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Did he actually test positive for marijuana? as I was informed he flat refused a test, which is a completely different scenario. At that point it is very easy to say "I had some marijuana", which would of course not have been a big problem for most people. I may have been incorrectly informed...

Eloquent respone. ;) It was actually a method that worked well for many many years. Failing would not be winning the tournament that would be insane in a field of 1,000+. It would be failing to win a match after a few years and then only moved down by request. There is no perfect format, but...

The Old System Personally, I hate the idea of handicaps. It should have been kept to the old divisions of Trophy, Open, Advanced, Masters, Grand Masters. When you cash at a certain level you move up a division. If you continually fail (say for 2/3 years) to cash you move down. What the Fargo...

That is exactly what we understood the case to be and is what is on the website rules, however both the tournament director and office manager refused to honour that rule and said the rule on the website was not to be interpreted that way. We registered well before the deadline then on 6/12 the...

Some teams I am sure. We actually had all of our guys rated and verified. Two had starter ratings although one was an odd number and been playing at the BCA for 13 years (so weird to have a starter rating) and both play close to their rating. Then 10 days before the tournament and two weeks...

I agree. I think all people ask for is fairness and to be treated equally. A cynic might look at the players who were on the team that came third and summize that an almighty coincidence occurred...... I don't think anyone intentionally cheated, in the case of the players, but I do think that...

I agree with either one of these solutions. Maybe the second option is a better one, because at least you don't get a worthless division with 21 teams in it, as the platinum mixed division was. That was actually our biggest issue. We signed up to play in a major tournament with hundreds of teams...

One rule for one.... So our team signed up under 3000 (about 50 points under) and we then got verified on the website 6/12 in Gold and everyone booked their flights hotels etc. On the last day of registration they bumped up two of our players so our total was about 3040 based on info they had...

The Fargo Ratings in general seem like a nice enough idea, however what seems to blow them up a bit is that the Starter Ratings seem to be set by the BCAPL instead of Fargo. I liked the fact that they were somewhat independent, but what it looks like what might be happening is that a few weeks...

Pretty much. :grin:

Thanks. The AZBilliards community have been exceptionally kind sharing their advice and experiences. Sorry to hear about your injury and good luck with your surgery.

The frisby golf revelation is a choker that is going to take me some time to get over. Good for you learning left handed, I am pretty awful left handed and wish i was a little more ambidextrous.

Thank you Kim. I am going to get through this tournament, as I have commitments to my team and partner, but as soon as it is over I am going to hang up my cue until it is better. I am doing a regime of exercises and treating it with an external prescribed ointment, which is supposed to help the...

Thank you Gene, I will give that a try. At the moment I break like a baby bird, so the tip is gratefully accepted. Thanks again, Trevor

I am sorry to hear that. I shall definitely be using ice in between matches and some anti inflammatories. Good luck with your own shoulder struggles, Trevor

Thank you. I have been really disciplined about doing all of the exercises to strengthen my shoulder muscles and will continue to do things such as wall crawls throughout the tournament in order to nurse it through. My main adjustment I think will be to cut out those big draw strokes and breaks...

Ouch Richie, I am sorry to hear that. Although I have my fair share of health problems, I actually always feel lucky with my lot in life (although I do like a good whine at times!). I am fortunate that I should be able to get myself through the tournament and then take an extended leave. Trevor

Thank you Howard. I like your attitude! I am going to get to the health food store today, as I do have mild arthritis in the shoulder, so hopefully Tart cherry juice will assist. Once I am out there, it will most likely be Ibuprofen and beer that gets me through. Obviously not ideal, but it will...

Wow Matt you have my sympathy. My injury is that I have a muscle strain of the Trapezius and also slight arthritis in one of the joints of my shoulder (which caused the strain). The doctor and physical therapist have not told me not to play and are doing all they can to help. I will nurse it...

A pendulum swing is not something I had not thought of Scott. I will pop by when I am out there and at least introduce myself. Thank you, Trevor