can i . cant i ?????

[shadow]

if i am awarded a free ball can i play the ball i nominate onto the "ball on" and pot that ball legally or is it a foul? example. awarded free ball on say reds.can i nominate say black and play black onto a red and pot it????

[Souwester]

Yes, that's a fair shot. When you nominate a free ball, it's fine as long as you hit that nominated ball first.

So it would be a foul, if you nominated black, which was sitting on the lip of a pocket, with a red in front of it, and nominate black, but hit red first before knocking the black in.

[Snookster]

Yes, as the "ball on" is a red, as in the scenario you suggested the black will count as a red, after this is potted then a colour is nominated.

[thinsy]

Yes, that's a fair shot. When you nominate a free ball, it's fine as long as you hit that nominated ball first.

So it would be a foul, if you nominated black, which was sitting on the lip of a pocket, with a red in front of it, and nominate black, but hit red first before knocking the black in.

Not technically true surely!!!! If you nominated black as a red but misscued and still hit a red that then knocked the black in surely as you have nominated the black as a red this would be legal !!!

(my head hurts now)

[jrc750]

Not technically true surely!!!! If you nominated black as a red but misscued and still hit a red that then knocked the black in surely as you have nominated the black as a red this would be legal !!!

(my head hurts now)

Your wrong ime afraid ! you have to hit the nominated ball first

[Souwester]

Not technically true surely!!!! If you nominated black as a red but misscued and still hit a red that then knocked the black in surely as you have nominated the black as a red this would be legal !!!

(my head hurts now)

No. If you nominate something other than the ball on as your free ball then you *MUST* hit the nominated ball first, else it is a foul.

Section3 Rule 10:

(b) It is a foul if the cue-ball should
(i) fail to hit the Nominated ball first, or first simultaneously with the ball on, or
(ii) be snookered on all Reds, or the ball on, by the free ball thus nominated, except when the Pink and Black are the only object balls remaining on the table.

[thinsy]

Not technically true surely!!!! If you nominated black as a red but misscued and still hit a red that then knocked the black in surely as you have nominated the black as a red this would be legal !!!

(my head hurts now)

Your wrong ime afraid ! you have to hit the nominated ball first

Can't say I've ever had this happen or heard of it happening... I guess thats why I haven't got a clue!!! Even though I've been playing for 25 years, and got a rule book at home!! MY BAD!!!!

[jrc750]

... Even though I've been playing for 25 years, and got a rule book at home!!..

I guess you really can "teach old dogs new tricks"

[thinsy]

I guess you really can "teach old dogs new tricks"

I'M NOT OLD I STARTED YOUNG(ISH)