This is really a question for the pro players out there.
It's not really for us.
We don't have to pay our bills with short money earned by playing pool.
We've all seen many of our pool champions foul without their opponent seeing the foul and they haven't called the foul on themselves, when they clearly knew they fouled. Personally, I don't think they should be vilified for not calling a foul on themselves, except for the following:
If the answer is yes, then it should clearly be part of the rules; that each player is indeed required to call a foul on themselves.
If the answer is no, then I think the rules should clearly state that each player is not required to call a foul on themselves.
What do you think about the "If yes"/If no" then statements?
JoeyA
Great question Joey!
I have made it a practice to always be upfront and honest about any fouls I have made during tournaments or league, and as such I have a good reputation for being a honest player. The benefit of that is when something is iffy and I say it's a good hit or whatever I don't get any argument.
But for a pro it's not exactly the same thing, They are at work when they are playing. It's their job to win. I'm not saying that they should be overtly dubious but I also don't think they should be required to tell on themselves.
A ref or the other player should initiate the question about whether or not a foul was committed, after that I think the player in question should be honest in his/her answer.
But when you're playing me you aint got to worry, I'll call a foul on myself even if you were in the can when it happened. There is no glory in a cheated win.