What's The Rule?

[JC]

Wow, that's quite good thinking on his part ...if it's not officially considered unsportsmanlike behaviour.



I've never seen the phrase "raked the balls" before. What does that mean?

Raking the balls is what folks do in a mini fit of disgust after they miss an easy out ball. Sweeping the balls on the table with the side of their cue thus scrambling the layout. It's just a dramatic concession move. If done improperly it can leave dents on your shaft......ouch!!

JC

 

[John Novak]

Last night, I played a game of 9 ball with a friend. I broke, made a ball, and the 9 rolled toward the corner pocket. I played a safety locking the CB behind another ball with no way possible for him to pocket the 9 with the CB.

He shot the 9 in with his cue and then picked up the CB and gave it to me. He said a foul is a foul, right? I didn't know what to call other than a foul...Now is no longer hanging in the corner but rather on the spot..

What is the call in this situation?

Its a foul, loss of rack.. All shots must be hit with a legal stroke. A legal stroke starts with contact of the cue ball with the tip of the cue stick..You cant shoot any ball without hitting the cue ball first...Period