Are the tips of the pockets not considered like a rail?

[Garo 7]

I watched a match recently where Roberto Gomez hit the cue ball into the object ball, and drove it slowly into both the corner pocket tips, attempting to bury the cueball behind another ball. The object ball bounced between the corner pocket tips then back out onto the table a little ways. Then Josh Filler proceeded to pick up the cueball for a foul, taking ball in hand.

So, I guess that doesn't count as 'driving a ball into a rail'?

 

[Bob Jewett]

I watched a match recently where Roberto Gomez hit the cue ball into the object ball, and drove it slowly into both the corner pocket tips, attempting to bury the cueball behind another ball. The object ball bounced between the corner pocket tips then back out onto the table a little ways. Then Josh Filler proceeded to pick up the cueball for a foul, taking ball in hand.

So, I guess that doesn't count as 'driving a ball into a rail'?

Yes, it does count as cushion contact. I think you must have missed some other aspect of the situation. Video link/timestamp?

 

[markjames]

hmm, i think the tips of the pockets are a rail

 

[tim913]

Did you watch it on Billiard TV tonight ? If so it was the 2022 DCC 10 ball. I saw Josh playing Gomez but only watched part of it

 

[Bob Jewett]

hmm, i think the tips of the pockets are a rail

The pocket liners are also part of the rail, so it's possible to "get a cushion" without ever hitting rail cloth.

 

[gregcantrall]

Was it frozen to the first point and driven to the second?

 

[Bob Jewett]

Was it frozen to the first point and driven to the second?

That would still count as rail contact.

 

[gregcantrall]

That would still count as rail contact.

Cool, I wasn't sure if the side pocket dividing one rail required another rail contact.

 

[JohnnyOzone]

Cool, I wasn't sure if the side pocket dividing one rail required another rail contact.

The shot in question was a corner pocket

 

[garczar]

Show the damn video or it never happened. Your explanation has to be leaving something out.

 

[garczar]

Nothin??? surely you have a link to the vid. pulling the pin and just tossin a grenade like this is no good. no way to answer your quest based on what u wrote.

 

[Bob Jewett]

Nothin??? ...

The OP has not been back since he posted his question, so he has not seen either my request for a link nor your later request.

 

[Blue]

I think this video could be what ts is refering to. But i could be wrong.



Action starts at 7:22.

 

[T411]

Roberto’s cue hit the six.

 

[Cartune]

Seriously? This is a foul all day long.

 

[Blue]

Anyone can see that his cue hits the 6.

Thats why i am not 100% sure if this is the video TS is talking about.

 

[markjames]

and the cue ball never hit a point
it hit a rail two times

 

[skogstokig]

I think this video could be what ts is refering to. But i could be wrong.



Action starts at 7:22.

op gonna need better glasses if that's the incident

 

[Bob Jewett]

op gonna need better glasses if that's the incident

Or a white cane.

 

[Poolhalljunkie]

The World 9-ball events are all ball fouls, it wasn't the 4 ball it was the cue stick contact with the 6