Dennis "Whitey" Young
Verified Member
I have been wanting to bring this up, for I have noticed that WPA does not have a clear ruling on when a shooter is down on the shot and the opponent interrupts them. In writing rule suggestions for bcapl, I suggested that it is a foul to interfere with a player when they are down on the shot, and they adopted their version of my suggestion.
It gets tricky when the shooter tries but can not hold up their shot. In this scenario, Bcapl rules a foul on opponent and shooter then excepts balls in position.
This is how I wrote a rule:
Down on the Shot; when the shooter is clearly down on the shot, it is an unsportsmanlike act upon the opponent if he interferes with the shooter. If the shooter can not hold up their shot then the shooter can live with the results of the shot, restore the balls and re-stroke the shot, or accept the table as is with ball in hand.
I'd appreciate your thoughts and suggestions. Of course BIH is BIH/BTL for us. I can see where I can add more clarity to my writing of the rule. thanks, Whitey
It gets tricky when the shooter tries but can not hold up their shot. In this scenario, Bcapl rules a foul on opponent and shooter then excepts balls in position.
This is how I wrote a rule:
Down on the Shot; when the shooter is clearly down on the shot, it is an unsportsmanlike act upon the opponent if he interferes with the shooter. If the shooter can not hold up their shot then the shooter can live with the results of the shot, restore the balls and re-stroke the shot, or accept the table as is with ball in hand.
I'd appreciate your thoughts and suggestions. Of course BIH is BIH/BTL for us. I can see where I can add more clarity to my writing of the rule. thanks, Whitey