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If the WPA rules state that if the edge of the 15th ball eclipses the outline of the rack (but not the racked ball area) then the ball is in the rack then that's good enough for me. I wonder why the BCA rules are silent on this situation?
“If the 15th (un-pocketed) ball of a rack and/or the cue ball interferes with the triangle being lowered straight down into position for racking”…(then the ball is considered to be in the rack).
If the triangle is lowered straight down, then the outline of the rack falls outside the rack because that’s where it was drawn– meaning the 15th ball is outside the rack as well.
http://www.bca-pool.com/play/tournaments/rules/rls_141.shtml
My feelings mirrored those of Paul Dayton’s above – in that it is not the outline of the rack, but the inner edge of the line that determines whether a ball is in the rack or not.
A different approach that may eliminate some confusion is to get a ball from a different set and use it as a head ball making sure it is centered on the foot spot while racking. If the BB interferes with the rack in this situation then it is in. The additional ball would of course then be removed after the balls are racked. Thoughts on that?
Ron F
If the WPA rules state that if the edge of the 15th ball eclipses the outline of the rack (but not the racked ball area) then the ball is in the rack then that's good enough for me. I wonder why the BCA rules are silent on this situation?
“If the 15th (un-pocketed) ball of a rack and/or the cue ball interferes with the triangle being lowered straight down into position for racking”…(then the ball is considered to be in the rack).
If the triangle is lowered straight down, then the outline of the rack falls outside the rack because that’s where it was drawn– meaning the 15th ball is outside the rack as well.
http://www.bca-pool.com/play/tournaments/rules/rls_141.shtml
My feelings mirrored those of Paul Dayton’s above – in that it is not the outline of the rack, but the inner edge of the line that determines whether a ball is in the rack or not.
A different approach that may eliminate some confusion is to get a ball from a different set and use it as a head ball making sure it is centered on the foot spot while racking. If the BB interferes with the rack in this situation then it is in. The additional ball would of course then be removed after the balls are racked. Thoughts on that?
Ron F