Funny, I've always had to pay for mine.ESPN won’t pay for production costs.
The women used to pay ESPN to air their events.
3 things you would change about pool
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1. Somehow make rich people like pool as they do golf, tennis and Formula One.
2. Have a joint men's pro tour and women's televised pro tour with weekly televised tournaments like golf. One week men, the next week women. Make it as popular and lucrative as professional golf.
3. Get companies like Callaway, Nike and Taylor Made to make pool equipment in the USA.
Bonus: Have a company figure out how to make carbon fiber shafts that sell for under $200 that are as good as Revo.
And 4th
Cucks who swoon over show pony B player females who think they are world champions
I agree with everything except #2, why call the 9? That goes against the rules of 9 ball. Have you ever seen a professional tournament where the 9 must be called? I have not. Part of the fun of 9 ball is playing a 2 way shot where I make the next ball in rotation but also try to carom the 9 in when the stars are aligned. It doesn't happen often but its part of the fun of 9 ball knowing where the cue ball will be headed and how to adjust its path for a potential early game win.
Why not just play Russian Pyramid??? Nothing needs to be changed.
All good except #4, if the players wanted 10 ball to be the premier discipline it would have morphed into it already.
This can be simulated by drawing boxes on the floor and requiring a short stick and or extreme elevation.
Still talking about pool is why.
Renegade4006
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In a shot like this a simple phrase of "play the 9" communicates the intent of pocketing the 9 off a carom type shot. Usually in this type of shot the possibility of making the 9 can be seen by both the player and the opponent. "Playing the 9" tells your opponent what you are intending to do and if it works you look that much better for calling the shot!!
Calling the 9 is a rule used in NAPA 9-Ball and 9-Ball Pro.
My main intention with calling the 9 in APA is to get away from the "bang and pray" slop type of shot that would possibly win a game.
What if its not bang and pray though? We have all seen professionals accidentally make the 9 when another moving ball pockets it.
Renegade4006
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Good question. In that case the 9-ball comes out and is spotted.
Here are the NAPA rules for calling the pocket/making the 9-ball. These are the rules that I wish the APA would implement.
1.7 CALLING YOUR POCKET
Shooters are not required to call their pocket when shooting with the exception of the 9-ball. Shooters must announce to their opponent or opposing team which pocket they plan to shoot the 9-ball into. Calling a pocket is done by either, verbally announcing the designated pocket to the opponent or any shooter on the opposing team, or by pointing at the pocket with your hand or pool cue. The shooter does not need to call number of cushions, banks, kisses, or caroms.- If the shooter pockets the 9-ball in the designated pocket it is considered a win. This can be done in rotation, by combination or carom on a legal hit.
- If the shooter pockets the 9-ball in any pocket other than the designated pocket, the 9-ball is placed on the spot and the incoming shooter shoots from where the cue ball lies.
- If the 9-ball is the lowest number ball on the table and the shooter does not announce to the opponent or opposing team which pocket they plan to shoot the 9-ball into, then proceeds to pocket the 9-ball, the 9-ball is placed on the spot and the incoming shooter has cue ball where it lies.
- If the shooter pockets any other ball while attempting to pocket the 9-ball, the shooter continues their turn at the table as long as
- A legal shot was made
- A ball other than the 9-ball was pocketed
- If the shooter, accidentally pockets the 9-ball, while shooting another ball on the table, and did not call the 9-ball, the 9-ball is to be placed on the foot spot from where the break took place, and the shooter is to continue shooting as long as:
- A legal shot was made and a ball other than the 9-ball was pocketed
1. 10 second shot clock for rotation games. I want to see these robots shitting peach seeds when they can’t weigh 50 possible safety scenarios.
2. 4 1/2” pockets
3. Rack your own. Mechanics welcome. All you have to do is run 18 and out….since it’s just so darn unfair. I WANT to see rigged racks. Make it part of the game.
4. Race to 18 (or hell, 25) games since ‘running out is too easy’ for modern pros. Seeing each contestant exchange 6 packs (since it’s so easy now) would be freaking awesome.
5. GREEN Simonis 860. No blue. What’s the point of better visualization of the shot when a purposeful effort is made to tighten pockets and make it more challenging. It’d be nice if they made their minds up. Harder or easier game. What’s going on here?
6. Die 10 ball, die. One hole, 9, 8, and 14.1.
7. All ball fouls. No more unpenalized ‘my bad, man’ BS. A foul is a foul. BIH for 9, all others in the kitchen.
8. Smaller player caps at major tournaments.
9. If a 1 hole game has taken more than 20 minutes in a single match, the shot clock goes to 20 seconds for the remainder of the match with 2, 20 second extensions allowed per game. The shot clock can go back to 30 seconds on the rubber game.
10. Kill the template rack. Wood rack. No tapping. You get 20 seconds, max. I want to see f-ed up slug, rack your own, racks.
Play with the number of matches or shot clock. Stop with the F-ing of the table.
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Matt_H
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These will never happen, but...
1) Max 2 cues in use per match. Player has to decide on whether they bring a break cue or jump cue.
2) Chess clock. Players rack their own and clock runs while they rack (should reduce 2 minute racking).
3) Centennials as official Matchroom ball set, on green cloth.
1) Max 2 cues in use per match. Player has to decide on whether they bring a break cue or jump cue.
2) Chess clock. Players rack their own and clock runs while they rack (should reduce 2 minute racking).
3) Centennials as official Matchroom ball set, on green cloth.
The great thing about chess clocks is people can use their time however they want, racking, smoking, playing slow, etc
I've seen them used in 3 cushion before and it's really a near perfect solution
Less possibilities in billiards.
It’s a woman, Emily F.
it’s emily’s fault yes, but the brits don’t have an orange ball and they don’t have a purple ball so when they suddenly took over professional pool, the incredible mistake was made without anyone realizing it (pink had already snuck in)
purple, orange, 4 ball, 5 ball
pink, brown, whatever, 7 ball,
15 ball, 12 ball whatever, the 13
is purple and black? fine
purple, orange, 4 ball, 5 ball
pink, brown, whatever, 7 ball,
15 ball, 12 ball whatever, the 13
is purple and black? fine
2)
Once everyone has mastered 3" pool pockets, a division of full rack games played to the last ball for total ball count.
In Banks, 15 points per rack
In One Pocket, 15 points per rack
In 15 ball rotation, 15 points per rack, all the way out. Last ball determines who breaks.
Once everyone has mastered 3" pool pockets, a division of full rack games played to the last ball for total ball count.
In Banks, 15 points per rack
In One Pocket, 15 points per rack
In 15 ball rotation, 15 points per rack, all the way out. Last ball determines who breaks.
The title of the thread is "3 things YOU would change".......I don't care about the players thoughts on this one, it is my opinion.
I don’t think the mistake was Brit’s not having those colors, I think the mistake was Barry giving the reins to a female mid level marketing employee that knew NOTHING about pool. This mistake led these balls, the recent World Championships being played on Chinese tables that aren’t the best table for the best players, it led to crappy grey cloth, it led to music being piped in while events are being played treating this sport like it’s a carnival instead of a sport that requires inordinate levels of concentration and deserves the same level of respect as their treasured game snooker. I mean, MR runs snooker, did the person in charge of snooker make a deal with a cheap table manufacturer, change the color of the cloth and balls, pipe in music during play making it into a carnival sideshow? No, they didn’t. Why? Because they put someone in charge of snooker that actually knew something about snooker. MR could have put a person at the helm that knew pool, its traditions and that gave it the respect it’s due.