APA Handicap Question
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SCCues said:
By the rules, he would start as an s/l 7 but could easily find himself playing higher than that rather quickly.
I thought it was always one s/l lower in ur 8-ball s/l. But he is correct.... u quickly jump up.
Yeah at Nationals I was told you play one level higher in the minis but the one I played they made me a SL9. It's all relative since it was a SL8/9 mini. Not that any of that infomation answers your question.... 
SCCues said:
You start as your 8 ball level, but if he is a top notch 7 they make him an 8 at the l/o's discretion
I've always seen it as 9-ball = 8-ball +1. That's definitely how it's done in Vegas for 9-ball mini-tournaments, but locally it could be different due to LO discretion.
Cory
Cory
APA 9 Ball SL
I live in Charleston, SC and our APA LO adjusts handicaps at his discresion for certain players and i'm pretty sure he moves a player up one level from their 8 ball SL when they start 9 ball. I was wondering if he was following the APA guidelines or was this one of his modified rules.Cory in DC said:
SCCues said:
An APA League Operator is a demi-God. In his own realm, he may do whatever he likes. I think they can even take on multiple wives, inspite of state-law.
I have spoken about this with my league operator many times. If you have an established 8 ball S/L, you will start at that level in 9 ball. The LO always has the discretion to raise the players skill level on the spot. A blanket rule of raising it one level for all players in 9 ball indicates a league operator that knows nothing about pool. I have a girl on my team that is a relatively competitive SL 4 in 8 ball. She wins through good strategy, table management, and shot selection. These variables are significantly less important in 9 ball, where all out cueball movement is much more significant. As such, she can only play as a 2 in 9 ball, and often loses.
I was a fairly strong 7 when I joined 9 ball. I spent about 3 weeks a s a 7 and went up to an 8. I spent about 3/4 of a season there, then went up to a 9. I would have moved up faster, but I had to learn how to play "APA 9 ball", which is a very different game than regular 9 ball.
Hope this helps,
Kerry
I was a fairly strong 7 when I joined 9 ball. I spent about 3 weeks a s a 7 and went up to an 8. I spent about 3/4 of a season there, then went up to a 9. I would have moved up faster, but I had to learn how to play "APA 9 ball", which is a very different game than regular 9 ball.
Hope this helps,
Kerry
Same goes in my general area, in both the league operator's areas I've played in. I've got an 8-ball 6 on my team, strong 6, and we just started playing 9-ball - his first time at least in APA - and he started off a 6 there also.
I don't expect that'll last - his second match, against another strong 9-ball 6, he broke-and-ran, broke-and-ran, broke, made some balls, sank the 9 early, broke. THEN the other player got to the table for the first time. It was fun to watch.
I don't expect that'll last - his second match, against another strong 9-ball 6, he broke-and-ran, broke-and-ran, broke, made some balls, sank the 9 early, broke. THEN the other player got to the table for the first time. It was fun to watch.