Who gets to decide what "random" is?
Fix 9 Ball Break Shot/Answer
- Thread starter Island Drive
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Referee....
What if the referee randomly puts the one ball at the head of the rack for SVB, and then randomly puts the one ball at the back of the rack for Gorst. Think someone would cry foul?
Perhaps one of those random ping pong ball machines, like they use in the lottery. That might work.
Perhaps one of those random ping pong ball machines, like they use in the lottery. That might work.
Then make a rule, one ball can't be one the spot.
Like 8 ball, all three outer balls cannot be all stripes or all solids.
Like 8 ball, all three outer balls cannot be all stripes or all solids.
Add aspects of 14:1 continuous to 9-ball. When pocketing the 9-ball your goal is to get the cue ball to the kitchen. If you do that, you (the winner) break from that location.
If you fail to drive the cue ball to the kitchen when pocketing the 9-ball, the opponent breaks with ball in hand in the kitchen.
If you fail to drive the cue ball to the kitchen when pocketing the 9-ball, the opponent breaks with ball in hand in the kitchen.
Scratchin' head....???? post 25
Matt_H
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I like this. Or even breaking from wherever the cueball comes to rest after potting the nine, with 4 balls hitting a rail rule applied (only works winner-breaks). Very few breakshots would be the same and would make position off the moneyball crucial.
Wins by 3-fouls or combos and you break anywhere behind the line.
Trying to fix/improve the game and at the same time change the basic dynamics isn't going to work as you essentially make a new game. I think it's pretty obvious that the 1 ball has to be struck first and that the 9 has to be in the middle of the pack. if it's 9 or 1 on the spot doesn't fundamentally change the game, nor does any variation of break box. recognizing that 9 ball is to easy for todays pro players and that the luck element makes short matches boring is good arguments for going to 10 ball. Some of the suggestions so far is pretty silly, I could just as well say players would have to break with a blindfold or use their weak hand for the 9 ball pot.
I think the fear of loosing interest from non-pool players is a strange concern. If the game is 8, 9, 10, whatever is irrelevant. 9 ball supposedly being so exiting compared to other pool games that it's the only way to draw in crowds has always seen strange to me and I wonder what evidence there is for that claim. People watch all kinds of weird sports if it's lifted out of obscurity and I think we can safely say that many of these sports is as easy or complicated to follow as pool. Look at golf, what a boring sport to watch, but it pulls large crowds and sponsor money is thrown at players and events.
I think the fear of loosing interest from non-pool players is a strange concern. If the game is 8, 9, 10, whatever is irrelevant. 9 ball supposedly being so exiting compared to other pool games that it's the only way to draw in crowds has always seen strange to me and I wonder what evidence there is for that claim. People watch all kinds of weird sports if it's lifted out of obscurity and I think we can safely say that many of these sports is as easy or complicated to follow as pool. Look at golf, what a boring sport to watch, but it pulls large crowds and sponsor money is thrown at players and events.
Players have too many options for ball in hand 9b break. Any rule change should support another cue discipline?
I propose carom nine ball break. Rack nine, break anywhere in kitchen but require a carom. After the break the designated carom ball must be hit and a rail or reverse order, rail then ball.
I also propose after pocketing 8, you must carom into the nineball otherwise, spot the eight.
I propose carom nine ball break. Rack nine, break anywhere in kitchen but require a carom. After the break the designated carom ball must be hit and a rail or reverse order, rail then ball.
I also propose after pocketing 8, you must carom into the nineball otherwise, spot the eight.