What happens if you make a stripe and solid in pool?

If both a solid and a stripe ball fall on the break the table is considered as still “open” and you have your choice. Furthermore, if only 1 ball falls on the break, the table is still “open” until the shooter makes another ball of either suit.

How do you decide who is stripes or solids in pool?

Your selection is determined only after you pocket a called shot. The solids are numbered 1-7 and the stripes are numbered 9-15. The 8-ball is black. So if you call “9-ball in the corner pocket” and you manage to pocket that called shot, then you will be stripes for the remainder of the game.

Can I hit my opponents ball first in pool?

Did you accidentally make one of your opponent’s balls in and you’re wondering what happens next? The short answer: As long as you hit your ball first and did not scratch, there is no foul. It is simply your opponent’s turn now.

What’s an illegal break in pool?

This is a combination break of a defensive technique with an offensive goal of placing balls on your side of the table or even making the corner ball occasionally. This break requires a thin hit on the headball with most of the energy transferred into the second ball.

Is the 8 ball neutral in pool?

Combination Shots – Combination shots are legal, but striking the correct ball first is required except in an “open table” situation. The 8-ball is not neutral. A player is credited with all balls he legally pockets. When a player does not pocket one of his balls but pockets an opponent’s ball, he loses his turn.

How do you arrange 15 pool balls?

In the initial rack in straight pool, fifteen balls are racked in a triangular rack, with the center of the apex ball placed over the foot spot; the 1 ball is placed on the rack’s right corner, and the 5 ball on left corner from the racker’s vantage point.

How do you set up spots and stripes?

Start with a spot and a stripe in each rear corner of the triangle. The ball in the apex corner can be either a spot or a stripe, and this is placed on the foot spot (unlike British pool, where the 8 ball is placed on the foot spot). The 8 ball goes behind this, and the rest of the balls are inserted at random.

How are pool balls supposed to be racked?

A legal 8-Ball rack must always have the front ball centered over the table spot, the 8-Ball in the center of the third row and a solid and a striped ball at the bottom corners. And really the big thing is you want to make sure your rack is really solid.

Can you use someone else’s ball in pool?

Hitting your opponent’s ball in any pool game is never a good idea, and no matter what game you’re playing, you will get a penalty if you hit the other player’s ball into a pocket. Some games even go as far as giving you a penalty if the cue ball even touches their ball before it touches anything else.