Do Balls Have to Touch a Rail if You Hit the Object Ball?

Do Balls Have to Touch a Rail if You Hit the Object Ball?

When playing 8 ball, does the shooter foul if nether his target ball (which he does hit) or his cue ball strikes a rail?

I am a little confused on the rules of ball in hand.

El Gato Malo

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Do Balls Have to Touch a Rail if You Hit the Object Ball?

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1. ranger on 2/17/2018 9:24:07 AM

   Yes.

   In most systems that I have played in, the rule is that after a strike a ball must touch a rail (or get pocketed). Otherwise it is ball in hand.

   It can also be another ball (other than the target object ball) that was hit by the target object ball or cue ball in the course of making the shot.

   Simply put, a ball (any ball) must touch the rail or go into a pocket, or it is a foul.

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Do Balls Have to Touch a Rail if You Hit the Object Ball?

• Title: Do Balls Have to Touch a Rail if You Hit the Object Ball?
• Author: El Gato Malo
• Published: 1/24/2008 5:44:31 PM
• Last Updated: 1/25/2017 1:34:41 PM
• Last Updated By: billiardsforum (Billiards Forum)