Rule Question

David said:

If a player Shoots four balls into his opponents pocket and then is told that he is shooting into the wrong pocket what is the ruling.

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11.2 In the event that a player shooting into the wrong pocket is permitted to continue the same inning at the table (beyond what is entitled by legally pocketing a ball in their own pocket) by their opponent’s or the referee’s failure to notify them of their error, such failure of notification does not legitimize any additional balls pocketed in that inning, whether pocketed in the shooter’s pocket or their opponent’s pocket. Thus the first shot to the wrong pocket in a given inning is the shooter’s responsibility, and the shooter’s opponent is entitled to any balls pocketed on that first stroke. However, any subsequently pocketed balls in the same inning are to be spotted as illegally pocketed balls, because it is the referee’s or opponent’s responsibility to notify the shooter before they erroneously continue their inning.

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David said:

I have heard both ways. Would love to know what the rest of you guys think. Could some one help me start a poll.

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beatle said:

bad rule. then when my opponent is sipping his pepsi and looking away i can hit in his hanger and another one or two near his hole, hook him and they get spotted

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NH Steve said:

If you can come up with some rule alternatives to post in a poll, NH_Steve cannot do it, but the administrator can

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