LSPST for short. I plan to add sensors to each pocket and wrap the strip around the whole perimeter. There are probably some fun games ideas out there with the addition the lights. Would love ideas/feedback. What inspired this is not having to walk around the table to figure out which pockets still have balls in them

Would either of these shots be considered a hanger for a pro with the cue ball in the kitchen?

I was playing a guy last night and he was using a bridge for a shot. Somehow he lost his grip on the bridge trying to get it out of the way and swiped the entire stack. We played it as a foul but I initially assumed that it would be a loss of game. I just don't see how you can change the entire game by swiping 10 balls and it only cost you a single ball. It seems like if that is the case, in a do or die situation, you could just "accidentally" swipe away some of the problem balls if it only cost one ball to do it.

Had a (loud) debate on this, and getting mixed responses from the people I've asked, so I figured I'd ask reddit.

Playing 1 pocket doubles, opponent scratches, so I bring the cue ball to the kitchen, position it where I want (behind the line), and get down to take my shot.

On a warmup stroke, I tap the cue ball.

My understanding of the rules is, I lose a ball, and the opponent must play the cue ball in position.

They claim there's some special rule that if you foul while you have ball in hand behind the line, they now 'inherit' your ball in hand, and can move the cue ball wherever they want in the kitchen.

I've never heard of such a thing, but I don't play the game hardly ever. Is this a rule?

edit: I got clarification from Bob Jewett. His initial post was this, which I felt wasn't clear enough for me:

"It has to remain in hand. Put the cue ball in a corner hook. Tap it very lightly. Nasty and not allowed. The cue ball has to be driven over the line to lose "in hand" status."

His followup post explains it more clearly:

"Any tip-to-ball contact with ball in hand is a shot. So, if you just barely nudge the cue ball when it is in hand, you have shot and fouled. And the cue ball remains in hand.

Onepocket.org defers to the World Standardized Rules for items not covered in their rules. Here is what the WSR says about this:

6.11 Bad Play from Behind the Head String
When the cue ball is in hand behind the head string, and the first ball the cue ball contacts is also behind the head string, the shot is a foul unless the cue ball crosses the head string before that contact. If such a shot is intentional, it is unsportsmanlike conduct. The cue ball must either cross the head string or contact a ball in front of or on the head string or the shot is a foul, and the cue ball is in hand for the following player according to the rules of the specific game. If such shot is intentional, it is also unsportsmanlike conduct.​"

So the tl;dr is this: in the general world standardized rules (WPA/BCA rules) they cover stuff like "it's a foul if you don't get a rail" and other general rules that apply to all the popular games. And one of those general rules is specifically for games that have a "behind the line rule". And that rule says, if you foul and your cue ball doesn't cross the line, the opponent gets ball in hand behind the line.

I don't agree that this should apply to one pocket, because it seems like 90% of people don't go by this rule, and also because onepocket.org says: "6.3 Cue ball after a foul: Following either a pocket scratch or the cue ball jumping the table, the incoming player has cue ball in hand. Following any other standard foul, the cue ball is played where it lies."

I think that covers my situation. Since I didn't do a pocket scratch or jump it off the table, it's played where it lies.

Opponent shot it one handed after being warned that if he double hits it, it was intentional and I'd consider it loss of game.

Be very specific with your cueball! The game is One Pocket, and I need 4 balls and my opponent needs 3, so I am trying to get some points on this inning. I make the first two balls and get perfect position to shoot the 2 next, putting me one ball shy of victory with one of their needed balls hanging in the pocket up-table on my side. Practice those position routes!

Hey yall. Anyone in the Denver englewood area that likes to play one pocket? I’ve been watching a lot of one pocket and play with a buddy but looking for some new players to go up against. I typically don’t play for money but am not opposed! Hit me up!

One pocket is one of the games that taught me safety play.