Cueball control sends the ball in the right general direction with more accuracy and speed control. Ball pocketing is good for easy and medium shots and percentages are rising to make hard shots. Typically will give their opponent 2-3 chances at the table.įundamentals are looking tight but there are a couple unaware hitches holding them back.
Rarely runs a full table of 8 ball or 9 ball but on occasion they can. Attempting shots that require too precise of cueball control. Pattern selection is poor, 1-2 balls ahead with key shots commonly an afterthought. Cueball control sends the ball in the right general direction. Ball pocketing is good for easy and medium shots but struggles with hard shots. Resembling good fundamentals but in need of fine tuning. Will give their opponent 3+ chances at the table. Almost never runs a full table of 8 ball or 9 ball. Poor fundamentals, ball pocketing, cueball control, and patterns. Lowest handicap is D4, then D3, then D2 and so on until the highest would be OPEN 1 Cambell continues this article with a handicap chart for the 4 levels of each type of player. – typical inning will end in excellent safety or win – is a threat to run out from every ball, from every position, every inning – string racks together more than once in a match – typical inning will end with a well executed safety or a win. – with ball in hand, will be out from the 3 ball, 2 out of 3 times – a typical inning will end with a missed shot, a fair safety, or a won game – most of the time a “B” player will play a “safety” which maybe hit easily 2 out of 3 times – with ball in hand will get out form the 5, 2 out of 3 times – inning ends due to botched position, missed shot or attempting a safe. – with ball in hand, will get out from the 7, two out of 3 times – will probably run one rack, but usually not more than one rack in a typical race to 7 avg. – with ball in hand, will get out from the 7, one out of 3 times (paraphrased from Dec.1997 “All About Pool” magazine article by Bob Cambell) Breaks and runs out multiple racks regularly.
Tough to beat.Ī+: Touring Pro – the best.
They run out easily and very often.Ī: A professional quality player who can compete with and occasionally beat all but the best players. They are very skilled in nearly all facets of the game. This group of players could be classified as semi-pros or top amateurs. They can run out from nearly anywhere at anytime.Ī-: Another big jump is required to break through to the “A” level. However, they usually lack consistency.ī: A solid, advanced player – these players can run out fairly regularly, but lack a little consistency.ī+: Players at this level are often mistaken for lower level A players when they are playing well because they play a very tough, well-rounded game. A B- is a good player who is quite capable of running a rack of Eight Ball or Nine Ball. They tend to dominate their level of competition.ī-: This is perhaps the biggest hurdle, as a good number of players peak at the C+ level. This is the first major milestone.Ĭ: An average player – describes a large section of pool enthusiasts with experience whose games perhaps have leveled off, or that only play occasionally.Ĭ+: Above average player – this group plays a very acceptable game of pool. Here’s an alternative and more-detailed interpretation of the A-D scale from Capelle’s “Play Your Best Pool” (p.386):ĭ: A beginner or someone who plays so infrequently that their game remains in the beginner category.Ĭ-: A below average player – this denotes a player with some recognizable skills who has definitely risen from the ranks of beginners. Here’s a simple interpretation of the A-D scale from the online glossary:Ī: a good player capable of running most racks and/or playing lock-up safeties.ī: a decent player capable of running racks and playing effective safeties periodically.Ĭ: an average player who doesn’t run racks very often and doesn’t have much of a safety game.ĭ: a novice player who makes many mistakes, can’t run even an easy rack, and never even considers playing safe. Top 100 Pool Maxims, Sayings, and Quotesįor more information, see “ Player Ratings” (BD, December, 2020).Dave Vimeo Video on Demand Stream/Download Top 100 Tips, Tricks, Secrets, and Gems.