There's several possible discussion points here. Bob Jewett is correct about "Jawed Balls." When the balls are touching the facings they are still on the table and not pocketed. They're still atop the slate and not pocketed. In this posting and picture, the balls are jammed in the pocket and not atop the slate. They were pocketed. Regarding the "5 Second Rule," is very difficult to explain and measure. When does the 5 seconds start? Back in the day when a player rose up from his/her shot and began to move away from the table, he was "relinquishing his inning." Anything that happened after that should be respoted. I had that happen in a One Pocket match recently concerning the cueball. My opponent shot and hung the cueball in the pocket. He got up from his shot and started to walk away when the cueball fell. It was not fair for me to call a foul so we respoted the cueball. I'd like to know the rule for golf if someone can explain it. I doubt there's no 5 second rule in golf?
