how are ya'll doing in league ?

First session playing an in-house USAPL 8 and 10 ball league. My FargoRate is up to 551 which may be a little high but that's ok. Competition is strong and I am enjoying playing. We finished first in 8 ball and 3rd in 10 ball.
Last night in playoffs I won both my matches(8 and 10) with a couple of really nice outs that I was proud of. So far so good. Excellent league and really good people.
 
First session playing an in-house USAPL 8 and 10 ball league. My FargoRate is up to 551 which may be a little high but that's ok. Competition is strong and I am enjoying playing. We finished first in 8 ball and 3rd in 10 ball.
Last night in playoffs I won both my matches(8 and 10) with a couple of really nice outs that I was proud of. So far so good. Excellent league and really good people.

Nice job! I had my first ever league night last night. I finally get a chance to establish a Fargo rating!
 
Nice job! I had my first ever league night last night. I finally get a chance to establish a Fargo rating!

Thanks, man! Definitely playing better than I was over the summer...lol!
My guess is, you'll wind up somewhere in the mid to high 600's and I still wouldn't like my chances even with the weight.
 
Thanks, man! Definitely playing better than I was over the summer...lol!
My guess is, you'll wind up somewhere in the mid to high 600's and I still wouldn't like my chances even with the weight.

I’ll let you know where I settle. Started at 565.
 
Session ended with a whimper last night. The other team didn't show so we didn't get to play. Kinda sucks since we were in third place and could have moved up to second with a two more wins. Kinda bs too since they forfeited we only got 3 wins instead of 5...I would think that since they all forfeited we would have gotten 5. Oh well, we finished in the money for the sixth straight session, so that is good
 
Rough night. 2nd week of 8ball APA spring session. We played the number 1 team from last session. Only club we play that has 9' tables (which I do like, but table does need redone). 1 of my best guys (former captain) fell Saturday on the ice and couldn't make it. 1 new guy couldn't make it. (ok - it was really bad weather). And my "buddy" (good player) that I picked up when his team went under said he was going to go play for someone else, and left. I couldn't get the match-ups I wanted. My 2 played like crap and lost 2-0. I ended up playing their captain (5/6) that has always had an "awe factor" for me - and lost mine 3-1. Team ended up losing 8-5. I tried to stay positive in public, and tried to support my 2; told him not to worry about it - he is getting better. Privately it was a really sh***y night.
 
Our team picked up our 2nd win of the season. We have been terrible, but played better last night. We are still solidly in last place.
I continued my streak of either winning all or losing all games and got my 2nd Rackless night of the session. I played my best pool of the year against a 4 (even match) who hadn't lost this session. It was a good night.
 
I tried leagues for the first time last night, to say the least it was interesting. The only other time I tried an organized shoot was an 8 ball tournament back in the early 80's. I think I won 2 matches and then lost (nerves got the best of me if I recall). Anyway, the league is an APA and we played 8 and 9 ball. Since I've never shot in a league, I was rated as a 4. The highest players on the team were a 6 and maybe a 7 and then a couple 4's and maybe a 5. The first matches of 8 and 9 ball took approximately 1 hour (2 tables, games at the same time), race to 3 for 8 ball (probably 6-9 innings per game) and whatever the total points for 9 ball. Then it was my turn for 8 ball. My opponent was rated a 4. I was leading 2-0 (2-3 innings per game) and ended up giving my opponent 2 games. She had 6 balls on the table, one game I tried a jump shot on the 8 and the que ball went off the table for a loss, the other game, the 8 ball was buried in the corner pocket ready to drop she had 2 of her ball touching the 8. I just shot one of my balls in and made the 8 as not to prolong the agony. The last game I won, she had approx 6 balls on the table. Then I played 9 ball against a 4. No racks were run, but the game was over in approx 15" the score was 31 to 10 or something.

I don't know if I will continue to play, because for 2 1/2 hours of time, I played 2 matches that lasted 30" total. I chose not to watch the remainder of the matches (2 more 8 ball and 2 more 9 ball) because I had to be up at 0630 for work. If there were more than 5 players on the team (could have up to 8), I potentially would only be playing 1 game per night from 7pm - 12. I joined the league so I could play against other players (tired of playing at home). Maybe I should try some tournaments.
 
the other game, the 8 ball was buried in the corner pocket ready to drop she had 2 of her ball touching the 8. I just shot one of my balls in and made the 8 as not to prolong the agony.

