Instead of the"miss" rule in snooker, why not have it so that the player snookered has to hit the object ball?

Question

He can have as many goes as he needs but obviously runs the risk of giving points away. We all know that the snookered player doesn't want to leave the ball "on" and that's why he tries to glance the cue ball off the object ball in order to finish as far away as possible. But when he misses the object ball by a millimetre it seems incongruous to call a miss and then to run the risk of losing the frame.

Answer 1

I agree,when the rule was first introduced i was very sceptical and a few years down the line i have proven a personal point to myself

Answer 2

I agree that a few milimetres shouldn`t be called a "miss".. but this is what i don`t get....

The "Miss Rule" suggests a player misses his target ball on purpose, in order to not leave his opponent with an advantage".. so they`re basically saying he`s been `dis-honest`. But then the ref asks that player where the cueball was before he played the shot. Which relies on that players honesty. So they`re contradicting their own rule

Answer 3

Erm, I know quite a bit about snooker and they DO have to hit a ball or it's a foul - giving 4 points away to the opponent and they have to keep trying until they hit one!  

They lose an awful lot of points if it takes them more than twice to hit one!  However, saying that it has to be RIGHT ball i.e. a red or colour depending on what is needed.  you know the rule: one red and one colour...

EDIT: They don't need to 'pot' the ball just HIT it!

Answer 4

You have to take into account a players ability.

Professional players have the ability to judge there angles and shot weight to near perfection (even coming off cushions) so when they miss a ball it is usually justified for it to be called a miss.

In the amatuer leagues this rule is seldom enforced, due to the vast difference in ability between amatuers and pros. The only time I have seen it enforced in an amatuer game, is when the snooker was very easy to get out of and the player made no real attempt to hit a ball !