What happens if you hit the ball in pool?

Normally pocketing balls is a good thing, but not so for the white ball. Pocking the white ball in pool results in a foul, and your opponent gets ball in hand. There are two ways this foul is handled depending on the rules you're using and the timing of the foul.

What happens if you accidentally hit a ball in pool?

The player does not lose his/her turn. if contact is made during the shot. If the played ball/balls come into contact with any balls moved by the player its a ball in hand foul. if the moved ball fall into a pocket or cause any advantage it's a foul.

What happens if you hit the cue ball in?

Potting the White Ball

In situations where you sink the cue ball in one of the pockets on the table, it is considered foul. The phenomenon of sinking a cue ball is called a Scratch and results in a penalty, and you lose the turn to the opponent.

What are the official rules of pool?

What is it called when you hit the cue ball in pool?

Leave a Comment / Pool / By Mike Pedersen. Pocketing the cue ball is a foul and results in a scratch. If you make an illegal shot, your opponent gets one shot at the pool table.

FOULS IN POOL ... Everything You Need to Know

What do you call a good pool player?

Most billiard players are called exactly that - “billiard players”, or sometimes “pool players” or even “players” when the context is understood. A really good pool player, however, is often referred to as a “pool shark”.

What is the golden break in pool?

The break consists of hitting the 1-ball, with the attempt to pocket any ball. If the nine-ball is successfully potted, the player automatically wins the rack. This is sometimes known as a golden break .

What are the 8 ball pool rules?

Eight Ball is a call shot game played with a cue ball and fifteen object balls, numbered 1 through 15. One player must pocket balls of the group numbered 1 through 7 (solid colors), while the other player has 9 thru 15 (stripes). THE PLAYER POCKETING HIS GROUP FIRST AND THEN LEGALLY POCKETING THE 8-BALL WINS THE GAME.

What are fouls in pool?

It is a foul (scratch) if on a stroke, the cue ball is pocketed. If the cue ball touches an object ball that was already pocketed (for example, in a pocket full of object balls), the shot is a foul.

What is the penalty in pool?

16. FOUL PENALTY. Opposing player gets cue ball in hand. This means that the player can place the cue ball anywhere on the table (does not have to be behind the head string except on opening break). This rule prevents a player from making intentional fouls which would put his opponent at a disadvantage.

What are the 3 point rules in pool?

The 3-point break rule is in effect. For a break to be legal a player must drive 3 object balls past the head string, or a combination of 3 pocketed balls and balls above the head string. Failure to execute a legal break is not a foul.

Are there different pool rules?

While the World Pool Association (WPA) publishes the official rules of the game, there are other rules that professional groups use, such as the American Pool Association (APA), Cue Sports International (CSI), and the Valley National Eight-Ball League Association (VNEA).

What happens if you sink the 8-ball early?

Likewise, if you sink the 8 ball on the break, you don't win. You either spot the 8 ball or re-rack. Traditionally, 8 ball is a "call shot" game. That means you have to choose the pocket where you're shooting before taking your shot.

When did pool rules change?

World rules are no longer played at the professional level, since the International Professional Pool Association (IPA) switched to WPA blackball rules in 2012.