well i say bad. as thats about all i play and have been playing it for more decades than most around. that aside:
tight pockets seemed to be getting favored for one pocket. but i think by those fairly new to the game meaning like 20 or less years playing. or those that cant run balls and just bunt around.
what happens with tight pockets, it does make it harder to run out and certainly better to keep top pros from making it a shooting game. i understand that.
but for us mortals it also makes it near impossible to shoot many of the normal one pocket shots and play position off them. as in one pocket you don't have open tables like 9 ball with big areas of the table that position works from.
no longer can you hit long rail banks with speed and play position off them with sell out possibilities if you miss. as too many now hang up or go flying away.
even playing regular position on many shots you cant risk missing as they are not as easy and you leave shots for your opponent. so you have to cinch shots.
shooting long shots when needed being down to catch up, doesn't make as much sense with tight pockets as you sell out shooting them if not pro speed.
up table games take much longer as well, as it becomes one ball at a time game. and if you are behind, most times a much bigger dog to win the game
as balls go up table. so it favors the lead person even more to send balls up table.
tight pockets seemed to be getting favored for one pocket. but i think by those fairly new to the game meaning like 20 or less years playing. or those that cant run balls and just bunt around.
what happens with tight pockets, it does make it harder to run out and certainly better to keep top pros from making it a shooting game. i understand that.
but for us mortals it also makes it near impossible to shoot many of the normal one pocket shots and play position off them. as in one pocket you don't have open tables like 9 ball with big areas of the table that position works from.
no longer can you hit long rail banks with speed and play position off them with sell out possibilities if you miss. as too many now hang up or go flying away.
even playing regular position on many shots you cant risk missing as they are not as easy and you leave shots for your opponent. so you have to cinch shots.
shooting long shots when needed being down to catch up, doesn't make as much sense with tight pockets as you sell out shooting them if not pro speed.
up table games take much longer as well, as it becomes one ball at a time game. and if you are behind, most times a much bigger dog to win the game
as balls go up table. so it favors the lead person even more to send balls up table.
