The ball that you intend to play.
The 8 ball
eight ball
If the black 8 ball is the object ball and a foul occurs during the shot, the game is over. This foul is loss of game.
In scratch pool, players must hit the cue ball into the object balls in numerical order. If a player fails to hit the correct ball first, it is a scratch and the opponent gets ball in hand. The game is won by pocketing all the object balls in order.
The blue ball in the game of pool is the #2.
No, a pool and an 8 ball are not the same thing. A pool typically refers to a swimming pool or a game played on a pool table with balls and a cue stick, while an 8 ball is a specific ball used in the game of pool.
When playing pool, if the cue ball is pocketed or goes off the table after hitting the object ball, it is considered a scratch. The opponent gets ball in hand, meaning they can place the cue ball anywhere on the table for their next shot. This gives them an advantage in the game.
If you hit the 8 ball in and then scratch in a game of pool, you lose the game.
The object ball refers to both the first ball hit by the cue ball and refers to the ball intended to be pocketed, depending upon how the term is used. In most cases, it refers only to the ball that is to be pocketed.
In pool, momentum refers to the transfer of energy between the cue ball and the object ball when they collide. When the cue ball strikes the object ball, momentum is transferred, causing the object ball to move. The more momentum the cue ball has, the more force it will impart on the object ball, resulting in a faster and more controlled shot.
This depends on the specific rules of the game you play. Under BCA and APA Rules the other player gets ball-in-hand.
A scratch in pool occurs when the cue ball is pocketed or fails to hit any other ball on the table after the cue ball strikes the object ball.