Poll: Would you try the Match-Play Rack & Break Rules ("No Conflict Rules")

Would you ever TRY the Match-Play Rack & Break Rules ("No Conflict Rules")?

  • Yes. I would try them to see if I liked them and I would enter an event that used them.

    Votes: 34 68.0%

  • No. I would never try them and I would not enter an event that used them.

    Votes: 16 32.0%
  • Total voters
    50
Paul Schofield

Paul Schofield

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Poll: Would you try the Match-Play Rack & Break Rules ("No Conflict Rules")

This poll is not asking if you like the Match-Play Rack & Break Rules ("No Conflict Rules"). This poll is asking if you would try the rules in a tournament.

For those who don't know what the rules are, they can be read here: Match-Play Rack & Break Rules ("No Conflict Rules"). Put simply "Shoot what you break."

I have run 14 regional events, many local events, and leagues with the rules.
 
I don't see the poll.

Could be my phone, I suppose.

My answer is that I would try them, all other things being equal (price, available time, the usual).
 
Sure, I just be doing it with myself, might be able to get a couple of people over.
 
I devised and use the rules to speed up my events and to remove a needless item of contention from my tournaments and leagues. The players also get along much better.
 
No conflict rules

Yes, I would try them.

I might have a 'hard time' getting used to the concept that the break's value as changed -but I would hope I could assess the rules and their impact on pool and tournaments/match play.

I have a pretty weak break (matches the rest of my game) - but I am old school.

But I also see what the 'break' is doing to the game.

Mark Griffin
 
Does shoot what you break mean take what you make?

If my opponent racks an inch above the spot I have to keep my mouth shut?
 
desmocourtney said:
Does shoot what you break mean take what you make?
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It means that after you break, you are shooting (unless of course if you foul). You are rewarded or punished depending on how well you break. A good break is controlling the cue-ball and 1-ball and getting a good spread.


desmocourtney said:
If my opponent racks an inch above the spot I have to keep my mouth shut?
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Anywhere on the spot is good. With up-wards of a half-million racks played under these rules, I have not seen or heard of this being a problem.
 
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Hey folks, this is not the cataclysmic change that everyone imagines. The players that participate in my events make the adjustment quickly (young and old alike, amateur and pro alike). The general response is "What's the big deal? I don't have a problem with this."
 
CreeDo said:
I figure if someone promotes them tirelessly, they must be worth a try.
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Did you put any time in to find out what it means and what it's effect is? I will invite you again to jump in your car and come and play in our next event on November 23rd. There will be more than $10,000 in prizes and calcutta. You cannot know untill you play.
 
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I voted no for two reasons.
One: I really didn't understand the question. Two: I only need a few more posts to get to 4K. :smile:
 
The part about moving the rack around to shake up the balls, can't happen in 8 ball, I think maybe 1 ball moved in 10 ball, and maybe 2 in 9 ball. Usually though not much at all moved around, which makes me question the rule.
 
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