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| james | 11/19/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | very helpfull ,thank you. |
| Jason | 11/17/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you for the expetise!!! |
| lee | 10/12/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks, I appreciate the info! |
| Franklin | 09/05/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Gave me more info than I needed ..... |
| Rick | 07/02/09 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
Hi James- According to the World Standardized Rules, as long as you make at least one ball on the break, you can choose whichever balls you want for your next shot. The relevent rule- 4.10 CHOICE
Hi Jason- Yes, this is entirely legal to hit your ball in after sinking your opponent's ball, as long as you hit your ball first and don't double-kiss it with the cue ball on the way in. This can
Hi David- Although I cannot find anything in the rules that specifically says this, I am 99% sure that you do lose when you scratch on the 9-ball, whether you comboed it in or shot it directly. It would
Hi Joe- What you need to do is set the head spot and foot spot. If you look at the pool table layout graphic on this page - http://www.pool-for-beginners.com/pool_table_layout.html, you will see that
Hi Robert- In 8-ball, according to World Standardized rules, the table is still open after a player breaks and makes at least one ball - it doesn't matter if he makes one of each or just a solid or

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