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BAZARUS Sorry Arkansas has been so bad for you. Charlotte seemed nice when I visited my brother a couple of years ago. Nice rooms and people. BTW what happened to turn you so sour on Arkansas. I have lived here for my whole life and basically the people are the same anywhere I have visited. PM...

That sounds like Curtis Payne. The only time I saw him was at a small tournament in central arkansas. He was asking everyone in the place for something to drink and it was Sunday. I heard he was a great player FATS

Captain I agree 100% with you. Everyone should set and stick with their limits. I see too many players getting into trouble by playing with more than they could lose. I personally play for what I can afford $3 onepocket or $500 nineball depends on the day and my money. I am often called a nit...

I was thinking about my all consuming addiction last night and was wondering if there were many tell tale signs. I caught a couple on myself. Do you have any early warning signs: ..... you own more scuffers than toothbrushes .....a pool case is considered essential luggage :D FATS

BAZARUS I have been around a little. As far as pool players go Little Rock isn't that bad. The level of play might not be great but the people are basically the same as anywhere. Why are you so bitter with the people there????? Give them a chance maybe they will grow on you. FATS

BAZARUS What is wrong with Little Rock? FATS

Thanks for all your views. From all I've read the basic concensus is if everyone plays to their true ability most hcp systems will work. We also agree in large that hcp systems allow players who want to play and get better a more level playing field. But are the overall numbers going down??? The...

Pelican I can relate all too much. I have seen and been the cause of weekly tournaments going under. I regularly play in a Thursday night tournament that more often than not fills a 40 man field. This has been the most successful tournament that I have ever played . It has run for over 2 1/2...

I think open,B anc C tournaments could be the answer. They have worked well in our organization. As for less money. I played in three tournaments last week two handicapped one not. If I had won both hcp tournament I would have won $200 I finished one in the money and one out winning $10. The...

I almost agree 100% probably 97%. In some cases the handicap has allowed players to compete and get better by playing better players. The hcp does make the better player show more speed than might normally. But this in itself has hurt the game. FATS

Hi I am new to the forum. I was just wanting to know everyones thought on handicapping players for leagues and tournaments. Here in Arkansas we have a statewide tournament organization. We started rating players about 18 years ago. It started out just A or B players then ABC now we rate players...

Thanks for the replies. Do you think humidity might cause this also. I was playing on a Valley bar table with the new Aramith Tru Roll cueball. I noticed at the BCA National tournament last year(2003) the first time I saw these cueballs they seemed to skid a lot. It was unusally dry Saturday...

I an a newbie to the forum. But I had this happen during an important match at a local scotch doubles tournament. I lined up on a relatively easy shot then everything went haywire. I stroked the cueball with a medium centerball stroke and when it hit the objectball it skidded or something. When...