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BringInPapelbon Joined: 01.15.2009 Total Games: 0 W/L %: 0 Avg CD: 0 Full Stats	Posted: Jan 15th 2009, 06:17 pm Post subject: Why no elbows rule for WSOBP? I'm sure more than 80 percent of players have played with the elbows rule in the past (a player is not allowed to shoot the ball with his/her elbow crossing the line at the end of the table), so why isn't this rule enacted for the WSOBP tournaments. I mean 1. It is unfair to the people who have shorter arms than the taller and longer armed players and 2. It is considerably much less skill to make the cup (hence the 10 for 12 shooting in the championship game this year). I don't see why that is not the universal rule to keep the elbow rule in effect for the WSOBP tournaments. It would encourage the same distance of shooting for every single player who plays the game. I also don't see why any players would have a problem with this rule either, because the best players should want to show that they are still the best players if everyone shoots from the same distance. Any thoughts????
slowsen Joined: 09.25.2007 Age: 31 Total Games: 12 W/L %: 8.33 Avg CD: -2.17 Full Stats	Posted: Jan 15th 2009, 06:26 pm Post subject: Why no elbows rule for WSOBP? they don't have the elbow rule because they hate you
skinny Joined: 01.01.1991 Age: 31 Total Games: 1 W/L %: 100 Avg CD: 1.00 Full Stats	Posted: Jan 15th 2009, 06:27 pm Post subject: Why no elbows rule for WSOBP? Please read the explanation here: http://www.bpong.com/vault/beer-pong-faq In addition, this topic has been discussed literally hundreds of times on here. Almost everyone changes their opinions on leaning after playing in an actual tournament. You will virtually never find an 'elbow rule' at a legitimate tournament.
wianek Joined: 08.20.2008 Age: 27 Total Games: 47 W/L %: 80.85 Avg CD: 2.30 Full Stats	Posted: Jan 15th 2009, 06:28 pm Post subject: Why no elbows rule for WSOBP? "BringInPapelbon" I'm sure more than 80 percent of players have played with the elbows rule in the past (a player is not allowed to shoot the ball with his/her elbow crossing the line at the end of the table), so why isn't this rule enacted for the WSOBP tournaments. I mean 1. It is unfair to the people who have shorter arms than the taller and longer armed players and 2. It is considerably much less skill to make the cup (hence the 10 for 12 shooting in the championship game this year). I don't see why that is not the universal rule to keep the elbow rule in effect for the WSOBP tournaments. It would encourage the same distance of shooting for every single player who plays the game. I also don't see why any players would have a problem with this rule either, because the best players should want to show that they are still the best players if everyone shoots from the same distance. Any thoughts???? how about you actually try to enforce it next year. good luck. also i think NBA players should be limited to 6'2". it's just not fair if someone is taller. Last edited on Jan 15th 2009, 06:29 pm
billy Joined: 01.01.1991 Age: 30 Total Games: 1 W/L %: 100 Avg CD: 1.00 Full Stats	Posted: Jan 15th 2009, 06:36 pm Post subject: Why no elbows rule for WSOBP? Oh shit . . .
fresh302 Joined: 05.03.2008 Age: 27 Total Games: 136 W/L %: 61.76 Avg CD: 1.14 Full Stats	Posted: Jan 15th 2009, 06:36 pm Post subject: Why no elbows rule for WSOBP? i used to think the same way about there not being an elbow rule, but i too learned to embrace it....not to mention, i started playing beer pong on 5-6ft dinner tables witht he elbow rule, like most.....so a lean on an 8ft table evens out. however, there was this one league or tournament i saw online where they put a piece of tape a few inches behind the table and ur feet cant cross the line (like a foul line in basketball)....never actually played that way and i have no problem with the current way, but a beer pong foul line might not be a bad idea.
skinny Joined: 01.01.1991 Age: 31 Total Games: 1 W/L %: 100 Avg CD: 1.00 Full Stats	Posted: Jan 15th 2009, 06:40 pm Post subject: Why no elbows rule for WSOBP? "fresh302" however, there was this one league or tournament i saw online where they put a piece of tape a few inches behind the table and ur feet cant cross the line (like a foul line in basketball)....never actually played that way and i have no problem with the current way, but a beer pong foul line might not be a bad idea. this has been tried, discussed on here, and roundly rejected by the community.
dub Joined: 01.01.1991 Age: 81 Total Games: 125 W/L %: 65.6 Avg CD: 1.09 Full Stats	Posted: Jan 15th 2009, 06:40 pm Post subject: Why no elbows rule for WSOBP? Here we fuckin' go again. Smashing Time shot 10-12 because they're really fucking good. Not because there's no elbow rule. Elbow rule isn't enforceable in a tourney of this size and frankly, it's dumb anyway.
gdupproductions Joined: 09.24.2007 Age: 32 Total Games: 27 W/L %: 62.96 Avg CD: 0.78 Full Stats	Posted: Jan 15th 2009, 06:50 pm Post subject: Why no elbows rule for WSOBP? There is a line, it is the end of the 8' table. This is a leg rule, which is much more challenging than an elbow rule. The leg rule says your leg must not be on top of the table, i.e., you cannot climb onto the table to shoot. You must stand behind the line, which is the end of the table. You can touch the line, but you cannot climb over it or onto it. There is your line. Or, just pretend you are playing on a 6 foot table with your elbow rule, and it is the same thing. And then there's the old classic retort: if it is so easy, you are free to sign up and take the $50,000 grand prize yourself. No one is stopping you. As a side, do people really think they are going to raise this point and it's going to be some revolutionary idea that no one thought of 5 years later?
kobe24 Joined: 08.14.2008 Age: 26 Total Games: 82 W/L %: 81.71 Avg CD: 1.73 Full Stats	Posted: Jan 15th 2009, 08:05 pm Post subject: Why no elbows rule for WSOBP? Papelbon sucks.