Trob……I am playing for personal enjoyment……but I am paying for my time on the pool table. There is a cash exchange. I am buying my time on the pool table even when playing in a league, tournament ot just casual play.
I am entitled to expect that the pace of play will be performed with some alacrity of mind and body and that the
game will be played without undue delay by any participant. And when it does not occur, to express criticism.
Pool is not difficult except when you first start learning the game when it seems complicated and confusing. But
aside from someone new to the game, taking more time than 30-40 seconds per shot is just absurdly long.
You can be removed from a golf course for slow play. It is expected and required to not dawdle, reframing from taking
too long on your next shot and be prepared to play when it is your turn without delay. Pool should be played the same.
If you don’t want to see that in socially competitive leagues, fine. And you’ll know that when you sign up to join. But in
tournaments, a faster pace of play should be enforced and only a shot clock will cause that to take place with players.
I agree with your statement. That is why I was leaning toward a tournament management site that captures ridiculous statistics and uses those to develop a far more robust weighting system. Did one lose because one miscued, or did one lose because one had a wall 2 feet behind away and couldn't stroke the cue ball which caused a miscue. <--trite example but an example of sorts worth considering perhaps. I have the time, money, & energy to bring most of these to market.