Is it a Foul?

[henrylay]

Is the cue ball happens to land on the rail of the cushion after a shot, is that a foul?

Does play continue from the rail or from the "D"?

[RaNeN]

Its not a foul. The cue ball has to fall out of the table. Only then is it a foul.

[Sarmu]

Did you mean the cue ball comes to a stop on the rail? I think it is a foul

[RaNeN]

Oh, I didnt get that. If it comes to stop on the rail , I think they put it back on the bed of the table as close to the place where it was on the rail.

I am not sure though.

[Sarmu]

Hm... interesting, they do the same with colours when it come to a stop on the rail?

and what happens if the closes place is already occupied? where does it go?

[RaNeN]

LOL! questions , questions and more questions!
I dont know wht they do when a situation as above comes up.

Some experienced player on our Forum could share some knowledge with us hopefully.

[chasmmi]

is it even possible? surely momentum will either cary it off the table, back onto the table or into a pocket. There isnt enough cushion for the ball to slow down from the speed required to get the ball onto the cushion in the first place.

[The Statman]

Yes it is possible, I have seen it happen.

It is a foul for causing a ball to land other than on the bed of the table or in the pocket - so it is exactly the same as if it lands on the floor.

If it is the white, next player plays from the D
If it is a red, it is placed in a pocket and does not score
If it is a colour, it is spotted.

A foul of 4 points, of course, unless the ball on or ball concerned were of a higher value.

[chasmmi]

[QUOTE=The Statman]

It is a foul for causing a ball to land other than on the bed of the table or in the pocket QUOTE]

So:

a player makes a right hash of his shot and the white cannons off the object ball into the air.

whilst in flight it happens to hit the referee on the nose (causing him to bleed profusely)

however more importantly this collision changes the flight of the ball and as the referee was standing right by the table it rebounds back onto the playing surface and comes to rest on the table.

As the ball never landed on the ground is this therefore a legal shot and therefore something I can try next time I'm playing snooker?

[Mitsuko]

No, because it left the table completely

[The Statman]

It is a foul for causing a ball to land other than on the bed of the table or in the pocket QUOTE]

So:

a player makes a right hash of his shot and the white cannons off the object ball into the air.

whilst in flight it happens to hit the referee on the nose (causing him to bleed profusely)

however more importantly this collision changes the flight of the ball and as the referee was standing right by the table it rebounds back onto the playing surface and comes to rest on the table.

As the ball never landed on the ground is this therefore a legal shot and therefore something I can try next time I'm playing snooker?

Once it hit the referee's nose, it comes under "Ball moved by other than striker" under which the referee would have to replace the balls where he thinks they would have landed - in this case on the floor.

This is the same scenario as the referee spotting a ball, but another one comes round and dislodges it (i.e. the ref should have waited). He would have to place the 'rogue' ball where he estimates it would have landed had it not hit the ball he had just spotted.

[Sarmu]

[QUOTE=chasmmi]

It is a foul for causing a ball to land other than on the bed of the table or in the pocket QUOTE]

So:

a player makes a right hash of his shot and the white cannons off the object ball into the air.

whilst in flight it happens to hit the referee on the nose (causing him to bleed profusely)

however more importantly this collision changes the flight of the ball and as the referee was standing right by the table it rebounds back onto the playing surface and comes to rest on the table.

As the ball never landed on the ground is this therefore a legal shot and therefore something I can try next time I'm playing snooker?

Somehow I think it's legal... like hitting a object and bounce back

[Mitsuko]

What happen if it's hit so hard it goes all the way round the world and lands back on the table (without hitting anything in between)

[The Statman]

If a ball hits ANY object (other than a ball on the table, or the striker and his cue etc.) it will be placed by the referee where he reckons it would have landed. If that would be an impossible task, he might replace the balls and have the shot taken again.

[RaNeN]

Our imaginations are running wild here!