Is it a legal bank shot when...

[VTEC John]

... the CB and OB are just off the rail, close to straight in, and you slide the OB into the pocket off the rail. I guess that qualifies as a bank shot, true? Thanks.

 

[Patrick Johnson]

... the CB and OB are just off the rail, close to straight in, and you slide the OB into the pocket off the rail. I guess that qualifies as a bank shot, true? Thanks.

Only if it's a miss when you hit the rail without calling it.

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[gregcantrall]

No! The rail adjacent the pocket is not a bank.

... the CB and OB are just off the rail, close to straight in, and you slide the OB into the pocket off the rail. I guess that qualifies as a bank shot, true? Thanks.

Well unless you are playing the young man I encountered in Canada. His daddy told him otherwise.

 

[L.S. Dennis]

... the CB and OB are just off the rail, close to straight in, and you slide the OB into the pocket off the rail. I guess that qualifies as a bank shot, true? Thanks.

Interesting question, literally I would say yes, intuitively I would say no. Maybe to qualify as a 'bank' the object ball would have to be pocketed in a pocket other than the one it's facing? Will be interesting to see what others think!

 

[Mensabum]

Interesting question, literally I would say yes, intuitively I would say no. Will be interesting to see what others think!

Surely there's a rule somewhere...

 

[straightline]

Bank puhl eez a dum gaym.

 

[VTEC John]

No! The rail adjacent the pocket is not a bank.


Well unless you are playing the young man I encountered in Canada. His daddy told him otherwise.

Adjacent rail is not a bank. That makes sense. Is it a rule?

 

[ibuycues]

Bank puhl eez a dum gaym.

Nopit ain’t.

 

[Patrick Johnson]

Adjacent rail is not a bank. That makes sense. Is it a rule?

Surely there's a rule somewhere...

 

[oldroller]

Bank puhl eez a dum gaym.

You must not bank well

 

[straightline]

Nopit ain’t.

Yeah I know.

You must not bank well

Banks to me are connective shots. I wouldn't ever go too deep into banks as the prime directive.

And yeah, the rules are anti pool. Stupid. It's like world class bar rules. Remove the limitations and then maybe you can get something happening.