spotted until he misses. If the ball on the floor is one of
the shooter's balls, it is spotted when the shooter has
pocketed all of his other balls or misses.
7. Pocketed Balls - Balls must remain in a pocket to be
legal. If a ball goes in a pocket, but bounces back onto
the playing surface, it is not considered pocketed. If it is
the 8-ball, it is not considered either a win or loss. If it
is the cue ball, it is not considered a scratch.
8. One Foot on the Floor - While shooting, at least one
foot must be on the floor at all times if a bridge is
available. There is no foul—simply stop the shooter and
hand him the bridge. League Management cannot
guarantee the presence of bridges and some Host
Locations may not have them.
Exception: Players shooting from a wheelchair must
remain seated in their wheelchair while shooting.
9. Fouls - If any of the following fouls are committed, the
penalty is ball-in-hand for the incoming player. Make
certain you have ball-in-hand before you touch the cue ball
by confirming with your opponent. Ball-in-hand means
you are allowed to place the cue ball anywhere on the
table (with the exception of a scratch on the break which
results in ball-in-hand behind the head string) and shoot any
of your balls (or the 8, if all of your category of balls have
been pocketed). Even after having addressed the cue ball,
a player may, if not satisfied with the placement, make
further adjustments with the hand, cue stick or any other
reasonable piece of equipment. A foul may be called only
if
the player fouls while actually stroking at the cue ball,
meaning a double hit of the cue ball (sometimes called
correct category and legally contacts one or before
the shooter pockets the remaining balls of the
wrong category and legally contacts the 8-ball.
Once a player makes legal contact with the 8-ball,
the player assumes control of that category of
wrongly pocketed balls and can win the game by
pocketing the 8-ball. In addition, if the sitting
player does not call a foul before his opponent’s
turn ends, and subsequently contacts the wrong
category himself, both players will assume the
new category of balls for the remainder of the
game. Before any foul has occurred, the shooter
also may avoid penalty by asking the sitting
player which category of balls he has. The sitting
player must tell him the truth.
5. Combination Shots - Combination shots are legal,
but striking the correct ball first is required except in an
"open table" situation. The 8-ball is not neutral. A
player is credited with all balls he legally pockets.
When a player does not pocket one of his balls but
pockets an opponent's ball, he loses his turn. The
opponent gets credit for the pocketed ball. No pocketed
ball is ever spotted.
6. Balls on the Floor - If the 8-ball is knocked on the
floor, it is loss of game. Object balls knocked on the
floor are spotted. If the spot is taken, the ball is placed
on a line directly behind the spot as close as possible.
Knocking a ball other than the cue ball on the floor is
not a foul. It might occur that a player pockets his ball
while simultaneously knocking another ball on the floor.
In this situation, it is still his turn and the ball is not
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