Standard ball must hit the rail after contact and other such rules as 9-ball uses, ball in hand on scratches, ect. For the pro's it would be a great game with races to 75 points or so (the amount of points on 5 total racks) being about perfect. That could be a decent game I have always thought that has a scoring type of structure like straight pool, rotation ball running like 9-ball, brings back the powerful break as a useful tool, and uses all the balls on the table and as such can be played in bars and at the local pool hall on coin ops by the general public as a "8 points wins" game. Maybe rotation with a point per a ball instead of the points being the ball value (which ruins the traditional rotation IMO since the toughest balls to run are the most low point value). Whatever game is played needs to have both defense and offense and it needs to be sufficiently difficult that one player cannot shut down the other and keep them off the table for an entire match.
That is probably the best professional cue sports game out there and if it ever got some public exposure and there were some tables around for people to try out and relize how hard it is that game could be very popular as a spectator sport. Truth be told I think those carom players have it right, 3-cushion is the perfect balance of offense and defence and is also probably the most demanding of all cue sports in both technique and knowledge requirements. I like the "chess" aspects that a good game can offer, one of the reasons I like 1-pocket so much but that game is simply too slow for a professional game using TV. Hmm, well while I would love to see a straight pool tournament I think I would like to see the normal version with some safeties in in rather then that total offense version. And Thanks for the nice pictures.Sincerely Earl Strickland You lag for the 1st break and you choose your designated break ball area and the ball is placed on the hash mark or spot.Then you take the cue ball and position it yourself and the match begins.Every time a player misses a shot you rack up 14 balls select your break ball area and you start pocketing balls.There is no defense,this is total offensive straight pool.I would like to know if anybody would be intersted in seeing a tournament like this.
Straight pool is the most difficult game if it is put in a proper perspective,meaning the table has to have small pockets and cannot play phony or have bouncy or unpredictable cushions.I believe14.1 was meant to be played with a 30 second shot clock,really small pockets and total offense.I read some one posted they did not understand how to play offensive straight pool.I will explain.There are 4 or 5 of the standard straight pool break ball shots or hash marks around the triangle. Martin is the co-author of The 99 Critical Shots in Pool, one the most popular pool books of all time.I have been reading what people are posting about 14.1 straight pool. In 2011, he was the first living player inducted into the Straight Pool Hall of Fame. In 1994, Martin was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame. He finished 4th and 5th, respectively in the 19 BCA US Opens. He has also has won several nine-ball tournaments, including the 1980 Caesars Tahoe Invitational, the 1981 ESPN King of the Hill, and the 1983 Music City Open. Ray held the World Champion title in straight pool in 1971, 19. He acquired the nickname of Cool Cat, when he calmly won a world title in 1971 in California when an earthquake was in progress during the event.
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