Spotting Object Balls in 6 Ball Pool
1/18/2018 10:01:46 AM
Spotting Object Balls in 6 Ball Pool
I have a question about spotting object balls in 6-ball pool rules.
In our game, I "give" the opponent the 5-ball.
If the opponent scratches on the 4-ball (his last ball), does he spot the 4-ball or does it remain pocketed?
I think his pocketed 4-ball comes up and is spotted, but I shoot the 5-ball because he scratched on the 4 ball. That's his bad luck right?
So I can go ahead and play the 5-ball and 6-ball for the win, right?
If I'm wrong, I need to know.
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Spotting Object Balls in 6 Ball Pool
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billiardsforum on 1/19/2018 5:52:06 AMI don't think you can "spot" or "give" your opponent the 6 ball. That is where your problem lies. Pocketing the 6-ball is how you win the game.
In six-ball pool, any balls pocketed on a foul remain down in the normal course of play, but it is a weird case as you are giving him the 5-ball and 6-ball. I don't think you can just skip shooting the 4 ball. If he didn't scratch, you would still have to shoot the 4-ball.
I suggest giving him the 4-ball and the 5-ball instead. That way you are both shooting at a common final ball, the game-winning 6-ball, and you wouldn't need any special exceptions to the rules anymore. You would both have the same penalty if either of you scratched on your last ball.
Spotting Object Balls in 6 Ball Pool
- Title: Spotting Object Balls in 6 Ball Pool
- Author: qstick (Mike Bell)
- Published: 1/18/2018 10:01:46 AM
- Last Updated: 1/19/2018 6:03:47 AM
- Last Updated By: billiardsforum (Billiards Forum)
