hey aaron, i agree totally. i would like to get you , me and a couple others together and work on that. maybe a sat or sun
mid missouri 9ball tour
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hey aaron, i agree totally. i would like to get you , me and a couple others together and work on that. maybe a sat or sun
Just another random note... I had thought of giving unknowns some sort of test to place them, but there's no way to tell if they're dogging the test, so that's out. you could talk to them like any other player and pick up on their language, but again... they could be holding back. or, as the case for myself would be, i talk a lot better than i play. meaning, i know what to do (generally) - but i can't execute it properly. so, my eyes might be a B+, but my arms are still only a C+. heh
Play 14.1
You could play 14.1 and the weaker the player the more comfortable the chair, I am sorry I could not help myself. I took my lumps watching them run out on me for hours playing 14.1, you either stay angry that there so good, and or get busy learning to improve your own game. Either way I hope your rotation tour is a success Mr. Kirkendall, if bar tables were not so prodominant here in the Midwest you might consider 14.1 on a 9' table or real pool. If I were going to change from the 9' standard I would want to move to the ten', not the 3 and a half by 7' coin op' tavern table. 14.1 is also a better game for creating a handicapp tour or league, as the game is more predictable - just an option.
You could play 14.1 and the weaker the player the more comfortable the chair, I am sorry I could not help myself. I took my lumps watching them run out on me for hours playing 14.1, you either stay angry that there so good, and or get busy learning to improve your own game. Either way I hope your rotation tour is a success Mr. Kirkendall, if bar tables were not so prodominant here in the Midwest you might consider 14.1 on a 9' table or real pool. If I were going to change from the 9' standard I would want to move to the ten', not the 3 and a half by 7' coin op' tavern table. 14.1 is also a better game for creating a handicapp tour or league, as the game is more predictable - just an option.
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Unknown players (those without an locally known rating) pay full price entry until such time as their accurate rating can be established...
I also agree with Danny, a 14.1 on 9' table tournament would be awesome....except if I was playing Danny of course!
I also agree with Danny, a 14.1 on 9' table tournament would be awesome....except if I was playing Danny of course!
hey danny, congrats on your recent 14.1 tourny win. i have been playin around with 14.1 by myself on a barbox and would enjoy playin in a tourney. as far as this tour goes i dont think we would have a very strong following , but i may try to get a 14.1 tourney in columbia sometime.
well guys im still tryin to get this thing goin. i havent been feelin well last couple of weeks so i havent been able to go around to different places. will keep updates posted on here and hope to have something going pretty soon
Thanks Troy
I would suggest however that u not try and practice 14.1 on a bar table there is too much congestion, I am not totally anti bar table as some might think. I play in a local bar table 8 ball tournament nearly every weekend, Eight ball is a great game on a barbox. But I limit my play on the tavern table only to eight ball.
I would suggest however that u not try and practice 14.1 on a bar table there is too much congestion, I am not totally anti bar table as some might think. I play in a local bar table 8 ball tournament nearly every weekend, Eight ball is a great game on a barbox. But I limit my play on the tavern table only to eight ball.
One of the best handicapped 9 Ball systems I have seen was at Starcade Billiards in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. You might want to call them and ask how they handicap their tournaments. Thet may share with you what system it is that they use.
If I remember correctly, lots of great players and weak players all played together. The best players had to play there best to win, and the weak players had to play there best to win. So, it was very evenly balanced.
It also had a checks and balances type of thing, so that every week depending on your performance, your rating as a player was moved up or down on paper. Sometimes it affected the next time you played, sometimes it did not, just depended on where your ranking was clocked at according to their chart.
Again, I can say that this was the best and most fair format I have ever played in. And I DO NOT care for most handicapped tournaments, because I feel that someone usually always gets screwed, because handicapping a tournament is not the easiest thing to do with such a wide variety of players all performing on different levels. Especially when you factor in that some may just have had a bad day or a great day of pool....
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