Re: Base of Ball or Edge of Ball??

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/s/ David E. Nixon  in Maryland "A Faire Lande of Pleasant Living"
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"Patrick Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Dave:
> > All written rules I've ever observed state that any ball
> > whose base is exactly ON the foul line must be considered to be
> > WITHIN the kitchen since it CANNOT be OUTSIDE the kitchen...
>
> You need to expand your reading.  Here's what the WPA has to say about it:
>
> http://www.wpa-pool.com/rules3.htm
>
> 3.16 HEAD STRING DEFINED
>
> The area behind the head string does not include the head string. Thus,
> an object ball that is dead center on the head string is playable when
> specific game rules require that a player must shoot at a ball past the
> head string. Likewise, the cue ball when being put in play behind the
> head string (cue ball in hand behind the head string), may not be placed
> directly on the head string; it must be behind it.
>
> Pat Johnson
> Chicago
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Then you are agreeing with me that the venue/context is what makes
the difference in that important rule.   We have our venue and we have
our written house rules.   I was just looking for something, and I found
it, that would prevent us wasting good playing time in having Big Deal
Player's conference to discuss and vote on this point.....

THANKS TO ALL WHO RESPONSED.


McDave