dr_dave said:

In case you didn’t notice, a ref was already there.

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Yeah, but he's not totally ''with it'' in that department obviously.
Be interesting to see how he'd call a split hit .
And in a split decision about a shot or hit, where they Both say they are right, and both say the other is wrong it goes to the shooter.

Predator covered the hotel costs for top players at the recent Euro competition in Italy. We could see more efforts like this over time.

This is all a conspiracy to make people buy different shapes of chalk holders.

Island Drive said:

Only saw one bad hit over five days, and quite a few changed their shot to make sure it wasn't a foul.

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That's a good point. It's interesting how often plans change when you call for a watch.

It makes me wonder if the same would occur if refs in professional matches informed the player of the foul the ref would be watching for.

Island Drive said:

If I'm an opponent in this situation, I will always stop play and call for a ref.

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In case you didn’t notice, a ref was already there.

nataddrho said:

This was tried multiple times, at least one that I've seen 10 years ago was trying to use a special tip with a microscopic surface similar to that of gecko feet. It didn't work.

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Composite shafts didn’t work at first either

jbart65 said:

... Whatever the case, Darren Appleton consistenmtly argues the tourney payouts are too top heavy. More money should go to players who finish in the top 32. If enough top pros stop attending big events regularly, tour promoters may have no choice but to spread the limited wealth a bit more.

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I think it's reasonable to have a step of 2:1 between first and second prize but it should be more gradual after that.

Maybe the WNT will eventually go to the snooker model and guarantee $25k minimum per year for all touring pros and no entry fees. Or like three cushion where travel/lodging expenses are covered for the top players.