So I played in a team 9 ball tournament recently and they had a couple of rules that I was not a very big fan of. So the 1,3,5,7 were all worth one point and the 9 was worth 6 points. The 2,4,6,8 were worth no points. So that makes a total of ten points possible per game. Pretty standard around here so that was all normal.
Now the first rule I was confused about. If you made the 9 on the break it was an automatic 10. It did not matter how many other point balls you made it was a 10. If you made the 9 on a combo then it was only worth 6. It seemed that getting lucky and making it in the break was being rewarded over skill. I know that breaking is a skill but this rule just didnt make any sense to me. I also know that rack mechanics exist and they know ways to make it easier to send the 9 ball towards a corner. So why have this rule?
Rule 2. If you make the last ball before the 9 and you scratch then that ball gets spotted and the shooter has ball in hand. If that ball is a point ball then no points are awarded until the ball is made again. This just seemed like a terrible rule. It made no sense to me. Why complicate a simple game in such an illogical manner?
Anyone think of any reasons for these rules?
Now the first rule I was confused about. If you made the 9 on the break it was an automatic 10. It did not matter how many other point balls you made it was a 10. If you made the 9 on a combo then it was only worth 6. It seemed that getting lucky and making it in the break was being rewarded over skill. I know that breaking is a skill but this rule just didnt make any sense to me. I also know that rack mechanics exist and they know ways to make it easier to send the 9 ball towards a corner. So why have this rule?
Rule 2. If you make the last ball before the 9 and you scratch then that ball gets spotted and the shooter has ball in hand. If that ball is a point ball then no points are awarded until the ball is made again. This just seemed like a terrible rule. It made no sense to me. Why complicate a simple game in such an illogical manner?
Anyone think of any reasons for these rules?