I was viewing this tape and was very surprised at a call that was made. Earl was leading the match 7-0 at one point, and then 7-2, and Allen makes a positional error and leaves himself this shot on the 5-ball:
The cueball and 5-ball are no more than a chalk's distance apart. Allen elevates his cue less than about 45 degrees, and shoots straight into the 5-ball. He makes the 5-ball, and the cueball IMMEDIATELY rolls forward about one foot like this:
To me it looked like an obvious double hit. Allen didn't elevate all that much, and he followed thru a few inches and pulled back his cue. He hit the shot with about a medium stroke too, and he really seemed to push thru the ball. I stopped and hit the rewind button about 5 times, and I still think it's a foul. Earl called a foul, Allen disputed it, and Joe Kerr who was the referee, reviewed the tape. He said it was a legal hit. This made Earl extremely angry, and he went on tilt, missing straight in balls to the side pocket, and lost
11-9.
Yeah this was a long time ago, but I am very surprised that they called this a legal hit. Billy and Grady didn't argue with the ref's decision. Either way, I don't see how this was a legal shot. Wish I could put this video on my PC.
The cueball and 5-ball are no more than a chalk's distance apart. Allen elevates his cue less than about 45 degrees, and shoots straight into the 5-ball. He makes the 5-ball, and the cueball IMMEDIATELY rolls forward about one foot like this:
To me it looked like an obvious double hit. Allen didn't elevate all that much, and he followed thru a few inches and pulled back his cue. He hit the shot with about a medium stroke too, and he really seemed to push thru the ball. I stopped and hit the rewind button about 5 times, and I still think it's a foul. Earl called a foul, Allen disputed it, and Joe Kerr who was the referee, reviewed the tape. He said it was a legal hit. This made Earl extremely angry, and he went on tilt, missing straight in balls to the side pocket, and lost
11-9.
Yeah this was a long time ago, but I am very surprised that they called this a legal hit. Billy and Grady didn't argue with the ref's decision. Either way, I don't see how this was a legal shot. Wish I could put this video on my PC.
