Long Pot

[DeanH]

What do you guys constitute a Long Pot, i.e in the "that's a very good long pot success percentage" as the TV commentators often say.
My thoughts are anything that is over 6ft (half the table length) between cue ball and object ball, but is there an official definition?
cheers

[renniwevarb]

Well maybe we need to add on to the definition, say "a minimum of 6ft distance between cueball and object ball, with cueball from baulk line and below"?

And other cases like "if object ball is 6" or less away from pocket, cueball should be at least 9ft away from object ball" to constitute a long pot?

[Steve748]

If the cue ball is behind the object ball close to a corner pocket and the ball was potted in the opposite corner would that be a long pot?

[DeanH]

Steve: My thought as well
I have always thought the "commentary" refer to distance between cue ball and object ball, but why not the scenario is no less applicable, and often a more difficult shot - which I love playing, ie. the long red to the baulk pockets from the black ball area and maintain position on the black - lovely

[renniwevarb]

I've thought about this scenario too. Although technically the distance is indeed long, I wouldn't call it a "long pot" due to the fact that there is actually less room for error since the white is near to the object ball and it is so much easier to control the white.

[Particle Physics]

Steve: My thought as well
I have always thought the "commentary" refer to distance between cue ball and object ball, but why not the scenario is no less applicable, and often a more difficult shot - which I love playing, ie. the long red to the baulk pockets from the black ball area and maintain position on the black - lovely

Did that when near the black last practice, but with the pink, lovely feeling.

[Particle Physics]

What do you guys constitute a Long Pot, i.e in the "that's a very good long pot success percentage" as the TV commentators often say.
My thoughts are anything that is over 6ft (half the table length) between cue ball and object ball, but is there an official definition?
cheers

Sounds about right to me, 1/2 the length of the table or more and more than the short side of the table. That's a good proportion.

[pottr]

I count a long pot as:

white in baulk knocking in any ball beyond the blue spot.