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I didn't see Shane on the list.

A local NAPA money league started a few months ago and if it were not for the recent birth of my first son and other things standing in the way, I would join. I prefer the BCA-based rules and BCA-type format over APA any day but unfortunately APA is more prevalent in most areas.

Probably my favorite is Jayson Shaw laying the smackdown on Mika at the 2015 Turning Stone. It took less than 30 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY1yV8PEY6s

There are a number of ways to gain a trip to Vegas in APA but honestly you will spend way more money trying to get to Vegas than what you will gain, unless you play Mini Mania tournaments in Vegas and win several of them or are good enough to place consistently place high in the other...

You should play everyone the same. That is how you develop consistency. The saying about playing the table not the player comes to mind.

In my experience the lower ranked players who you refer to are either clueless to safeties and strategy because: 1) they have been taught to always go for the runout instead of play smart or 2) their ego gets the best of them and they try to shoot above their actual skill level. Usually the...

Definitely coaching IMO. I have seen a similar situation in APA doubles matches where the non-shooting player stood in front of the pocket into his/her partner was shooting. It was not on all shots but it was definitely noticeable after a while. The non-shooting partner was warned about it by...

I agree. I put more pressure on myself when other people are depending on me and I play more conservatively during doubles or team play and more aggressively during singles play. I usually play in a local doubles snooker tournament and I have not been doing well because I am constantly thinking...

I cut the cord with cable and satellite as well and it has saved me a lot. DirecTV kept increasing my bill each month when I was under a two year contract and as soon as the contract expired I cancelled and subscribed to Netflix and Hulu Plus. Later down the road I tried Sling TV for a few...

If you are playing a decent opponent and you leave a chance at a safety then your opponent will probably play it instead of giving it back. Like someone else said there may be a rare circumstance in which it would be beneficial to pocket the lowest number ball but I have never personally...

Then all your opponent has to do is give the shot back to you and force you to make a good shot or leave him or her an open shot. If the next object ball is a really tough position, IMO it would be better to roll out for a jump shot. Then your opponent could give the shot back to you and you...

I agree with you. It makes very little tactical sense to make or even try to hit the the lowest ball on the table on a push out. Maybe someone thinks that if the next object ball is in a tough spot, they can just make the current object ball and assume that their opponent tries a crazy low...

If a celebrity shared my interest of pool or any other common interest of mine, I would not mind talking to him or her. Pro pool players are relatable because: 1. they play our favorite sport (or at least mine :) ), 2. most (I guess) came from humble beginnings and worked their a** off to hone...

I wish everyone else lived by the same rule.

This topic has me re-thinking a situation I was faced with in a recent snooker tournament. I know snooker and pool have completely different rules but the logic I am trying to get at is essentially the same as making an opponent's hanging ball in one pocket. In a local snooker tournament, in...

Butting in on someone's action is definitely not cool in most instances. IMO if someone in their right mind is out of their league and being stubborn by not wanting to quit while they still have some pride and money left, then they deserve to learn a hard lesson. I wish someone had stopped me...

APA has some stupid rules but I can see the point in marking the pocket to make it definite.

When I have to call a non-obvious shot I always make sure I call the pocket while looking at my opponent to make sure he or she acknowledges my intentions. I do not assume anything. When I was playing APA I began marking my 8-ball pocket after seeing incidents of players losing over a bulls***...

Was this in APA league play or another league? A SL7 once told me about a match against a SL6 in an APA team 8-ball Vegas qualifier, in which both players agreed to call the pocket for the 8-ball instead of marking it. The SL7 got to the hill first, called his pocket, made the 8-ball in the...

If an APA league did not start up in my hometown, I would be a totally different person today. When I was a teenager, on Friday nights my friends and I hung out at a skating rink which had one bar table. I was what you could call a young "banger". I played pool socially until I graduated high...