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- Playing 8ball, my cue ball and object ball touching i could not cut enough angle to make the shot to the corner pocket at the far end of the table. I did a push shot where I, instead of pulling my cue back and then contacting the cue ball, i positioned the cue very close to the cue ball(not touching) and pushed forward at the 3 oclock position transferring enough english to the object ball to curve it to the pocket. my cue only contacted the cue ball and not the object ball. Legal shot?
- Daniel Burney, Kerrville
- In the situation you described that would be a foul. You have pushed the cue ball. There is a legal way to shoot that shot. You have to use a normal stroke for it to be a legal shot. Positioning the cue tip close to the cue ball and pushing through is not legal.
- Bill Stock
- I have two questions
1.in 9 ball if someone sinks the white ball off the brake is it ball in hand or does the person have to shot behind the line?
2.How do some one become a ref.and when is the best way?
- david falls, penticton
- In 9-ball, if you scratch on the break, the incoming player gets ball in hand anywhere on the table.
There are several organizations that have their own referee programs. You can visit www.playbca.com and go to the referee sections on how to become a BCAPL referee.
- Bill Stock
- Playing 8 ball, my opponent is at the table, he has low balls, he has an easy shot on the 2, but the 5 is clustered with two of my balls and there is no good position play to get on the 5. He calls safety and intentionally pockets the 2 ball, and claims it's my turn. Is this legal? Seems unsportsmanlike, but I would like to know the official rule. Thanks for your reply.
- Luke, Charleston, SC
- Yes, it is legal. It is an accepted practice in 8-ball.
- Bill Stock
- during a recent league match one of team mates was playing a gentleman who while shooting the black ball had it just hang on the lip of the corner pocket and didn't drop. when my teammate got up to shoot his cue brushed the 8ball causing it to drop, my understanding is that's a loss of game ....?
- tim markwart, regina
- It is not loss of game. It is considered accidental movement and the 8-ball is spotted back up where it was.
- Bill Stock
- I was watching a tournament on espn and one player made a jump ball shot and the referee called it a foul. The announcer on the program announced they have a no masse shot rule in place. They did a slow motion of the contact of the Cue-Stick and Cue-Ball contact and showed a bunch of red lines showing the legal strike zone of the cueball and how the strike was over the 60% line and was therefore a masse shot and illegal. The announcer also added that the hieght of the angle of the cue stick above so many degrees is also illegal. Can I get some more incite what is going on here! 1. Is there a masse illegal rule? 2. Is there a legal and illegal strike zone of a cueball? 3. Is there an legal and illegal angle of a shooters stick? Thanks in advanced!!!
- Billy Bost, Pontotoc, MS
- I would have to know what tournament it was in order to determine what set of rules they were using.
- Bill Stock
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