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  • I don't see how. A shuffle is very limited in its uses.

    A shuffle may be limited in it's uses now but you're opening the flood gates for scoop shots, wheel shots, egg and spoons... why don't we just pick the ball up with our hands and fling it in? Why don't we allow BJing again for example? Was it really lame? Wouldn't it be nicer to have a simpler ruleset? Is the polo mallet the best tool for the job? Should we even ride bicycles anymore?

    Every tournament (save one) in the history of hardcourt bike polo worldwide, shuffles have been illegal and we're gonna change that, hmm.

    You're debating the fundamental nature of a goal in bike polo, why don't we open up the discussion to getting the ball into the net any way possible? Is a shot the traditional swing along a plain, or is it just getting the ball into the net... why have we been wrong in the past when discussing this? Why are shuffles now "worthy" of discussion again?

    With this discussion (and the surprisingly close vote), we are on the road toward shuffled goals and the de-legitmising of the merits of the "shot" to the game of polo, awesome. Perhaps it is time to put into question all of the points surrounding the "shot" for hardcourt bike polo and ignore the years of precedent (and worldwide norms) just because we can, on a whim, because it'd be "fun" or "cool".

    More reasons for making this kind of change are needed and we've yet to hear them, bring the reasons, let's re-write the rulebook.

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