Finding Your Level
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Videotape yourself playing for half an hour and don't edit it or keep doing it till you perform the best.
There is a lot more to this game than just shooting balls in the hole.
Post the video and I am sure 50 people on here can give you an accurate rating.
You have to show the mistakes as well as the runs or it doesn't mean jack.
There is a lot more to this game than just shooting balls in the hole.
Post the video and I am sure 50 people on here can give you an accurate rating.
You have to show the mistakes as well as the runs or it doesn't mean jack.
I'd say you're a C.
Three things point to that.
Your break/jump cue is better than your playing cue.
You post your fastest break in your signature instead of a high run, and that number is pretty low.
You have a quote that you attribute to 2013 when that was used by Grady and Billy in many matches they commentated on for over 20 years.
All that adds up to a pretty new player.
Aside from that, if you can run an average of 3-4 balls pretty much anytime you get to the table in 9 ball with ball in hand, you're a C.
5-6 B
6-9 A
That's from an average over at least 10 games. That should give you a pretty good average of your normal speed.
Ah, yes ... very astute reply hang-the-9!
The "playing the ghost" drills and rating systems are a simple way to measure your offensive "speed" as a player.
The Billiard University (BU) playing-ability exams are more accurate and test a wider range of skills.
If you try the BU Exams, please consider posting scores (and videos if possible) on the AZB BU thread, as others have done.
Good luck,
Dave
I typically run 5-6 balls with BIH in 9-ball, but I don't consider myself a B player based on other ratings I've read on AZ. More like a strong C on my best days. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.