How to play 9 ball
Posted on Jun 25, 2009 under 9 Ball Billiard |
9-ball is played using the 1-ball through the 9-ball and the cue ball. The object of the game is to shot at the lowest number ball on the table. You win the game by
making the 9-ball. The balls are racked in a diamond shape. The 1-ball is always placed in the front of the rack and the 9-ball always goes in the middle. The two
players can lag and the winner of the lag decides who goes first. The winner of each game breaks. On the break you must hit the 1-ball first. If you scratch on the break
then the other player gets ball in hand and can place the ball anywhere on the table. Lag means that the player shoots a ball from behind the header towards the footer.
The object is to get the ball to hit the rail and stop as close as possible to the rail. The next person does the same thing. The person who is closest to the rail gets to go
first. When it is your turn you are not require to call your shot. You are allowed to make a ball that is not the lowest ball on the table as long as you make contact with
the lowest ball first. If you fail to make a shot then it is the other players turn. After the break the player shoots next can call a “push out” in order to move the cue ball
into a better position. The cue ball does not have to may contact with an object ball or touch a rail. You must call a push out before you attempt the shot or it is a normal
shot. If a ball other than the 9-ball is made on a push out it remains pocketed. If there is a scratch on the break than a push out is not allowed.
Steps:
1 — First, set the 9 balls on the table inside a diamond shaped rack: the 1-ball should be on the foot spot and the 9-ball in the middle of the diamond.
2 — Then,choose the player who will open the game by tossing dice, drawing cards, etc. The chosen player has to hit 1-ball with the cue ball.
3 — Afterwards, the player can call “push out” and to shoot only to move the cue ball to a better position.The game continues normally: on each shot, the cue ball has to contact the ball of the lowest number,
4 — Each player who’s made a legal shot continues playing.
5 –Lastly, the first player who pockets the 9-ball legally wins the game.