Accu-Stats Invitational!!! Ball Choice?

I like the normal set of stripes and solids to play with, but would like to see the red/yellow solid set used for the online stream to help with visibility. It's hard to determine some of the balls (especially the 1/9 balls) on the stream.

Eight Ball is a call shot game so a traditional set is better. It avoids potential disputes.

The red and yellow balls work better than traditional sets in 2 instances....

1)Tournament play... where you have people sitting too far from the table to be able to see the balls clearly.....

2) Streaming..... Many people don't have large screen monitors yet and Accu-Stats streams at 720 instead of actual HD because of the fact that streaming at a higher rate will cause issues for many viewers... While I have no trouble seeing the streams clearly on my big screen I do at times have trouble deciding which ball is which.... Even the commentators had issues at Derby and they were 60 feet from the table.....

I watched the challenge match at Derby and truthfully the reds and yellows made it much easier to see the patterns and where the balls were clustered and tied up....

I voted for the vests in the other poll so you can bet that I am very much a traditionalist but after seeing it live and in person I liked the red and yellows... I am pretty sure that both players, Rodney and Shuff, told Pat Fleming that the balls helped them see their patterns better and quicker......

IMHO, if this is going to be call ball, or if it is going to be commentated, it would RIDICULOUS to use solid un-numbered balls.

Why add potential confusion where none need exist?

I think I might even forget a map I made in my mind if I were playing with those things. But ... thats just me. :embarrassed2:

3andstop said:

IMHO, if this is going to be call ball, or if it is going to be commentated, it would RIDICULOUS to use solid un-numbered balls.

Why add potential confusion where none need exist?

I think I might even forget a map I made in my mind if I were playing with those things. But ... thats just me. :embarrassed2:

Click to expand...

Hahaha Yeah me too... There was a discussion on how they would effect the commentary or the referee decisions but apparently this may not be an issue.....

Do any of our overseas members know if the reds and yellows are used in English Blackball or Pubpool or whatever the 8ball league over there is called.... I know Appleton and Melling cut their teeth there.....

Traditional all the way. How do you call a close shot with red/yellow balls? "That red ball in the side", "No, I meant the other one".

Please use the traditional balls as opposed to the red yellow balls without numbers or anything exotic.

The Renfro said:

Hahaha Yeah me too... There was a discussion on how they would effect the commentary or the referee decisions but apparently this may not be an issue.....

Do any of our overseas members know if the reds and yellows are used in English Blackball or Pubpool or whatever the 8ball league over there is called.... I know Appleton and Melling cut their teeth there.....

Click to expand...

We use reds and yellows over here, but generally speaking we tend not to play call shot so it doesn't really matter.