Huh. All that fuss about Shane "spinning" the ball, was a misunderstanding.

[Johnnyt]

I always thought it was you had to shoot away from the ball...but I never played in many tournaments. Only the ones I could stick up. My bad. Johnnyt

 

[rmw]

The way I read the rules (below), SVB had every right to ask the ref that question and have it answered.

The referee shall answer players’ inquiries regarding objective data, such as whether a ball will be in the rack, whether a ball is behind the head string, what the count is, how many points are needed for a victory, if a player or his opponent is on a foul, what rule would apply if a certain shot is made, etc. When asked for a clarification of a rule, the referee will explain the applicable rule to the best of his ability, but any misstatement by the referee will not protect a player from enforcement of the actual rules.*

 

[BRussell]

But asking "if I shoot the cue ball straight into these balls, is it a foul?" is not a rules clarification.

Sure it is. There are always debates about whether the rules allow you to shoot into a frozen object ball or if you have to shoot away from it.

 

[JoeyA]

The way I read the rules (below), SVB had every right to ask the ref that question and have it answered.

The referee shall answer players’ inquiries regarding objective data, such as whether a ball will be in the rack, whether a ball is behind the head string, what the count is, how many points are needed for a victory, if a player or his opponent is on a foul, what rule would apply if a certain shot is made, etc. When asked for a clarification of a rule, the referee will explain the applicable rule to the best of his ability, but any misstatement by the referee will not protect a player from enforcement of the actual rules.*

Ahhh! Thanks. I thought my memory might have morphed.

Maybe, Shane could have asked the question in a different way.

 

[Diamond69]

they are seeded as a rule so they win their first match , gets them closer to the $$$, nobody ever wants to have a hard first match EVER, not in a million years, it happens from time to time and they dont like it. i dont blame them if i was playing for a living i dont want to play Mika out the gate and have to play thru the losers side. thats just dumb, i want to play a B player and win 11-2, one match closer to the $$$ matches. then let the savers begin....on that note, they do savers if they have a bad draw first match sometimes.

I wasn't suggesting a hard match. I was suggesting a challenging match in order to get in stroke and bear down a bit. I want to play someone that I could lose to if I don't take it serious, but if I do take it serious I'd beat them 9-3 or 9-4.

If I'm playing someone in the first round that I get 3 innings per game, it's not helping me get in stroke for the next match. Maybe it's just me.