Pool Rules
A jump shot and scooping under the cue ball are different strokes
A legal pool jump is not a scoop beneath the cue ball. Understand the contact distinction, current WPA wording and the room rules before practising.
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Pool Rules
Pool Rules
In eight-ball, a combination still has to begin with a legal first contact
In WPA eight-ball, potting your called ball does not excuse contacting the wrong group first. Follow the cue ball before judging a combination.
Pool Rules
The warning that matters before a third consecutive foul in nine-ball
Understand consecutive fouls in WPA nine-ball, why the two-foul warning matters and how a legal shot resets the sequence.
Pool Rules
When a hanging ball drops late, the timing can change the ruling
A ball hovering at a pocket is not always a completed pot. Learn why the WPA’s settling rule makes the timing and referee’s decision important.
Pool Rules
After the eight-ball break, the table may still be open
Under WPA eight-ball rules, potting a ball on the break does not automatically assign solids or stripes. Learn how an open table becomes assigned.
Pool Rules
Straight pool keeps the score moving through a fourteen-ball re-rack
Follow straight pool’s fourteen-ball re-rack and understand why the remaining ball and cue-ball position shape the next phase of the run.
Pool Rules
The Push-Out in Nine-Ball Creates a Choice After the Break
Understand when a nine-ball push-out is available, which requirements are suspended and why the opponent may hand the next shot back.
Pool Rules
In Ten-Ball, Calling a Shot Changes What a Lucky Pocket Means
In WPA ten-ball, calling the intended ball and pocket matters. Learn how a successful-looking shot can still hand the choice to your opponent.