He knew the rule. 100%.
Interesting question. 99.9% of the time anyone would do the jump off the table move, It would be on the opponent’s game winner. I suppose if it were done prior to the game ball, it would be a loss of game since it was clear not to do that.
So the opponent's ball stays down? As cornerman noted usually that would be loss of game anyway.
Usually pretty easy to scratch in when you curve that shot, happened lots for me, though I know in that moment it's harder to think super well lol
if the rule was mentioned the first day and the situation doesnt happen in all your other matches its possible to forget a derby city only tournament rule
I am a bit confused by the ruling. At the player meeting they said the new rule is that if the cueball jumped off the table while an object ball was pocketed in the opponent's pocket, that the ball counted for the opponent. In Pinegar's case BOTH balls jumped off the table. Since the OB did NOT go in the opponent's pocket how could it be counted as the opponents ball? It seems to me that the ruling was NOT consistent with the new rule but in fact was simply a foul because the OB went off the table. Should have been spotted and ball in hand for the opponent?
I’m sure they said that “if the ball was hanging in the pocket,” not “it if was pocketed.” They have talked about this rule for a while. You jump the cueball to try to get that scratch, it’’a no good. They wanted to get away from that move, period.
Hey, his chalking routine could shark anyone other than a shrink.
Maybe and maybe not. If he shot the jump shot harder, the cue ball could have gone over the object ball hung in the pocket, hit the back rim of the pocket and rebounded back on the object ball. Both balls could have come to rest on the table bed. No foul involved.
Yeap just like you say, maybe, maybe not
I'd be interested to see their definition. I assume the ball has to be declared hanging prior to the shot.
Here's what they say on their Rules page:
You out to see him play without a shot clock...
I was giving the logical and most plausible of what someone probably said at the player meeting that someone may have misheard or misunderstood as “pocketing the object ball,” using my understanding of what the rule really was.
So if my opponent has a cluster of six balls around his pocket and I'm desperate to clear them out and I smash them like a break shot and because of the goofy rail two balls sail into the audience, do both balls count for him? I think more thinking is needed.
