Use the 8-Ball in Combination Shot in Straight-8 Pool

Use the 8-Ball in Combination Shot in Straight-8 Pool

Can you play your shoot off the 8 ball in the middle of a game in straight 8?

For example, you shoot the cue ball into the 8-ball, then the 8 ball hits your intended ball knocking it into the pocket as called.

So, in straight eight ball, can the 8 ball be used as the first ball in a combination shot?

Douglas XL

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This question relates to the following billiard rules:

• Rules of Straight 8 Ball

Use the 8-Ball in Combination Shot in Straight-8 Pool

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1. billiardsforum on 10/7/2019 1:38:30 PM

   In most cases you can not use the eight-ball as the first ball in a combination shot in straight-8 pool.

   This game uses the rules for 8-ball pool and the general rules of pocket billiards as it's base-rules.

   The question Using the 8 Ball in Combination Shots has been answered in detail in the past.

   It is in the context of standard 8-ball but the same rules apply to straight-8 ball pool.

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Use the 8-Ball in Combination Shot in Straight-8 Pool

• Title: Use the 8-Ball in Combination Shot in Straight-8 Pool
• Author: Douglas XL
• Published: 9/20/2019 7:30:39 PM
• Last Updated: 10/7/2019 1:32:08 PM
• Last Updated By: billiardsforum (Billiards Forum)