Am I semi-pro?

[Roll-Off]

It's been said that top pros regularly run 100 balls in straight pool. Well, if I run 50 every time I play, am I a semi-pro? Also where would that equate on the A-C scale? I want to include my playing status in my Christmas letter this year, so any information would be appreciated.

 

[Mr. Wilson]

kwilson?

Is that you?

I thought you got banned!

 

[Roll-Off]

kwilson?

Is that you?

I thought you got banned!

Nope. Mr. Wilson (The Man of Many Cues), Why are you constantly flaming my threads? I have asked a legitimate question. I'd like to see where the self-proclaimed A players would rank me.

 

[Snapshot9]

my .02 cents

It's been said that top pros regularly run 100 balls in straight pool. Well, if I run 50 every time I play, am I a semi-pro? Also where would that equate on the A-C scale? I want to include my playing status in my Christmas letter this year, so any information would be appreciated.

No, you would not be. Semi-Pro would run 75-80, IMO. Semi-Pros
are ones that only need a 'little boost' up to be a Pro. Think of it
this way, on a 2-12 9 ball scale rating with 100 being a 12, 50 would
be a 6, and a 6 is barely considered a 'player' speed. Back in the old
days (yes, I know, but I am old school), you were not referred to as
a 'player' until you got to a certain speed, and usually, that you gambled.
Everyone else below that were called 'shooters', not players. Being a
player meant that you not only shot a certain speed or above, but that
you were smart about the game, knew the psychology involved with the
game and betting and hustling. Being a player also meant that Pool was
your main thing.

 

[pete lafond]

It's been said that top pros regularly run 100 balls in straight pool. Well, if I run 50 every time I play, am I a semi-pro? Also where would that equate on the A-C scale? I want to include my playing status in my Christmas letter this year, so any information would be appreciated.

I would say a semi-pro runs 100+ balls pretty regularly. However if you run 50 each time you play, you are ahead of the pros, forget semi. If I had your capability I'd be on tour right now.

 

[Pete]

It's been said that top pros regularly run 100 balls in straight pool. Well, if I run 50 every time I play, am I a semi-pro? Also where would that equate on the A-C scale? I want to include my playing status in my Christmas letter this year, so any information would be appreciated.

This isn't straightpool but, it is pretty good.
This might help-----

In a 9-Ball Tournament race to 7

Dec.1997 "All About Pool" magazine, article by Bob Cambell
Handicap rankings
(pardon my poor para-phrasing)

D- Player
-will not run a rack
-average run is about 3 balls
-with ball in hand, will get out from the 7, one out of 3 times
-rarely plays a successful safe

C-Player
-will probably run one rack, but usually not more than one
-avg. run is 3 to 5 balls
-with ball in hand, will get out from the 7, two out of 3 times
-mixed results when playing safe
-inning ends due to botched position, missed shot or attempting a
safe.

B-Player
-Able to run 1 to 3 racks
-avg. run is 5-7 balls
-with ball in hand will get out form the 5, 2 out of 3 times
-most of the time a "B" player will play a "safety" which maybe hit
easily 2 out of 3 times
-a typical inning will end with a missed shot, a fair safety, or a
won game

A-Player
-will string 2 to 3 racks
-avg. ball run, 7-9
-with ball in hand, will be out from the 3 ball, 2 out of 3 times
-typical inning will end with a well executed safety or a win.

OPEN-Players
-average 8+ balls
-string racks together more than once in a match
-is a threat to run out from every ball, from every position, every
inning
-typical inning will end in excellent safety or win

Other han this there is Allen Hopkins Q test I can post that or the 9 ball Q test. Let me know.

Pete

 

[Black-Balled]

It's been said that top pros regularly run 100 balls in straight pool. Well, if I run 50 every time I play, am I a semi-pro? Also where would that equate on the A-C scale? I want to include my playing status in my Christmas letter this year, so any information would be appreciated.

You seem to be...

 

[hustlefinger]

It's been said that top pros regularly run 100 balls in straight pool. Well, if I run 50 every time I play, am I a semi-pro? Also where would that equate on the A-C scale? I want to include my playing status in my Christmas letter this year, so any information would be appreciated.

