Lyn -
I will see you there my friend. Took a year off and already miss it...lol. I loved the old venue but it's still one of the very best pool events of the year to attend and see friends.
Koop
Same here for me. If there are clusters / tied up balls, this is how I play. Open table and I am going for the run out.
When I was playing a lot I could see the run backwards from the 8. Now I am lucky to see 3 balls in advance :)
Next time you should put the receipt in an empty condom wrapper and just show her your pimp hand when she says anything.
That's how I roll! (on the internet / AZBilliards)
In all seriousness, yeah, the honesty route is always best.
You won't get me to agree that handicaps aren't subjective but I believe Ray Mac handled the handicaps for this tournament so it wouldn't surprise me if they were out of whack. He did in 2010 when I qualified as a B and Easy qualified as an A. I'll tell you, I thought he was crazy making me a B...
Agreed! Everyone has an opinion of someone elses speed and it's never the same. In terms of A, B, C players there is also a wide range within each class. A low B would look at a high B like they were an A and so on. You see it all the time and hear the whining.