APA foul?

[2stroke]

g. Causing even the slightest movement or altering the course of the cue
ball, even accidentally, is a foul. Even dropping the chalk on the cue ball
is a foul. It is not a foul, however, to accidentally move any other balls
(including the 8-ball) unless, during his turn at the table, a player moves a
ball and it in turn comes in contact with the cue ball. Any balls moved
accidentally during a shot must be replaced by the opponent after the
shot is over and all balls have stopped rolling. If it occurs before the shot,
it must be replaced before the shot is taken.

Right off the APA website

 

[OneIron]

Again, the question is whether this is a foul in the APA, which it's not. If he does it consistently and intentionally, then it's a sportsmanship violation, but it's not a foul, per se.

But there's no penalty in the APA for a sportsmanship violation. At least, I've never heard of one...

 

[Bamacues]

Thanks for the responses guys. My L.O. is out of town this week and I was just curious what others thought. My teammate that made the shot is a 3 in his early eighties and was just concentrating so hard on making the shot that he did not realize he had moved his oppenent's ball. I just wanted to find out in case this scenario ever happens again.

In the APA, it is NOT a foul. The foul is on the cueball only. If the shooter did not touch the cueball with his cue prior to taking the shot it is not foul.

Many players, especially low skill players, will touch a ball when they bridge up over a ball to strike the cue...no foul.

On the other hand, unfortunately, I have seen high skill level players perform some slick moves to create a little distance between the balls. Technically, though, they did not foul, as the opposition has the right to stop them and put have the balls put back, unless they were in the act of shooting.

It sounds like the situation you are describing was of the first type...an accidental, honest touching of the ball on the backstroke.

Joe