Nature Boy said:

I have been watching a lot of the bank pool that Accu-Stats has been releasing and have a question. If I call a pocket, say the side, but the ball banks two rails with no interference, does it count?

Thanks in advance!

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If you call it two rails it counts.

Interesting seeing loser breaks written into the rulebook.

The outsville rack is the worst one. Hard to get a tight rack.

However, one of the balls staying near the 9 is very common with a soft break and a template rack. Some players play it on purpose, as it leads to short games with an early 9 combo. That's the Corey comment earlier in the thread.

If you are breaking hard like 1990, you shouldn't have it, and it means you are not racking them good.

The WPA Rules now include bank pool. You have to call the number of rails.

3.5 VALID BANK SHOTS
For a bank shot to be valid, the player must indicate the object-ball, one or more cushions in order that the ball will contact, and the pocket the object-ball will go into. Incidental cushion contacts on the two rail sections adjoining the target pocket as the ball enters the pocket are not counted as cushion contacts for or against the shooter.

In addition, the following requirements must be met. The cue-ball must contact the called ball before it contacts any other ball or any rail. The called ball must not contact any other object-ball or the cue-ball a second time. The object-ball must not contact uncalled rails except for the incidental contact mentioned above. There must be no foul during the shot.

If the cue-ball contacts the called ball and either a cushion or another object-ball at nearly the same time, and it cannot be determined which was struck first, it will be assumed the called ball was struck first.

Bob Jewett said:

The position of the ball has always been decided by its center in the official rules. Some say "base of ball", but then you get into arguments about how large the contact patch is.

I think it's only Derby City that does whole ball for nine ball. Also, they allow multiple hits on a close ball as long as you have jacked up.

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To this day, I've never been to a local event that did NOT go by the edge of the ball. Was it really never in any rulebook?