Lag question
- Thread starter Mr Slate
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I think he means the ball crossed over into the opponents "half" of the table.
Legal. I have seen a player lag and his ball scratched in the corner. He lost the lag. 
I have also seen two players lag and their balls hit each other. Lag over.
I have also seen two players lag and their balls hit each other. Lag over.
According to the WSR's a lag is bad if it crosses the long string (Rule 1.2b under general rules). Therefore, if the other lag is a good lag, it is the winner by default.
Link to rule
When looking this up I noticed another aspect of the rules which was interesting. It says that the players should lag again if one player's ball is struck AFTER the other player's ball touches the foot cushion. I'm sure I've seen this happen on several occasions but have never seen a referee call for a re-lag in this situation.
Link to rule
When looking this up I noticed another aspect of the rules which was interesting. It says that the players should lag again if one player's ball is struck AFTER the other player's ball touches the foot cushion. I'm sure I've seen this happen on several occasions but have never seen a referee call for a re-lag in this situation.
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Great link. I did not know the long string rule.
NewStroke, in the APA (in which I know you play in), despite what the WSR's say, the lag is legal as long as it doesn't make contact with a side rail or the opponents lagged ball. Then there is another disqualification factor that seems to cause the MOST arguments, and that is if the lagged ball comes to rest on the shelf inside the pocket (but has NOT touched any side rail) and is inside of the head rail. Most people seem to believe that this is a legal lag when in fact it is not. I ain't lookin' up the link to the rule. I'm busy babysittin' one of my grandkids (the "high-maintenance" child).
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