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Call The Ball And Pocket - Billiard Term Definition

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Definition of Call The Ball And Pocket

Call The Ball And Pocket is a billiards slang term that is a part of Game Rule Terminology.

Call the ball and pocket is a phrase that refers to the less strict call shot version of no slop. When playing by call the ball and pocket rules, players need only call the target object ball and the target pocket of non-obvious shots. The proper term for call the ball and pocket rules is call shot rules, and thus, call the ball and pocket is considered a slang phrase.

See: call, call shot, called ball, called pocket, slop, no slop, slop shot, gentlemens call, gentlemans call, called shot, call it all, call everything, ball and pocket, call pocket for more on the meaning of "Call The Ball And Pocket".

Call The Ball And Pocket - Usage

We are playing 8 ball, but not the strict no slop version. We are playing what we refer to as call the ball and pocket rules.

Billiards - Call The Ball And Pocket

  • Title: Call The Ball And Pocket
  • Author: (Billiards Forum)
  • Published: 1/2/2008 2:36:15 PM

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