Recent content by dr_dave

... but then you would be forced to allow obvious double hits (where some big advantage could be achieved) anytime a player "makes an effort to jack up." Not even the American pool leagues (not even APA) allow this!

I look forward to seeing how high you can push those scores. Maybe you'll inspire me to give it another "college try" also.

There is no break box in the official WPA rules. That’s a tournament-specific thing, but your point is well taken anyway.

Not true. Search for "intention" in the WPA Rules document, and you will see all the place player intention must be considered. Replay is already used in pro tournaments for questionable calls only, where the referee is unsure. I think that is a good thing.

Please let me know where you got that quote. It is incorrect without more context. If there is clear visual evidence of secondary contact, either live or during video replay, the shot is a foul. … unless you think of the missed 9 as somehow balancing the favorable call he received earlier...

I don't think so because a deliberate foul is a defensive shot, and it gives ball-in-hand to your opponent. An intentional miscue (if not called as an unsportsmanlike conduct foul) can be used as an offensive weapon. Many examples can be found here: miscue resource page

Here's the other pertinent rule: 2.11  MISCUE A miscue occurs when the cue tip slides off the cue-ball possibly due to a contact that is too eccentric or due to insufficient chalk on the tip. It is usually accompanied by a sharp sound and evidenced by a discoloration of the tip. Although some...

Yes, assuming the video is reviewed. ... only if the ref thinks there is a strong reason to do so. Nope, unless the rules are changed and super-slow-motion filming of every shot with expensive high-speed-video cameras becomes common-place. I don't see that happening anytime soon. The frame...

All good points that are certainly worth consideration by the WPA Rules Committee. Another problem is that it is possible to miscue and have larger-than-normal CB deflection with only the tip striking and quickly sliding off the CB, with no secondary contact with the tip, ferrule, or shaft...

I used to think that way also, but I now worry that the change would come with too many problems including the following: Miscues have never been considered fouls in the past, so this would be a major change to the sport and many people will find it difficult to accept. It is not always...

I was joking with the whole Karma thing, but now I realize it was very inappropriate and takes away from the important messages of the video.

That's how it seemed to me also. That's why the WPA Rules Committee attempted to further clarify these rules. Apparently, even further clarification is required. I don't think I ever said pique or fouette shots should be called fouls unless the evidence for a foul is clear (based on errant...

The rules on this topic were not changed, just clarified and improved. The intent of the rules was never to penalize unintentional miscues or scoops as fouls unless the secondary contact was visually obvious (for example with a follow shot miscue, where the CB gets trapped under the cue after...

I don't remember this ever being the case, but I think a strong argument can certainly be made for it since pretty much every miscue involves sliding and secondary contact with the tip, ferrule, or shaft. Lots of examples can be found here: miscue resource page However, then people will argue...

I thought it was obvious I was joking about "Pool God Karma." That doesn't exist (unless you think it does, in which case it exists in your mind). Sound is a very unreliable indicator of a foul. Check out the examples at the 4:32 point in this video: Also, with scoop shots, sometimes...