Quoted from Purpledrilmonkey:Problem with a ball save is that it takes the skill of recovery for a normal snake shot away. If a ball save kicks in for every snake shot then drop catching or dead passing the ball is pointless. May as well bat the ball away randomly for a few seconds while the ball save is going.
Not if the ball save is 1 second or less. You couldn't make any shot, it's just to avoid the cheap drain. When it spits it straight down, it can ruin a great score that you're working on. Happened to me on Saturday at a tournament. I had one shot left to start Sparky, one shot left to start coffin, and I hit the snake. He spit it straight down the middle. It was ball 3 for me, and I left millions of points on the table due to something that is almost akin to a glitch.