You still could have won that game. If you decide to stay in the league, do some research on the "stalemate" rule.

I used to feel the same way as you about the time of length of a match as opposed as to how much time the whole teams matches took. Then...I retired and I no longer cared. I can remember how most of the time it was after midnight before I got to breathe fresh air once again.

Maniac
 
I had byes this past Thursday and Sunday in apa. Usapl finally started back up tonight after a 4 week layoff.....hoooray !

I got talked into being a dang captain after trying to cut back on the headaches of running a team. I told the lo if he found the players I would do it cause I get tired of that run a round.. He found me a couple decent players but some bad ones to go along with them lol.

I saw I went from a 495 up to a 508 while on hiatus. I faced a 512 in 8 ball and win 4-2. I started off the match with a break and run. Almost had 2 tonight but I failed to break the 8 out of a cluster of my opponents balls good enough to have a decent shot while pocketing my last ball....i won that rack anyway. gotta love open break rules .:grin-square:

I faced a girl that's a 350 in 9 ball. I won 5-2. She win the flip and promptly made the 9 on the break. 4th rack I got lackadaisical on the 9 on a fairly easy shot and more or less rattled the pocket leaving the 9 hanging. Gotta get out I playing down to your opponent. Been doing a pretty good job of that but it still pops up every now and then lol.

All in all a pretty good start to this session winning 9 racks to 4 in both 8 and 9 tonight.
 
Well after going rackless the first two weeks of the spring session and handily beating two sl 5's, I matched up with a strong six last night. Jumped out to a 2-1 lead, but he caught a gear and ended up winning the match after a whopping 42 innings. Can't complain though. I feel I outplayed him most of the match and definitely had the match on my stick in the last two games. Just one of those nights where he was kicking three rails at a ball and leaving me hooked every shot.

This crazy game truly is a game of inches. I pulled off a nice shot on my last ball, and let whitey drift literally 2 inches long. I went from having an easy straight in on the 8 for the win, to a scratch in the side or a scratch in the corner shot. SMH, 2 freaking inches from a perfect shot and it cost me the match....

Overall my team won 10-3 though, so we are in third in our division...not too bad for a new team playing in our first full session.
 
In case anyone cares we won big last night:
3-man seniors over 60 8-ball VNEA
Our worst player scored a 56...possible 60
6 rounds plus a seventh for overall
 
Back into league play after 4+ year hiatus...UPDATE

Well....it went better than I had expected. Started back into APA 8-ball last night after a 4-plus year layoff due to health/caregiving priorities. I went back in at my old skill level SL6 (of course) knowing full well that I can no longer shoot up to that speed because of non-playing/eyesight/medications issues.

It came time in the match to where they put up their SL6 so I was paired against him. To make a long story short(er), I lost the lag and first game then went on to win the next five in a row to win the match 5-1 in 18 innings/with five defensives shots. Two of the games went zero and one inning, so I was more than pleased that I overcame my jitters and actually shot well. Really, I only missed two shots in the match that I felt I had a good chance to make.

My wife (SL3) also shot well and won against a guy that was a SL4 in a hill-hill match, so we were BOTH surprised and happy that we started back so well.

I realize that it can only go downhill from here, so I'll keep y'all posted.....

Maniac
 
In case anyone cares we won big last night:
3-man seniors over 60 8-ball VNEA
Our worst player scored a 56...possible 60
6 rounds plus a seventh for overall

That's an awesome performance. I wish there was a senior league around these parts.

Maniac
 
Our new session starts tonight, and my best player, as well as the two other 5's on my team are all gonna miss it for one reason or another. So I'll be fielding a lineup of
5-4-4-3-3, against a possible lineup of 6-5-5-4-3. The 6 being darn near a 7, and one of those guys I always struggle playing....he's a good guy and we'll have fun while he beats me up. :P

My 4's gotta carry the night for us! (They have before...)
 
We had our last playoff match last night and won 8-ball 8-7, this is all of our first year playing (except our captain) so we’re very excited to go to the LTC. We’re all 3’s except our captain is a 7 haha.
 
We have 8 ball tricups this weekend. I'm hoping the team plays good. They are a pretty talented group. They have been to Vegas 9 out of the last 11 years. I feel feel fortunate they asked me to be on their team.

Hoping for a good show this weekend.
 
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