bobt64
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We were playing and noticed that we missed spotting a ball (my opponents), I finished my turn at the table by sinking one of his balls, I then spotted that ball. Was that the correct procedure?
I believe it's the outgoing player's responsibility to spot any balls once his turn has ended. So in this case it should be the player who pocketed the ball for the other guy.there needs to be a penalty or at least where the person ultimately responsible for making the ball get spotted doesn't get the best of the situation.
so who is the one ultimately responsible for spotting or making sure the ball is spotted originally.
I don't remember the exact situation but he was the one who would need to spot the ball. So actually what we did was in his favor even though if I recall correctly he didn't have a makeable shot at the spotted ball, it did give him more options.I believe it's the outgoing player's responsibility to spot any balls once his turn has ended. So in this case it should be the player who pocketed the ball for the other guy.
A tricky one, for sure.
Edit. I misread the OP's post. It doesn't say who had pocketed the ball that was slept. But my comment above stands, as in it would be the responsibility of the player who pocketed the slept ball.
Understood. Was no big deal by the sound of it. The delayed spotting stops both players from getting an advantage once they've recognised that a ball was slept. Obviously, it doesn't help if one would have been left straight in had a ball been spotted correctly but I see it as a penalty on the incoming player for not paying attention.I don't remember the exact situation but he was the one who would need to spot the ball. So actually what we did was in his favor even though if I recall correctly he didn't have a makeable shot at the spotted ball, it did give him more options.
correct so by sleeping a ball which would give a shot penalizes the incoming player if he isnt paying attention.