And I pose this right back at you! *Why* are players playing three different ways in three different states? It's not like printed/standardized rules don't exist. The rules are printed, they are published, they are known. Yet we have people going off and playing "their own way"?
That was a challenge/gambling match! I already pointed that out in my earlier posts (the one you initially replied to, in fact). So, if both Shane and Alex agreed to, say, there would be no jump shots, you're trying to say "how does a young player learn or gain any interest?" from that? This is a straw man argument.
Nice dramatization, but a non-starter. For one thing, if someone were to come to me to learn how to play 10-ball, I certainly wouldn't approach it the same way I used to present information in this thread. I would teach them WPA rules. I wouldn't even think twice. Why? Because these rules are published, world-standardized, and well-known. I can literally say, "go here at this URL, and those are the rules." I would play with this person using the WPA rules. Only later, after the person is familiar with the rules, would I even consider offering the notion that there are "rule extensions" that other tours play by.
-Sean
You're missing the point. The REASON why there are 3 sets of rules in 3 different states is because the pros play by a hodgepodge of different variations. Bangers are going to ask the best players what the rules are. The REASON why the pros play by so many different sets of rules, is because the "standard" rules are faulty.
PS: I know I'm exaggerating a little bit, so here's a real life situation that happens almost weekly to me.
Playing 8ball
Banger: Hey Drew. What is the rule here?
Drew: Well, it depends. What rules are you guys playing by?
Banger: Oh...there's different rules?
Drew: Yup. You have BCA, APA, and bar rules.
Banger: Oh, I didn't know that...
It's at the point where even I have to ask about the damn 10ball rules.
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