Is scooping the cue ball a foul?

Is a “scoop” jump shot
jump shot
In basketball (and derivatives like netball), a player may attempt to score a basket by leaping straight into the air, the elbow of the shooting hand cocked, ball in hand above the head, and lancing the ball in a high arc towards the basket for a jump shot (colloquially, a jumper).
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a foul, even if there is no miscue or multiple hit? Yes. Here is the pertinent quote from WPA Rule 8.18: A scoop shot, in which the cue tip contacts the playing surface and the cue ball at the same time and this causes the cue ball to rise off the cloth, is treated like a miscue.

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2024-02-09 17:30:03

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Is a cue ball smaller?
Generally, with older balls, the cue ball (CB) will be slightly smaller and lighter than the object balls (OBs) because it takes more abuse.
2024-02-06 02:19:48

What is a foul in 8 ball pool?
If a player fails to hit the 8-ball while shooting at it, it is a foul and the game continues. When the 8-ball is the legal object ball, a scratch or foul is not a loss of game if the 8-ball is not pocketed or jumped off the table. Incoming player has cue ball in hand.
2023-12-06 20:20:08

Is a foul ball a stroke?
The rules treat a foul tip as equivalent in every respect to a pitch at which the batter
batter
A batter or hitter is a person whose turn it is to face the pitcher. The three main goals of batters are to become a baserunner, to drive runners home or to advance runners along the bases for others to drive home, but the techniques and strategies they use to do so vary.
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swings and misses. A foul tip is always a strike, regardless of the existing ball-and-strike count. A player with two strikes
strikes
A strike in baseball results when a batter swings at and misses a pitch, does not swing at a pitch in the strike zone, or hits a foul ball that is not caught by a fielder (unless he already has two strikes on him). Baseball strike may also refer to: 1972 Major League Baseball strike.
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against him is automatically struck out. A player with fewer than two strikes against him is not out.
2023-07-11 14:50:07

Is a cue ball smoother than the earth?
Therefore, it would appear that a pool ball (even the worst one tested) is much smoother than the Earth would be if it were shrunk down to the size of a pool ball. However, the Earth is actually much smoother than the numbers imply over most of its surface.
2023-03-04 00:09:47

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