Why do you have to nominate a colour in snooker?

Eg if the yellow and black are close to each other and you play to clip the yellow really thinly but instead miss it by a mm and hit the black the opponent wouldn’t know if it was intentional or not and therefore a foul, and therefore 7pt penalty, which is why you need to nominate the ball so that everyone knows what …

Do you have to nominate pockets in snooker?

Nominating a pocket won’t be noticeable Fortunately, they would not have to. Remember, players already have to nominate a colour before playing the shot, and the only reason they don’t do it on every shot is because 99\% of the time it’s very clear what colour is being played.

Can you plant Colours in snooker?

If a player fails to pot a ball “on”, whether a red or a nominated colour, the other player will come to the table, with the reds always being the balls “on” as long as there are still reds on the table. All six colours have then to be potted in ascending order of their value (yellow, green, brown, blue, pink, black).

What color balls are worth one point in snooker?

red balls
The game is played with 22 balls, made up of one white ball (the cue ball); 15 red balls, valued at 1 point each; one yellow, 2 points; one green, 3; one brown, 4; one blue, 5; one pink, 6; and one black, 7.

What happens if the white ball is touching a Colour?

If the ball on is colour and White ends up touching, say, Yellow, the Referee will declare “Touching ball!” So say the player just jacks up over the Yellow and pots the Green.

Do you have to nominate a free ball in snooker?

(b) If requested by the referee, the striker must declare which ball they are on. A free ball is a ball, other than the ball on, which the striker nominates as the ball on when snookered after a foul (see Section 3 Rule 12).

Can you cannon Colours in snooker?

No that is not Possible. However if its a free ball and you nominate a pink as a free ball for that 1 shot the pink becomes a red and therefore it is possible to hit the pink to pot a red but that’s the only time that’s possible.

What happens if you miss a Colour in snooker?

let me explain the values of the foul and other Rules of Snooker , you miss the pack and hit a color the penalty goes as follows…you hit Black 7 points to opponent, you hit the Pink 6 points,you hit Blue 5 points,you hit the lower colors Brown Green or Yellow…… All 4 points penalty.

Do you have to call shots in snooker?

4. Any red balls potted on a legal shot are legally potted balls; the striker need not call any particular red ball(s), pocket(s) or details of how the pot will be played.

How are the balls set up for a snooker frame?

At the beginning of each frame, the balls are set up by the referee as explained. The frame begins with one player taking the cue ball in-hand, placing it anywhere on or inside the D and attempting to hit one or more of the red balls on an initial break-off shot.

What is the objective of the game of snooker?

The objective of the game of snooker is to strike the white cue ball with a cue so that it strikes the object balls in turn and causes them to fall into one of the six pockets.

Why is the number of frames in snooker always odd?

The number of frames is always odd so as to prevent a tie or a draw. Snooker is played on a rectangular snooker table with six pockets, one at each corner and one in the middle of each long side. The table usually has a slate base, covered in green baize.

What happens if you snooker a free free ball?

Free ball. This is because according to the official snooker rules a ball is snookered only if its way is obstructed by balls not on. In this scenario, after a foul, the player may choose to either take the shot from the current position or ask the offender to play again, as per the usual rules on fouls.