Definition of a Snooker

[brobson]

I have been reading up on the rules prior to the new season starting and am now a bit confused as to what constitutes a snooker after believing after many years I knew what this meant. According to the rules, the definition is as follows:

"DEFINITION: A player is ‘Snookered’ when it is impossible to play the finest cut possible on both sides of any of that player's own Colour by way of a "straight - line" shot."

My confusion is this clearly says you are snookered if you cant hit BOTH sides of one of your object balls. So if you can see one side poking out but not the other then it's a snooker? Surely that can't be right?

Looking forward to some clarification.

[raymack]

Hi, I am no great authority on the rules but I think your confusion is concerning a 'total snooker' and a 'foul snooker'

A total snooker follows a legal shot by either you or your opponent where you are left being unable to hit any of your object balls whatsoever - ie you cannot play the finest cut on any ball = total snooker

A foul snooker follows a foul shot by your opponent and you are unable to hit both extreme edges of any of your object ball - ie if you cant play the finest cut on both edges of any of your object balls you are foul snookered. If you choose to pick the white up and play from baulk you may now be able to hit both edges of one of your object balls and therefore a foul snooker no longer exists !

In a nutshell,

So if you can clip one side of a ball after a legal shot you are not 'snookered' or 'total snookered'.

If after a foul by your opponenet you can only clip one side of any of your balls but not the other side then you are 'foul snookered'

I appreciate the confusion and sometimes reading or quoting from the rules can make it worse. Hopefully I've got it right !

If not I'm sure some of our leading authorities will be along to clear things up !! ;D

Cheers

Raymond

[brobson]

Raymond
What you say is as I have understood it before.
Reading the rules just confused me!
I guess the lesson is don't read the rules too closely!
Cheers
Brian