Using 7ball rules while playing 9ball

StormHotRod300 said:

Ok, everyone talks about ways to make 9ball more interesting and appealing.

why not just use sudden death 7ball rules when playing 9ball?

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......because the only parts of nine ball that are interesting are defense, kicking and two way shots. Switch to the seven ball rules, and you strip nineball of, what I believe to be, its only interesting parts.

sjm said:

......because the only parts of nine ball that are interesting are defense, kicking and two way shots. Switch to the seven ball rules, and you strip nineball of, what I believe to be, its only interesting parts.

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i agree here.

if you really want to see a different guy winning every week, use the 7 ball rules.

any A player or better can win with those rules.

half the time the "safe" is called when they take a hard shot that they might miss.

anyone can make 9 balls, its the rest of the game that take real skill.

VAP

??post a link to 7 ball rules,,,,has any legit group like apa, bca, etc. actually made any determination of rules for 7 ball ??

as posted before, 7 ball under espn rules takes away half of the game. its okay to watch but i prefer traditional 9 ball. what i dont like is that 2 of the games biggest paying tournaments (challenge of champions and 7 ball) have fields of 8 player as opposed to 64 or even more for that matter. either one you win 3 matches and youve won $25000 (7ball) or $50000 (challenge).