Professional Foul - Billiard Term Definition
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Definition of Professional Foul
Professional Foul is a billiards term that is a part of Billiard Technique Terminology.
A professional foul is a sort of deliberate foul committed by a player whereby the balls are left in a safe position. A professional foul reduces the risk of a player providing a game winning opportunity to his or her opponent. The miss rule invented primarily because of the professional foul possibility.
See: flagrant foul, professional foul, foul, fault, deliberate foul, back scratch, miss, miss rule, intentional foul, take a scratch for more on the meaning of "Professional Foul".
Professional Foul - Usage
What a loser. No, that was a professional foul. It was done on purpose as a method of safety for the shooting player.
Billiards - Professional Foul
- Title: Professional Foul
- Author: billiardsforum (Billiards Forum)
- Published: 12/30/2007 5:56:45 PM
Professional Foul Comments
Prince Rasekgantsho from Gaborone, South East on 11/19/2008 2:11:34 AM
I think this is the best written meaning of a "professional foul" in cue sports.
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