Non-airborne shooter?

[Mark Padgett]

OK - while looking at another thread about airborne shooters, this thought popped into my weird mind. Although it's almost unheard of to have a player shoot a set shot, how would you determine if you considered a foul on that player a shooting foul if the ball has already left the hands? Would that be the criteria, or would you consider that player to have "shooter status" to a different point, like until it's obvious the shot would will not be successful?

I tried to remember how it was called back in my youth when the jump shot hadn't been invented yet, but my lifestyle in the 60s has taken it's toll and I can't remember much of anything that happened before breakfast this morning.

Of course, I'm referring to NF rules, if that makes a difference.