APA rules question

[Dockter]

I'd love to know who and what that was. At the national level there's no device made
available or no tip standard or criteria for a cue/cue tip to be legal in certain circumstances.
Does anyone know what this device may have been?

I'll try to find the video and a picture I took after the match. You won't see much in the video besides 8 minutes of heehawing around which caused us to go to double points early, but I also snapped a picture of my tip after the match because they took a visible piece out of it.

 

[KMRUNOUT]

I once asked the question about professional poolplayers allowed to play in the APA,

What does the APA regard as a professional pool player?

The response I got was that if you've ever been payed as a player your are a professional pool player.

We all know that's not the APA position on that rule. So I'd take what you were told with a grain of salt. Get a commitment from your LO

Um, I’ve been “paid” by the APA in their national tournament, as have 100’s of others. Even have a 1099 for it. So that doesn’t sound too right.

KMRUNOUT


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[Celophanewrap]

Um, I’ve been “paid” by the APA in their national tournament, as have 100’s of others. Even have a 1099 for it. So that doesn’t sound too right.

KMRUNOUT


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I agree, I’ve also played people that I would consider pro players that reside (or used to) in
this area, played them on a normal league night in a normal league match. I think that
when you ask a question on Facebook, or twitter, sometimes you get someone that
might not have the whole story or all the facts. That answer back when I asked that
question wasn’t at all what I was expecting, it didn’t sound reasonable, so I asked several
other APA authorities. I think sometimes you just get who you get. The real answer would
probably come from your LO, or an official in the national event that you’re participating in
and it might slightly different from event to event or area to area

 

[justadub]

Thanks for the feedback. And I did check with my LO, he told me to ask the APA directly for an official answer. Which I did. I'm just waiting on a reply back from them. I posted the question here to see what others thought while waiting on the official answer. Figured other players may have ran into this issue elsewhere and it may have been solved. But from the answers I received.... not so sure. lol

Cellophane is a ref at Nationals...so his advice is among the most reliable you will receive here.

My LO simplifies things by saying during local play, ANY full size cue is ok. He also states that at Nationals or anything beyond his territory, the rulebook will apply.

Don't worry about it. You will find very few people who will attempt a full-cue jump shot. If you think there is something nefarious, there isn't anything you will be able to do about it during play, unless your LO is in-house at the time. All you could do is make a complaint with your LO, usually after the fact.

Don't stress it or sweat it.

 

[jviss]

My Mistake

You couldn’t be more wrong. There is a glossary section to the APA book. It explicitly defines a “regular playing cue” as a cue “designed to shoot the majority of shots in a pool game.”

So yeah, you’re totally wrong here.

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You are absolutely right, I was mistaken. I had seen the text in the rules, but missed the glossary. Please accept my apology.

jv

 

[Dockter]

Actually, there is no rule in the APA that would prevent you from using any tip you want,
regardless of .what material it was made from.
Personally, my breaker is a very light cue with one of the Samsara tips, super hard.
I'll break and generally shoot the first inning with that cue and switch between turns.
Sometimes I don't get back to the table, sometimes I B&R, whatever happens, that
seems to satisfy the rule, but I don't worry about it much. It also helps if your breaker
and your shooter look similar

Sent you a PM. After seeing you are a ref at Nationals I have questions.