How about this?
You reverse the handicap. The weaker you are the more your entry fee and let's say (for now no handicap) the better you are the less you pay "so A's pay like $50 or somewhere in there and D's pay like $100 or so. Do you think that a person will be more willing to get better so that they can pay the lesser entry fee? Or would they not show
And now let's add the handicap, what do you think will happen then?
See pool is the leading sport that punishes a person for getting better so honestly where's the incentive for one to get better if the entry fee and the spot goes up?
I think people "like Doug" are mixing being fair with getting help and I think Doug is being a bit of a jerk and sounds bitter, also I think he was contradicting himself a few times. You say NO HANDICAP, EVERY PLAY EVEN" yet you don't feel ready to play pro events. If everyone thought like you then we'd be seeing 12 man pro events and incase you missed it it's exactly what would happen you you local event. I don't want to come across the wrong way here but I think you Doug is being a bit of a jerk assuming everyone feels the same way that you do and by forcing or trying to impart your up bringing on another person.
I step you game up, go play some pro events "pay your dues", get better and come back and show these low life scum that no matter what spot they get it won't be enough cause you are a GOD. Be a leader and show them how it's done show them what "paying dues" over and over and over can produce.
FYI
some people just want to come out and have some fun, it's not about winning it's just about being in the race, they just want to know that they lasted, that they got to go home late cause they were "still in it". They don't have time to put 3hrs into breaking and 40 hrs a week with regular lessons from Scott just to play once a week in a $10 tourney.
(I started back still paying out $5 or $10 to weaker players who don't gamble, just so I still have to bring my game and maybe they'll play better, all the while knowing if they lose it's no biggie cause maybe they were anyway, but if they win, oh boy if they win songs will be sang across the taverns)
You reverse the handicap. The weaker you are the more your entry fee and let's say (for now no handicap) the better you are the less you pay "so A's pay like $50 or somewhere in there and D's pay like $100 or so. Do you think that a person will be more willing to get better so that they can pay the lesser entry fee? Or would they not show
And now let's add the handicap, what do you think will happen then?
See pool is the leading sport that punishes a person for getting better so honestly where's the incentive for one to get better if the entry fee and the spot goes up?
I think people "like Doug" are mixing being fair with getting help and I think Doug is being a bit of a jerk and sounds bitter, also I think he was contradicting himself a few times. You say NO HANDICAP, EVERY PLAY EVEN" yet you don't feel ready to play pro events. If everyone thought like you then we'd be seeing 12 man pro events and incase you missed it it's exactly what would happen you you local event. I don't want to come across the wrong way here but I think you Doug is being a bit of a jerk assuming everyone feels the same way that you do and by forcing or trying to impart your up bringing on another person.
I step you game up, go play some pro events "pay your dues", get better and come back and show these low life scum that no matter what spot they get it won't be enough cause you are a GOD. Be a leader and show them how it's done show them what "paying dues" over and over and over can produce.
FYI
some people just want to come out and have some fun, it's not about winning it's just about being in the race, they just want to know that they lasted, that they got to go home late cause they were "still in it". They don't have time to put 3hrs into breaking and 40 hrs a week with regular lessons from Scott just to play once a week in a $10 tourney.
(I started back still paying out $5 or $10 to weaker players who don't gamble, just so I still have to bring my game and maybe they'll play better, all the while knowing if they lose it's no biggie cause maybe they were anyway, but if they win, oh boy if they win songs will be sang across the taverns)
