9 Ball 3 point break rule question... does an object ball crossing the head string and then going into a pocket
count as 1 point or 2 points towards the 3 point requirement?
count as 1 point or 2 points towards the 3 point requirement?
9 Ball 3 point break rule question
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I asked a while back and apparently not. I think they should be 2 points though. Rules don't seem to clarify either.
The rules (or in this case, the regulations) are available online. Here is the applicable sentence:
On the break shot, a minimum of three object balls must either be pocketed, or touch the head string line, or a combination of both.
Has to be three balls involved.
Here are the rules and regulations:
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oscargrouch
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On the break shot, at minimum, each of three object balls must either be pocketed, or touch the head string line, or a combination of both.
Now it will hold up in court.
Now it will hold up in court.
No double dipping 
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Well, yes, but it could say instead "three different" which I think would be clearer to most people.
I ask because of this video:
It disagrees with "three different".
It disagrees with "three different".
@ 02:30 Ball in back pocket is considered 2 points. I'd go with this. Skwew compliance. bet he gets corrected eventually.
It's possible that in an early version of the three-point rule for some event that was the case. It's best to refer to the current, written rule set rather than some random video.
They do result in situations that require loss of turn and further penalty to the shooter. (?)
On a non-compliant break, the non-breaker has a choice -- take the table as it is or give it back to the breaker. No foul (no ball in hand).
Nothing called a foul. Still the shooter is penalized at the whim of the opposition. It's a foul. What bothers me though is the term applied. The break is bad, just call it bad. People will learn the situation.