The cueball goes off the side of the ferrule. Just a tiny bit and you need super slo-mo to see it.
WOW - that would be a tough one for most TD's to judge, even if he/she was right on top of the shot. Logically, there is no way to have pulled off that shot, with a level cue through the stroke, unless it was an illegal push stroke.The cueball goes off the side of the ferrule. Just a tiny bit and you need super slo-mo to see it.
It is a push. A well executed push by a top player.WOW - that would be a tough one for most TD's to judge, even if he/she was right on top of the shot. Logically, there is no way to have pulled off that shot, with a level cue through the stroke, unless it was an illegal push stroke.
No. He was goofin around at the Int'l. Open.Was that played in the context of a match? Very skillful execution.
Rarely do you get to see a pro taking practice strokes in order to smoothly execute a foul.
I don't think so. So far as I know, no set of rules permits this shot.... He said some rules prohibit it, but that it's legal in most cases. ...
The long, smooth practice strokes are to obfuscate the fact that the final stroke is a push/double hit/miscue.Rarely do you get to see a pro taking practice strokes in order to smoothly execute a foul.
foul......... the cue tip was in contact with the cue ball too long.......... a push stroke instead of a hit
Kim
The long, smooth practice strokes are to obfuscate the fact that the final stroke is a push/double hit/miscue.
Hey, it was on my November 3rd "Word-A-Day" card. I had to use it.:grin:OBFUSCATE? Wonder if Fels ever slipped that in his writings?
Hey, it was on my November 3rd "Word-A-Day" card. I had to use it.:grin: