Pay top 10% like White Diamonds...

CJ Wiley said:

Two shot roll out is the best rules ever made for 9 Ball (or 10 ball), but "one foul rules" were implemented to speed up play and keep Earl, Buddy and Sigel from dominating every tournament.

This didn't exactly work as planned, but it did give the average pros a chance to win once in a while. Playing "two foul rules" a average pro will NEVER beat a top pro by lucking out.

They either have to play exceptionally or the Champion has to play poorly. The luck factor is reduced to practically nothing, especially on tight equipment playing call shot.

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2 foul ball in hand is the only way to play rotation games.
The better player wins the majority of the time by playing to their strengths when rolling out.

They killed 9 ball when they changed it to that express garbage, and pool has steadily gone down the toilet ever since.

Sounds like I'm in the minority, but I like the payout to include at least 25% of the field.

I might feel differently if I was a top pro, but alas I am but a rank amateur.

pt109 said:

I heartily disagree about a 10% payout.
How is the game ever going to grow if it doesn't support a BODY of players.

I like how the PGA handles it...years ago, #1 tennis player made more than
#1 golfer, but #17 tennis player made less than #150th golfer.
..here's a payout chart for the PGA...
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...fjmC7b7JTZqXT-Gyg&sig2=0FegKA1PW-u6DgtsJyXghg

..and they've earned everything they get, by good management....
.. 60 or 70 years ago, they were more like pool hustlers....
...many were called 'golf bums'

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PGA is a NON-Profit organization that makes a ton of money from sponsorships and TV rights... they can afford to pay out large amounts and spread it out among everyone that makes the cut. Thats a big difference in comparing PGA to any major sport...

firetrain said:

PGA is a NON-Profit organization that makes a ton of money from sponsorships and TV rights... they can afford to pay out large amounts and spread it out among everyone that makes the cut. Thats a big difference in comparing PGA to any major sport...

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But they weren't always like that....the first pro I worked for when I was
12 years old was from the generation that had to eat in the kitchen...
..the hired help wasn't allowed in the clubhouse dining room.

But golfers were ready for their big break...for one thing, honor was prized
and the 'norm' at golf....back when you could buy a new car for $2,500
they had a calcutta tournament in Nevada that climbed to $100,000, two
years in a row. That was one of the things that got the attention of TV
and major sponsors.

Before that, some great golfers chose to stay in gambling action rather
than turn pro....much like pool players in the 70's.

When Trudeau injected some big bucks into pool, a bunch of players
showed they weren't ready for the big-time yet.
..gotta act like a pro to be respected like a pro.