Legal Shot

(1)       On all shots, the player must:-

            (a)       Cause the Cue Ball's initial contact with a ball to be with a ball "On",

                        and then

            (b)       Pot a ball "On"

                        OR

                        Cause the Cue Ball or any Object Ball to contact a cushion.

(2)       Failure to play a Legal Shot is a Standard Foul.

(3)       Exceptions:

            (a)       On the Break, the conditions of a Legal Shot do not apply. See The Break

            (b)       When playing out of a Total Snooker  a player is only obliged to meet the conditions of (1)(a) above. See Total Snookers.

(4)       Interpretations:

            (a)       If the Cue Ball's initial contact is with an Object Ball that is touching a cushion, simply forcing that Object Ball into the same cushion does not constitute a Legal Shot.

            (b)       If the Cue Ball and an Object Ball are touching the same cushion, simply forcing the Cue Ball and / or that Object Ball into the same cushion does not constitute a Legal Shot.

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