User manual ESCALADE SPORTS Z A-LINE

[. . . ] Your Model Number _______________________ Z A-LINE © 2003 Escalade Sports 1 For Customer Service Call 1-866-556-2757 IMPORTANT!READ THIS MANUAL ALL THE WAY THROUGH BEFORE BEGINNING TO PUT YOUR GAME TABLE TOGETHER!THEN READ EACH STEP BEFORE STARTING THAT STEP. TWO ADULTS ARE REQUIRED TO ASSEMBLE THIS GAME TABLE Tools Required: Philips Screwdriver Standard Screwdriver Furniture Polish and Cloth Putty Knife Tape Measure Sanding Block Awl or 8d Nail Scissors or Sharp Knife Carpenters Level An electric screwdriver is helpful in assembly. However, please set at low torque and use extreme caution with an electric screwdriver because you could overtighten the hardware and strip the screws. Notes: Make sure you understand the following tips before you begin to assemble your pool table. [. . . ] Any balls pocketed on a foul remain pocketed, regardless of whether they belong to the shooter or the opponent. The opening break is not a" called shot. " Any player performing a break shot in 8-Ball may continue to shoot so long as any object ball is legally pocketed on the break. RACKING THE BALLS The balls are racked in a triangle at the foot of the table with the 8-ball in the center of the triangle, the first ball of the rack on the foot spot, a stripe ball in one corner of the rack and a solid ball in the other corner. ALTERNATING BREAK Winner of the lag has the option to break. During individual competition, players will alternate breaking on each subsequent game. JUMP AND MASSE SHOT FOUL While "cue ball fouls only" is the rule of play when a match is not presided over by a referee, a player should be aware that it will be considered a cue ball foul if during an attempt to jump, curve or masse the cue ball over or around an impeding numbered ball that is not a legal object ball, the impeding ball moves (regardless of whether it was moved by a hand, cue stick follow-through or bridge). LEGAL BREAK SHOT (Defined) To execute a legal break, the breaker (with the cue ball behind the head string) must either (1) pocket a ball, or (2) drive at least four numbered balls to the rail. When the breaker fails to make a legal break, it is a foul, and the incoming player has the option of (1) accepting the table in position and shooting, or (2) having the balls re-racked and having the option of shooting the opening break or allowing the offending player to re-break. © 2003 Escalade Sports 11 For Customer Service Call 1-866-556-2757 SCRATCH ON A LEGAL BREAK If a player scratches on a legal break shot, (1) all balls pocketed remain pocketed (exception, the 8ball: see rule "Object Balls Jumped Off Table On Break"), (2) it is a foul, (3) the table is open. Please Note: The incoming player has cue ball in hand behind the head string and may not shoot an object ball that is behind the head string, unless he first shoots the cue ball past the head string and causes the cue ball to come back behind the head string and hit the object ball. OBJECT BALLS JUMPED OFF TABLE ON THE BREAK If a player jumps an object ball off the table on the break shot, it is a foul and the incoming player has the option of (1) accepting the table in position and shooting, or (2) taking cue ball in hand behind the head string and shooting. 8-BALL POCKETED ON THE BREAK If the 8-ball is pocketed on the break, breaker may ask for a re-rack or have the 8-ball spotted and continue shooting. With "cue ball in hand, " the player may use a hand or any part of a cue (including the tip) to position the cue ball. When placing the cue ball in position, any forward stroke motion contacting the cue ball will be a foul, if not a legal shot. COMBINATION SHOTS Combination shots are allowed; however, the 8-ball can't be used as a first ball in the combination except when the table is open. ILLEGALLY POCKETED BALLS An object ball is considered to be illegally pocketed when (1) that object ball is pocketed on the same shot a foul is committed, or (2) the called ball did not go in the designated pocket, or (3) a safety is called prior to the shot. Illegally pocketed balls remain pocketed. OBJECT BALLS JUMPED OFF THE TABLE If any object ball is jumped off the table, it is a foul and loss of turn, unless it is the 8-ball, which is a loss of game. Any jumped object balls are spotted in numerical order according to General Rules for spotting balls. PLAYING THE 8-BALL When shooting at the 8-ball, a scratch or foul is not loss of game if the 8-ball is not pocketed or jumped from the table. Note: A combination shot can never be used to legally pocket the 8-ball. LOSS OF GAME A player loses the game by committing any of the following infractions: 1. Fouls when pocketing the 8-ball (exception: see 8-Ball Pocketed On The Break). [. . . ] The breaker must strike the I-ball first and either pocket a ball or drive at least four numbered balls to the rail. If the cue ball is pocketed or driven off the table, or the requirements of the opening break are not met, it is a foul, and the incoming player has cue ball in hand anywhere on the table. If on the break shot, the breaker causes an object ball to jump off the table, it is a foul and the incoming player has cue ball in hand anywhere on Diagram 21 the table. The object ball is not re-spotted (exception; if the object ball is the 9-ball, it is re-spotted). [. . . ]