OB slow roll to the pocket and stops at the very edge - foul

[fish2]

Someone told me that if a CB hits the OB and the OB slow rolls to the pocket without hitting a rail, but crosses the imaginary "rail line" it is not a foul, any truth to this?
Personally, I would call foul, but I could be wrong...

 

[Ģüśţāṿ]

What's the imaginary rail line? Never heard of this concept.

Either way it's a foul without touching a rail or dropping in the pocket.

 

[David in FL]

Someone told me that if a CB hits the OB and the OB slow rolls to the pocket without hitting a rail, but crosses the imaginary "rail line" it is not a foul, any truth to this?
Personally, I would call foul, but I could be wrong...

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You're correct.

A ball must either be pocketed or contact a rail.

 

[gregcantrall]

Imagine you made it. Just rake it down and carry on. Or the Carnival just blow it in.

 

[fastone371]

Someone told me that if a CB hits the OB and the OB slow rolls to the pocket without hitting a rail, but crosses the imaginary "rail line" it is not a foul, any truth to this?
Personally, I would call foul, but I could be wrong...

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Did the same person also tell you that if the cue ball is very close to or touching the rail you move it a chalk width away??

 

[George the Greek]

Did the same person also tell you that if the cue ball is very close to or touching the rail you move it a chalk width away??

If the CB is touching or close to the rail you can flip the CB upside down

 

[Black-Balled]

Did the same person also tell you that if the cue ball is very close to or touching the rail you move it a chalk width away??

I use the radius of the cue butt x2 at my house.

 

[couldnthinkof01]

I use the radius of the cue butt x2 at my house.

One butt radius I can understand....2 is egregious

 

[bbb]

One butt radius I can understand....2 is egregious

this is a pool forum
too many letters

 

[Black-Balled]

One butt radius I can understand....2 is egregious

That's how we play it down there and if you don't like it go cogitate somewhere else!

 

[gregcantrall]

cogitate

I need this guy to break the word down, as I ain't sure.

 

[gregcantrall]

Okay after further review... it ends in ate so something I ate.....well everything I eat comes out the other end.

 

[7stud]

Ask "someone" to quote you the rule number in the WPA rule book so you can confirm.

 

[Lowell]

I would assume that any part of either the pocket or pocket facing counts as a rail though, right?

 

[trob]

Yes its a foul lol it didn’t hit a rail.. there is no imaginary rail line 35 years of playing and the silly questions still keep coming

 

[Jimmy_Betmore]

Imagine you made it. Just rake it down and carry on. Or the Carnival just blow it in.

Ehhh... Close enough.

Years ago I was playing a kid at the room I hung out in and he hooked himself. He looked at it for a minute then looked up at me and said, "Pass." It doesn't work like that, brother.

 

[Island Drive]

What's the imaginary rail line? Never heard of this concept.

Either way it's a foul without touching a rail or dropping in the pocket.

Nice thing about the OP, you don't have to shoot a ball ''into'' the pocket to make it.

 

[maha]

there is the 20 minute rule in effect. if the opponent chose to call a foul you have 20 minutes to wait to see if it falls.

 

[GideonF]

Yes its a foul lol it didn’t hit a rail.. there is no imaginary rail line 35 years of playing and the silly questions still keep coming

I wonder if the OP’s friend was confused by the lag rule (whereby if the CB comes to rest past the nose of the corner pocket it’s a loss of lag)? That’s the only instance I can recall where there is any “imaginary rail line”.

 

[gregcantrall]

there is the 20 minute rule in effect. if the opponent chose to call a foul you have 20 minutes to wait to see if it falls.

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