Bar Pool leagues

[KingCarom]

Aren't they great...anything can happen?



1. You can play well and win
2. You can play well and lose
3. You can play badly and win
4. You can play badly and lose
5. You can win by luck
6. You can lose by luck
7. You can lose to a truly awful player
8. You can beat a really good player
9. You can play well on a really bad table
10. You can play really bad on a good table (rare in bar's but they are out there)

What else?

What kind if nights have you had recently?

For me, I have had a combo of 1's and 5's lately.

 

[Perk]

1. You can enjoy a night out with your 'shooting' friends, and not have to worry about an organization stating you cannot play together.

2. You can enjoy the free halftime drink.

3. You can travel many miles in the rain, snow, or sleat, play a few games, and turn around and drive home. With a designated driver of course!

4. You can smile at the waitress cause shes hot, and she will smile back knowing you still need to tip her.

5. You can enjoy the league banquet since ALL the dues get returned to YOUR league/teams.

Probably think of more, I personally enjoy our league, even though its more for a night out, not the shooting.

 

[billfishhead]

king carom, may I include #11?..............you can play well and blow all your action for years. Thats why I quit leagues

 

[Rackin_Zack]

I was thinking about the competitiveness of the bar leagues and had a question. When I played in APA I worked my way up to a 7 but yet I only view myself as a good C, maybe weak B, player. If I am at this level, and the leagues are properly weighted, where does that leave the A and B players at?! I was just curious and thought I'd get some opinions from others.

 

[kyle]

Zack
You can also not play and win or not play and lose.

 

[chefjeff]

Aren't they great...anything can happen?



1. You can play well and win
2. You can play well and lose
3. You can play badly and win
4. You can play badly and lose
5. You can win by luck
6. You can lose by luck
7. You can lose to a truly awful player
8. You can beat a really good player
9. You can play well on a really bad table
10. You can play really bad on a good table (rare in bar's but they are out there)

What else?

<snip>QUOTE]

Uh...what about your team's results?

Jeff Livingston

 

[jjinfla]

Very few APA players around here are any better than C players.

 

[matthew]

Very few APA players around here are any better than C players.

I'm not sure if I quite understand the APA system. 3 is a beginner and 9 or higher is an A player?

 

[Walt in VA]

I'm not sure if I quite understand the APA system. 3 is a beginner and 9 or higher is an A player?

APA skill levels (S/L's) run from 1 (lowest) to 9 (highest) in 9-ball and 2 to 7 in 8-ball. New players play their first match as a S/L 4 for men or S/L 3 for women, and are moved up or down from there.

Since the 7 and 9 S/L's are open-ended, they may have strong C+, B and A players there, but many A & B players opt out of league play due to lack of competition, interest or, as Billfishhead said, fear of blowing their action.

Locally, we have a few A/B level players who are older and willing to act as mentors for younger players coming up, but most strong players are out of the league scene.

Walt in VA

 

[CaptainJR]

Feeling obligated to play on your best freinds team even though your trying to switch completely to the 9 footer.

 

[matthew]

APA skill levels (S/L's) run from 1 (lowest) to 9 (highest) in 9-ball and 2 to 7 in 8-ball. New players play their first match as a S/L 4 for men or S/L 3 for women, and are moved up or down from there.

Since the 7 and 9 S/L's are open-ended, they may have strong C+, B and A players there, but many A & B players opt out of league play due to lack of competition, interest or, as Billfishhead said, fear of blowing their action.

Locally, we have a few A/B level players who are older and willing to act as mentors for younger players coming up, but most strong players are out of the league scene.

Walt in VA

Thanks alot. It doesn't seem very advantageous for me to join APA then. Which is ok. I don't enjoy playing pool in bars anyway. Thanks