Question about the pushout

[Jimbojim]

Ok, its your shot and you want to push. The most logical shot at hand would be to tie up a ball but the ball you want to hit is 2mm away from the CB and you want to hit straight through it.

Normally hitting this ball would result in a foul because it is impossible to avoid the double-hit. Since its a push out, can I do it?

 

[DogsPlayingPool]

Under WPA rules the answer is no, it would be a foul and your opponent would get BIH.

Under the rule related to a push-out, only the "wrong ball first" and the "no rail after contact" provisions are suspended. A double hit would still be a foul.

Here's the exact wording:

2.4 Second Shot of the Rack – Push Out
If no foul is committed on the break shot, the shooter may choose to play a “push out” as his shot. He must make his intention known to the referee, and then rules 6.2 Wrong Ball First and 6.3 No Rail after Contact are suspended for the shot. If no foul is committed on a push out, the other player chooses who will shoot next.

Here's the link to the WPA rule #2.4: http://www.wpa-pool.com/index.asp?content=rules_9ball#2.4

 

[jrackman]

Ok, its your shot and you want to push. The most logical shot at hand would be to tie up a ball but the ball you want to hit is 2mm away from the CB and you want to hit straight through it.

Normally hitting this ball would result in a foul because it is impossible to avoid the double-hit. Since its a push out, can I do it?

Foul! any double-hit will be a foul as you still have to make a legal shot with your stroke. unless things have changed in the pool world in the last 10 yrs.

 

[Jimbojim]

Thanks for the fast replies. I was debating this with some people the other day and we couldn't find the answer to this because it seemed logical that that situation could come up in a game but we couldn't agree on foul or no foul

Thanks!