Anyone else think the requirement to rack solid-stripe-solid (US Open 8b) is goofy?

[justadub]

If it makes the game Fair for the players and avoids ball herding I'm for it. If it gives the breaker an unfair advantage....then its not good for the sport. I think tho, if ya make a solid on a big table, you should shoot a solid, unless the other ball group is down also. Game gets very interesting when this happens.

Oh my, you can't go endorsing take-what-you-make, cuz that's what the APA does, and everyone knows that is bad.......