Yes it really does make that much of a difference, especially when you'll have to hear the commentators stumbling over themselves trying to describe the shots and people still won't even know what they said.
The idea is to get more interest in the game, not turn people off by making it more confusing for no reason at all. Not well thought out to say the least.
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"At the end of the day, it's the same game. To avoid issues, just call any shot that is not a straight cut i.e. any banks, combos or multi rail banks.
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Yes and how that's done is by calling the # on the ball, oh I forgot they
decided to use balls with no #'s.
Have any idea what using red and yellow balls was supposed to accomplish besides not selling any off the DVD'S to me?
In the early 1980's the BCA national 8B championships (before the BCAPL) were played with unnumbered reds and yellows. At the same time the rules of eight ball were revised to remove any call shot requirement other than for the eight. The original rules for eight ball (1925 or so) were written for reds and yellows. A brief history of the rules of eight ball are here: http://www.sfbilliards.com/articles/2002-02.pdf
The standard set of balls makes the eight hard to pick out. Bring back the zebra eight ball and use the standard set.
Yea, Eric I have my mind made up just as much as you do. LOLLook, I know you have your mind made up and that is final, but...I'll address your last point.
You don't think the player can point at the ball, with their cue, then point at the pocket the ball is supposed to go in?
Nah...too easy.
Eric
maybe the solution is to put numbers on the red and yellow balls?