In snooker, push shots and double contacts are not allowed. This particular push shot was performed by Mark Allen in a recent 2024 Shanghai Masters game and it went unnoticed by the referee. If only he knew that that there is a very simple formula that all referees can use to identify a push shot: Quite simply if (A) the distance the cue travels through the white is greater than (B) the distance between the two balls then it has to be a double contact. This is because the white will always slow down when it meets the object ball and this allows the cue to catch up for a second contact. (This all happens in a split second of course.) Also, Mark doesn't make it easy for the referee because he disguises the double contact by quickly withdrawing the cue immediately after the shot. This video is for educational purposes only.
That is not a push shot. Your “formula” that you keep using does not work, especially if the cue ball is not struck along the center and if there is an angle on the shot
In snooker, push shots and double contacts are not allowed. This particular push shot was performed by Mark Allen in a recent 2024 Shanghai Masters game and it went unnoticed by the referee.
If only he knew that that there is a very simple formula that all referees can use to identify a push shot: Quite simply if (A) the distance the cue travels through the white is greater than (B) the distance between the two balls then it has to be a double contact. This is because the white will always slow down when it meets the object ball and this allows the cue to catch up for a second contact. (This all happens in a split second of course.)
Also, Mark doesn't make it easy for the referee because he disguises the double contact by quickly withdrawing the cue immediately after the shot.
This video is for educational purposes only.
That is not a push shot. Your “formula” that you keep using does not work, especially if the cue ball is not struck along the center and if there is an angle on the shot