6.0 FOULS
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6.0 FoulsThe following actions are fouls at pool when included in the specific rules of the game being played. If several fouls occur on one shot, only the most serious one is enforced. If a foul is not called before the next shot begins, the foul is assumed not to have happened.
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6.1 Cue Ball Scratch or off the TableIf the cue ball is pocketed or driven off the table, the shot is a foul. See 8.3 Ball Pocketed and 8.5 Driven off the Table.
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6.2 Wrong Ball FirstIn those games which require the first object ball struck to be a particular ball or one of a group of balls, it is a foul for the cue ball to first contact any other ball.
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6.3 No Rail after ContactIf no ball is pocketed on a shot, the cue ball must contact an object ball, and after that contact at least one ball (cue ball or any object ball) must be driven to a rail, or the shot is a foul. (See 8.4 Driven to a Rail.)
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6.4 No Foot on FloorIf the shooter does not have at least one foot touching the floor at the instant the tip contacts the cue ball, the shot is a foul.
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6.5 Ball Driven off the TableIt is a foul to drive an object ball off the table. Whether that ball is spotted depends on the rules of the game. (See 8.5 Driven off the Table.)
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6.6 Touched BallIt is a foul to touch, move or change the path of any object ball except by the normal ball-to-ball contacts during shots. It is a foul to touch, move or change the path of the cue ball except when it is in hand or by the normal tip-to-ball forward stroke contact of a shot. The shooter is responsible for the equipment he controls at the table, such as chalk, bridges, clothing, his hair, parts of his body, and the cue ball when it is in hand, that may be involved in such fouls. If such a foul is accidental, it is a standard foul, but if it is intentional, it is 6.16 Unsportsmanlike Conduct.
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6.7 Double Hit / Frozen BallsIf the cue stick contacts the cue ball more than once on a shot, the
shot is a foul. If the cue ball is close to but not touching an object
ball and the cue tip is still on the cue ball when the cue ball contacts
that object ball, the shot is a foul. If the cue ball is very close to
an object ball, and the shooter barely grazes that object ball on the
shot, the shot is assumed not to violate the first paragraph of this rule,
even though the tip is arguably still on the cue ball when ball-ball contact
is made.
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6.8 Push ShotIt is a foul to prolong tip-to-cue-ball contact beyond that seen in normal shots.
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6.9 Balls Still MovingIt is a foul to begin a shot while any ball in play is moving or spinning.
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6.10 Bad Cue Ball PlacementWhen the cue ball is in hand and restricted to the area behind the head string, it is a foul to play the cue ball from on or below the head string. If the shooter is uncertain whether the cue ball has been placed behind the head string, he may ask the referee for a determination.
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6.11 Bad Play from Behind the Head StringWhen the cue ball is in hand behind the head string, and the first ball
the cue ball contacts is also behind the head string, the shot is a foul
unless the cue ball crosses the head string before that contact. If such
a shot is intentional, it is unsportsmanlike conduct.
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6.12 Cue Stick on the TableIf the shooter uses his cue stick in order to align a shot by placing it on the table without having a hand on the stick, it is a foul. |
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6.13 Playing out of TurnIt is a standard foul to unintentionally play out of turn. Normally, the balls will be played from the position left by the mistaken play. If a player intentionally plays out of turn, it should be treated like 6.16 Unsportsmanlike Conduct.
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6.14 Three Consecutive FoulsIt is a standard foul to unintentionally play out of turn. Normally, the balls will be played from the position left by the mistaken play. If a player intentionally plays out of turn, it should be treated like 6.16 Unsportsmanlike Conduct.
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6.15 Slow PlayIf the referee feels that a player is playing too slowly, he may advise that player to speed up his play. If the player does not speed up, the referee may impose a shot clock on that match that applies to both players. If the shooter exceeds the time limit specified for the tournament, a standard foul will be called and the incoming player is rewarded according to the rules applicable to the game being played. (Rule 6.16 Unsportsmanlike Conduct may also apply.)
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6.16 Unsportsmanlike ConductThe normal penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct is
the same as for a serious foul, but the referee may impose a penalty depending
on his judgment of the conduct. Among other penalties possible are a warning;
a standard-foul penalty, which will count as part of a three-foul sequence
if applicable; a serious-foul penalty; loss of a rack, set or match; ejection
from the competition possibly with forfeiture of all prizes, trophies
and standings points. |
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