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Cue Ball jump rule

Postby Hamdeena » 08 Aug 2024 Read

If a player plays a red ball and cue ball jumps over the red ball and hit another red ball then it is a foul or not?

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Postby chengdufan » 09 Aug 2024 Read

Good question. I don't know the answer to that

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Postby SnookerEd25 » 09 Aug 2024 Read

I believe, though will defer to Andre or AcesInc should they happen by, if (in the opinion of the referee) it is unintentional, then no foul.

However, if it was intended (IE, a player better known for his or her pool talents proceeded to get out a jump cue and jump a red to pocket a second red), a foul would be called.

Of course, much is open to interpretation when it comes to intent, but that is my understanding, anyway.

Re: Cue Ball jump rule

Postby Tim Dunkley » 09 Aug 2024 Read

A jump shot is made when the cue-ball passes over any part of
an object ball, whether hitting it in the process or not, except:

(a) when the cue-ball first hits one object ball, other than a
touching ball, and then jumps over another ball; or

(b) when the cue-ball jumps and hits an object ball, other
than a touching ball, and at the moment of landing on
the playing area, the cue-ball is not on the far side of the
current position of that object ball; or

(c) when, after legally hitting an object ball, other than a
touching ball, the cue-ball jumps over that ball after
hitting a cushion or another ball.

Intent does not come into it.

Re: Cue Ball jump rule

Postby Prop » 09 Aug 2024 Read

Tim Dunkley wrote:A jump shot is made when the cue-ball passes over any part of
an object ball, whether hitting it in the process or not, except:

(a) when the cue-ball first hits one object ball, other than a
touching ball, and then jumps over another ball; or

(b) when the cue-ball jumps and hits an object ball, other
than a touching ball, and at the moment of landing on
the playing area, the cue-ball is not on the far side of the
current position of that object ball; or

(c) when, after legally hitting an object ball, other than a
touching ball, the cue-ball jumps over that ball after
hitting a cushion or another ball.

Intent does not come into it.


Has that always been the case? Seem to remember something with Bill Werbeniuk a while ago, and a rule change since then. Could be imagining it though :chin:
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