OK, I'm confused, DCC 9 Ball, is a BCA point winning event, but they don't play by BCA rules? Rules state you can have 3 cues in play, but DCC doesn't allow jump cues? Is it just me, or does that not make sense???
BCA rules...please explain?
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They're not playing BCA rules. They're playing Pro Express Rules. Just because the DCC 9-Ball is a BCA point winning event does't mean they HAVE to follow BCA rules.
What's so confusing?
What's so confusing?
This IS the problem!
You are playing in a BCA sanctioned point standing event but BCA rules don't apply.....and you wonder why pool on a professional level is a mess....we have rules but we really don't use them??? Is it just me or does that make NO sense???
You are playing in a BCA sanctioned point standing event but BCA rules don't apply.....and you wonder why pool on a professional level is a mess....we have rules but we really don't use them??? Is it just me or does that make NO sense???
Really ?. That makes sense to you?
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The bigger question is.......
Now that the Mosconi Cup teams are entirely wildcard selections, why do BCA points even matter?
Now that the Mosconi Cup teams are entirely wildcard selections, why do BCA points even matter?
Yes,I'm replying to myself.....
Here's an idea for the future of the sport, can we ALL just agree on ONE set of rules ?? Don't you think it would move things in the right direction.? Does the NFL play by different rules depending on what Town or Stadium they're in?? Of course NOT!!!
Here's an idea for the future of the sport, can we ALL just agree on ONE set of rules ?? Don't you think it would move things in the right direction.? Does the NFL play by different rules depending on what Town or Stadium they're in?? Of course NOT!!!
Good Point but, can we all agree on 1 SET of rules?
Seriously, just one set of standardized rules.....think of the heyday of the SPORT.... everyone KNEW the RULES !!
Seriously, just one set of standardized rules.....think of the heyday of the SPORT.... everyone KNEW the RULES !!
The game of football varies by organizing body. The CFL is different from the NFL is different from college is different from high school. Baseball stadiums have 'house rules' to account for intricacies present at specific stadiums. It is not uncommon in many sports for the field to be of varying dimensions.
There is certainly an argument to be made for more standardization, but by the same token rules are a part of the culture of any sport.
What I find ironic is 10 ball tournaments that don't allow jump cues, but don't require called shots.......
Baseball has more than one set of rules, and they're doing just fine.
At snooker, 'shoot again' was adopted by the professionals long before
the official rule book sanctioned it.
I ran some tournaments over 20 years ago where I made 'any ball off the
table is a foul'.....before it became a rule in a book. I thought knocking a ball
off the table with no penalty was barbaric and refused to allow it....
....sometimes you just have to disagree.
Many good golf courses have local rules to suit their conditions.
The BCA office was under the impression that the WSR would be used at the DCC nine ball event.
Sometimes points tournaments are run with slightly modified rules, such as added break shot requirements for nine ball (break box or three balls past the line or nine doesn't count in lower two pockets....). Jump sticks sort of fit into this but it's not clear.
"Shoot again" at snooker became an official rule some time between 1953 and 1960.
I think you're not getting the idea behind points.
Points are just a way of tracking who's a good player (someone worthy to play in certain events like the mosconi cup), and who isn't quite there yet. They are just a statistic used to determine who the top pros are right now.
We all sort of know already, but if you hold some kind of invitational tournament and just have someone hand-pick the best players, then there will always be people complaining about favoritism. So instead there's a point system.
I could have the same goal and just say "The US Open is worth 20 CreeDo points". Just because the BCA considers a US Open victory "important enough" to judge who's a top pro...
...doesn't mean it's a BCA event.
...doesn't mean the BCA wants to impose their rules on it.
...doesn't mean the BCA profits from it.
...doesn't mean the BCA supports it.
BCA points are only their way of saying "When deciding who should e.g. be on the mosconi cup team, this major tournament is more important than McGillicuddy's weekly bar tournament in Bowbells, North Dakota."
Even if the BCA doesn't agree with 100% of the rules in DCC 9-ball, they consider the rules "fair enough", meaning the cream will rise to the top and the winner deserves to move one step closer for inclusion into some future event.
Points are just a way of tracking who's a good player (someone worthy to play in certain events like the mosconi cup), and who isn't quite there yet. They are just a statistic used to determine who the top pros are right now.
We all sort of know already, but if you hold some kind of invitational tournament and just have someone hand-pick the best players, then there will always be people complaining about favoritism. So instead there's a point system.
I could have the same goal and just say "The US Open is worth 20 CreeDo points". Just because the BCA considers a US Open victory "important enough" to judge who's a top pro...
...doesn't mean it's a BCA event.
...doesn't mean the BCA wants to impose their rules on it.
...doesn't mean the BCA profits from it.
...doesn't mean the BCA supports it.
BCA points are only their way of saying "When deciding who should e.g. be on the mosconi cup team, this major tournament is more important than McGillicuddy's weekly bar tournament in Bowbells, North Dakota."
Even if the BCA doesn't agree with 100% of the rules in DCC 9-ball, they consider the rules "fair enough", meaning the cream will rise to the top and the winner deserves to move one step closer for inclusion into some future event.
At DCC, some of the "cream" got "CREAMED" :sorry:!!!
Maniac (understands the need for points/ranking systems)