Morra and Shaw on MR break rules and pocket size

[Island Drive]

I view each hole on a golf course, the same way I perceive each 9-ball layout after the break.

Break/scratch, your in the lake.
After the break....
9-ball layouts create obstacles, with 6 water holes to avoid.
You can break the balls perfect, be straight in on your next ball BUT.... your jacked up over two balls trying to create an impossible bridge hand.

 

[The_JV]

Its not just slop. Cue ball gets kicked in on the break or 2 ball stops in front of the pocket for an easy opener. Cue ball freezes to the blocker on a safety, it takes skill to get the cue ball on the correct line but its a bit of a good roll to have it nestle up tightly against the blocking ball. Shot ends up safe after a missed ball. We could go on all day about good and bad fortune but I feel all of these things are what makes the match interesting. If they are to play the game without either good or bad luck we might as well watch them play a spot shot match to 100, that would be a challenge of skill........unless of course there was some chalk on either ball, then its back to luck again should that spot of chalk be on the contact point.

Ok, I get it. However we're supposed to be discussing pocket size and how it's effecting the game. I'm willing to bet that the stat with the greatest difference regarding smaller pocket size, is potting efficiency.

Sure it will effect other things that are way less common, like a random sewer. However such a circumstance is rare already. If 1 or 2 are missing from the action. I highly doubt it will land on anyone's radar

 

[straightline]

Ok. Some modified language:

Smaller pockets narrow the slop window; the opportunity window as well.
So like uh, wutt, they ruin your 'mastery' ?


Shuts down Windows and runs...