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At times I have been guilty of "wanting to get out of there" when a long tournament winds down at the end. Because it's the only match going (and someone may have had to wait for their opponents to finish the prior round), the play can SEEM slow when in fact it's going at the same pace that it...

Sometimes it's not about how much time you will save. I don't know what time it was, but if they were risking being kicked out at closing time there would be a whole lot of other issues to deal with. If there was no danger of that, then it's the finals so don't push it, who cares if it ends...

Covid had a lot to do with it. The same has happened in golf and bowling. People were cooped up at home, many who stayed home by choice before, and during Covid golf was one of the things they were allowed to do. That got many people into the sport. When restrictions were lifted all were...

That's what makes poker so enticing to amateurs. It's a game of enough luck that someone can overcome a difference in skill but enough skill that the odds of cashing or making a final table are better for better players. I think it could be possible to introduce more luck into the format of a...

Of course I'm making money. That's the problem with people like you. You think those who do the work should do it for free. Then you think anyone can do it so you think we charge too much. Well, if it was so easy why doesn't someone else do it and charge less? That's how free market...

So? You hate leagues. We know that. But if you're arguing that something you won't even compare to pool ruined your model, how strong could that model have been in the first place? I don't really care if your name is Barney, where you sit for lunch, or how big a trophy has to be to excite...

League pool may have changed everything, but I wouldn't say it ruined anything. Is there something wrong with enjoying a game (any game) but not having the desire or drive to be the best? If so, then every game, not just pool, is ruined. All league pool does is give those people, who vastly...

I wasn't responding to Mike's use of the word. I was responding to what Coos Cues and garczar were saying - that internet influencer isn't a legitimate job.

"Influencers" have been around since the beginning of time. They were previously (and still are) called "spokespeople". Their job is to build a reputation and try to use that reputation to influence people to buy stuff, and the companies who pay them are paying for endorsements. Tiger Woods...

In my area 9's 1.5%. 1's 3.6%. Those are active 9's though. If it was easier we'd probably have more 9's. But you don't need a 1 or even a 2 to play as a 9. 9 4 4 3 3 is 23.

"Pluses and minuses in their own experience" - turning one's own experience into a plus or a minus nearly always requires bias. It's not good or bad, just bias. Even the question in the OP's original post shows bias - he says both leagues have pluses and minuses, then asks for...

For a thread with "no bias" in the title of the original post, there seems to be a lot of bias in the replies, but that's not unexpected. I could reply with an APA-biased reply but I'll just say find the value/price combination that suits you. Maybe you find value in both - then do both...

I don't think this level of "unmitigated nittiness" is dependent on whether it happens in a league, in a tournament, or in a match-up game. If the situation happens, you want to know how to handle it, that's all. Maybe what you're saying is you don't care if it is handled differently every...

Of course

They do, as long as they don't scratch after striking the rack.

There is a case. If the rack is struck but does not result in a legal break (first or second ball back in 8-Ball, 1-Ball in 9-Ball struck first, four object balls to a rail or one pocketed), the balls are re-racked. If the break also resulted in a scratch (but again, not other fouls), the...

It's on page 46-47 of the current OTM. You have to kind of read more than the beginning to realize that a distinction is made there between a foul and a scratch in 8-Ball. Scratch is cue ball off the playing surface, and is the only kind of foul with the "in the kitchen" requirement. It's not...

Keep them on Google Sheets. Over time you will accumulate the various sizes you need. The issue with zooming is on the user's end. If you share them as Google Sheets and not web pages they can be zoomed with any phone that has a current Google Sheets app on their phone, but if they have Docs...

50 innings is 100 misses and (a hill-hill match between 2's that ends 2-1) if they make every ball, 45 makes. That's 145 shots, or 48 minutes if the 20-second average is kept. At 45 per, it's an hour and 48 minutes. Even if it's 6's and not 2's, it's only 30 minutes longer for the shots (6...

I know you're joking, but it's an invalid scenario - it's a 20-second AVERAGE and a 45 second MAX, combined. In that respect is specific - you can't meet the average if you take the max every time. That said, if you took 45 seconds on every shot, nobody would probably complain except those who...