I believe this rule is used with great success on Tony Robles's tour, the name of which escapes me at the moment. Not everyone accepts the "if you miss and stick me, I have to kick as my only option" rules.
Mr. PressedIrishLinenGuy:
(Just yankin' yer chain -- all in fun.
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All kidding aside, you're exactly right. Tony Robles' Predator tour has this important addition to otherwise stock WPA 10-ball rules for the Open-/Pro-level players:
2011 Open/Pro Rules
7. Call Shot/Safety:
Call Shot:
Players have the option of either calling their shot or calling a safety. Aside from obvious shots, the shooter must specify which ball and which pocket is being called. If a player is shooting a bank, combination or any kind of ambiguous shot, the player must call the shot.
If a player calls a shot and misses, the incoming player will have the option to shoot or make his opponent shoot again. No matter how many times a player misses a called shot, failure to pocket that ball legally or wrongfully pocketing the ball in another pocket allows the opposing player the option to shoot or make his opponent shoot again.
Call Safety:
If a player calls a safety, the incoming player does not have the option to make his opponent shoot again. The only exception is when a player calls safe and pockets a ball. If a player calls safe, legally hits the object ball and thereafter pockets any ball in their safety attempt, the opposing player has the option to shoot or make their opponent shoot again.
And everyone that plays on his tour LOVES these rules! It completely eliminates lucky leaves, but at the same time, dispenses with two-way shots (which many 9-ballers new to 10-ball may not like). But such is the way of change.
-Sean