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Okay, I have the definitive answer here! I uploaded the video to ChatGPT and asked it whether this was a legal hit. ChatGPT said...

Bob’s posts above are blunt, but I think properly highlight some of the difficulties with pool rules. Well intentioned people with...

I like sharing this 22 second clip to illustrate why it’s not a push...

That often gives the wrong answer -- in both directions.

Suppose the cue ball is frozen to the six ball which is next in a game of nine ball. What kind of shot should be allowed? Like snooker...

I don't think you can tell whether they were frozen or not after the hit. I was just saying that if the balls are not frozen as checked...

As I pointed out just above, if you shoot a little to the side and use follow, the cue ball will likely pass the OB. If the balls are...

I think that if they are frozen, and you play with follow, they will leave the tip with nearly the same speed, but then the object ball...

It defines it as legal because it specifically says it is legal. You can’t define it as legal any more clearly. Rule 3.8 can’t make...

You have it half right, in my opinion. In the first half of rule 3.7, where the balls are close but not touching, then if you shoot...

Not with Taom chalk. But I think it's much surer to look at the reaction of the balls.

I think Pongers knows the rule and that the balls were frozen. I imagine that the ref was surprised by a shot he had never seen before...

The WSR are available on the WPA website.

Under the current regulations, the ref is supposed to explain rules. I think this is not a good situation, but it seems to be necessary...

The wording is slightly awkward. You are required to contact an object ball on the shot. Normally, that is when the cue ball comes into...