$1500 for the new round of qualifiers!

[Timberly]

So that is why they now advertize on the boadcasts, trying to get every guy and his brother (or sister) to enter? I hope you don't actually believe that.

Our little Jake is quite the miracle... he can neither see nor hear. However, KT comes to him in his dreams at night and speaks to him. When daylight arrives Jake is only able to speak & comprehend the gosphel of KT.

 

[Rude Dog]

All this damn bickering back and forth about why the I.P.T. is going to fail or succeed makes me hungry. In-N-Out just opened up last week here in Kingman, anyone want a double-double? Let the bickering begin AFTER double-double time.

P.S. What the hell is an APA 9 anyway?

 

[ironman]

And assuming that someone isn't worthy of playing in an IPT qualifier because they have "APA" in their nick name is equally bad form. There are probably quite a few real APA players that could hold their own against some BCA Master Instructors.

Well, at least you settled the argument. Now, there is no doubt.

 

[ironman]

All this damn bickering back and forth about why the I.P.T. is going to fail or succeed makes me hungry. In-N-Out just opened up last week here in Kingman, anyone want a double-double? Let the bickering begin AFTER double-double time.

P.S. What the hell is an APA 9 anyway?

I asked the very same question and the best they could offer was right between 8-10.
Hell, now I'm hungry!

 

[Purdman]

All this damn bickering back and forth about why the I.P.T. is going to fail or succeed makes me hungry. In-N-Out just opened up last week here in Kingman, anyone want a double-double? Let the bickering begin AFTER double-double time.

P.S. What the hell is an APA 9 anyway?

To tell you the truth RD, there are going to be a lot of folks eating crow no matter what happens. I have made the decision to stay out of this BS until that time.
NOW That will be a double double with cheese please and a large order of fries. Oh, don't forget to stop by the store and pick up 12 beers.
Purdman
Missed ya buddy, everythings going well I hope!!

 

[pooltchr]

If you're referring to my nickname, the joke is that I'm not in the APA. Despite your super duper BCA grand poombah teaching status, I'm sure I'd have little trouble dispatching you on a pool table.

That's a pretty bold statement to make to someone you don't know, and have never seen hit a ball. But then, you are obviously superior to all the APA players in the country, and all the instructors as well. So which IPT qualifier did you win?

 

[Rude Dog]

To tell you the truth RD, there are going to be a lot of folks eating crow no matter what happens. I have made the decision to stay out of this BS until that time.
NOW That will be a double double with cheese please and a large order of fries. Oh, don't forget to stop by the store and pick up 12 beers.
Purdman
Missed ya buddy, everythings going well I hope!!

12 beers? Well what the hell are you gonna drink then? As far as how well things are going, could be better but it's been a whole lot worse. Peace to ya buddy, tell Susan I say hi. John.

 

[IPT-hopeful]

Only two persons positive about the IPT?

Surely whoever said that must be joking. Just because many of us read and rarely get involved in online posts does not mean you can make ridiculous assumptions to back your case.

I can make one clear observation from these topics and IPT/KT bashing. It's IMPOSSIBLE to please everyone.

IPT is a business, and needs at the end of the day to stay in the blue and out of the red to keep going. This is understandable, and entry fees are one way of recouping costs. The higher the entry fee, the lower the number of expected entrants, but there will always be takers, whatever their motive & experience level. Why not leave entry fees to the IPT rather than knit pick at what was "promised" in the past? Is a business not entitled to make changes to ensure its survival or are we again expecting handouts with no clear business plan in mind? If you really don't like it, then simply do not enter, not put the whole IPT plan in disrepute with biased topic headlines like "lies", "cheats" etc.

Many changes to the pool scene have been effected since IPT came along, and I agree with JAM with her many well articulated points that it is definitely positive. The bigger $$$ that are now in the game just make it a little more worthwhile for those wanting to play pool professionally. That in itself is an achievement nothing else that has come along so far can compare with. True IPT's first open event hasn't kicked off, but I'm hopeful that when it does, and new faces and names emerge, and pool moves a little more centrestage in many more minds than the readers of this forum, IPT would have IMHO achieved unparalled success.

 

[ScottW]

Finally, someone else who is realistic about the OPERATION of a BUSINESS.

Because, in the end, that's what it is - a business.

