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I don't think APA has ever denied that it's a business. I know I haven't. I would never do what I do if there wasn't something in it for me. But to our customers, it should be all about fun with friends and family, even the occasional stranger with whom you have something in common. If it's...

For the Showdown Series, it's more about rewarding our most loyal customers than it is about money. For Masters especially, the last thing APA wants is for players who play weekly and enjoy the product to be shut out of the Vegas Showdown events by someone who plays only occasionally, comes in...

Thank you for pointing out that that bullet point is out of place. Those bullets are about what happens when it's too late to call a foul, so the 9-Ball bullet point is totally irrelevant there (because there is no foul). I will make a suggestion to APA to move it to the 9-Ball bullet point at...

First of all, nobody, anywhere, is qualified for the 2026 World Pool Championships in Vegas. I suggest you read about World Qualifiers and qualified teams in the Official Team Manual and your area's local bylaws, both available from your Pool League app. There are also ways to lose...

You're right - I did misunderstand. Perhaps a better way to word that is like you just did, four misses to finish a rack. For reference, I always read "run a rack" as all in the same turn (isn't that how it's supposed to be read, hence the word "run"?).

I know plenty of APA 7/9's who can't run a rack in four tries, and most Fargo 300/350's I know have never run a rack. But I agree with the gist of your statement. When you start in any system, you go from "We know nothing about your play" to "This is all we know about your play". It takes a...

I have a little experience with leagues and with tournaments. The main differences between the two for the person in charge are twofold. Leagues are longer-term than tournaments. There is more work to be done between the scheduled dates, and depending on how you set it up that can be...

You would have thought right, thirty years ago. It was called "Super 30" and worked exactly as you describe. It failed. Today's version is Masters, using a more popular format with no handicaps, "real" 9-Ball with push outs and jump cues and everything, and no skill level limit. But Masters...

But it does make the totals easier to double-check on paper scoresheets. I know, big whoop, but it's a consideration in making the night enjoyable. Imagine if each rack was worth, say, 13 points. Seven racks in and you discover that the scoresheets are off by one. It's much easier to find...

The middle part of that equation is important for everyone - APA, CSI, all the way up the ladder to the pros. It's important to equipment manufacturers, host locations, tournament organizers, even matchup gamblers and backers, and others like FargoRate. It's also important to longer-term goals...

That's going the other direction. APA apparently is tolerant but other potential sponsors may not be (and who knows how many they've lost in the past because of team names), so yes, it does make perfect sense.

It is 100% about media, image, and protecting the brand (think Cleveland Indians). It is 0% about some adult in a bar being offended. A single off-color name can cost you customers and sponsors, so the rules are a bit strict. Stricter at the national level than at the local level, because...

Welcome to the club. While I am in business for profit and do care about the money, what people usually don't realize is that caring that I get paid for what I do is different than the business strategy I employ to make that money. Mine is the long game. Provide the best product you can and...

I think you're oversimplifying it a bit. In golf, the score you get is player vs course, but that score is compared with the scores of the other golfers, so the competition really is player vs player. Your index depends on course ratings, which are determined by how others do on the same...

How does it not? Claims are made here that the rules have to be the same to accurately compare oneself to others (I even make that claim), yet here is a system that does exactly that without regard to rule sets. It's just an example that seems to go counter to the claims.

I think we're in the same camp. The comment about Fargo was only intended for those who think you can't make a valid comparison between two players who have (1) never played each other, and (2) never played even one game, against anyone, under the same rule set. Either you can, or Fargo...

Great for you. You do you. Instead of bush, use the word hazard if you want, it's irrelevant to the point. The game is no fun for a beginner if they have to use the same rules as the pros.

First, that wasn't my original reply. Second, it will suffice in this case anyway. Read the whole reply, not just the part you cherry-picked. Then apply it to APA competition. Beware though, you must be able to make the leap from "APA competition" to "APA rules" (does that really need to be...

Didn't you just say you can't compare your successes to others if you don't play by the same rule set? The rule sets behind the data going into FargoRate can vary wildly, so how can it work at all?

Read my original reply in this thread and you'll have your answer.