A player has ball-in-hand. The 6 ball is sitting roughly one ball’s width off the side rail a foot from the corner pocket. The player is shooting at the 4 ball, which is also over near the same side rail. The player sets the cue ball down between the 6 ball and the cushion, obviously checking if there’s enough clearance to pocket the 4-ball past the 6 ball into that corner.
My understanding of the rules is if he had pulled another object ball out of a pocket to measure that distance, it would’ve clearly been a foul. However, since he had cue ball in hand he could claim that he was just considering a possible place to set the cue ball for the upcoming shot, so it is not a foul. Opinions?
My understanding of the rules is if he had pulled another object ball out of a pocket to measure that distance, it would’ve clearly been a foul. However, since he had cue ball in hand he could claim that he was just considering a possible place to set the cue ball for the upcoming shot, so it is not a foul. Opinions?