I don't think it would change the game that much (based on what I saw at the BFF) and I think the comparison with ice hockey is a red hearing.
Neither of these two points are reasons to change the ruleset in my opinion.
My main concern is that it only takes a few baby steps to change things dramatically, I don't think we should view change as a positive thing by default.
If you allowed shuffle goals in Australia, the sweeper mallets users would own the court (the style is already akin to ice hockey when watching them play, hence the comparison), why wouldn't future players see this advantage and push for a different standard mallet? Would this be a good/bad thing if the ball was pushed/flung/dumped and why (my view is "bad thing" but it may be my "hatred for hockey")?
I think the way Jono waded in with bullet points was a bit assy.
Neither of these two points are reasons to change the ruleset in my opinion.
My main concern is that it only takes a few baby steps to change things dramatically, I don't think we should view change as a positive thing by default.
If you allowed shuffle goals in Australia, the sweeper mallets users would own the court (the style is already akin to ice hockey when watching them play, hence the comparison), why wouldn't future players see this advantage and push for a different standard mallet? Would this be a good/bad thing if the ball was pushed/flung/dumped and why (my view is "bad thing" but it may be my "hatred for hockey")?
Everyone loves bullets.