Beer Pong Forums: the future of pong

Forum
Beer Pong, In General
the future of pong

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 . . .12 | 13 | 14

Author	Message
jhughes44 Joined: 11.10.2006 Age: 29 Total Games: 116 W/L %: 71.55 Avg CD: 1.20 Full Stats	Posted: Nov 20th 2009, 02:49 pm Post subject: the future of pong "dub" What about a handicap being instituted? Would someone like Dane and Vince be willing to play an entire tournament starting with only 7 cups? Something to consider, I guess. It keeps the games close, keeps the shit players coming and it keeps the elite from having to sit at home. Once again, just brainstorming. This is actually a great idea. It's the same thing they do in pool tournaments to ensure participation of the masses. If this was done though, I would suggest moving to a 15 cup rack in order to increase the flexibility of the rating scale, and because I've always considered beer pong to be a ten cup game and wouldn't like to consider it a win if you only made 7 cups... Before anyone says anything, I realize this will make a portion of the rack even closer, and also, it won't take that much longer because it doesn't increase the number of small/difficult racks that you have to shoot at (for the ammy's).
wianek Joined: 08.20.2008 Age: 27 Total Games: 47 W/L %: 80.85 Avg CD: 2.30 Full Stats	Posted: Nov 20th 2009, 02:53 pm Post subject: the future of pong "the "dub" I Is the answer longer tables? I'm going to have to say no. What will people do with the tables they've spent hundreds of dollars on? I personally have 3, and would be pretty bummed if all of the sudden my tables became obsolete, I guess. Yes, it would suck. But on the other hand they wouldn't be totally obsolete. They're still beer pong tables, just wouldn't be much good for competitive tournaments. The best players will be the best players on any table (maybe even moreso on longer tables) but the perception of "dunking" is a problem. The way I see it you either institute an unenforceable elbow rule which would be a mess or you get bigger tables. Here is an idea I had. If anyone wants to actually use it and possibly make $ off it - go ahead, but if you are a decent person, you will throw me a few $, lol. Basically, I want to create an expandable attachement for the current bpong tables - it would grip onto the legs and create an extension for the table. Here is the best part though - it would not only extend the table in length, but the bar at the top would also extend vertically. You could raise it say 3.5 or 4 feet in the air, thus essentially eliminating excessive leaning. Shit, this thing wouldn't even have to necassarily extend the length of the table - it could just create a vertical bar at the end of the table that would make it impossible to excessively lean. These things would just be a few pieces of aluminum and I don't think would cost more than $30 for a set of two. Thoughts? Last edited on Nov 20th 2009, 02:56 pm
billy Joined: 01.01.1991 Age: 30 Total Games: 1 W/L %: 100 Avg CD: 1.00 Full Stats	Posted: Nov 20th 2009, 02:56 pm Post subject: the future of pong "jhughes44" "dub" What about a handicap being instituted? Would someone like Dane and Vince be willing to play an entire tournament starting with only 7 cups? Something to consider, I guess. It keeps the games close, keeps the shit players coming and it keeps the elite from having to sit at home. Once again, just brainstorming. This is actually a great idea. It's the same thing they do in pool tournaments to ensure participation of the masses. If this was done though, I would suggest moving to a 15 cup rack in order to increase the flexibility of the rating scale, and because I've always considered beer pong to be a ten cup game and wouldn't like to consider it a win if you only made 7 cups... For every Satellite you have already won as a team in a given year or season (however that is defined), you have to start any future game in a Satellite with one less cup on your side . . . We'll have to figure out what happens once you've won your eleventh bid because you can't have -1 cups on your side. (I'm kind of in an playful/asshole mode today, so I don't think anything I'm throwing out is quite serious, but then again, maybe something will come of one of these random ideas . . .)
the champ Joined: 09.20.2006 Age: 31 Total Games: 42 W/L %: 69.05 Avg CD: 1.29 Full Stats	Posted: Nov 20th 2009, 02:59 pm Post subject: the future of pong "wianek" Thoughts? Very good thought. But I don't see a market for the extenders until a new larger table is the standard.
wianek Joined: 08.20.2008 Age: 27 Total Games: 47 W/L %: 80.85 Avg CD: 2.30 Full Stats	Posted: Nov 20th 2009, 03:01 pm Post subject: the future of pong "the "wianek" Thoughts? Very good thought. But I don't see a market for the extenders until a new larger table is the standard. The vertical extender is a way of essentially enforcing elbow rule on the current table though... it's also an alternative to actually moving to longer tables - you could make it longer with the extender. Last edited on Nov 20th 2009, 03:03 pm
kirby Joined: 03.20.2009 Age: 28 Total Games: 83 W/L %: 66.27 Avg CD: 1.57 Full Stats	Posted: Nov 20th 2009, 03:22 pm Post subject: the future of pong casual players would keep going out if their were single girls that consistently came to the tourneys. get girls and teams will be there.
wianek Joined: 08.20.2008 Age: 27 Total Games: 47 W/L %: 80.85 Avg CD: 2.30 Full Stats	Posted: Nov 20th 2009, 03:24 pm Post subject: the future of pong "wianek" "the "wianek" Thoughts? Very good thought. But I don't see a market for the extenders until a new larger table is the standard. The vertical extender is a way of essentially enforcing elbow rule on the current table though... it's also an alternative to actually moving to longer tables - you could make it longer with the extender. Excuse the ghetto illustration, but here is basically what I had in mind for a vertical extension of the table that would limit leaning:
the champ Joined: 09.20.2006 Age: 31 Total Games: 42 W/L %: 69.05 Avg CD: 1.29 Full Stats	Posted: Nov 20th 2009, 03:28 pm Post subject: the future of pong "wianek" The vertical extender is a way of essentially enforcing elbow rule on the current table though... it's also an alternative to actually moving to longer tables - you could make it longer with the extender. I like it. Any change has to come from the top though. BDS has made it clear they never wanted to become the governing body of beer pong but they are. Until they go with extenders or different tables no one else is.
dub Joined: 01.01.1991 Age: 81 Total Games: 125 W/L %: 65.6 Avg CD: 1.09 Full Stats	Posted: Nov 20th 2009, 03:32 pm Post subject: the future of pong Not to be a dick or anything, but that also looks like it would severely hinder a lot of defense on shots that bounce up off the cups.
drellis123 Joined: 10.05.2007 Age: 21 Total Games: 141 W/L %: 78.01 Avg CD: 1.83 Full Stats	Posted: Nov 20th 2009, 03:40 pm Post subject: the future of pong "dub" Not to be a dick or anything, but that also looks like it would severely hinder a lot of defense on shots that bounce up off the cups. Baker, How are you going to be able to round house kick the last cup over with that damn bar there?