Patrick Ryan 147

Hello! My name is Patrick. I'm an ex-engineer with an interest in physics and snooker.

These videos are mostly about the fouls that referees have missed in current games. They are mostly push shots and double contacts for some reason; inadequate training, perhaps?

My goal is to help the referees become better at anticipating and recognising these types of fouls.

From the WPBSA rule book (2022): 
Section 2,19: “A push stroke is made when the tip of the cue remains in contact with the cue-ball (a) after the cue-ball has commenced its motion; or (b) as the cue-ball contacts an object ball except, where the cue-ball and the object ball are almost touching, it shall not be deemed a push stroke if the cue-ball hits a very fine edge of the object ball.”
Section 3,11, a(ii): “Striking the cue-ball more than once during a stroke” is a foul.

Dedicated to the hard-working snooker referees.

Easy peasy, lemon squeezy 🍋