I want to see a pro tournament that has loser breaks format. I think that would be fun.
Loser breaks format
- Thread starter Cameron Smith
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Oops what am I saying! I like winner breaks, winner breaks. But still....
Cameron Smith said:
Actually this was the format when I left the UK four years ago. It's called "Mugs away".
I think "loser breaks" is excellent for league team practice.
We did this with one of my teams before matches. We had 5 players. Some would be shooting good and others not so good. So we would play for about an hour before the match.
The guy who was shooting the worst got the most time on the table. The guy who was shooting the best got the least amount of time on the table. The player who was shooting the worst would improve quite a bit. This helped us to win many matches.
On other league teams I've been on, we practice with winner breaks. And there are players who can run the table from the get go. So a lesser skilled player will get up to the table, the better player will win the lag, then breaks and runs out. The lesser skilled player gets NO practice.
This is dumb if you ask me. Everybody should be helping that lesser skilled player to play better and we should give them the most amount of time at the table. Also if someone does run the table, let the loser shoot in the remaining balls before starting another game. They don't improve sitting in the chair and watching!
We did this with one of my teams before matches. We had 5 players. Some would be shooting good and others not so good. So we would play for about an hour before the match.
The guy who was shooting the worst got the most time on the table. The guy who was shooting the best got the least amount of time on the table. The player who was shooting the worst would improve quite a bit. This helped us to win many matches.
On other league teams I've been on, we practice with winner breaks. And there are players who can run the table from the get go. So a lesser skilled player will get up to the table, the better player will win the lag, then breaks and runs out. The lesser skilled player gets NO practice.
This is dumb if you ask me. Everybody should be helping that lesser skilled player to play better and we should give them the most amount of time at the table. Also if someone does run the table, let the loser shoot in the remaining balls before starting another game. They don't improve sitting in the chair and watching!
Loser breaks?
The only players who really like loser breaks are the beginning players or those who love safeties which may give them a chance against better players. The spectators HATE to watch two great players play lotsa safeties. They want to watch one player run 4 racks and hope the other player runs 5!
Even the spectators in England who are Snooker die-hards and watch many safeties, (a great safety is a great safety) , prefer to watch a 100+ point run (century) being played.
But, after saying that, I think there needs to be a place for using both types of rules for different types of tourneys.
The only players who really like loser breaks are the beginning players or those who love safeties which may give them a chance against better players. The spectators HATE to watch two great players play lotsa safeties. They want to watch one player run 4 racks and hope the other player runs 5!
Even the spectators in England who are Snooker die-hards and watch many safeties, (a great safety is a great safety) , prefer to watch a 100+ point run (century) being played.
But, after saying that, I think there needs to be a place for using both types of rules for different types of tourneys.
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