You, Mike, obviously know what you're talking about and have played a great deal of "Two Shot Shoot Out' (sometimes called two shot push out/rollout)
<--finally, a willing accomplice :smile:.
The biggest mistake in changing the entire 9 Ball tournament game to "One Foul" was that suddenly the player got rewarded for playing safe and "ducking". This encouraged what we now see as a very dull, boring game that no one wants to watch. When the opposite COULD be true and with the "Two Shot" rules the player is rewarded for making difficult shots, breaking balls out, and running impossible racks because there's NO OTHER CHOICE......playing safe only prolongs the game, it does not lead to an easy shot.....quite the contrary playing
players that are advanced in strategic knowledge.<--theres that phrase again
I have hinted at some of the advantages of using the 'Two Shot Shoot Out' rules, however there are many more that are even more advantageous when it comes to commentary. <--Oh, really ?
The commentary for "One Foul" is as dull as the game because all they can do is try to predict the next shot....This is like movie critic sitting beside you at the movies trying to predict what's going to happen in the next scene...
how long could you stand that ?<--Not long !
Nothing against the commentators, they just have nothing to work with in the game of "One Foul".....either the player tries to play safe or tries to run out, that's ALL THERE IS TO IT.
<--Its the same damn game Mr. C, just more complicated for the average viewer !
In Two Shot Shoot Out there is thousands of potential strategic situations and the player will control this situation. They won't have to conform to a game that is by nature dull, boring and monotonous....they will suddenly be free to show their true skill, knowledge and shot making abilities in an incredibly interesting strategy game.
<--Are we still talking about 9 ball ? 'That Game is the Teacher' and the "general public" will be suddenly enticed to be a student.
<--Or, we could have a lot of people drinking the Kool-Aid (ala "Jonestown") !
The solution is very simple, very easy.
I know what many are thinking "there's got to be a more difficult and complicated way to succeed"....the answer is simply "no," this is the foundation of the entire solution.
'The Inner Game is the Teacher'