Just liek when the pros leave the white on the top cush, leaving a horrible shot and there opponent pots it and clears with a 143, There nothing you can do about it, If your so good then what's your problem?

Its a 50/50 chance of a ball going in, like mooney said, if it doesn't go in then your laughing and your glad he smashed it, just hypocritical you are!

Obviously it's all about winning for you greatest... if you enjoyed the game as much as you say you do, then you could also take pleasure in watching your opponent build a large break. Lots sit back and watch you do it, after all!

I think it's fair to say, your quite badly outnumbered. So i doubt this will be happening soon.

losing isnt enjoyable,its a match,the other player is there to be destroyed in my opinion

Then surely not smashing and still losing would leave the same feeling. Your logic doesn't add up.

and i prefer to win games the right way. Smashing isnt enjoyable,end of thread.

ok next time dont express your feeling by trying to change laws of a worldwide sport

and either is tapping, playing safe is ok but tapping on arcade is not.

people 9/10 will smash pack in arcade, i even do it on regular sometimes. original i tend to play safe unless im against a guest.

and thats enjoyable for the other person?

yawn, think you need some better arguments

g echo i respect the other player by not smashing the break,i dont think its enjoyable in the slightest watching me make a frame winning break for them at least.

making a break for them is against the rules isnt it

Now you are getting the picture. There is nothing more enjoyable on this site than destroying a player in such a fashion that they need to have a big whine about it on the forum.

That means being 100% ruthless from the break. If you don't like that then the smashers are doing something very right.

Anyway if you want a more realistic type of game then just play original. It's extremely tricky to pot consistently from the smash break so you will see a bit more of the 3-4 cushion breaks back to baulk and a bit of tap tap stuff too.

Arcade as the name suggests is designed to be fast and furious. In and out in 5 minutes or less

Second that! Well said JD

still some people dont understand,a smash break shows no skill at all-id rather work out an opening with great tactical prowess,winning games like that is perfection.

The smash breaks arent just flukes,
Those breaks are thought up by good players who perfect them.. if you see a really good arcade player he/she will pot 9/10 times, meaning quite obviously they have thought about their break so much that it works most the time.

So their is a good bit of skill in it actually..
Plus to then clear the table, its not simple you know..

Interesting discussion.
In Arcade i think its an insult for the game if you dont smash....
For Reg its a bit more different.
In 5-10% of the time i smash the break off there and i pot a red and get pos on black...because thats the ultimate goal....getting a position on another color then black is already a lost chance.
Lately my break off is there a slow shot just touching the pack (keep pathway for black to both corners free!) and cue ball ending up along long cushion. Not spectaculair but also not tapping (creating touching ball). Then trying to pot a red following a black.
In Orig from what i remember...smashing/potting and on for a black is a impossible combination

On a slightly different tack, how exactly do you propose that it should be outlawed? It is going to be difficult to determine what is a smash break ... perhaps by not allowing a ball to be potted off the break, but then that could disadvantage the person breaking off as the opponent could smash and clear up, which is always an option even if you normally play safe unless you are accurate with your safety. Where do you draw the line?

When the opponent is at the table they can play whatever shot they like and theres nothing you can do. Deal with it or don't play the game. If you can't accept it, leave it. Go play Original, that takes 'skill' Prove you are the greatest.

I take it destroyers ban is up? Ain't heard this much nonsense since he was last around.

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