Paging Dr. Dave! How did this scratch?

[straightline]

Ball does not lie.

 

[spktur]

You're forgetting one of the primary rules of pool, 'You can scratch from anywhere.'

 

[iusedtoberich]

Isn't this shot similar to a onepocket shot where you are 2 railing the 8 to the bottom left corner (as viewing the diagram). On one of the Grady tapes he says: "the scratch is as natural as rain".

 

[kacw8614]

great thread, enjoyed the read.
thanks

 

[Bob Jewett]

Isn't this shot similar to a onepocket shot where you are 2 railing the 8 to the bottom left corner (as viewing the diagram). On one of the Grady tapes he says: "the scratch is as natural as rain".

It's similar, but in the OP shot, the 8 went in the upper right pocket, straight along the rail. Whether the 2-rail one pocket bank is a natural scratch with follow depends on how far off the cushion the cue ball is. I don't think I've ever seen the cue ball "double the rail" with follow on a 2-rail bank like that at pocket speed and a shallow angle.