What would you like to see accomplished in the world of Pool in 2017?

[StraightPoolIU]

A few things:

-a return to neutral rackers

-moving away from rules trying to make the game more fair and less lucky for the players and moving toward rules that make the game more exciting for fans

-a standard accepted ruleset that doesn't change tournament to tournament

-real grassroots growth for pool. This would make pool more accessible for those that have a hard time finding good places to play and it would help the pros and the industry.

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[Tramp Steamer]

Leagues disappear.

Longer races in pro tournaments.

One pocket begins to become the game of choice for tournament play.

No more bar boxes. Ever.

More money.

Open minds to rule changes. (Why are matches won and lost because a single ball happens to slide in on the break for example? Why not alternate break and just have the breaker always shoot after the break?)

Add free cigars to this, and we have a winner. :smile:

 

[Poolhall60561]

Bigger payouts that go deeper into the field. I would like to see pro players make a decent living, not just the top 10.

 

[Poolplayer2016]

I'd like to start off small :

1. They need referees at pro/open events.
2. 40 second open shot clock with 25 second shot clocks afterwards for every other shot for pro/open events.
3. Neutral racker.
4. 8 ball needs to ga back to being take what you make.

Yes...I forgot about the shot clock. I think for 8 ball allow enough time to plan pattern...then 30 seconds. 9 ball 30 seconds. 1 extension per match not per game. Also..tps (time per shot) should play a factor...like lowest tps average breaks, instead of winner or alternating...otherwise slow players will take 30 seconds or whatever you give them for EVERY shot.

 

[sjm]

... moving away from rules trying to make the game more fair and less lucky for the players and moving toward rules that make the game more exciting for fans.

I wish I'd posted this!

Even ignoring the extreme, which is "call shot call safe," a game in which I once saw a player shoot the ten ball four times in a row, the rules are clearly being changed to suit the players, often at the expense of keeping the game exciting. A perfect example is not counting the ten on the break. It's pretty rare and really hard to snap the 10-ball, but seeing it happen is one of the most electrifying moments in pool for this fan. It is a lot more skillful to snap the ten on the break than to leave an easy one ten combo after pocketing a ball on the break, but the latter, which similarly produces an effortless win, is not addressed at all. Perhaps a re-rack will soon occur in such a case.

Still, the biggest reason to stop screwing with the rules is that the game needs to be recognizable to the fans. Unless they perceive that you are playing their game their way, most of them won't watch, a point the Bonus Ball guys overlooked and a trap into which pro pool is falling deeper and deeper.

Excellent point. I've added it to my 2017 wish list.

 

[Bavafongoul]

I submit, and still ardently believe, that a cue registry is needed.
If that could get started this year, it would be a great thing for pool.
I would pay a fee to have my cues registered and recorded as mine.

There are also other aspects that can be incorporated that could help
establish a data base for cue values and cue-makers. My goodness,
the pool industry essentially remains neanderthal in its approach to
marketing, cultivating new players and promoting interest in pool.

The fact that you can acquire cues valued many tens of thousands of
dollars, perhaps for some even hundreds of thousands of dollars, and
you can't record ownership of these cues seems antiquated nowadays.

It sure would make it easier to become more vigilant about stolen pool
cues and buyers of cues could re-register a cue once they purchase it.
it just seems logical and reasonable & probably it will never get started.


Matt B.

 

[DMM4342]

I submit, and still ardently believe, that a cue registry is needed.
The fact that you can acquire cues valued many tens of thousands of
dollars, perhaps for some even hundreds of thousands of dollars, and
you can't record ownership of these cues seems antiquated nowadays.

It sure would make it easier to become more vigilant about stolen pool
cues and buyers of cues could re-register a cue once they purchase it.
it just seems logical and reasonable & probably it will never get started.
Matt B.

Imbedded microchips by high-end cue makers?
Dave

 

[vjmehra]

I wish I'd posted this!

Even ignoring the extreme, which is "call shot call safe," a game in which I once saw a player shoot the ten ball four times in a row, the rules are clearly being changed to suit the players, often at the expense of keeping the game exciting. A perfect example is not counting the ten on the break. It's pretty rare and really hard to snap the 10-ball, but seeing it happen is one of the most electrifying moments in pool for this fan. It is a lot more skillful to snap the ten on the break than to leave an easy one ten combo after pocketing a ball on the break, but the latter, which similarly produces an effortless win, is not addressed at all. Perhaps a re-rack will soon occur in such a case.

Still, the biggest reason to stop screwing with the rules is that the game needs to be recognizable to the fans. Unless they perceive that you are playing their game their way, most of them won't watch, a point the Bonus Ball guys overlooked and a trap into which pro pool is falling deeper and deeper.

Excellent point. I've added it to my 2017 wish list.

Absolutely, there is a reason Matchroom use the rule set they do for the Mosconi Cup...its good for TV.

9-Ball may not be everyone's cup of tea, but by now its widely accepted as the best game for TV and almost certainly the way forward for pool!

Thats not a slight against other games, I'd happily play 10-Ball, Straight pool etc, but they just aren't as good for the casual fan to watch.

 

[jackpot]

2 foul
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[sjm]

Absolutely, there is a reason Matchroom use the rule set they do for the Mosconi Cup...its good for TV.

Amen to that. I've often suggested that ONLY Matchroom understands how to produce pool in the most fan friendly manner.

Refereed matches only
Having a neutral racker
Inspection of the rack allowed but no re-racks
Shot clock always in use
Ten to fifteen minute intervals between live streamed matches

American pool has shunned Matchroom's shining example in presenting pool.

 

[Kevin3824]

How about one governing body with standardized equipment and rules. This shluld all pro and amateur organized competition. How about competitive prizes and payouts worldwide. More focus on teaching youth and adults alike. Less party atmosphere. More arena tables with seating for spectators.

 

[336Robin]

Pool in School

The Diamond Pool Table company has revolutionized the world of Pool because they are able to throw a table on a truck in a rack that transports the table where its going to be used.

Once the lights are set up you plop the table into place, level it and go.

I'd like to see this concept given some thought and Pool become an activity at some private colleges, high schools etc.

The school would have to have a room in order to store the tables on the racks and a large carpet rolled up. When it was time for the Pool. You roll out the carpet on the gym floor, set up a free standing set of lights probably similar to theatrical lighting or use the light in the room rather than set up traditional billiard lighting.

Someone rolls in the tables and flips them out of the racks and play begins.

This would work well within the private school concept and several schools could compete against one another.

I realize that Diamond is in the business to make money and their isnt anything here that I know of that would stand in the way of that. In fact these children from homes able to afford private school may well consider a table at home so it fits within the confines of advertisement hitting a demographic that is suitable to buying the product.

I would like to see something like this happen and hopefully it would catch on among private and maybe one day public schools.

Well that's what I'd like to see in 2017......