How do they keep track of this?
APA Rating Question
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How do they keep track of this?
Thanks for the info!
ElCorazonFrio
Banned
Gotta love the APA. Make a ball in any pocket, but argue about what is or isn't a safety.
Guy can't figure out that a table run is only a table run if it was his first turn at the table and all the balls are still there.
Same guy has been playing two years, is a self-proclaimed bad 7 in 8ball, but has at least a 40% break-and-run percentage.
Welcome to the douchery, enjoy your stay.
Guy can't figure out that a table run is only a table run if it was his first turn at the table and all the balls are still there.
Same guy has been playing two years, is a self-proclaimed bad 7 in 8ball, but has at least a 40% break-and-run percentage.
Welcome to the douchery, enjoy your stay.
What's a table run? (Is that anything like a ram shot?)
The APA system is actually pretty well done, if the scorekeepers actually know what they are doing. People dont understand, if your not playing offense, or trying to get lucky, then it is a safe and should be marked.
Defense, is their term, which is a bad choice of wording, it should be a performance shot that covers all performance shots.
Problem is a lower SL doesnt mark failed safeties, or if the opposing can see the ball, they assume it wasnt a safe. I for one say only SL 5 and higher should keep score.
Defense, is their term, which is a bad choice of wording, it should be a performance shot that covers all performance shots.
Problem is a lower SL doesnt mark failed safeties, or if the opposing can see the ball, they assume it wasnt a safe. I for one say only SL 5 and higher should keep score.
Before I went on my deployment, I played for about a year in the apa and was a 4 with about 80 matches, came back 13 months later without shooting 1 ball, and was going through a divorce and had alot of free time to kill, and started getting more serious into billiards. Started back APA about a month after being back and practicing, by the end of my first session back I was a 6. The second session, I went up to a 7 and had an 80% win percentage.
This is my 3rd session and people are complaining about me being a 7, because no 7's are competing or have the knowledge of the game I do, I constantly outplay 9's in league and 8's do not want to play me. I'm not bragging by any means,
Morale is, just play you'r game, you can only control what you do. There will always be people hating on you and wanting things to come easy.
I took the time to practice and become better and learn about the all faucets of the game, even the equipment and how conditions would react to it. If they want something easy, then they can stop being lazy and go learn like I did on my own.
APA is for everyone, serious players, and your bar dwellers. It is usually the bar dwellers and drunks that complain about everything. I don't play APA just to play, I play to spend time with my 2 brothers, my brother fiance and friends, On the weekends im finding action and playing in tournaments.
But if you pay to play in it, be as serious as you want, and take out what you can get from it, if others are jsut doing it to waste free time, good for them.
This is my 3rd session and people are complaining about me being a 7, because no 7's are competing or have the knowledge of the game I do, I constantly outplay 9's in league and 8's do not want to play me. I'm not bragging by any means,
Morale is, just play you'r game, you can only control what you do. There will always be people hating on you and wanting things to come easy.
I took the time to practice and become better and learn about the all faucets of the game, even the equipment and how conditions would react to it. If they want something easy, then they can stop being lazy and go learn like I did on my own.
APA is for everyone, serious players, and your bar dwellers. It is usually the bar dwellers and drunks that complain about everything. I don't play APA just to play, I play to spend time with my 2 brothers, my brother fiance and friends, On the weekends im finding action and playing in tournaments.
But if you pay to play in it, be as serious as you want, and take out what you can get from it, if others are jsut doing it to waste free time, good for them.
The point of the phrase "table run" is that the opponent didn't even get a chance to win, beyond possibly the break shot. Anything else is just making 8 balls in a row.
Your reading comprehension is about like your pool game. Non existent
I said in a race to 5 so up to 10 games. I'm at 1-2 break and runs. So 20%. Today I was about 50% practicing with another individual. Does that mean I consistently run 50%? Hell no. Had a good session.
We're not to far apart Seattle to Portland. Maybe we should meet up in Olympia and play a few sets for money. And since you seem to be a BCA grand master at the game probably should give me 2 or 3 on the wire to 10. Since I'm so awful at the game and can't run 2 balls. Let's play internet tough guy!
ElCorazonFrio
Banned
I'm not the one who was on here stating anything about my pool game.
So...you now say that you need 3 games on the wire from someone who has a nonexistent pool game?
If you come up to seattle I'll play a race with you...I'll even buy you a few beers, but I don't play for money...there is nothing to be gained for me...if I lose, I give some bigheaded guy reason to crow, if I win I take money from someone who needs it more than I do.
And I'd likely win.
FIght, fight...fight
We're not to far apart Seattle to Portland. Maybe we should meet up in Olympia and play a few sets for money. And since you seem to be a BCA grand master at the game probably should give me 2 or 3 on the wire to 10. Since I'm so awful at the game and can't run 2 balls. Let's play internet tough guy
I have to agree. APA has been around for at least 25 years, and around 250K players weekly. They must be doing something more right, than wrong.