Try dropping a ball out of the window of a moving car. Guarantee it won't drop straight to ground. It will carry on moving forwards while dropping to ground. Basic physics.

Which is exactly why momentum :um2a7v5bis:um2a7v5b taken into account - you couldn't play the game otherwise, unless you stopped everytime you passed the ball.

The ball is [i:um2a7v5bpassed[/i:um2a7v5b backwards by the player's hands but goes forward due to player's momemtum - the pass is ok [see notes in laws, aka Stevo's 'momentum rule'.
Ball is passed backwards but is blown forward by the wind - the pass is ok[ note in the laws.
These are two specific instances which are mentioned within the laws of the game to show that external influences :um2a7v5bare:um2a7v5b taken into account.
It is the direction of the pass which is important [ie, it is not [i:um2a7v5bthrown[/i and not where the ball finishes up. In the opinion of the ref, natch!

Should look at players hands, wrists, shoulders and body position to determine whether a ball has been passed forward. Travelling forward is different.

All I wish to see stamped out in the matter are the blatant ones for example, Sammut runs diagonal at the line, straightens up, slows down then throws a forward pass, he's slowed right down to engage the defender but still passed forward.

Example 2 - Sammut runs diagonal at the line, straights up then throws the pass without slowing down, ball goes slightly forward.

Example 2 is momentum, Example 1 is just forward.

What rubbish. When I fly my Lear jet home to tot towers tonight, travelling at 300mph, I will turn off the engine the moment I hit the entrance to my drive. What's the chance of me stopping within my 10m of driveway? Or I might make a fly-by to impress the neighbours; if tigercub is exercising the fox hounds in the gardens I will drop a rugby ball vertically from 100 feet. The initial direction is not forward by the RL rules but I would wager it has more chance of landing in Bingley than my garden.

Not necessarily, the ball could still have impetus & will travel forward as a result. Get in your car, drive it 100 mph at a wall, do not wear a seat belt. I can be fairly sure the car will stop but would be surprised if you were still sat in your seat.

Your hitting a solid object there. I'm talking about a player naturally slowing down as they reach the defensive line to the point they are almost jogging (they've drawn the player). Then throwing the pass. So your example is a little invalid, however your car example could be used for my example 1.

the momentum rule is purely an inaccurate label for what is a pretty complex subject. For example the black and golden showers rule is a label for the fact that you can measure the amount of over-debate of a topic on this forum by the degree of Tigertots p@ss taking.

It's strange how some debates do conjure up a strong sense of dêja vu...but without wishing to be disrespectful, sometimes the statements are sooo daft, and demonstrably untrue, you just can't not respond.