Spotting the 10 ball

[skor]

at the WPA Predator tour, there are no early 10 ball.
If made, it’s spotted. But where?
At the current Austrian Open, I’ve seen some referees spot in on the spot point and others spot it on the 10ball racking point.
I’m not talking about the shootout where it goes to the racking point but during normal play when an early 10 is made.
So what gives?
Looks like some of the referees don’t know the rules? (It should be on the spot)

 

[sjm]

Yup, if the ten must be spotted during the course of play, it should always go on the spot (or behind any ball already occupying the spot).

 

[Renegade4006]

In the NAPA league that I play in the 10-ball would spotted on the break spot.

 

[easy-e]

They should just start racking with the 10 on the spot. That'd change things up a bit!

 

[Cornerman]

In the NAPA league that I play in the 10-ball would spotted on the break spot.

That would seem incredibly silly. The little spot is called the spot and has been used since the spot was created. why would somebody spot a ball somewhere other than where a spot is that defines the spot?

 

[Patrick Johnson]

In the NAPA league that I play in the 10-ball would spotted on the break spot.

That would seem incredibly silly. The little spot is called the spot and has been used since the spot was created. why would somebody spot a ball somewhere other than where a spot is that defines the spot?

Where’s the “break spot” if not the foot spot?

pj
chgo

 

[Bob Jewett]

In the NAPA league that I play in the 10-ball would spotted on the break spot.

I looked through the NAPA official rules and it appears that they use the foot spot like everyone else. Do you have official NAPA rules text that says otherwise?

 

[Renegade4006]

I looked through the NAPA official rules and it appears that they use the foot spot like everyone else. Do you have official NAPA rules text that says otherwise?

I have used the wrong term for the spot. When I posted the only term I could think of was break spot.

Mods, delete my previous post.

 

[Cornerman]

Where’s the “break spot” if not the foot spot?

pj
chgo

Well.. I guess that begs the question. Maybe I misunderstood what a “break spot” is since that’s not a term.

 

[Cornerman]

I have used the wrong term for the spot. When I posted the only term I could think of was break spot.

Mods, delete my previous post.

Ah, I misunderstood what you meant then.

 

[iusedtoberich]

Off topic, are they using any sort of break box? I just fast forwarded about 10 racks of the Shaw vs Felix match, and each break I saw was from the side rail, rather than the spot Shane popularized in TAR 1.

 

[skor]

Off topic, are they using any sort of break box? I just fast forwarded about 10 racks of the Shaw vs Felix match, and each break I saw was from the side rail, rather than the spot Shane popularized in TAR 1.

No box

 

[iusedtoberich]

No box

Why aren’t they breaking like Shane taught the world then, and making 2-4 balls on the break like he was, even with the wood rack in TAR 1?

 

[InsertCleverNameHere]

Why aren’t they breaking like Shane taught the world then, and making 2-4 balls on the break like he was, even with the wood rack in TAR 1?

Breaking from the rail in 10 and 8 ball will never make sense to me. I can understand second ball playing 8 ball but hitting the 1 solid from the rail is dumb imo.

 

[skogstokig]

Why aren’t they breaking like Shane taught the world then, and making 2-4 balls on the break like he was, even with the wood rack in TAR 1?

because of the slugs. that old wood rack from TAR would be an improvement

after this many years of events i must assume it's rational to break from the side, even for the big breakers

 

[skor]

Why aren’t they breaking like Shane taught the world then, and making 2-4 balls on the break like he was, even with the wood rack in TAR 1?

different tables, different rack, got to find what works for you at a given situation.
It seems that breaking from the rail at this event is safer. the balls stay on one side of the table and the game is more tactical. if the break is dry, chances that your opponent won't run out.

 

[Cornerman]

Breaking from the rail in 10 and 8 ball will never make sense to me. I can understand second ball playing 8 ball but hitting the 1 solid from the rail is dumb imo.

I believe people find that off the head rail get the right height of the cuestick automatically for that angle of attack, especially for pop breakers. I remember Dennis O. raising his bridge on the bed to get the height he needed. Corey one tournament broke using a mechanical bridge, and he said it was to get the height of the cuestick where he liked it. I think more often than not, players found breaking off the head rail yielded nice cueball action and stuck with it. For a small table, sometimes there isn’t enough room to place the hand on the bed.