A fellow local. Oppl can be a fun league. All the money goes back to the league and players, so the hall only makes what it sells. Food and drink adds up with 80 to 100 players.
Who spends the money? Just the money math facts.
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I play two totally social leagues in bars across town from each other. It is fun and competitive, but not terribly serious. There are maybe three types of players. Those who are focused and always do their best, drinkers who love to play pool, but who are more concerned with it as a social event, and the neophytes. Both bars absolutely love our league because many players will drop at least a hundred a night. Even with two beers (my limit) and food I'm out about $20 to the establishment. We typically run 25 to 30 players a night.
I spent the summer of 1982 in Tulsa and the level of play there was way above what I was used to seeing back in Georgia.There are no pool amateurs in Oklahoma. Only pros.
If you were to stop a random car in Tulsa with 4 dudes in it. Three would have Fargos over 700.
I believe that your question could possibly have two answers- based upon the question itself. The answers lie in : 1. Which group, AS An ENTIRE GROUP - spends the most dollars on pol related items, and 2. PER CAPITA ( as individual spenders) which group has the highest per capita spend on pool related items.
The answer to number one is obviously the largest group by far playing pool- ALL league players in the U.S.
The answer to number two - per capita spend- two groups - one group are pro players for pool related travel and expenses- but those are mostly paid for by their sponsors. I believe that myself and other folks like me; fall into the other group that has the highest PER CAPITA spend on pool related items- people like me who both collect cues, including higher end cues AND participate in the sport via tournament participation and attend pro tournaments and billiard expos--- contribute the most per capita to the sport outside of sponsorship.
People who regularly are willing to spend thousands a year on cues ( even though they may sell some as well), AND pay to participate in tournaments ( including some overnight hotel costs) AND also pay to attend pro tournaments and billiard expos ( including admission fees, hotels, etc.) absolutely contribute the most per capita dollars to the sport- usually people like me spend several thousand a year on everything related to our pool hobby. Many of us have also purchased billiard tables in our home environments as well- I had owned two tables in past homes myself.
I believe league players still beat out the small group like you who collect/flip cues/play trnmnts/travel/buy streams/books and or videos.
Don't forget the league players with all the newest items and a couple weekend trnmnts a year plus a week in Vegas. And they consume more food and alcohol wherever they go.
At one time that was very true. Casinos,dope/booze,age pretty much killed action around here.