.
 
BU exams, while not perfect, will definitely give you an idea. There are 9 now, I believe. Do as many as you can, then average your results and it should be what you are looking for.
 
You never go to a pool hall at all? If you do, you would have a "pecking order" of players, and know where you fit in depending on who you beat and who beats you. Then you can ask them their FargoRating and estimate to a high degree what yours would be. If your buddy goes regularly, he can figure out his that way, then you can figure out yours from how you do against him.

On an 8' home table, if you are roughly 50/50 over the long term with the 9 ball ghost, that would probably make you about a 620-640, imo.
 
iusedtoberich said:
You never go to a pool hall at all? If you do, you would have a "pecking order" of players, and know where you fit in depending on who you beat and who beats you. Then you can ask them their FargoRating and estimate to a high degree what yours would be. If your buddy goes regularly, he can figure out his that way, then you can figure out yours from how you do against him.

On an 8' home table, if you are roughly 50/50 over the long term with the 9 ball ghost, that would probably make you about a 620-640, imo.
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I'm more along the lines of 30/70 with the 9 ball ghost. I did whip his butt Monday in a race to 5 (5-3) :D
 
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In my opinion, most current regular players under 60 years old don’t play enough or for that matter any 14.1 to be using 14.1 high runs as an estimate for someone’s Fargo rating.

Even trying to estimate someone’s Fargo rating by what percentage of the time someone can run out a 9 ball rack when playing the ghost and starting with ball-in-hand is still quite inaccurate, as there are so many variables to that - size of table, tightness of pockets, quality of their break, not to mention that it doesn’t consider someone’s overall game management and defensive skills.

On a 9’ Diamond with standard Diamond pocket specs, in the past year if you have broke and run a 2-pack at least 3 times in competition (gambling session or tournament) you are likely at least a 550 Fargo. In the past year if you have broke and run a 3-pack at least 3 times in competition, you are likely at least a 600. Accomplishing these feats in practice in my opinion doesn’t really count for much, as it is done with no real pressure on you.
 
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i dont know what that means but almost no one that isnt looked at as a top local has ever run 70 balls in straight pool.

and the only guys that will bet with me they can beat the ghost are 700 plus. and a couple of them i said okay, and they backed down.
this is in a pool room not in your basement where you also do do overs or something to that affect. and have silicone polished balls.

and i bet anyone that walks in they cant break and run out 9 balls. and after the first rack will start to give them odds.
 
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