Recent content by dr_dave

You need to find better people to know, or at least try to encourage the people you know to develop better sportsmanship and be more honest.

There is no doubt about about; but I still plan to try, based on all the reasons in the video.

I have been in a variety of leagues, and I know many people in many other leagues, and I have spoken to many people (players, refs, league operators, organization leaders, etc.). I still think “All Ball Fouls” is better in long run, even if it might result in some “growing pains” in the near...

I disagree. Players in my league often ask people from opposing teams to watch a shot. Team members from both teams often watch entire games or matches, so it is not too much to ask for one of them to observe for fouls, assuming both players agree to this. But I don't think it is necessary...

It is no different than with any of the other fouls in the long list presented in the video. Another new WPA rule also helps lessen the chances for arguments with all foul calls: The benefit of the doubt always goes to the shooter. If the opponent did not ask to have somebody observe a shot...

A dedicated player willing to work hard, learn the things they need to learn, and practice smartly can easily raise their game by much more than 50 points if they are committed to improving. For example, I have seen many dedicated players advance from 400 level to 550 level within a couple of...

I have played only in VNEA leagues and tournaments, so I do not have a FargoRating, but it is probably in the 650 range (from what I have been told by players with ratings, and based on playing ability tests). I wish it were higher, but my focus is more on instruction rather than on developing...

I don’t know why anybody would care about watching me play; but if you really want to, I have lots of examples available in the “Example Videos of Dr. Dave Playing Pool” section near the bottom of the page here: Dr. Dave pool bio and info

... like getting a Mulligan if you touch the ball by mistake with your foot or club? :geek:

The APA has too many unique rules, and I agree that they would never embrace the WPA official rules of pool. See: pool league rule difference But the APA serves a unique role, and they are very successful, so why should they want to change?

Which ones on the list do you think should be (or not be) allowed? Many of them seem like "ball fouls" to me.

I thought more people might have some input or an opinion on this post. Should the non-Masters-division APA leagues adopt "No Ball Fouls" and get rid all of the rules that tend to cause misunderstandings, disagreements, arguments, and bad feelings?

Valid point; although, at that point, I had the sense that he had not watched the entire video yet.

Good, then I get the last word. :geek: ... but it is broke. There are often misunderstanding, disagreements, and bad feelings surrounding all the different cases involving "CB Fouls Only" rules, especially with the examples demonstrated in the video: - re-positioning a moved ball in a...

Well stated.