I've come across certain rules where I was "not allowed" to play a safety, but who's to say whether a shot I chose was a safety or not? I could "accidentally" miscue or hit a shot so bad that it ends up in a safety. I could argue that I was going for the shot because nobody else knows what my intentions really were. If everyone was honest about their intentions, then there's no problems, but obviously that is a difficult assumption to make.
I've seen this in ring games and in some bar rules. I've witnessed a number of controversies, so I think the rules could be better.
I propose that a good way to essentially eliminate safety play is to allow the incoming player to give the shot back at any time. If there is any intentional or unintentional safety, then the incoming player can give the shot back. Even if the cue ball is not hooked, if the incoming player does not like the shot, then he or she can give it back and make the previous shooter go again.
What do you think of this? Do you think allowing the incoming player to give the shot back will eliminate safety play?
I've seen this in ring games and in some bar rules. I've witnessed a number of controversies, so I think the rules could be better.
I propose that a good way to essentially eliminate safety play is to allow the incoming player to give the shot back at any time. If there is any intentional or unintentional safety, then the incoming player can give the shot back. Even if the cue ball is not hooked, if the incoming player does not like the shot, then he or she can give it back and make the previous shooter go again.
What do you think of this? Do you think allowing the incoming player to give the shot back will eliminate safety play?