From a pessimistic point of view, you could be a semi-hack.

 

[scottycoyote]

i think semi usually equates something more than 1/2.........if you run 1/2 as many as a pro i guess that makes you 1/2 pro lol.

 

[Colin Colenso]

I would consider semi-pro as someone who makes half or more their living from playing the game. A pro is someone who can completely get by just from playing.

That can't be measured by how many balls someone can pot on average.

However, if someone of certain skill level lives in the right place, goes to the right tournies, picks the right marks etc. Then they may attain semi-pro or pro status in this sense.

 

[Pigcarver]

Try Joe Tucker's rating system, and see where you land.

Rack 10 ball, break, take ball in hand, and try to run out. Each ball is worth a point, and if you combo in the 10 ball, it's still only worth one. If you scratch on the break, any balls made are spotted, if you don't, they stay down, and you get to count them as points.

Shoot 10 racks. Maximum score is a hundred.

80-100: Outlandish
70-80: Pro
60-70: Semi-pro
50-60: A player
40-50: B player
30-40: C player
Less than 30: Maybe you should take up darts

If you shoot this 10 rack series a few times, you should get a pretty good indication of your speed.

EDIT:

Sorry, I got the scoring wrong. Here is the correct scoring.

75+ Pro
65+ SS
55+ A
45+ B
35+ C
20+ D
Under 20 beginner or social player.

 

[Gabber]

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

am I a semi-pro? More like semi-retarded. LOL
I want to include my playing status in my Christmas letter this year,LMAO so any information would be appreciated.

Thanks, that WAS funny.

Gabber

 

[blah blah]

I want to include my playing status in my Christmas letter this year, so any information would be appreciated.

Christmas letters tend to deliberately mangle the truth for the better anyway... Grandpa did not die alone in the hospital after weeks of pain and years of brutally antagonizing everyone around him (including little Billy, who is still in therapy)- Grandpa "peacefully passed in his sleep and will be greatly missed by the entire family."

Furthermore, it's likely that no one else in the family is a poolplayer, in which case whatever you said about pool would be believed or ridiculed just as much as whatever you decide to say about young Amanda, who hasn't been seen in weeks.

 

[etimmons]

It's been said that top pros regularly run 100 balls in straight pool. Well, if I run 50 every time I play, am I a semi-pro? Also where would that equate on the A-C scale? I want to include my playing status in my Christmas letter this year, so any information would be appreciated.

If you beat Tony Regularly you would be, who are you?

 

[pete lafond]

i think semi usually equates something more than 1/2.........if you run 1/2 as many as a pro i guess that makes you 1/2 pro lol.

But he says that he runs 50 EACH time he plays, which probably means he also runs 100's only once and a while. So this would put him in pro status in my opinion considering many pro players would not achieve this kind of consistency in 14.1.

 

[LWW]

Help me out here, do you rack 10 ball like 8 ball with rows of 1-2-3-4 in a triangel?

Do you mean to just run them out or run them out in sequence 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10?

Thanks in advance.

LWW

 

[Snapshot9]

Yes ...

You rack 10 ball like a small 8 ball rack with the 10 ball
where the 9 ball goes in a 9 ball rack (3rd row, center ball).
And you play it like 9 ball when 2 players are playing.
It is played a little differently in a 'Ring' game (3 or more players).

 

[Bob Jewett]

I... I want to include my playing status in my Christmas letter this year, so any information would be appreciated.

I'm with "blah blah" on this one, R.-O. If you tell the family you're a semi-pro, they'll probably think you drive a big truck. Why not just tell them you've taken up mopery?

But it is interesting how many took the bait.

 

[Snapshot9]

Remember ...

A Semi-Pro by any other name is a I-se-m Pro.... (I thought it was funny ..)

 

[Boro Nut]

I would consider semi-pro as someone who makes half or more their living from playing the game.

Speaking as a professional, it's the only definition that counts Colin.

Boro Nut