by Yanfan » 01 Dec 2021 Read
Here's something I never understood.
If someone played an actual deliberate miss, there would be uproar. The referee would almost call for the death penalty.
If someone misses getting out of a snooker by a millimetre, they call a 'miss', put the cue-ball back numerous times and generally make a big deal out of it.
But, if someone plays a blatant, deliberate in-off, to get the cue ball back to the baulk end - nobody bats an eyelid.
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by Johnny Bravo » 01 Dec 2021 Read
The in off should be penalized with ball in hand for your opponent.
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by Yanfan » 01 Dec 2021 Read
Johnny Bravo wrote:The in off should be penalized with ball in hand for your opponent.
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by Dan-cat » 01 Dec 2021 Read
How can you judge this in any meaningful way?
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by Yanfan » 01 Dec 2021 Read
Dan-cat wrote:How can you judge this in any meaningful way?
That is the problem. Every snooker player knows how easy it is to go in-off a red. In-offs are far easier than pots. You only have to watch a high level billiards match to see that. A top billiards player will practically NEVER miss a long half-ball in-off. But a pot at the same distance would only be maybe a 50-50 shot for a top snooker player. For some reason, in-offs are far easier than pots. I don't know exactly why, but they definitely are.
So, knowing that, some in-offs are blatant. It just calls for maybe more knowledge than a non-playing referee possesses. Maybe that's why blatant deliberate in-offs are always ignored.
Also, imagine having to replace the balls afterwards.
LOL. I think I've just answered my own question there, haven't I?
Actually, if anyone does know exactly why in-offs are easier than pots, I would really love to know why.
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