Good or bad hit?

[Sheldon]

Playing banks. Cross corner on the 6.
The 6 has to be struck first for the shot to count.

 

[loggerhead12]

Bad.

 

[jimmyg]

Very close...Judging by how sharply the 2 was cut, enough to go cross corner itself, I'd imagine that the 6 had to be hit first and carom into the 8 at the required angle...Wouldn't bet on it, but seems likely.

 

[Chili Palmer]

Very close...Judging by how sharply the 8 was cut, enough to go cross corner itself, I'd imagine that the 6 had to be hit first and carom into the 8 at the required angle...Wouldn't bet on it, but seems likely.

Not even close, the 2 wouldn't move if it was a good hit.

 

[Bob Jewett]

It's impossible for the cue ball to go fast towards the end rail unless the eight (two?) is hit first. Bad bank.

 

[InsertCleverNameHere]

Playing banks. Cross corner on the 6.
The 6 has to be struck first for the shot to count.

way bad

 

[Sheldon]

It's impossible for the cue ball to go fast towards the end rail unless the eight (two?) is hit first. Bad bank.

That makes sense.

 

[skogstokig]

speed of 8 is too fast (unless simultaneous hit which it doesn't look)

 

[jimmyg]

It's impossible for the cue ball to go fast towards the end rail unless the eight (two?) is hit first. Bad bank.

Makes sense...I was thinking that hitting the 6 first with inside (left) english, draw, would send the 2 uptable, cross corner, at a similar path...but I didn't pay attention to the cue ball action....Time for me to retire from umping...

 

[maha]

that's a spot where the opponent needs to step in before the shot, and explain how it can't go, or you have to say how you are going to make it.

after the shot to come up and say bad hit because one ball went that away instead of this away, usually is going to be a losing argument.

 

[mareh]

I agree, every shot attempt thats very close to a foul needs a referee.

 

[Mensabum]

Initial thot B4 reading further, good. On further review, bad.

Slo mo tells the story.

 

[Mensabum]

that's a spot where the opponent needs to step in before the shot, and explain how it can't go, or you have to say how you are going to make it.

after the shot to come up and say bad hit because one ball went that away instead of this away, usually is going to be a losing argument.

Always talk about those beforehand.

 

[Bob Jewett]

For those who might think the shot was good, try to describe the path of the cue ball... contacts and resulting direction and speed. For the bank to be good, the cue ball must hit the six first and on the nearer side (nearer to the camera).

 

[straightline]

The cue ball tells the tale but thinking about it, I wonder if the 8 ball should have moved at all.

 

[fuggles]

Now days I record close calls with a 240fps camera. Works way better than eyes.

 

[David in FL]

Mucho bad

 

[Chili Palmer]

The cue ball tells the tale but thinking about it, I wonder if the 8 ball should have moved at all.

In that situation, no, the 8 ball should not move at all, it's impossible if it's a good hit.

 

[GideonF]

For those who might think the shot was good, try to describe the path of the cue ball... contacts and resulting direction and speed. For the bank to be good, the cue ball must hit the six first and on the nearer side (nearer to the camera).

On the greatest contributions that you, Dr Dave and others I’m sure I’m forgetting have made to the area of officiating is educating us on the importance of the ball path on judging hits.

Whenever these videos show up I always pause the video before the shot and figure out where the CB will go on a good hit and a bad one. It is usually quite easy to judge once you do that.

 

[maha]

it just seems not right to me to have a shot you cannot see if it a good hit or not and allow it to be shot. and then call a foul not because you saw it but because your interpretation of how the other balls reacted means it was a bad hit.

if going to try and do that then it is mandatory to explain and agree upon that way of deciding before the shot not after.