making opponent's ball AFTER first striking my own
10/31/2010 7:00:15 AM
making opponent's ball AFTER first striking my own
hi, im new to the forum and hope that you can answer this question: me and my buds were playing eight ball the other day when we got in a fight over this rule my friend aimed to hit his 9 ball into the corner pocket. However, my 4 ball was in the way. He ended up pocketing my 4 when his 9 ball struck my 4 ball. The way I was taught, this meant a ball in hand for me. But he insisted that since he had made legal contact between the cue ball and his 9 ball, this only meant ending his turn. So i would like to ask this: If i hit the cue into one of my balls, and my object ball strikes and pockets the opponent's ball, does the opponent get ball in hand? If i hit the cue into one of my balls and the cue ricochets and pockets one of my opponent's balls, does the opponent get ball in hand? thx (i just thought i might add that we weren't playing with calling shots since some of the players were pretty inexperienced and we thought that calling shots would prolong the game)
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making opponent's ball AFTER first striking my own
Replies & Comments
jags on 10/31/2010 10:13:43 AM
This would never be ball in hand. It is just the next persons shot.
In APA you can get a ball in hand if after striking the object ball nothing hits a rail.
Mitch Alsup on 10/31/2010 4:53:55 PM
jags is correct: this is just end of inning.
ONly when the game has a rule (like some 9-ball competitions) where missing the shot is BIH, would the shots described be BIH. No-one south of semi-pro plays under these rules.
randmazn on 10/31/2010 7:22:29 PM
thx guys
making opponent's ball AFTER first striking my own
- Title: making opponent's ball AFTER first striking my own
- Author: randmazn
- Published: 10/31/2010 7:00:15 AM
