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I like playing against hot heads like this. And I would never consider engaging him, touching him or trying to get him to shake hands. Or talking to him unless necessary. At least the poster did not get hit by a pool cue a ball or worse. Safe him, slow play him, block his pockets up, make him...

APA 9 ball is not 9 ball. It is a ball race in rotation format. That does not make it necessarily bad and it can be fun with the right opponent. What I don't like about it is there is a lot less tension around pocketing the nine ball. It is nice to sink it because it gets you the break and...

We are middling this session. However it was funny that probably one of the best players in the BCA league score a 12 the other night against us. (2+3+7+0+0). Total fluke but really funny. He scored 50-75 for like 20 straight weeks. Even he was laughing. Sometime the rolls don't go your way.

The APA is designed to spawn off new teams as players rank up. That is a feature and part of their business strategy. It is generally easier for a 2,3,4 to get on a team. It gets harder at SL5 and at 6/7 it gets hard. I was out of pool for about 12 years and ended my APA experience in 2005...

My local bar has about 20 well maintained diamond tables. This place would not exist if there weren't APA leagues running 5 times a week. I enjoy it as well as the big table halls. Your point is well taken that it is not going to produce a lot of champions and maybe that ship has sailed...

Exposing new players to the sport can only be a good thing. I constantly hear people lament how the sport is dying out. Well you can't have it both ways. What's the point of being elite if the player pool shrinks to nothing? New blood means more money to bars, manufacturers and the sport in...

I never was a top player like some of you. When I felt my age it is when I started back in APA after a long pool layoff. I had a hard time playing APA, sitting around 5 hours and getting home after midnight. Playing BCA with the other mostly old guys, we can generally get home in a couple of...

I did not. Introvert... I talked to him and his buddy briefly today. They even set out the snooker balls before I got there. I brought a shaker bottle and played a little bottle pool. My snooker partner did not show. When I got home I saw she had texted me and was waiting for a text. We...

It is probably this place. But there are two I have visited. The other one was hopping but further away. Every table full and 3 or 4 guys came up to meet me. Another nice thing about this place is it is literally 45 seconds from a major pool hall. I am not worried and I am not one to horn in...

Last week I signed up for a membership at a senior center because I can. Three tables. Two 9 footers and one Ten foot snooker. All brunswicks. I am hoping to cultivate some big table games not called 8 ball or 9 ball.. Today I played snooker with a lady who practically ran up to me last...

I can't comment directly on the boot camp. But a while back I pm'ed him with a few questions regarding him opening his private club as I am considering this concept in the future as well and doing research. He responded with an extremely detailed and thoughtful response. I came away very...

Time to find a tournament with a race. The local tournament I occasionally go to has a race to 3 with alternating breaks. At least you get 6 games for your $5 at the very worst.

This session in league (8 ball) I have been seeming to get a lot of velocity out of my break but not a lot of things dropping. My opponent often gets a wide open table and I get a seat. I have been using a 15 oz. Schmelke with a triangle tip. The cue has a brass joint, is conical and is very...

I bought a cuetec cynergy SVB cue to shake things up today. I have alternated between a low deflection sneaky and a clad "Eliminator" cue (I know, not the best), We will see how it goes. It has been almost 20 years since the last cue purchase so time for a change. Plus coming down the home...

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The original poster has not been logged in since 11/1. Perhaps lurking as I usually do. I would assume he/she found their playing partners if they were still interested.

I scanned your posts and I am probably not a suitable partner for you. Hope you find the partners that will be more challenging/appropriate.

What kind of table do you have? I live in Denver but am honestly a snooker novice in terms of well everything! I have a 5x10 snooker table but it is set up more for pool/golf in terms of the cloth. I have never played on a 6x12 table. Sorry I did not see this earlier.

Trying to break through a bad slump. I had my first 0-5 ever in BCA against opponents I usually do well against.. I lost my confidence and haven't been practicing partially due to some sad family events in the late summer/early fall. Starting to pull out slowly. It happens, but this is the...

As far as needing a bar box to practice my home venue has around 15-20 bar tables in a mixture of diamonds and valleys. I could play for free all day if needed to acclimate but honestly it only takes a few minutes to get dialed in anyway. They have a weekly $5 tournament that attracts decent...