10-Ball Last Rule

[Bob Jewett]

... Nine ball pool should be 1 on the spot, racked with a real rack.

Did you want to do rack your own or opponent racks?

 

[HawaiianEye]

Did you want to do rack your own or opponent racks?

FWIW, i think the one ball should not always be the head ball in 9-ball when playing TE rules.

I think the balls should have to be racked RANDOMLY (this includes the one ball) and the nine should not count on the break. Only the nine should have to be racked in the middle.

The breaker should still have to hit the head ball first on the break though.

 

[NathanDetroit]

10b last is bad enough, thankfully most places don't play call shot/call safe. Gotta be the worst rule ever.

Why is call shot/call safe "worst"?

 

[garczar]

Why is call shot/call safe "worst"?

Because it removes a key part of pool, the '2way shot'. CS/CS is a very sterile/boring way to play. Trying to take luck totally out of the game is no good. If that's what you want go play 14.1 or 1p. The WPA and Pred/CSI seem to agree as neither play CS/CS.

 

[GideonF]

Because it removes a key part of pool, the '2way shot'. CS/CS is a very sterile/boring way to play. Trying to take luck totally out of the game is no good. If that's what you want go play 14.1 or 1p. The WPA and Pred/CSI seem to agree as neither play CS/CS.

Does anyone actually play that way nowadays? I haven’t seen that is many years.

 

[garczar]

Does anyone actually play that way nowadays? I haven’t seen that is many years.

not really.

 

[NathanDetroit]

not really.

First, show me the tape of a pro attempting a "two way". Most often you see the apology wave.

And, aren't the majority of complaints about league players slopping in shots or leaving an opponent hooked: lucky

 

[SBC]

Did you want to do rack your own or opponent racks?

Rack your own.

Do that random generator so there's no pattern racking.

Like I said, the slashing cueball is just silly. Scratch off balls or go off a ball to the end rail. Just wild.

 

[jay helfert]

Which is how all major competitions should have been played forever. If a league or group of amateur players feels the players shouldn't be bothered to avoid touching balls randomly -- it will spoil their enjoyment, or something -- they can always make up their own CBFO rule. The CSI CBFO rules are reasonably complete.

Mike Zuglan has a sort of in between rule. Some touches are fouls and some are not, depending on the timing.

Straight Pool, which was the premier pool game for decades was always played with all ball fouls!

 

[jay helfert]

First, show me the tape of a pro attempting a "two way". Most often you see the apology wave.

And, aren't the majority of complaints about league players slopping in shots or leaving an opponent hooked: lucky

I've watched several matches from the Peri and now Hanoi. I saw many two way shots. It's an integral part of the game.