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navybluewolf2 Vice Captain
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 Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 11:45 am
ball in hand rules
CUE BALL IN HAND BEHIND THE HEAD STRING. This situation applies in specific games whereby the opening break is administered or a player's scratching is penalized by the incoming player having cue ball in hand behind the head string. The incoming player may place the cue ball anywhere behind the head string.
The shooting player may shoot at any object ball as long as the base of the object ball is on or below the head string. He may not shoot at any ball, the base of which is above the head string, unless he first shoots the cue ball below the head string and then by hitting a rail causes the cue ball to come back above the head string and hit the object ball. The base of the ball (the point of the ball touching the table) determines whether it is above or below the head string.
If the incoming player inadvertently places the cue ball on or below the head string, the referee or the opposing player must inform the shooting player of improper positioning of the cue ball before the shot is made. If the opposing player does not so inform the shooting player before the shot is made, the shot is considered legal. If the shooting player is informed of improper positioning, he must then reposition the cue ball. If a player positions the cue ball completely and obviously outside the kitchen and shoots the cue ball, it is a foul, if called by the opponent or referee.
When the cue ball is in hand behind the head string, it remains in hand (not in play) until the player drives the cue ball past the head string by striking it with his cue tip.
The cue ball may be ADJUSTED by the player's hand, cue, etc., so long as it remains in hand. Once the cue ball is in play per the above, it may not be impeded in any way by the player; to do so is to commit a foul
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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 11:58 am
These are the rules for "kitchen shots." The standard ball in hand rules are the same except you can place it anywhere on the table. navybluewolf2 The cue ball may be ADJUSTED by the player's hand, cue, etc., so long as it remains in hand. Once the cue ball is in play per the above, it may not be impeded in any way by the player; to do so is to commit a foul This is contradictory to most rules, which state that you can adjust with the cue, even the tip, as long as you aren't making a striking motion. It is most likely that you found a set of bar rules.
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Dancing with Myself Captain
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navybluewolf2 Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:59 am
I got this question answered off an expert pool players website
Subject Ball in hand
Question Ok, my roommate and I have been playing and it comes up to where if hes not paying attention and i hit the wrong ball do i have to tell him he gets ball in hand? Also If he forgets that he has ball in hand do I have to inform him of it?
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Answer Hi navybluewolf2,
If he didn't see the foul you should tell him. Even if he is not paying attention. However if someone I was playing wasn't EVER paying attention I would get sick of telling him about what he was missing and would tell him that in future if you didn't see it, it didn't happen! This is not in any rule book, just how I would deal with it.
Your second question asks what to do if he forgets he has ball in hand. If he forgets its his own fault, you are not responsible. I would laugh at him.
Breeze
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