pic: Ball Return- Ball Stuck

[BrendanB]

Originally Posted by jspatz1

This would not have made a difference. The distance the ball rolls is far to long for the initial speed to make a difference. After the first balls became stuck at the end, no amount of pushing with the trident would have dislodged them.

Yes, there is distance from the beginning to the end, but there are balls that are given extra shoves when placed on the return, and some that don't. From watching these in the stands, balls with the extra shove move faster off the end of the return than others. If the second ball had been given enough of an extra push, I could see the first ball possibly coming out, but with no guarantees. I don't think anyone would know the exact answer as this might be the first time a ball was stuck on the end.