"Call Shot 9ball"
- Thread starter Petros Andrikop
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The Derby City 9-ball version is, by far, the best. Texas Express and no jump cues allowed.
Check out the champions. Of the last fourteen DCC nine ball champions, all but Kiamco are either BCA Hall of Famers or future BCA Hall of Famers.
The notion that nine ball needs fixing, given the way the cream rises to the top at the Derby City 9-ball, which has about 400 entrants, is a bit ridiculous.
Check out the champions. Of the last fourteen DCC nine ball champions, all but Kiamco are either BCA Hall of Famers or future BCA Hall of Famers.
The notion that nine ball needs fixing, given the way the cream rises to the top at the Derby City 9-ball, which has about 400 entrants, is a bit ridiculous.
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He does not need consensus or permission. He can just sponsor and run an event with his rules. It does not matter what anyone says. He will know soon enough what players think by how they choose to send their time and money. Ignore what everyone says.
Yes,
- Slop rules are much more exciting, and such excitement attracts zillions of fans.
- Luck evens out precisely in all matches, and the cream always rises to the top.
- Pros almost never slop in a ball anyway, so why worry?
- Slopped safeties outnumber slopped pots, so we shouldn't worry about the latter.
- Football involves quite a bit of luck.
[stu, jay, it's groundhog day (again)]
- Slop rules are much more exciting, and such excitement attracts zillions of fans.
- Luck evens out precisely in all matches, and the cream always rises to the top.
- Pros almost never slop in a ball anyway, so why worry?
- Slopped safeties outnumber slopped pots, so we shouldn't worry about the latter.
- Football involves quite a bit of luck.
[stu, jay, it's groundhog day (again)]
Thank you all again for your input. Coming back just to add: the purpose of these rules is not to "fix" the 9ball game-match results in any way, but to offer a different perspective of it.
In any case I still believe it is worth trying, and observe the outcome. We will try to video tape a challenge match here in Athens in this format, but anyone willing to do the same anywhere and upload the material so we can see it is more than welcomed.
In any case I still believe it is worth trying, and observe the outcome. We will try to video tape a challenge match here in Athens in this format, but anyone willing to do the same anywhere and upload the material so we can see it is more than welcomed.
Interesting. I suppose you play this new game of 9-ball on a higher level. Where it probably won't change the game to a degree that it's not recognizable as 9-ball any more.
It would be interesting to also see low-level players play those rules. IMHO, that is where the game really changes the most.
Have you had a look at American Rotation yet? A very similar concept played with 15 balls where most of the luck has been taken out of the equation.
In our little neighborhood league here we play regular 9-ball and I don't like it. Some guys - who constantly lose - destroy the game by always taking pot shots at the 9. Combo shots where they make about 1 in 10 but it still isn't fun. It's the only time where I would love to play for money just to make them play more reasonable shots instead of playing the lottery at any given moment. I prefer to lose to a more skilled player 5 to 10 rather than win against the pot shot artists 10 to 5.
It would be interesting to also see low-level players play those rules. IMHO, that is where the game really changes the most.
Have you had a look at American Rotation yet? A very similar concept played with 15 balls where most of the luck has been taken out of the equation.
In our little neighborhood league here we play regular 9-ball and I don't like it. Some guys - who constantly lose - destroy the game by always taking pot shots at the 9. Combo shots where they make about 1 in 10 but it still isn't fun. It's the only time where I would love to play for money just to make them play more reasonable shots instead of playing the lottery at any given moment. I prefer to lose to a more skilled player 5 to 10 rather than win against the pot shot artists 10 to 5.
That’s just not 9 ball.
MickeyMantle
Mickey Mantle #7
Only change that I would like, would be "9 ball last ball in" on a Hill-to-Hill game, or win by two. No early combos on the 9 ball, if only shot, you spot the 9 and keep shooting from where the balls end up
Of course, tournament directors for various levels of tournaments have the discretion to tweak normal 9-ball rules to eliminate some or all aspects of luck in the game, at the risk of gaining or losing regulars who support the tournaments. You'd just better have a good hunch of what your clientele wants before you make that decision - or let them vote on it. You'll never please everyone regardless of what you do!
Why no push after the break?