So the guys at the local Sunday 8 Ball tournament said there is a 3 foul rule in 8 Ball, just like 9 Ball and that when you lag the cue ball cannot touch the end rail on the return trip.
I told them unless they are making up new BCA rules they are mistaken.
Who is right. I have a confusing rule book.
The rules of the lag, can't cross the center of the table (lengthwise of course LOL), can't fall in a pocket, cant go down then back up table (so two length of table max travel, up to the short rail and back down), no lagging after the opponent already hit the ball and it hit the cushion (so you can't judge the speed of his lag to time yours), no practice lag during start of match. Hitting the bottom rail is fine, on a single up and down trip.
I did have fun using an "advanced lag mode" once though where I set a ball on the rail and said the lag did not count unless we got it within the ball distance of the rail.
There is a stalemate rule in 8 ball but no 3 foul rule.
