Thanks for the replies. All part of the learning curve of a first year captain. Guess I paid my "stupid" tax last night!
Just be sure to look it over, if it was a foul say it was, but if it wasn't don't be so quick
to give in. I know that if it's just a league night sometimes it's easier to avoid the
confrontation of good hit / bad hit, but there also times that if you're the captain you
set an example, make a statement. This was a good hit, your team will notice.
Unfortunately they will also notice that you gave in. Honesty, regardless of the way the
call goes, is a valuable attribute for you to have as captain. Without being a bastard
you're gonna want to correct that reputation malfunction before it becomes permanent.
There is a limit to the call going to the shooter, if you clearly miss the ball, the team mates are not in a position to call a good hit or not unless you asked them to watch the hit. Only time I would trust a player on the other team making a call is if I knew they were a good player and understood the rules and I knew them personally and knew they were trust worthy.
I totally agree with you, but the statement should be, "There should be a limit..."
The response you'll probably get from most league or tournament officials is, "did you have a neutral person watching the shot?"
It sucks, but they'd be right. You can't always tell that your opponent hit the cue ball so bad that he committed a bad hit foul,
sometimes you can just hope that they're honest.