Push Shot ????

[shakeybake]

For the first umteen years that I played pool, the rule that prevailed on "push shots" was they were legal a long as a continuous stroke was employed. This was great!!

With the rule as it is today, many great shots have been eliminated from a players arsenal. Players get involved in heated arguments of whether there was a double-hit or if the balls were frozen. Some players even carry a magnifying glass in their cue case to view the shot "gap".

IMO, this rule should be revisited by the BCA and be rewritten to it's former wording. Any comments?

[cheesemouse]

<blockquote><font class="small">Quote shakeybake:</font><hr> For the first umteen years that I played pool, the rule that prevailed on "push shots" was they were legal a long as a continuous stroke was employed. This was great!!

With the rule as it is today, many great shots have been eliminated from a players arsenal. Players get involved in heated arguments of whether there was a double-hit or if the balls were frozen. Some players even carry a magnifying glass in their cue case to view the shot "gap".

IMO, this rule should be revisited by the BCA and be rewritten to it's former wording. Any comments? <hr /></blockquote>

I don't know what the former wording is but I agree that it is a continuious bone to be picked at nearly every event. I think the rule should be: 'if they are frozen do whatever you want because no foul can occur with a frozen cb to ob...period'. That would eliminate 99.9% of the bs and we/you would have to learn some new shots for this situation.

[randyg]

How did the original rule read?????randyg