Due to participating bars not allowing JUMP SHOTS or MASSÉ SHOTS

Rule 4.18 of Eight Ball Rules shall be amended as follows:

4.18      JUMP AND MASSÉ SHOT FOUL
While “cue ball fouls only” is the rule of play when a match is not presided over by a referee, a player should be aware that any attempt to jump the cue ball over or around an impeding numbered ball by striking down on or scooping the cue ball will constitute a foul.  Any unintentional cue ball jumps or jumps caused by a miscue will not be considered a foul unless the rules of a legal shot were not met.  Any curve or massé that causes the shooter to raise the cue over his/her shoulder or at a 45° angle will constitute as a foul.

 

Rule 4.8 of Eight Ball Rules shall be amended as follows:

 

4.8      8-BALL POCKETED ON THE BREAK
If the 8-ball is pocketed on the break, breaker then wins the game. If the breaker scratches while pocketing the 8-ball on the break, the incoming player wins the game.

 

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