9-ball or 10-ball, which is more entertaining to you?

[cheemagun]

i just want to make sure. even tho i been to ten ball tourneys never really read any rules... is it the exact same as nine ball ? what about like 3 safties in a row? what about fouls? do all balls stay down? ball in hand anywhere? you have to call the ten ball am i correct ?

 

[jjinfla]

Don't have to call the 10 ball in the Seminole Florida Pro Tour but I think it would be a good idea to do so.

Jake

 

[junior718]

i'd rather see 10ball with the old push out rules and ball in hand after 2 fouls.

 

[Danny Harriman]

The way pool is promoted

You mentioned how you think snooker is a more TV friendly to the eyes and 9-ball is a much more difficult game to film, but when you have the right resources rotation pool can be successfully produced, which is the case when Berry Hearns promotes an event. The players are interviewed so the people at home can feel like they have a favorite player (ie) personality profile. With ESPN filming each event our camera costs are minimal which lends itself to all of us at home seeing a dismal frame of balls and most people flipping through the channels at home are allways wondering why they play 9-ball. It's imperative that we get a personality profile from the player's, but to make the game easier to watch for the fans at home I suggest 14-1. A much more camera friendly game and no offense to the game of 9-ball but it is looked down upon by many average players as a luck game. So there is my reply to your post and for those people who think watching straight pool is boring your missing out, sure there is not alot of wild kick shots but I'm in favor of playing 14-1 under the rules that Earl Strickland has mentioned (total offense), in closing I recomend your watching how Berry Hearns films one of his Masconi Cup matches, with the acception to the amateur size pockets this event is a winner.
Sincerely, Danny Harriman

 

[watchez]

You mentioned how you think snooker is a more TV friendly to the eyes and 9-ball is a much more difficult game to film, but when you have the right resources rotation pool can be successfully produced, which is the case when Berry Hearns promotes an event. The players are interviewed so the people at home can feel like they have a favorite player (ie) personality profile. With ESPN filming each event our camera costs are minimal which lends itself to all of us at home seeing a dismal frame of balls and most people flipping through the channels at home are allways wondering why they play 9-ball. It's imperative that we get a personality profile from the player's, but to make the game easier to watch for the fans at home I suggest 14-1. A much more camera friendly game and no offense to the game of 9-ball but it is looked down upon by many average players as a luck game. So there is my reply to your post and for those people who think watching straight pool is boring your missing out, sure there is not alot of wild kick shots but I'm in favor of playing 14-1 under the rules that Earl Strickland has mentioned (total offense), in closing I recomend your watching how Berry Hearns films one of his Masconi Cup matches, with the acception to the amateur size pockets this event is a winner.
Sincerely, Danny Harriman

Agreed Danny. I always wondered why in a pool match, if they are using a handheld camera the cameraman has to get right up on the table or if they are using a robot arm, it has to be so close also. Football games to put cameras on the field and baseball games have cameras far from the action but you still get great close ups of the action. A baseball is thrown at 95mph and the camera 100 feet away can show the seams on the ball in slow motion.

 

[Jimmy M.]

Just to chime in, I'd rather play 10-ball. I have no idea what the general public would rather see though. I don't think they'd see a difference, but who knows?

 

[Travis Bickle]

Only 10 ball I've watched pros play is a DVD I've got of Derby City 2003, the second ring game, won by Johnny Archer. If it were in that format, total offense with multiple players, that's great to watch. There were some unbelievable outs by Parica in that match, and fantastic pressure play by Archer to win it.

Like to see more of it ... but if it degenerates into protracted safety battles, maybe not. I mean, I like that stuff about as much as anyone, but when I think of how torturous it was to watch what I saw of Billy Palmer's DCC 1-hole win over Efren on the Web, a little goes a long way.

 

[AceHigh]

In trying to distinguish the difference between these to games and or as to why one is more favorable I would say that in my 12 years as a touring pro I would most definitely prefer to compete playing 10-ball. There are two very obvious reasons, in Ten Ball we find that there are no (wing balls) which makes alot less room for the players to constintly trying to cheat each other on the rack.This also eliminates the soft break which I think shows no talent and makes the game look reduntant and non-athletic. For many years I worked on my break and in 1994 I finished second to Mike Sigel, I remember the comentators were impressed and amused at my method of jumping up in the air after the break shot. In closing I think to make the game look more athletic is one of the key ingredients to marketing our game in a positive way.


P.S. Lets bring back the power break

yours truly Danny Harriman (The Springfield kid)

are you calling Cory an unathletic pussy?

 

[storke]

pool on tv

Hey switch to the dish,better channels less expensive and you don't feel like Comcast is in your back pocket.Better video and sound.
I vote for 10 B.

let me say this i have had both and think that comcast is better if only for the reason of local channels in hd. that being said i still would like to see a channel dedicated to pool. if they only tried it i know the ratings would be off the hook.

 

[Cane]

I'd rather play 10-Ball and would rather watch 10-Ball. Less luck, more skill, IMO.

Bob