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[ccfook2123]

i dont know if this question posted before
sorry if it is posted before

my questions are

1)my opponent push the cue ball touching red, it is a touching ball, can i still pot the available red in front(lets say the behind of the cue ball is touching red ball, and the front one is available red)? or i can only push the cue ball away to make safety shoot?

2)is it any minimum distance to push the cue ball away from touching ball?

3) if i potted a red, i push the cue ball touching a color, it will be a automatically foul for my opponent?

thank you for your answering and sorry if you found my questions are stupid...
sorry for my bad english.....

[jrc750]

my questions are

1)my opponent push the cue ball touching red, it is a touching ball, can i still pot the available red in front(lets say the behind of the cue ball is touching red ball, and the front one is available red)? or i can only push the cue ball away to make safety shoot? - as long as you are playing away from the touching ball you can still pot a red legally
2)is it any minimum distance to push the cue ball away from touching ball? - no, any distance at all is ok
3) if i potted a red, i push the cue ball touching a color, it will be a automatically foul for my opponent? - why ? - if you pot a red, you are then on a colour, and if you finish touching a colour as long as you play away from that colour, it is ok, you can even pot another colour if you want as long as you dont disturb the colour your touching
Hope thats clear for you

[tcollick]

Hi...

1) Yes, you can play any red except the one it is touching. It is the same with colours. If it is touching a colour after playing a red...you do not have to play that colour.

2) No.

3) Yes. In any touching ball situation, if that ball moves, it is a foul shot of the value of the ball that it was touching or the ball you were playing, whichever is higher.

[ccfook2123]

tq very much for quick response....
^^

[The Statman]

3) if i potted a red, i push the cue ball touching a color, it will be a automatically foul for my opponent?

thank you for your answering and sorry if you found my questions are stupid...
sorry for my bad english.....

I think the answer to this one is NO.

Let me check if I've understood you correctly:

You pot a red. You then go for a colour and land touching a colour, your opponent to play next, on a red.

In this case, as long as your opponent plays away from the touching colour without moving it, he hits a red first and that is fine, no foul.

[ccfook2123]

thank you for all the answers....