Let me start with the following question,
Who should win a match between two competitive players, the one who plays better or the luckiest one?
9 ball, which is a game of "only 9 balls", you can hit balls and if they go in on any pocket the shot is good. How many times have you played a good defense, leaving your opponent a tough shot, then he comes, doesn't know what to do, hit the ball hard, it bounce seven times and then goes in? Is this considered good play? Is this considered a winning shot? Does that person deserve to win and is then considered a better player?
Some people may say, “Well is not a 1 game match, is a race to 7 games, he got lucky on this one but I still have a chance”. Well I say, are we playing poker here or some kind of card game? If billiards/pool is now considered a sport, why don't we add the called pocket rule? Don't you think this would add more sense and brains to the game? In my opinion, this even adds more beauty to the game. How cool it is when you have a three ball combination, you call the third ball in the corner pocket and makes it. I also think that when a player calls a ball in the opposite corner pocket, for example, hit the ball, bounce three rails and makes it; it helps my learning process because he is showing me the plays he is thinking.
Let’s compared this with other sports also,
Golf: You don’t have to call a hole because there’s only one where you have to get the ball in.
Basketball: There’s only one side of the court with one hole.
Soccer: There’s only your side and your opponent side, there’s no confusion of where your intention of making the ball is.
Baseball: There’s only one way to score.
Similar to basketball and Soccer we have Hockey, Football, Volleyball, handball, etc.
One last example,
Have you seen what’s considered by many “the shot” in pool, that game that Efren Reyes won Against Earl Strickland? When Efren kicked the cue ball two rails, hit the object ball and made it. What if the “call pocket rule” would’ve been official?
Here is the link for those who haven’t see it,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4YTuYpKdns
If you agree with my arguments, please let’s do something to add more sense to the game we love.
Thanks to all for reading and hope to hear back from all of you.
Please reply with an opinion in favor or against and explain why.
Always play your best pool, Rafael Reyes.
Who should win a match between two competitive players, the one who plays better or the luckiest one?
9 ball, which is a game of "only 9 balls", you can hit balls and if they go in on any pocket the shot is good. How many times have you played a good defense, leaving your opponent a tough shot, then he comes, doesn't know what to do, hit the ball hard, it bounce seven times and then goes in? Is this considered good play? Is this considered a winning shot? Does that person deserve to win and is then considered a better player?
Some people may say, “Well is not a 1 game match, is a race to 7 games, he got lucky on this one but I still have a chance”. Well I say, are we playing poker here or some kind of card game? If billiards/pool is now considered a sport, why don't we add the called pocket rule? Don't you think this would add more sense and brains to the game? In my opinion, this even adds more beauty to the game. How cool it is when you have a three ball combination, you call the third ball in the corner pocket and makes it. I also think that when a player calls a ball in the opposite corner pocket, for example, hit the ball, bounce three rails and makes it; it helps my learning process because he is showing me the plays he is thinking.
Let’s compared this with other sports also,
Golf: You don’t have to call a hole because there’s only one where you have to get the ball in.
Basketball: There’s only one side of the court with one hole.
Soccer: There’s only your side and your opponent side, there’s no confusion of where your intention of making the ball is.
Baseball: There’s only one way to score.
Similar to basketball and Soccer we have Hockey, Football, Volleyball, handball, etc.
One last example,
Have you seen what’s considered by many “the shot” in pool, that game that Efren Reyes won Against Earl Strickland? When Efren kicked the cue ball two rails, hit the object ball and made it. What if the “call pocket rule” would’ve been official?
Here is the link for those who haven’t see it,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4YTuYpKdns
If you agree with my arguments, please let’s do something to add more sense to the game we love.
Thanks to all for reading and hope to hear back from all of you.
Please reply with an opinion in favor or against and explain why.
Always play your best pool, Rafael Reyes.
