Hitting a Wrong Colour Ball After Potting the Red
6/17/2019 9:23:45 PM
Hitting a Wrong Colour Ball After Potting the Red
Hi. My name is Charles from Malaysia.
A player, after potting the red nominated to pot the green (player had clear shot at green). However the player missed the green and hit a red instead. The marker called "foul 7".
Is this correct since we are social players in a private club and we do not subscribed to the foul and miss rule. Rule 10 of the official rules are not clear on this issue.
Thank You.
Charles
user1560831824This question relates to the following billiard rules:
Hitting a Wrong Colour Ball After Potting the Red
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billiardsforum on 6/19/2019 3:10:56 PMThe foul would only be 7 points if one of the following occurred:
- Touching an object ball with anything other than the cue ball,
- Playing at reds, or a free ball followed by a red, in successive strokes,
- Failing to declare which ball is "on" when requested to do so by the referee,
- After potting a red or free ball nominated as a red, committing a foul before nominating a colour,
- Using a ball off the table for any purpose, or
- Using any object to measure gaps or distance
If one of these has not been committed, the number of points awarded are either:
- equal to the value of the ball "on,"
- the highest value of all balls involved in the foul, or
- four points, whichever is highest
If multiple fouls are committed in one shot, only the penalty for the highest-valued foul is scored.
Also see this previous similar question:
Hitting a Wrong Colour Ball After Potting the Red
- Title: Hitting a Wrong Colour Ball After Potting the Red
- Author: user1560831824 (Charles Nagalingam)
- Published: 6/17/2019 9:23:45 PM
