cincy_kid
Verified Member
A buddy of mine was telling me that he read in Billiards Digest magazine about a rule involving the ball in the kitchen after a scratch. I have always played that the ball either has to be completely over the line to shoot it or that the base of the ball has to be over the line (depending on the house rules or whatever was decided by the players involved).
He said that the article explained that even if a small part of the ball was touching the line, that it was ok to shoot the ball as long as the cueball was over line when it made contact. So for example, in banks lets say, a ball is barely touching the line but mostly in the kitchen and your opponent scratches. With this rule, you could shoot that ball cross corner because the cue ball would be over the line at point of contact.
Is this something new or have I just been in the dark too long?
He said that the article explained that even if a small part of the ball was touching the line, that it was ok to shoot the ball as long as the cueball was over line when it made contact. So for example, in banks lets say, a ball is barely touching the line but mostly in the kitchen and your opponent scratches. With this rule, you could shoot that ball cross corner because the cue ball would be over the line at point of contact.
Is this something new or have I just been in the dark too long?