What are the rules for breaking in pool?

What are the rules for breaking in pool?

To make a legal break, the player must hit the balls and ensure that four balls hit cushions and that the cue ball doesn’t go down a pocket. If the 8-ball is potted on the break, the player is entitled to ask for a re-rack.

When pocketing the cue ball on the break during a game of eight ball the incoming player gets the cue ball where?

8-BALL POCKETED ON THE BREAK. If the breaker scratches while pocketing the 8-ball on the break, the incoming player has the option of a re- rack or having the 8-ball spotted and begin shooting with ball in hand behind the headstring.

What happens if you make a stripe and solid on the break?

If both a solid and a stripe ball fall on the break the table is considered as still “open” and you have your choice. Furthermore, if only 1 ball falls on the break, the table is still “open” until the shooter makes another ball of either suit.

What happens if the cue ball goes in on the break?

On the break, the first shot of the game, the cue ball must be played from behind the head string (i.e., in the “kitchen”). If an object ball is pocketed on the break, you get to continue with your turn, unless you scratch (i.e., you pocket the cue ball) on the break. the cue tip hits the cue ball more than once.

When you scratch in pool Do you take a ball out?

Any scratch on a players turn, will end their turn as well as give them a one ball penalty. This means if a player has 3 balls in his pocket and he accidentally scratches, then one of his balls will come back out onto the table and have to be re-pocketed.

Can I hit the 8-ball first?

When the table is open it is legal to hit any solid or stripe or the 8-ball first in the process of pocketing the called stripe or solid. However, when the table is open and the 8-ball is the first ball contacted, no stripe or solid may be scored in favor of the shooter.

What happens if you hit the 8-ball in on the break?

Likewise, if you sink the 8 ball on the break, you don’t win. You either spot the 8 ball or re-rack. Traditionally, 8 ball is a “call shot” game. After the break, the table is open regardless of whether or not any balls have been pocketed.

Can you hit your last ball and the 8-ball in on the same shot?

You cannot legally pocket the 8 ball on the same shot that you pocket any other ball. It has to be pocketed during a separate shot, after all of your other balls have already been pocketed.

What happens if you scratch the cue ball?

3.20 CUE BALL SCRATCH It is a foul (scratch) if on a stroke, the cue ball is pocketed. If the cue ball touches an object ball that was already pocketed (for example, in a pocket full of object balls), the shot is a foul.

What happens when you hit the cue ball in?

When the cue ball goes into the pocket during your shot, this is considered a foul no matter what rules you’re playing by. Most players and rule books call this a scratch. Bar Rules: Your opponent can place the cue ball anywhere they would like behind the head string.

Is it a scratch if you miss?

The Billiard Congress of America defines a scratch — a shot on which the cue ball is pocketed — as a foul. Even if you successfully pocket an object ball, you scratch if the cue ball drops into any pocket and you lose your turn.

Do you win if you make the 8 ball on the break?

If you scratch on the break you don’t automatically lose, the other player just gets ball in hand behind the head string. Likewise, if you sink the 8 ball on the break, you don’t win. Traditionally, 8 ball is a “call shot” game. That means you have to choose the pocket where you’re shooting before taking your shot.