APA league Frustrations....
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Instead of starting a new post I thought I'd dig this one up.
I think I'm actually starting to enjoy myself again. Got out for a little practice before the weekend and then played league last night. This session we altered the team a little and I think it's just what we needed. Better chemistry makes for a more enjoyable night out.
My buddy Matt went up first and absolutely annhiliated his opponent. I saved myself for last and all the guys stepped up. We were up 3-1 by then and I was feeling really good. The guy I played broke, made nothing and I ran out and then broke and ran. 5-0 in about 15 minutes. This game is so mental and I really believe I let the distractions get the better of me last session. Between Matt and I we won 10-1 and missed a grand total of 3 shots. I know that I'm not good enough to do this week in and week out but to know it's there is very reassuring.
Just thought I would share, mainly because I was one of the disgruntled ones posting on this subject a while back.
Koop
I think I'm actually starting to enjoy myself again. Got out for a little practice before the weekend and then played league last night. This session we altered the team a little and I think it's just what we needed. Better chemistry makes for a more enjoyable night out.
My buddy Matt went up first and absolutely annhiliated his opponent. I saved myself for last and all the guys stepped up. We were up 3-1 by then and I was feeling really good. The guy I played broke, made nothing and I ran out and then broke and ran. 5-0 in about 15 minutes. This game is so mental and I really believe I let the distractions get the better of me last session. Between Matt and I we won 10-1 and missed a grand total of 3 shots. I know that I'm not good enough to do this week in and week out but to know it's there is very reassuring.
Just thought I would share, mainly because I was one of the disgruntled ones posting on this subject a while back.
Koop
DDKoop said:
why not? you did it once......do it again. like you said......its all mental.
I started playing in the APA when I first moved to the US back in July 2002, and I knew nobody. I'd not picked up a cue since I was in college about 10 years previous, and the game here is completely different from the UK. I thought it'd be a good way to meet people. I'd also never played on a 9ft table.
The Hoboken APA League is very social. It takes place in bars around town rather than a pool hall. This means it is a very social occasion that more often than not revolves around drinking. Although I play on the Tri-State Tour, a Straight Pool League and have been to the singles in Vegas, there's nothing like the Wednesday night APA league for me nearly three years later. Of course, that is more due to the people rather than the APA itself. I became a division rep to bridge the gap between players and the League Operator.
Someone mentioned sandbagging on this thread. For me, this lies almost entirely with the 23-rule. I've written to the APA with suggestions for improving it but I don't expect any change. You are right that the APA does not, in general, encourage improvement with the system it uses. You need your 3s to stay 3s. I've already had to break up one team, but I'm more knowledgable now. You can match players up, tell them to play hard, get a 3-2 match win on the night, and the two that lose are the fringe players (that you put up against the opposition's top players). I would NEVER tell my players to miss a shot, or throw a match.
Of course the highlight of the APA is to get to Vegas. This is the story that I posted last year on another board.
http://groups-beta.google.com/group...?q="this+is+why+I+play+pool"&hl=en&lr=&rnum=1
The story must have done the rounds in the APA. At the March Regional, I made the same mistake. When I apologized to the referee (after all my friends illegally shouted out and were warned), he said "Yes, I know you are THAT Tim ... "
The Hoboken APA League is very social. It takes place in bars around town rather than a pool hall. This means it is a very social occasion that more often than not revolves around drinking. Although I play on the Tri-State Tour, a Straight Pool League and have been to the singles in Vegas, there's nothing like the Wednesday night APA league for me nearly three years later. Of course, that is more due to the people rather than the APA itself. I became a division rep to bridge the gap between players and the League Operator.
Someone mentioned sandbagging on this thread. For me, this lies almost entirely with the 23-rule. I've written to the APA with suggestions for improving it but I don't expect any change. You are right that the APA does not, in general, encourage improvement with the system it uses. You need your 3s to stay 3s. I've already had to break up one team, but I'm more knowledgable now. You can match players up, tell them to play hard, get a 3-2 match win on the night, and the two that lose are the fringe players (that you put up against the opposition's top players). I would NEVER tell my players to miss a shot, or throw a match.
Of course the highlight of the APA is to get to Vegas. This is the story that I posted last year on another board.
http://groups-beta.google.com/group...?q="this+is+why+I+play+pool"&hl=en&lr=&rnum=1
The story must have done the rounds in the APA. At the March Regional, I made the same mistake. When I apologized to the referee (after all my friends illegally shouted out and were warned), he said "Yes, I know you are THAT Tim ... "