NH Steve
Administrator
We have discussed this topic on onepocket.org quite a bit -- sometimes theoretically and sometimes for real situations. Well, this one is real and it is one of our favorite events -- the Derby City One Pocket division. This year the One Pocket ran way past its scheduled finals slot of Thursday night, into the late hours of Friday night. I don't think I've seen it fall a whole day behind like that since back at the Exec West.
I spoke with Greg Sullivan and he wants us to talk about this, along with other rule changes he is thinking about for Derby City, and come up with suggestions (that they might or might not decide to incorporate).
The bottom line is they need to come up with some agreeable clear cut ways to prevent such serious over-runs in the One Pocket. There was also some concern that the Wednesday night slot for the HOF dinner was a factor in the delay.
So Greg is looking for suggestions... I have my own thoughts, but this opening post is basically to reflect Greg's concerns as he spoke them to me.
He also is interested in general DCC feedback and suggestions for how the event can be improved. He also commented he is planning to increase the prize funds based on the increased turnouts they are getting.
I spoke with Greg Sullivan and he wants us to talk about this, along with other rule changes he is thinking about for Derby City, and come up with suggestions (that they might or might not decide to incorporate).
- Time clocks when a match is running behind. However Greg commented that he doesn't think that would solve the problem, because they even had slow matches on the TV table. If players don't shoot at their hole, it drags the games out no matter what clock you use.
- Limit racking time (this was less of a One Pocket problem, but was a problem in 9-Ball)
- He doesn't want players jumping the cue ball off the table to prevent an opponent from scoring a hanging ball.
- He likes the idea of a re-racking when a player makes a ball on the break in One Pocket because it is fairer (even though it does not speed up the game).
- He doesn't like players asking to have a ball or the cue ball picked up and cleaned (unless there is some obvious debris).
- Suggestions???
The bottom line is they need to come up with some agreeable clear cut ways to prevent such serious over-runs in the One Pocket. There was also some concern that the Wednesday night slot for the HOF dinner was a factor in the delay.
So Greg is looking for suggestions... I have my own thoughts, but this opening post is basically to reflect Greg's concerns as he spoke them to me.
He also is interested in general DCC feedback and suggestions for how the event can be improved. He also commented he is planning to increase the prize funds based on the increased turnouts they are getting.