how do you rank yourself??? A-B-C-D??

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ok my first question is what do you rank yourself??

How did you come up with that?

do you only compare yourself to league players and local heros or to professionals???

where do you think you will end up on the scale??

i think im a A-,B+ player around league players, but compared to when i play Bartrum, or dee adkins i feel like a C or C- player being that their level is so high.
 
Generally, comparing yourself to a pro-level player is pointless. Because they don't even fit into the A, B, C, D levels.

For the most part, you have D, C, B, A, Open, and Pro.

And even still there are probably several levels to 'Pro' as there are some pros that far outclass many others.

When rating yourself, its best to do so by comparing yourself to other amateur players (NOT league players). Because depending on the game you're playing, league play is VERY different than other formats.
 
Weak B player, but sometimes I surprise myself and others (rarely :D)

Best runs:

4 pack in 9-ball
3 pack in 8-ball
22 in 14.1 (tight 9 footer)
7 balls in 1 pocket

Some days, I just know if my opponent misses, I'm gonna run out....

Other days, I just know if my opponent gives me ball in hand, I got a 50/50 shot of making at least one ball....

I have/love this game....
 
I would say that I am a C to C+ player. I have never played any league or tournaments, so I can't really compare myself to other players of that level. I go by what I have read an A,B,C,D player should be able to do. When playing 9 ball, I run 4-7 balls often and break and run out about 1 in 20-25 games. I usually miss my runouts by missing position by a little bit here and there before geting out. I have put together 3 racks twice, and 2 racks 7 or 8 times, but it is rare.
One of the other things that makes me a C is a lack of consistency. Sometimes I play like a B player, yet I can play like a C- just as easily.

With 3 kids 4 and under, I don't see me getting the time to advance very quickly. I play 4-5 nights a week, but it is around 10:00-10:30 when I am already tired and not that much great pratice gets done. I hope to get to where I can beat the 9 ball ghost at some point, but that is a ways away now.
 
B-, these days. I used to think I was a C+ player, until I improved a great deal and realized I was still a C+ player. I've improved a little again since then, and I'm ready to call myself B-.

I base it off of descriptions I've read on here, and going by the consensus of how most knowledgeable posters define the levels.

I do try to compare my game to other local players, but I can't really make much comparison between myself and anyone most people have heard of. I can't even figure out what kind of spot I'd need to play Brandon Shuff or Pookie or Matt Clatterbuck or Shaun Wilkie or anyone of that ilk. It would have to be enormous.

Although I'm playing in a tournament tonight against some of those guys. I'll lose, but nothing more than my entry fee.

-Andrew
 
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I think it is different from state to state, and city to city. Here in town I am an APA 7 and considered a B to B+ player, but in another area I could be considered a C player or even a weak A player...just depends on where.
 
In Arizona we have number ratings, but the definitions are generally matched up to the ABCD criteria, with maybe a little more split than that.

Here is a list of the definitions: http://www.azpoolscene.com/Ratings.aspx

10 = A
9 = A-/B+
8 = B/B-
7 = C+/C
6 = C-
5 = D+
4 = D

In addition we have a 10(-1) and 10(-2) rating that are higher. The 10(-1) is like the OPEN player or Short Stop that others have mentioned. The 10(-2) is for the PRO's.

We use these numbers to determine races in local tournaments. For example, race to your full handicap. If I'm an 8 and you are a 6, that is the race, 8 for me, 6 for you.

Put yourself up to these guidelines and let me know where you realistically sit.

ps. this is only a guide and many more columns of information go into your full rating.
 
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I would fit somewhere in the 6 or 7 range of that scale.
I do think that ratings should be more objective than how you play against the people in your area. They should be based on where you are beating the ghost, how consistently you play effective safes, the percentage of time you make a ball on the break and control the CB, and your ability to place the CB where you want it (ex. can you repeatedly draw the CB 1 ft, 2 ft etc, can you get within a few inch area when playing a number of different patterns). I imagine there are more things than I have listed, but that would be a much better way of ranking people than how well they beat the people in their area.
 
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I would fit somewhere in the 6 or 7 range of that scale.
I do think that ratings should be more objective than how you play against the people in your area. They should be based on where you are beating the ghost, how consistently you play effective safes, the percentage of time you make a ball on the break and control the CB, and your ability to place the CB where you want it (ex. can you repeatedly draw the CB 1 ft, 2 ft etc, can you get within a few inch area when playing a number of different patterns). I imagine there are more things than I have listed, but that would be a much better way of ranking people than how well they beat the people in their area.
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once again the area does make a big diffrence!!
 
Probably a B+ (but not for long), but I look damn good at the table (and everywhere else for that matter), I'm also very funny!
 
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Since every league around here seems to have a different handicapping system, we use the ghost to determine how to rank new players who want to play in our weekly handicapped 9-ball tournaments. Our handicapping system goes from -4 (which is like an E) up to 10 (A++), and we make the fine adjustments based on the player's actual tournament performance, but we use this system as a very simple starting point:

A++, Pro - better than even money to beat the 10-ball ghost
A - same odds against 9-ball ghost
B - " 6-ball ghost
C - " 4-ball ghost
D - " 3-ball ghost
E - even money to make a BIH shot

Or, if someone already claims to know what they are, we generally let them start at that.

Aaron
 
I've really been working hard to climb to what I would consider a solid B level on any scale. I feel like my cue ball control and ability to read a table layout are more advanced than my potting skills. I rarely mess up a run by getting out of line...my runs usually conclude when I jaw a ball, and it always seems like its towards the end when I can start to taste it. Its really F*$#ing frustrating.
 
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D minus...if I think I've climbed to D I might enter a handicapped tourney
 
In my mind I'm an A- - B+ Player. But this varies not only from area to area but from hall to hall.
 
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