The AccuRack and spotting the 9 Ball on the spot is going to cause problems at the US Open.
Watch for it.
It isn't very well thought out.
Watch for it.
It isn't very well thought out.
The AccuRack and spotting the 9 Ball on the spot is going to cause problems at the US Open.
Watch for it.
It isn't very well thought out.
A quick examination of the winners of the past 10 US Open 9 ball championships reveals that this tournament - along with 9 ball - has become little more than a virtual luckfest.
Shane - 4
Darren - 2
Mika - 2
Schmidt - 1
Alex - 1
Clearly, 9 ball is no longer relevant in identifying the best pool players.
What does that list show as "luck fest"? Those 10 wins are all by monster players.
The AccuRack and spotting the 9 Ball on the spot is going to cause problems at the US Open.
Watch for it.
It isn't very well thought out.
Please be more specific -- what problems?
I rather enjoy watching guys run huge packages!!! Please, leave 9 ball as "the fast pace, made for television" game that it is. Nobody wants to watch a tournament where the Professional level competitors struggle to make the game look easy as they are expected to do... I enjoy a good safety battle as much as anyone but I can watch guys make silly mistakes all night long at the local billiards hall and not pay for the Pay-Per-View lol!
100% agree. Plus.....earl put together 10 or more in a row in the pre rack template days.I rather enjoy watching guys run huge packages!!! Please, leave 9 ball as "the fast pace, made for television" game that it is. Nobody wants to watch a tournament where the Professional level competitors struggle to make the game look easy as they are expected to do... I enjoy a good safety battle as much as anyone but I can watch guys make silly mistakes all night long at the local billiards hall and not pay for the Pay-Per-View lol!
The AccuRack and spotting the 9 Ball on the spot is going to cause problems at the US Open.
Watch for it.
It isn't very well thought out.
Teach right now I have you down for room owner of the year but I would like to hear your specific concerns also. Personally I think there are 2 great ways to play 9 Ball;
1 Break from anywhere, rack with a template and alternate break is one that makes for a true break and run out contest with players trading blows.
2 This format, rack the 9 on the spot, with a template, break box and I'm okay with alternate or winner breaks here.
#1 We're all getting as close to the same rack as possible, we all know the corner ball is going and all have the same task of playing shape on the 1B following up with a run out.
#2 Has 2 sides; The first kind of goes back to how 9B was in 60's 70's and early 80's, Smash'em and squat it hoping you luck one in and get a shot on the lowest numbered ball OR stay with a more controlled break and try to make a tough wing ball and the the 1 in the side (which by the way is a skill shot, unlike a corner ball which is a wired shot).
9 on the spot, template, break box is a good formula. It was used in the Mosconi Cup and I thought it went gr8. It can still be cheated but the cheats will stand out like sore thumbs and I will gladly help anyone at the US Open with this, players or staff. The corner ball is not suppose to go I don't care how good your cut break is. It can go, I know but if you're making it consistently and with a little bit of pace, you're leaving spaces in the rack which is tough to do using a template, much tougher than using a traditional rack.
I'm still sick that I couldn't support the ppv this past weekend to watch how things went at what I'm sure was a gr8 event at Gotham City Billiards. Atlarge, we got stats? Corner ball stats would be gr8 if you gottem?
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Nice analysis
I would be interested to know which of the top players will master the break. In recent World Cup of Pool (they were using trad rack) the ones who broke were not the top guys - it was guys like England B ( Mark Gray, Daryl Peach) , Romania, etc. Probably the worst breakers with most dry breaks were Taiwan ( Ko Pin Yi , Chang Yu Lung) and they had to find way to win despite highest number of dry breaks. But in singles events like US Open , it will be much harder to win if break is not working since there are likely most errors in mid game/ end game in scotch doubles than singles