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brooklynplayer

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Was playing bar table after a long day the other night and we were playing APA rules in 8 ball


Had a rule called on me and I wasn't aware of it - is this an APA rule?

I was on the 8 ball - opponent was on the table and shooting at solids - opponent scratches cue ball on their shot - I assumed ball in hand on my shot, but opponent said I had to shoot from in the house on the 8 ball as per APA rules - 8 ball was on the rail behind the house in this case.

Needless to say I missed...anyways - I wasn't aware that this was a rule in APA - any ideas?

Let me know if you need this to be spelled out better - sort of confusing admittedly.

Cheers and happy holidays
 
Yeah - I've never heard of it and I even looked up the APA rules when I got home - but in the Xmas spirit I just went for the hail mary on the 8 ball and let it slide ha - but was curious for sure.
 
brooklynplayer said:
Was playing bar table after a long day the other night and we were playing APA rules in 8 ball


Had a rule called on me and I wasn't aware of it - is this an APA rule?

I was on the 8 ball - opponent was on the table and shooting at solids - opponent scratches cue ball on their shot - I assumed ball in hand on my shot, but opponent said I had to shoot from in the house on the 8 ball as per APA rules - 8 ball was on the rail behind the house in this case.

Needless to say I missed...anyways - I wasn't aware that this was a rule in APA - any ideas?

Let me know if you need this to be spelled out better - sort of confusing admittedly.

Cheers and happy holidays
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Not a rule, ball in hand. You got hustled, APA STYLE.lol
 
I have never seen that rule, I played APA for years, some rules have changed, but that would make no sense at all.
 
10. FOULS -- If any of the following fouls are committed, the penalty is "ball in hand" for the incoming player. make certain you have "ball in hand" before you touch the cue ball by confirming with your opponent. "Ball in hand" means you are allowed to place the cue ball anywhere on the table (with the exception of fouls on the break which result in "ball in hand" behind the head string) and shoot any of your balls (or the 8, if all your category of balls has been pocketed.) Even after placing the cue ball, a player may, if not satisfied with the placement, make further adjustments with the hand, cue stick or any other piece of equipment. A foul is called only if the player fouls while actually stroking the cue ball, meaning a double hit of the cue ball (sometimes called double clutching). Without this rule, a player could benefit by accidentally or purposely scratching or fouling.


You got taken
 
yeah - it's all good - it's a small world so I don't want to "name names" either ha - but who cares, I had the game won so I went back to doing what I do well - getting drunk ha

Thanks for the clarifications.

I'll know for next time ha
 
Always one or two jokers in the crowd. Always carry APA and BCAPL rule books in my case just for fools like the one you played. In the old days, that was an intentional move if your opponents ball was in the kitchen and they had no other legal ball beyond the stripe. Haven't seen or heard of that rule in use in over twenty years!

Merry Christmas.

Lyn
 
cardiac kid said:
Always one or two jokers in the crowd. Always carry APA and BCAPL rule books in my case just for fools like the one you played. In the old days, that was an intentional move if your opponents ball was in the kitchen and they had no other legal ball beyond the stripe. Haven't seen or heard of that rule in use in over twenty years!

Merry Christmas.

Lyn
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Great idea
 
The CB is placed on the wood part of the rail, at the 3rd long rail diamond, per APA rules. Yeah, I've been bitten by that too.
 
cardiac kid said:
Always one or two jokers in the crowd. Always carry APA and BCAPL rule books in my case just for fools like the one you played. In the old days, that was an intentional move if your opponents ball was in the kitchen and they had no other legal ball beyond the stripe. Haven't seen or heard of that rule in use in over twenty years!

Merry Christmas.

Lyn
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This was EXACTLY the situation - so it indeed was a rule at one point?
 
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that would be considered sharking, which there are rules against. So it could've been a foul against him. Anyone familiar with the sharking rule?

Ben
 
As far as "sharking" - let's just say I let it all slide - I was pretty sure this wasn't a rule, but wasn't going to press it - and that's not the point of the post in someways.

I was just interested to find out if this was ever indeed an actual APA rule - which the earlier post seems to intone - if I understand it correctly?

btw - I had had played them in another league at another pool place, they just didn't remember - and this was just late night bar pool so no biggie - no worries etc etc
 
cardiac kid said:
In the old days, that was an intentional move if your opponents ball was in the kitchen and they had no other legal ball beyond the stripe. Haven't seen or heard of that rule in use in over twenty years!
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So I read this post incorrectly then? Which is completely plausible - I might have took "rule" in the wrong context
 
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