Rules question

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Here's a rules question. The example below is merely to give you an idea of the kind of shot I'm talking about and I know it's not a dead scratch as pictured.

Anyway, I know the rule is the shooter must be responsible for clearing his pocket because if an object ball bounces out the shot doesn't count. Ok, but what if he has a shot that looks like a possible scratch and he doesn't clear the pocket. If the cue ball goes in and bounce out, does the scratch count? Is it his opponents responsibility to clear the balls for the CB? :scratchhead: :)

shooting the 2 to get on the breakshot for next rack...

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It's a scratch. See rule 8.3 under the "Definitions" tab at the link Bob gave:


8.3 Ball Pocketed
A ball is pocketed if it comes to rest in a pocket below the playing surface or enters the ball return system. A ball near the brink of a pocket partly supported by another ball is considered pocketed if removal of the supporting ball would cause the ball to fall into the pocket.
If a ball stops near the edge of a pocket, and remains apparently motionless for five seconds, it is not considered pocketed if it later falls into the pocket by itself. See 1.7 Balls Settling for other details. During that five second period, the referee should ensure that no other shot is taken. An object ball that rebounds from a pocket back onto the playing surface is not a pocketed ball. If the cue ball contacts an already pocketed ball, the cue ball will be considered pocketed whether it rebounds from the pocket or not. The referee will remove pocketed object balls from full or nearly full pockets, but it is the shooter’s responsibility to see that this duty is performed.
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