I like to see players make balls. When I started playing all I wanted was to make balls. Somewhere over the years that has been lost in the professional game. Don’t get me wrong, I like a good safety interchange as well as the next, but, bottom line, MAKE THE BALL STUPID.
9-ball on a 9-footer is a great game, or at least it was until all these “improvements” to take the luck out of it. Yet, Corey D. figures out how to make a ball on the break and get shape and the rules of the break need to get changed. Pros don’t want the lesser players to have a chance, so, at the detriment of the game (making balls) the pockets get smaller. They don’t want to get beat by a lucky shot and the races get longer.
People are applauding the Earl/Shane table. What? I don’t get it? How many break and runs were there? Were there any? What is there to applaud? Big deal that it was a 10 foot table with questionable pockets, I don’t understand.
Where does this stop? I guess you might as well build a 10’ X 20’ table with 3” pockets because that will tell you for sure who the best is. (dripping with sarcasm)
Since 1982 snooker has only had 77 maximum breaks (a perfect game for those who don’t know) in an organized event. Snooker players have reached the pinnacle of perfection. I don’t hear them saying how they want conditions to be tougher. I have NEVER heard of any player break and run out a race to 9 in a pro 9-ball event. Has that ever happened? So what is with all the wanting to change things when perfection hasn’t even been reached?
I can understand changing rules, equipment specs, etc. if perfection is reached by many players every tournament. Why make it harder when today’s players can’t even break and run out a set in a tournament? This just doesn’t make sense to me.
I miss doing a “jam” shot down the rail and know that it will go. I miss that when just over ¾ of a ball is inside the point that it should go. I miss when players went after a shot because they didn’t want to give up their turn at the table.
I love pool. I’ve played for 50 years. I’ve been teaching for 30 years. I used to enjoy watching the better players go at it. Now, today’s game, is just a yawner for me.
9-ball on a 9-footer is a great game, or at least it was until all these “improvements” to take the luck out of it. Yet, Corey D. figures out how to make a ball on the break and get shape and the rules of the break need to get changed. Pros don’t want the lesser players to have a chance, so, at the detriment of the game (making balls) the pockets get smaller. They don’t want to get beat by a lucky shot and the races get longer.
People are applauding the Earl/Shane table. What? I don’t get it? How many break and runs were there? Were there any? What is there to applaud? Big deal that it was a 10 foot table with questionable pockets, I don’t understand.
Where does this stop? I guess you might as well build a 10’ X 20’ table with 3” pockets because that will tell you for sure who the best is. (dripping with sarcasm)
Since 1982 snooker has only had 77 maximum breaks (a perfect game for those who don’t know) in an organized event. Snooker players have reached the pinnacle of perfection. I don’t hear them saying how they want conditions to be tougher. I have NEVER heard of any player break and run out a race to 9 in a pro 9-ball event. Has that ever happened? So what is with all the wanting to change things when perfection hasn’t even been reached?
I can understand changing rules, equipment specs, etc. if perfection is reached by many players every tournament. Why make it harder when today’s players can’t even break and run out a set in a tournament? This just doesn’t make sense to me.
I miss doing a “jam” shot down the rail and know that it will go. I miss that when just over ¾ of a ball is inside the point that it should go. I miss when players went after a shot because they didn’t want to give up their turn at the table.
I love pool. I’ve played for 50 years. I’ve been teaching for 30 years. I used to enjoy watching the better players go at it. Now, today’s game, is just a yawner for me.