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Were you the guy playing him? :)

What are the issues with rack-your-own? When I encounter this I always let the opponent rack his own and I rack my own. Seems it makes both parties happier and I doubt my opponent knows some secret to racking that nobody else knows.

Strange or not, the bolded text clearly states the rule. The sentences that happen before and after the bolded text don't change the very straightforward sentence that says a double hit is a ball in hand foul. Critique the semantics all you want, but a double hit is a foul in the APA.

Post #12 here: http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=278221 Also I have encountered at least four other people on the forum that have stated that the double hit in the APA is not a foul but don't feel like gathering those links.

Use less english, use same shaft... Having a wider range of spin ability on shots is a good thing. Why seek out a cue that will limit your range of available english?

So, even though there is no stipulation written anywhere that states that mulitiple hits of the cue ball are okay from short distances, you're just going to go ahead and pretend somewhere that it does? If you say it enough times, it does not magically become true. The rule is crystal clear...

The APA is not the problem. The illiterate players are.

Moving my mission to eliminate the double hit from the APA to this thread: http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=278330 :)

I'm learning why there is so much confusion in the APA about this rule. Many posters here seem to think there is some rule in the APA that states double hits of the cue ball are legal shots. From the 2012/2013 APA rule booklet: "9. Fouls - If any of the following fouls are committed, the...

They do not allow a double hit and a double hit is not the same as a push. A push occurs when the balls are frozen. A cue is not allowed to strike the cue ball a second time after it has already been struck. Under your supposed knowledge of the rule a player could accidentally tap his cue ball...

Eyeballs don't aim along parallel lines so this is not a geometrically correct analysis. If it works for you and gives you the confidence, then it works (for you), but it isn't consistent with laws of physics. The reflections of the object you're looking at travel along a path from your focal...

Who's to say that a random observer of a pool match can decide whether the pro is aiming or not? They play so many hours and have their mechanics and pre-shot routine down to such a science that they see where to aim before getting in position to shoot. They step to the table with their feet...

When I played in Vegas nationals in 2006 (I think that was the year), this rule was definitely not in place, or the refs were not aware of it. I called a ref over before the shot, he watched, my opponent pocketed his ball in the corner 6 feet down table while the cue ball hit the rail one inch...

It didn't ruin it for the other guy.

The APA's failure to adequately address the double hit that occurs when the Cue Ball and Object Ball are close together is much bigger deal than this one. :)

I haven't really had any specifically bad experiences in relation to what I said, I laugh at people a lot so it really just is a situation where I laugh it off when someone is being an ultra-nit... The rules do seem to change a lot, and that is a problem but I can't imagine the rules ever...

Ah, bartender = manager... That makes it different then, especially if he's leaving the bar to go chat with other people. I bartended for many years and also managed bars and lounges. If I'm tending bar, I don't leave the bar area. If I'm managing, I don't enter the bar area. Sounds like...

Language has limitations and words won't ever be able to work for the infinite number of possible things that can happen in pool, in work, in life, etc... What people are supposed to do is use the context clues to understand what the point of those words are and act accordingly. I think you...

It's kind of remarkable how much slop goes in my favor. Some lower percentage shots I'll hit harder because I know if I miss, and where I miss that it will go two rails and have a good chance of finding its way to another pocket or blocking my opponent. When I'm doing this, I'm usually only...

I'll add that when I learned that left and right english really only helps with getting position of the cue ball after it hits a rail my position play improved immensely and I began to scratch less. It amazes me how many good players think they can use left and right english to change the path...