Recent content by preacherman

I am considering playing in local / semi-local tournaments and I know some will take your non fargo rating and try to match it up to Fargo, and others will start you with a high Fargo and adjust in future tournaments as they learn your skill level. I may also play in some non-fargo events that...

For SBE, I believe the answer is no, but for events that are BCA-sanctioned YES you need a Fargo rating. The BCA would not let me play in tournaments except for mini tournaments and even there, they were going to give me a very high Fargo rating (this is per staff at the Fargo booth). So I...

It appears you play tournaments anyway. So how to that handicap you when you don't have a Fargo to go by?

While I do play in a BCA league it is not using Fargo system and doesn't plan to anytime soon. I want to spread out my game and start playing in local and small tournaments but to get a Fargo rating I have to play 200 games (outside of my league play) it will take me a long time. I'm stuck...

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I'm not sure yet what I'm going to do I've been keeping track of my brakes and I would say I'm at 25 to 33%. They're nice breaks as far as the spread but that doesn't help me when nothing goes down.

I understand what you're saying and sometimes I thought of going that way with a softer break since all I do is spread them out and normally not get a ball in on break but I spread them so well I'm still trying to find my spot to break from that seems to yield the most breaks with getting a ball in.

Thank you! Sure enough I have a rating at the Fargo site!

Thank you for your answer. How do I verify if I have a Fargo?

I don't understand stand it. We are at BCA but we don't use Fargo! Does that mean we are not an officially sanctioned BCA?

Hi all, I haven't played BCA league in a few years. My question is our BCA league doesn't use Fargo. So if I go to a BCA tournament elsewhere that uses Fargo how do they give me a Fargo rating?

I have always seen more results (though not great) with a heavier break cue.

We do not use a template but old stay traditional rack. When I play front ball I agree with you I try to do that. I use a very hard tip (break cue). Note many ist inning run out. Not much but did have a 2nd inning run out. First round he ran out 7, then I missed making a shot (that was 50%) I...

I sometime do this. Thank you for sharing

Hi all AZ billiards friends, I'm in my 60's and not a big guy. My break has never been powerful, but even less so as I age. Can you all give me suggestions on being successful on a break in 8-ball (as a senior). I am back to playing in local 8-ball league, but I find that while my breaks spread...