APA skill level 3: Identifying problems that prevent improvement. Diagnosing Steph's game

American Poolplayer Association (APA) members often get stuck at different skill levels based in their amateur league and pool tournaments using the Equalizer handicap system or when looking at Fargorate. Players at a skill level of 3 in apa or a skill level of 250-350 in the FargoRate handicap system often have fundamental stroke flaws and make very common tactical errors. This video documents the play of two skill level 3 players in a 2-2 race at Jim's Place Billiards and Bar in Coldwater Michigan. PBIA Certified Instructor Jim Brauker follows the action to point out areas where the players need improvement. Pool players at various levels of skill in APA tend to have similar issues that they need to correct in order to improve their game. In this case, we are mainly looking at Stephanie Myers because she will be the subject of future instructional videos as we try to graduate her to a skill level 4 and higher. In this video, we observe both form issues and decision-making issues that are typical of skill-level 3 players attempting to make pool shots or win games. For example, Stephanie is not as careful as she should be at determining the path the cue ball needs to take to contact the object ball correctly. And she makes shot decisions that decrease her chances of winning the game. Please like, share and subscribe to this channel if you are interested in seeing what needs to be done to increase skill level in APA 8-ball. We will have teaching videos that go through stroke fundamentals, mistakes pool players make at various handicap levels, how to improve your game, and how to improve strategy, tactics, and your pool stroke. These suggestions often apply to 9-ball as well, especially regarding fundamental stroke dynamics or what we call an orthodox pool stroke.