I saw a topic about not having new things to talk about. Its always a good time to complain about APA 
I will start. I hate the 23 rules. Make it 24 or 25
I will start. I hate the 23 rules. Make it 24 or 25
Lets all dog on APA
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TheNewSharkster said:I saw a topic about not having new things to talk about. Its always a good time to complain about APA
I will start. I hate the 23 rules. Make it 24 or 25
23 rule: Yup, sucks. Big time. I had to break my 9ball team up this session and create 2 teams... couldnt make the numbers work anymore.
My turn; No pushout is rediculous. rediculous. rediculous. HATE THAT!
who's next?
blueridge
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TheNewSharkster said:I saw a topic about not having new things to talk about. Its always a good time to complain about APA
I will start. I hate the 23 rules. Make it 24 or 25
The TAP league has already done that. They have a handicap system similar to the APA, and a 25 rule.
The APA is a pyramid scheme. That's the whole reason why the 23 rule will never change. Inevitably what happens is that skill levels go up, forcing teams to either split up and players to start their other teams, or players to recruit their wives, girlfriends, parents, children, etc who are low skill level players. This becomes mandatory so that the teams don't have to forfeit matches and so that the high skill level players can play. It's all by design. It's a big f#ckin' pyramid scheme.
blueridge
Banned
Nitrox11 said:
I do not understands why this bothers so many people so much. What's the big deal about marking a pocket? I've actually seen several instances where both players agreed to wave this rule, and, as a result, there was controversy about what pocket the 8-ball was played in. That's why you market the pocket. I know it's usually obvious where the 8-ball is being played, but it does occasionally come into play, and the rule does actually make sense unlike a lot of their other rules. The APA has plenty of far worse rules than this to complain about.
The whole marking the 8ball is kinda silly. I mean loss of game if you hit the ball into the pocket you intended when you don't mark it sucks. Since it is the only ball you have to "call" I can understand why but if the shot is dead straight like 6" away why even bother? Everyone and their mom knows where you are going.
blueridge said:
Funny!
I was in a bar once and heard a story about a team playing to go to Vegas and during a match a woman called a time out and they told her to shoot her ball into her opponents ball and play safe. Needless to say she shot one of her balls into one of her opponents without using the cue ball. About half the balls on the table moved and they called the league operator over for a ruling and he said " just put them all back where you think they were ". I thought to myself what a joke. Read more funny stories like this at WWW.APA.NIT
$TAKE HOR$E said:
That made me chuckle because if you go by the rules that is the right call. Cueball fouls only. This seems like it should have been an exception though
blueridge said:
Um, no. It is not anything near what a pyramid scheme is.
But, the spirit of your post is correct - the 23 rule helps ensure that as people improve, teams split up and (hopefully, for them) form new teams and bring in new players to fill the gaps.
Complaint#2
Expensive. $30 a week. $25 a year. Table fees.
Expensive. $30 a week. $25 a year. Table fees.
I'd say having to keep score, more than just marking who won. I can go play in an apa league and spend 4 hours in a pool hall and i'm lucky sometimes to even play 1 hr of pool. I know they have to calculate their secret handicap but i don't really like keeping score.
blueridge
Banned
ScottW said:
The 23 rule makes it virtually impossible to keep a team together for very long. As a result, people bring in friends, girlfriends, family members, grandmothers, any low skill level player they can to comply with the 23 rule and keep the team together. If they had a 25 rule, this would not happen near as much. It looks la lot like a pyramid scheme to me. A 25 rule would probably accomplish this too, and actually make it possible to keep a team together for a long time.
It might be simple to mark the 8 ball pocket, but quite often players will forget.Usually their team members chirp up, but sometimes they don't.
I have seen a level 7 player miss a staright in 8 shot on the intended pocket and banked it to the other side. I still don't know how he managed it , but did. Just nerves on the money shot I guess. It makes it fun and interesting.
Also the rules encourage more playres to join. It may be a pyramid deal, but I think the more people playing pool the more likely poolhalls will stay in buisness. It does not matter the sport, there is only a small percentage that go to competitions and are serious enough to travel out of there local area. Like in our local APA league, there are only a few that went to a comp about 1 hour away.
Neil
I have seen a level 7 player miss a staright in 8 shot on the intended pocket and banked it to the other side. I still don't know how he managed it , but did. Just nerves on the money shot I guess. It makes it fun and interesting.
Also the rules encourage more playres to join. It may be a pyramid deal, but I think the more people playing pool the more likely poolhalls will stay in buisness. It does not matter the sport, there is only a small percentage that go to competitions and are serious enough to travel out of there local area. Like in our local APA league, there are only a few that went to a comp about 1 hour away.
Neil
ScottW said:
I think he met it was a Pyramid scheme since when a team splits they need to bring in more people to make two full teams. Once one of those teams gets top heavy it happens again. IMO it is similar to how a pyramid scheme works.