Maybe they could have some broke back mountain types from Montana , holed up , sorry , hanging out on the main drag trying to become members of a Masonic Lodge because they heard they had two new 9 ft. Diamond Pro-Ams.
Best pool game for tv?
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Maybe they could have some broke back mountain types from Montana , holed up , sorry , hanging out on the main drag trying to become members of a Masonic Lodge because they heard they had two new 9 ft. Diamond Pro-Ams.
One Pocket, with a 5 minute shot clock.
Pangit
Banned
Nice game, but I don't see people or more importantly, sponsors lining up in support of 3 ball, it's not exactly mainstream. When was the last time ya saw 3 ball match on TV?
I'd rather watch one pocket. Chess game on a pool table. 3 ball is sort of like premature ejaculation.
Too much slop in nine ball. Ten Ball would be my vote. Cue ball control is vital, no slop, nice pace of game...U can play "defense", and it still comfortably fit's in between commercials with the shot clock.
Gotta keep the sponsor's happy.
Bank pool would be pretty interesting. Joe Public would find it fascinating too I bet.
To answer this properly you have to study the numbers. Would people who dont ordinarily like pool, watch under any circumstances? We regular fans just arent enough of a base for success on tv. Sad to say but I think the only thing they might actually watch, is trick shots and hot woman. .....And thats what we have now. Comparing mens ratings vs womans, the general public would rather watch the woman. They dont care if the men shoot better, the difference is negligible to them. The particular game would have to be 8 ball because thats the only game the general public recognizes.
Agree'd. With a bank contest at the end of each show..
IMHO the reason poker is so popular isn't because the average person watches it and thinks to themselves ( I can acquire the skill needed to win). They see it for how easy you can win by getting lucky.
Pool needs to be the same way, a game like three ball is a lucky game. To me that's what would appeal to the average person who doesn't know how to play pool. Its easy to understand as well as a huge luck factor, without being drawn out like nine-ball with safeties. It would be pure offense. Catering to what actual players think hasn't worked yet (at least in the US)
The purest in me of course wants to think about one pocket, straight pool, etc.... BORING for the average 2 second attention span youth of today. Those games can only be enjoyed by the educated pool players not the average channel surfing schmoe......Pool for all its beauty and intrigue will never be appreciated by the general population, sad but true.
In order for people to watch pool they have to feel like they could actually relate to the person playing (could see themselves in that person) believe they could do it themselves. Everyone would think "Yeah I can Make 3 shots, I could get that cash"
This would take a major commitment, but in Utopian TV, for 8-ball, the Ultimate US Amateur National Championships (ie APA vs BCAPL or APA vs VNEA ) in all events taped and spread over 6-8 weeks. Mosconi Cup and US Open for 9-ball. One of the major world events for 10-ball, preferably from Manila. Maybe the US 3-Cushion Championship. I thought about Snooker too, maybe something from England that's big bucks. Maybe a documentary from DCC about the gamble. Don't eliminate or hide the gamble, emphasize it. All spread over a year, a variety of world class events that would also appeal to the amateur and showcase high grade pool.
I agree with a previous poster that pool on TV as a competitive sport ain't going to foster enough interest. The average viewer thinks pool is boring. Plain and simple. But pool on TV as a reality show...now that is another story. Done right it could be a big winner..
TheThaiger
Banned
The game itself doesn't matter - the speed of it does.
Short rack of course.You can kick 3 or more and ya got to Crack em widopen!!. That might be It.I thinks It's by far the best pool game.
John B.
Not sure if we have enough broke back types that like to play pool, but if a sheep were involved, we'd have em lined up around the corner.
...wish we had a pool table at our lodge. Bet more brothers would attend meetings...
...wish we had a pool table at our lodge. Bet more brothers would attend meetings...
:lmao:
I like your style and suggestion. :grin: