I was just told that if the CB and an OB are frozen, those balls are considered one in the same and a different OB must be hit besides the frozen one (and then of course any ball hit a rail) for it to be a legal shot. I have never heard this before but the guy insisted its the rule. I asked what happens if the final ball is glued to the cue ball and he said you'd have to kick at it to be a legal hit.
Rule question
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False. All you have to do is make the OB move by not shooting entirely away from it.
A related rule: you can legally stroke straight through the frozen balls (no angle required - no double hit or push).
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That player is obviously showing his ignorance - that’s all I’ll say about that.
Maybe he just started. You hear all kinds of weird rules(bar rules for ex.) til you learn the real deal rules.
In case you want to be prepared for the next time you play that guy, here are the rules:
https://wpapool.com/rules-of-play/
And here are the "regulations" which include how the rules are applied in practice:
https://wpapool.com/rule-regulations/
https://wpapool.com/rules-of-play/
And here are the "regulations" which include how the rules are applied in practice:
https://wpapool.com/rule-regulations/
And if he's not the reading sort, just tell him to watch this video:
FOULS IN POOL … Everything You Need to Know
Regards,
Dave
As per usual my buddy PJ is correct.
I thought the same thing, the guy was a snooker player, there you can shoot away and have it be a legal contact but I don't think there is a rule there that you need to strike another ball after doing that.
I'd guess it's just some guy repeating what some other guy that did not know the rules told him. My uncle that plays in bars told my dad and my dad told me one time, that type of thing. I still cringe whenever I hear a group of people explain rules that are made up to each other, and there is usually one that "knows" the rules better that is loudly explaining that you can "hit 3 banks" and it's not a foul if you miss your ball LOL Soon as I hear the word "banks" or "sides" I know something good is coming out of their mouths LOL
When everyone knows they are bumpers.:grin:
Read the whole thread. They were referring to snooker rules. Unless you are saying that's not a legal hit in snooker.
As for the OP, there is no rule like that in any of the leagues I've played in.
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I vote for doing both.
Here's the relevant rule from their downloadable PDF (available at the link Bob posted above).
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