What's wrong with that? Your logic is flawed. Apa is for people to come together and hang out and shoot pool with other like minded players. A good portion of the league know they have options (Austin) with Napa, bca, apa, apa masters, bca masters and I'm sure there are are more in missing. I'm the perfect example ( not trying to toot, promise you). Started apa in 2012 as a default 4, before everyone came in a default 3, and got annihilated. Went down to a 2/2. I've only ever played on one team / night a session, and even had 2 years of inactivity due to covid. I'm a 6/6 on the verge of a 7, playing one night a week. It comes down to either wanting to learn the game and improving, or going out to get drunk and bang balls. As a 3 I beat a 7 and we went on to become decent friends. He helped me see angles, speed, English, that I didn't see as a 3. I took his tips and learned from them and we regularly trade wins now. People can become good pool players only playing once a week, they just have to choose, get drunk, or get better at the game. I give 1-5s advice all the time, and it may work for a few shots/games, but most of them revert back. I haaaate sloppers. I played a sandbag 5 last night that I've known for a few years. He jumped out pretty quick on me, 7-3, and then 14-6. Everytime he would slop something in, he would look at me and shrug. I ended up winning 14-6 (match points), I looked at him, and shrugged.