The major issue with pool!

TimKrazyMon · 2010-11-09T17:13:12+00:00

Looking at pool in the US (I'm sure some of this will apply to the rest of the world) I see a lot of things that need to be addressed. We have no recognized national pro tour, a severe lack in the number of major tournaments, & not enough money or sponsorship necessary to travel to big events when they do come up. I look at these problems & see one underlying cause to all of them: A lack of fan support. I see streams getting just a few hundred viewers & low spectator turnout to major events. It stands to reason that if we can increase the level of fans, sponsorship dollars can be attracted which can solve the rest of the issues currently facing pool/billiards. The million dollar (literally) is how do we get more people to watch. Is there a way pool can be more TV friendly without diluting the game? How can we introduce pool to more people & show the beauty of this game? I ask these questions because once we can answer these, everything else becomes much easier to fix.