Is a Jump Shot an "Obvious Shot"?

[Crasher]

Saw this question asked on the r/billiards subreddit. The original post is as follows:

I would have thought this is a non obvious shot, but had a player tell me it is obvious because they could not have been shooting anything else. The BCAPL rulebook does not explicitly state a jump shot as non obvious but i don't think those definitions cover every possible shot.

I want an answer for BCAPL, but i would also like to hear about other rulesets as well.

The consensus on Reddit is mixed. How do members of this forum interpret the rules behind an "obvious shot"?

 

[Bob Jewett]

Saw this question asked on the r/billiards subreddit. The original post is as follows:

The consensus on Reddit is mixed. How do members of this forum interpret the rules behind an "obvious shot"?

I think it depends on the game. Let's say eight ball, the player is shooting with a jump cue, and if the obstructing ball were gone, the shot in that direction would be obvious. In that case, for me it is the obvious shot. The CSI/BCAPL/USAPL rules are generally more strict, but as noted, they don't cover jump shot calls except that the ref is the final say on "obvious". There are some jump shots with a full cue that go over the edge of a ball, so that you can't tell whether it was a jump shot or not.