Of course I was joking. I play APA and I enjoy it. I have no delusions I will advance beyond a 6 or 7; I’m a 5 now. So for me, it’s perfect.I have a longer list
However I do support league as it puts cues I peoples hands and they have fun. It’s just not for me personally. But I’d never knock league play in general. It’s good for pool on many levels. Equipment manufacture, room owners, etc.
That’s great your a 5, that’s a fun time in pool. You’ll get there, keep at it. Good luck and have fun! Just keep at it and practice, learn to like practicing and then you’ll arrive.
I've been in situation when I'm not 100% sure what I want to do. I'll ask for a time out and let some of my other players talk it over and give opinions. Although I'm the highest ranked player on my team sometimes someone may sees something that I don't. I agree it's also a good teachable moment for the other players to think it out. It doesn't matter if they are a 2 or a 6, it's a good learning experience. It also makes the other players feel more important that you are interested in their opinion.
That's like saying "If I toss a ball to you, but you don't see it and it hits you in the head, I didn't toss it to you." The suggestion was made, whether it was heard or not. Now, your take on that section is good and if I were the opponent I wouldn't charge the time out, but as the League Operator I would have to enforce the rule as written. I would also make myself aware of the background between the two teams, because there is often more to the story than what is told. Maybe one team or the other likes to "lean on" the rules to get whatever advantage they can, or maybe there is animosity between the teams or some players on the teams. A good League Operator knows his players and teams.
We do this too...usually to break any tension or stress the shooter develops. My lovely wife usually tells players to get their head out of their ass and make the f'n shot. It is pretty effective, at least with our bunch of degenerates. You can't genuinely laugh and be tense.Absolutely not helpful but I use to call timeouts on my guys, especially the better players just to F with them, I'd walk up say something stupid, we'd laugh and carry on til next time
Don't lump all leagues together, many leagues use real rules and can be quite fun.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who does this. No matter your skill level, getting a second opinion is always a great option. I always pick the team mate (again regardless of skill level) that I feel would make a good decision at that moment based on the shots available. Of course, it helps knowing your team mates strengths and weaknesses.
First of all, thank you league operator for responding.... I'm a "7", a Captain and I've played in the league over 15 years, and I've never suggested a time-out be recorded in this situation. Your analogy of tossing the ball to someone is not a good analogy. It's more like "if you toss a ball to me, but I didn't know it was being thrown to me, you can't suggest that I didn't catch it". It's my understanding that when in doubt, you examine the intent of the rule. This goes for every sport including legal matters, the intent. To be consistent it's similar to the rule (B) that states "taking too many time outs is not a foul, although consistent attempts to do so (bad intent, trickery to gain an advantage) may result in a sportsmanship violation (ball in hand)." So, if there is no malice (bad intent) when an extra time out is called, it's not a foul. This unwritten rule seems to fall into the same category as the player didn't hear the time out before he shot, so why mark it down that it occurred. Furthermore, "The Equalizer Handicap System" formula does not include time outs, you only mark them down in case someone is trying to take an unfair advantage by using them in an unsportsmanship like way.
How many times has someone found out that you're a pool player and said "My aunt can beat you, she went to Vegas!"But you could win a trip to Las Vegas!
Just heard that very thing. Guy walks up and asks if he can bring his secretary and can he bet big on her? She plays everywhere including Vegas!!! We laugh and say sure
. A odd girl showed up the following week, likely her not sure but She was absolutely f.cking terrible
Interesting, I was told by our League operator that they are not calculated in the Equalizer Handicap System formula, you only keep track of the time outs so no one uses more time outs than they are supposed to use.
yes the player can refuse the time out........................ but if any player on the team called for the time out................. a time out is charged whether the player accepted it or not
Having that information on the scoresheet does more than make sure you don't use too many. Think about it. If you're looking at two different 3's who have identical matches on the scoresheet except one used two time outs per game and the other used zero, wouldn't that give you some (even if it's only a little) information about those two players? At the very least, it can give you a clue about who keeps conscientious score.
