Yapp’s Controversial Tournament-Winning Shot in the 8-Ball World Championship … Was it a Foul?

[Bob Jewett]

... What was the bizarre rule?

Curiously enough, it was that if you could not actually see the tip hit the ball a second time, you could not call a double hit. Physics be damned. And that's the rule I used. Richie Florence was the victim of one of the most obvious double hits one could hope to see, except it was too fast to see, of course. What I said was, "39", which was the ball count. The shooter said, "You made a good call." Ritchie was irritated.

 

[GideonF]

She, and it looked like a brain fart. You know there are sharks everywhere.

The “he” in my sentence (that Yapp was in the road and he couldn’t see the shot) was FSR. FSR couldn’t see the hit - the ref could see the hit but just blew it.

 

[straightline]

The “he” in my sentence (that Yapp was in the road and he couldn’t see the shot) was FSR. FSR couldn’t see the hit - the ref could see the hit but just blew it.

Ok. Miner badden. He did crane for a look like it mattered to him. Let it go obviously. Maybe he's turning into Hunter Lombardo Speaking of Hunter Lombardo, if he had ferocity, he'd be ferocious.

Propeller head thinks maybe ref was waiting for the 8 to stop short and she got hypnotixed in the moment. 'Course speculation always goes way past collusion...

 

[maha]

Curiously enough, it was that if you could not actually see the tip hit the ball a second time, you could not call a double hit. Physics be damned. And that's the rule I used. Richie Florence was the victim of one of the most obvious double hits one could hope to see, except it was too fast to see, of course. What I said was, "39", which was the ball count. The shooter said, "You made a good call." Ritchie was irritated.

worked that way for decades and was fair as it applied to both sides. the ref calls it as he sees it.

if you want to put physics in it to get always the perfect absolute call, then you need to add cameras.

 

[Bob Jewett]

... if you want to put physics in it to get always the perfect absolute call, then you need to add cameras.

Most physics-based calls don't require cameras; they just require understanding.

There are some calls that require cameras to get right, but the "benefit of the doubt" clause can take care of those at the expense of a few uncalled fouls. I think cameras should be used wherever possible.