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Until the WPA declares a miscue to be an illegal hit (it's a double hit and usually contact with the ferule), I wouldn't worry what the official APA rule is on this - there isn't one. If you plan on playing a shot this way, check with a ref or APA rep before doing it. If you see your opponent...

As for my league play: I shoot APA 5 in 8 and 9 ball. We came to the last match of our fall season with five 8 ball teams within 2 points of each other - basically tied for 2nd place. 1st place team already had a spot in the YE finals so who ever got 2nd place was moving into tricups. We got...

I've been on the other side of that discussion before: caught a ball so thin it just rocked a little, I don't know if it was the breeze or what, but I saw it move. I was playing a safety and trying to cut super-thin - move the OB an inch or less and scoot the CB behind some blockers. The...

Lot's of interesting banter for a pretty simple question. APA 7 in 8 ball could be anyone who just popped up from 6 all the way up to semi-pro. What I'm talking about though is a guy who's been a 7 for a few years and is still playing in the APA regularly In my experience 7s don't stick...

It's basically, what % should an APA 7 run a rack of 8 ball with ball in hand and only their balls on the table? And what would a 7 be willing to gamble on that prop?

So you'd call an 80/20 an even bet? That's about how I'd call it too. At least with the 7s around these parts. And yeah,5s should get it 40-50% of the time. So I pay you $1 if you make it and you pay me $100 if you don't? I'm coming to Maryland!

You play APA as an honest 7. We're playing on a 7ft bar box. We rack a nine ball rack but with the 8 in the center spot, you break. If the 8 ball falls, it gets spotted. After the break, the 9 comes off the table and you get ball in hand. The bet is: if you can run out (call shot, no...

That table needs some serious leveling!

That's my problem. Games aren't the same as drills. Drills focus on a single aspect of your technique and help you reinforce them. I totally get the value of drills but lack the motivation to focus on them. Games are where you put what you learn in your drills into practice. Yes! I'm a...

I hate drills. I lose focus so fast and it simply feels useless. Today I was watching a TAR Podcast and heard SVB say that he practiced 4 hours a day and 6 or more when getting ready for a tournament! Not surprising considering his success and that it's his job. So I got to thinking that if...