I just watched the whole thing.
IMO, when you watch someone, you can know their "minimum" speed, but not their maximum. The minimum is obtained by the amount of knowledge the player shows. There is a threshold of knowledge that only comes from experience.
It looks like he's playing on an 8' table, and just messing around.
This guy is no way a D. He is never once uncomfortable at the table. His decision making is quick. He knows about where the cue ball is going. He never once has a difficult time making a bridge, from any of the positions the CB lands on the table. His stroke is decent, and his mechanics are decent. He knows to kick 2 rails. His banks are decent. A "D" player would have trouble with every single one of these issues several times in the half hour that we watched. 100% not a D.
If this is this guys regular competitive play, I'd make him a low C player. But there is the element that he's just messing around also, so he might be a solid mid C in competiton.
I also think, this guy has been playing many years. He is probably a regular at the room. I couldn't tell if he was the cue repair man or a customer from the side conversation when the other guy came up with a bunch of cues and was talking tips. But all these signs (plus his age) lead me to believe he's been playing at least 10 years.
If this is true, AND if he is not "hustling" us, then this is the type of player that simply has little natural ability. He won't get any better, no matter how much instruction he gets.
About me, I'm a C+ player, sometime delving into the B- territory. I've been playing 20 years now, and have had the pool bug since I was 15. I'm from Philadelphia, and have gambled day in day out with everyone from banger level to Open level. I have horrible natural ability in any sport, and know I'm never going to get much above my current level. I think this player we watched is much like myself.
IMO, when you watch someone, you can know their "minimum" speed, but not their maximum. The minimum is obtained by the amount of knowledge the player shows. There is a threshold of knowledge that only comes from experience.
It looks like he's playing on an 8' table, and just messing around.
This guy is no way a D. He is never once uncomfortable at the table. His decision making is quick. He knows about where the cue ball is going. He never once has a difficult time making a bridge, from any of the positions the CB lands on the table. His stroke is decent, and his mechanics are decent. He knows to kick 2 rails. His banks are decent. A "D" player would have trouble with every single one of these issues several times in the half hour that we watched. 100% not a D.
If this is this guys regular competitive play, I'd make him a low C player. But there is the element that he's just messing around also, so he might be a solid mid C in competiton.
I also think, this guy has been playing many years. He is probably a regular at the room. I couldn't tell if he was the cue repair man or a customer from the side conversation when the other guy came up with a bunch of cues and was talking tips. But all these signs (plus his age) lead me to believe he's been playing at least 10 years.
If this is true, AND if he is not "hustling" us, then this is the type of player that simply has little natural ability. He won't get any better, no matter how much instruction he gets.
About me, I'm a C+ player, sometime delving into the B- territory. I've been playing 20 years now, and have had the pool bug since I was 15. I'm from Philadelphia, and have gambled day in day out with everyone from banger level to Open level. I have horrible natural ability in any sport, and know I'm never going to get much above my current level. I think this player we watched is much like myself.