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I have wondered the Vegas thing myself. I have a guy on my team who played in Vegas as a 9 and is now a 7. When he was a 9 he was playing 7 days a week, but family obligations dropped it down to 2-3 days at most so they skll level has suffered.

Hows that work. After my first 10 matches if they rate me as a 4 i can never go down to a 2 correct. My question is that if my skill level continues to raise to say a 6 does that rule now apply to the skill level 6 and i can never go below a 5? I have also heard you get locked in your skill...

I think its suppose to be funny cause the bike is in focus and not the half naked chick.

Can anyone explain the lowest attainable portion? Does that mean if I go to a 6 I can never go back to a 4 or 3? Is it just for nationals?

Man that must be nice to get an open table during apa. We have to drop quarters. We get no free table time playing apa around here unless its one of the APA's tournaments, and then we only get free table time once it starts, no free practice. All the tables are $1.00 around here. I would...

Placing the chalk on the rail is nothing more than a reference point. You still have to have the knowledge to properly determine the ball path, speed, english and other factors. Then you must have the skill set to pull pull it off regardless if its what many consider a "simple" one rail kick...

I know I'll probably get hammered for my reply by all the pool purist in here but I think that the chalk on the rail rule is a stupid rule. Its stupid rules like this that discourage a lot of new players.

Thanks for all the suggestions guys. We practiced the breaks and safeties and setup some common shots before we just shot s few racks. The practice went great, the second round not so much. I don't want to start another apa bashing thread but after this weekend I really wish there was another...

We have 9 ball cities tomorrow and 8 ball in 2 weeks. About half the team is going to have a practice tonight. What are some simple things that we should I work on to help get in stroke for tomorrow? Any tips?? suggestions?

Personally it sounds like some of the "poolrooms" should have adjusted their business strategies, got a few barboxes and got a APA league a night or two during the week. Sounds like the the reason they shutdown was not the presence of the APA but the lack of presence of APA in their...

Thanks for the details. I started out on a team like yours a few years back but we have had so many issues with handicaps being raised we have had to ask people not to play and bring in new players. Wow im actually surprised that your in first and 3rd with those winning percentages. My...

lo i got a few questions about your team if you don't mind answering. Let me first say the reason i am asking is because of my own APA experiences over the last 4 years. Whats your team breakdown in handicap? Whats there winning percentage this session? In the example above about how often...

If your beating 6's and 7's at a 33% rate your not a 3 your a high 4 - low 5 and thats what my lo will tell you. Also if your a true 3 you shouldn't be running "a pile of balls" as you put it.

Im in this boat now and if you didnt know me or my situtaion I would probably be labeled a sandbagger. During regular league i play 1-2 nights a week and when I shoot i'm a ok 4. But come playoff time, the cups, cities me and most of my team put in a ton of table time the week before so I...

If thats the case then the handicap system is flawed IMHO. The players handicap and winning % should be calculated into the formula as well. I mean a decent 4 should be a weaker 2 in 9-ball 95% of the time. sometimes 21-8 sometimes 18-2. A weaker 2 will not be able to play effective...

I have a question for anyone that can answer. Is your handicap based solely on your play or does it take into account your opponents handicap as well?? IMHO a 6 should beat a 4 in 9 ball 95% of the time but the 6 gets penalized for beating them too badly. It seems like if a 6 would 18-2 a two...

APA playoffs 3 sessions ago. We were up 2 games to 1. I was a 4 playing a good 5. Started out a 3-4 race. I won the first one. he ran off 3 in a row to get on the hill. Game 5 was back and forth a played a great safe got ball in hand and got out with the 3-6-8 on the table. Now its...

Your handicap is determined by the quality of your opponent. I play apa 2 nights a week. One night is leaps and bounds stronger than the other. I;m a 4 and on the weaker night a can constantly beat 5-6 and the occasional 7 on a good night but on the strongest night i constantly get beat by...

Totally agree. IMHO i think what loriders did is great. First of all there isn't a person on this board that say they haven't eased up on a lesser opponent. I played a new player a few years ago. The kid was 18 and just joined his mom and dads team, i was friends with his dad but had never...

I have been a captain for one of my dj teams for 3 years. We call that strategy. During regular season I will normally not throw off that bad unless its getting toward the end of session and players need games. Sometimes it happens though. When playoffs, cities and the cups come around...