When the cue ball … When the cue ball is frozen to the object ball, you are allowed to hit into the cue ball toward the frozen ball with a normal stroke. There is no double hit.
The interesting … The interesting thing is that there’s only going to be one instantaneous contact between the tip of the cue and the cue ball. BCA nine-ball rules draw a distinction between this kind of hit and a push-through, which involves a prolonged contact and an accelerating stroke that “herds” the cue ball along the line of the stroke. Try it out on the table and you’ll see the difference!
Excellent post. If … Excellent post. If people want to see this, I have some high-speed-video clips on my website (see the link in the video description) clearly showing the non-prolonged hit with a frozen CB (e.g., see HSV A.97).
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October 24th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
brilliant
brilliant
October 24th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
so that wouldn’t be …
so that wouldn’t be a double hit?
October 24th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
When the cue ball …
When the cue ball is frozen to the object ball, you are allowed to hit into the cue ball toward the frozen ball with a normal stroke. There is no double hit.
Dr. Dave
October 24th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
The interesting …
The interesting thing is that there’s only going to be one instantaneous contact between the tip of the cue and the cue ball. BCA nine-ball rules draw a distinction between this kind of hit and a push-through, which involves a prolonged contact and an accelerating stroke that “herds” the cue ball along the line of the stroke. Try it out on the table and you’ll see the difference!
October 24th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Excellent post. If …
Excellent post. If people want to see this, I have some high-speed-video clips on my website (see the link in the video description) clearly showing the non-prolonged hit with a frozen CB (e.g., see HSV A.97).