 

[PoolSleuth]

All this damn bickering back and forth about why the I.P.T. is going to fail or succeed makes me hungry. In-N-Out just opened up last week here in Kingman, anyone want a double-double? Let the bickering begin AFTER double-double time.

Kingman has another Minimum Wage Employer with an In-N-Out. Now all it needs is a Pool Room.

When I was a Trucking, Kingman was a nice place to Stop for the Night, as they had a GREAT Petro Truck Stop just East of Town, and a Flying J in beautiful Downtown Kingman. With lot of stuff within a short walk of the Flying J.

 

[APA9]

That's a pretty bold statement to make to someone you don't know, and have never seen hit a ball. But then, you are obviously superior to all the APA players in the country, and all the instructors as well. So which IPT qualifier did you win?

You have to say something in response to my post, so I do understand why you're reaching so hard to come up with something to insult me. The problem is that I never said, nor insinuated, that I was superior to all the APA players in the country. In fact, YOU are the one who insinuated that I didn't play well enough to enter an IPT qualifier because I had "APA" in my nickname. I haven't won any IPT qualifiers but there are a lot of great players who haven't won one either. Are you insulting them all? I'm not sure what your point was with that question other than an attempt to just say anything that might redeem you.

If you read my post, the only thing that I said was that I believe I'd beat YOU. And, to be even more blunt, I don't think that's a very bold statement at all.

 

[ScottW]

 

[Rude Dog]

If you read my post, the only thing that I said was that I believe I'd beat YOU. And, to be even more blunt, I don't think that's a very bold statement at all.

Holy BatShit, WWIII is on the brink!

 

[APA9]

Don't be butt hurt because I'm right. It's okay, man. Just let it go. Let it go ...

 

[pooltchr]

If you read my post, the only thing that I said was that I believe I'd beat YOU. And, to be even more blunt, I don't think that's a very bold statement at all.

I didn't insinuate anything about you. I made the comment that there are very few APA players who would have a chance at the pro level. Face it, if they are that good, why are they playing in an AMATEUR ONLY league? Also, if you had read closely, you would have seen that I said it was a bold statement to make to anyone you have never seen play and don't know from a hill of beans. Maybe you would beat me, maybe you wouldn't. I don't know, because I don't know you and don't know how you play. A person would have to be a fool to make that kind of assumption. I trust you aren't a fool, so I really don't understand why you would choose to say something like that. Maybe it makes you feel good to think you might beat an instructor. Big deal! There are lots of players better than I, and lots that I have beaten. So what? I have students who were APA 3's when they came to me for lessons, and now I would want a spot from them. That is how I measure my success. I may never be a great player, but there are plenty of former students that I suspect will be.
If you are that good, are you going to try to get into the IPT?
Steve

 

[PoolSleuth]

Have to agree that all your analogys suck PS, but what have they got to do with the topic of this thread?

My analogy is on the mark. If you don't have the BREAD to Pay The FEES you don't play in the IPT.

What next Midgets complaining the NBA will not draft them because they are too short?

 

[APA9]

If you are that good, are you going to try to get into the IPT?

I'll take a bite at the bait. How good is 'that' good? I won't say it again because there is no need for me to continuously say something that obviously insults you, but we both know how good I claimed to play.

 

[ScottW]

I'll take a bite at the bait. How good is 'that' good? I won't say it again because there is no need for me to continuously say something that obviously insults you, but we both know how good I claimed to play.

You're not answering the question, though. Are you going to enter a qualifier?

 

[APA9]

You're not answering the question, though. Are you going to enter a qualifier?

Maybe I am. Maybe I already have. Maybe I never will because I don't have much faith that the IPT is a legitimate tour. I've put up my money to play in tons of tournaments, so me putting up another $1500 now wouldn't prove or disprove anything. If 'that good' means that I'm good enough to compete in an IPT qualifier then, yes, I'm 'that good'. If 'that good' means that I play like Thorsten Hohmann then, no, I'm not 'that good'. I only ever claimed to be able to beat Steve. I just wanted to hear him say 'that good' means that I'd beat him because, based on what I've said, that's all he could have meant by 'that good'.

P.S. I'm probably good enough to beat ScottW too. And that's whether I play in any over priced qualifiers or not.

 

[ScottW]

In other words, you just won't answer the question, as I expected. Instead, you respond with doubletalk and baseless boasting.