What are the rules for scratching in pool?
What happens if you sink the white ball in pool?
What happens if you sink your opponent’s ball in pool?
Must hit a rail after you hit your ball and must hit your ball first. Bar rules (don’t quote me as there are many many variations): behind the line on a scratch, don’t need to hit your ball first, some play 3 rails is a scratch, some don’t. Any scratch on the 8 is a loss, early 8 is a loss. Not open off the break.
Do you have to call every shot in pool?
When a player fails to hit any object ball with the cue ball, it’s considered a table scratch. The same goes for an object ball that fails to touch either a cushion or a pocket. The cue ball must hit at least one object ball and the object ball must hit a cushion or a pocket.
When shooting at the 8-ball, a scratch or foul is not loss of game if the 8-ball is not pocketed or jumped from the table. Incoming player has cue ball in hand. Note: A combination shot can never be used to legally pocket the 8-ball.
Is a scratch a foul in pool?
If you scratch on the break, your opponent can place the cue ball anywhere behind the head string (i.e., “in the kitchen”); and in executing the next shot, the cue ball must cross the head string before contacting any object ball.
