How would your rank your own 9/10-ball skill level?
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I voted A because I voted before I read your criteria, but I wouldn't call myself profesional even though I have won local open tournaments...Nor would I call others with the capability to win local open tournaments professional. I think the cut off for professional is the ability to win regional tournaments and even that is borderline. And the skill gap between your A and A+ is enormous, like If you took the gap between C and A, that would probably be equivalent to the gap you have between A and A+
Ya,thats what I've heard:wink:
A- most days... but on a bad day it goes down hill from there.
Same here.
Anything that gets people talking about billiards, on a billiards forum, that doesn't include buying and selling, is the main purpose of a forum. Just like any thread, someone posts their thoughts or questions and other people respond, a poll allows a more specific set of answers, yet still gives others a chance to give feedback.
I always chuckle at that assumption, in any thread here.
I answered B- cuz by the op's scale, I'm average in my league.
In the real world, i'm nowhere near that, I believe. WAY lower.
It's all a matter of scale, I suppose
its also a matter of where your at, I been to pool rooms where I was the top player(hard to believe) and I been to rooms where I'm in the bottom 1/3 of the players. so the A,B,C thing can change a bit, unless its defined like it is in some posts on this thread.
What I have noticed over the years is my pattern play and knowledge is getting stronger and stronger, but i'm getting out about as good as I ever did. My break sucks so that slows me way down,
What I have noticed over the years is my pattern play and knowledge is getting stronger and stronger, but i'm getting out about as good as I ever did. My break sucks so that slows me way down,
I watched you play a bunch in Vegas couple years ago.
I call BS on your "C" rating.
You're definately at least "B-" playa.....
I think that possibly as you get closer to the top the skill level is not incrementally better it's exponentially better.
To understand that you have to understand that an A player isn't just better at a few things, he is better at all things in a deeper way than a B player. And a top pro is better still in an all around way.
At least that's my view on it. It's easy for a player to run a couple racks and think that they are not far away from the pro level. But in fact I think that IF one were to really and deeply analyze the play shot for shot that it would be clear that the difference between a C-player and a B-player isn't that great but between an A-player and a Top pro is pretty significant.
Of course one could simply take Pat Fleming's statistic system and start scoring recorded matches of amateurs and compare them to pros to see how it shakes out.
To understand that you have to understand that an A player isn't just better at a few things, he is better at all things in a deeper way than a B player. And a top pro is better still in an all around way.
At least that's my view on it. It's easy for a player to run a couple racks and think that they are not far away from the pro level. But in fact I think that IF one were to really and deeply analyze the play shot for shot that it would be clear that the difference between a C-player and a B-player isn't that great but between an A-player and a Top pro is pretty significant.
Of course one could simply take Pat Fleming's statistic system and start scoring recorded matches of amateurs and compare them to pros to see how it shakes out.
This is true. All you have to do is look at how much weight a B player can give a C player versus how much weight a top pro can give a borderline pro.
JB that's a great point. I don't necessarily think "exponentially" better but much better for sure. The difference between a B player and C player, to me, is knowledge of the game, lines, etc and basic execution. An A player has consistency, but I think top pros have the best consistency and decision making. Safety play is where I see it matters most in top pros.
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There's also a big difference between "skill" level and "execution" level. There are many skillful players who are easy to beat, and many limited players who are difficult to beat.
I estimate my skill level to be at the B+ level IN MY LOCAL AREA. That would be much lower depending on what part of the country I'm competing in.
I know I'm one of the top league players in my area, but it seems even if I'm playing well, I'm still always finishing between 17th and 33rd at Nationals. One of the reasons is that our local leagues are played on bar boxes and A LOT of other leagues play on the 9 footers. The difference between the top players on those particular tables is quite significant. At least that's what I think.
I know I'm one of the top league players in my area, but it seems even if I'm playing well, I'm still always finishing between 17th and 33rd at Nationals. One of the reasons is that our local leagues are played on bar boxes and A LOT of other leagues play on the 9 footers. The difference between the top players on those particular tables is quite significant. At least that's what I think.
Using your rating system I would be a B+.
Here in Colorado the system is a little different.
Pro
AAA
AA
A
B
c
Here when I play in tournaments I play as an AA.Some have said I am a low AAA.It's all very subjective.
But I have offered the ghost the 8 and the break in 9 ball but he must be scared because he never plays.
Here in Colorado the system is a little different.
Pro
AAA
AA
A
B
c
Here when I play in tournaments I play as an AA.Some have said I am a low AAA.It's all very subjective.
But I have offered the ghost the 8 and the break in 9 ball but he must be scared because he never plays.