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Bumper pool rules
Game – “American 5-Ball or American Bumper Pool”
Personnel – 2 players or 4 players w/2 teams
Equipment – Played with 5 red/5 white balls and each color set has one marked ball. Shorter bumper pool sticks recommended vise full size pool cues. Regular pool chalk and powder are used liked all cue sports.
Cleaning – All balls are thoroughly wiped of chalk marks prior to setting up for the game with clean/dry rag.
Start of Game – All the red balls on one end of the table and all the white balls on the opposite.
Both marked balls are placed directly in front of each defending goal.
Two solid balls are placed on each side of the defending goal equally spaced between the goal bumper and side rails approximately a fingers width from end rails.
Don’t touch – Once all balls are in break positions and break is conducted, balls will NOT be touched or moved by hand. Only exception to this rule is to place illegally pocketed balls, jumped balls, or penalty balls into the jail or bunker (center of the table).
Breaking – The break is counted down from ….3,2,1. Both shooters break simultaneously with goal of right banking to pocket or lag close as possible to the goal.
Winning the break – The shooter who scores or with the closest ball with a direct shot to the goal will be declared the winner of the opening break. If neither scores or neither has a direct shot, the color set closest to the goal will win the break.
Running break – In the unlikely event both players make their break shot, both players will repeat the process with any ball they choose. Due to higher probability of success, remaining balls are typically or customarily shot in this order:
*left center ball
*left outside ball
*right center ball
*right outside ball
Balls will NOT be moved by hand to the spot ball break position in front of the goal. The remaining balls will be played where they lye.
First turn – Once the winner of the lag break is determined and the spot ball is made, that color set can shoot any of the remaining balls in any order, off of any rail, off any bumper, off any ball, or any combination of the prior to score. Calling shots is never required. Turn ends when the color set fails to legally pocket a ball.
Second turn – After the break and winner of the break’s turn is over, the other color set begins their turn. No regular balls can be struck until that color set has legally pocketed their marked ball. Turn ends when the color set fails to legally pocket a ball.
Legal shot – Shooter must strike their color ball first with only the chalked tip of the pool cue. Struck object ball must be struck hard enough to be legal pocketed, or contact a bumper/rail, or enough to drive another non-struck ball into a bumper or rail.
Turns/Rotation – The turn rotation continues until one color set of balls scores it’s last ball.
Safeties are both legal and encouraged so long as they are a legal hit and not a scratch or table scratch. Marked ball can be used defensively per shooter discretion.
Scratching – scratching is the act of committing a foul intentionally or unintentionally. See listing of fouls below:
-jumping off table, over bumpers, over balls, etc.
-knocking any ball off the table
-pocketing your ball in the defending goal
-touching any ball with your hand, clothing, etc with or without movement of the balls
-touching the ball with any portion of the pool stick except the designated chalked leather tip when taking desired shot
-failing to contact a rail or bumper with legally struck ball or any other ball (referred to as “table scratching”)
-pushing the object ball vise striking (illegal push)
-when balls are closer than a cube of chalk or touching the shooter must angling off at 45 degree or hike up the cue stick to 45 degrees to shoot or the strike is an “illegal push”
-leaving foreign objects on the table while shooting (includes accidentally leaving chalk on felted portion of the rails).
“Chalk on the Rails” – Chalk may be used as aiming points for shooting as long as the cubes do not touch any portion of the felted playing area to include the felted top of the rails, on any of the bumper posts, or inside the general playing area. Marking the table with cue chalk is not allowed.
Penalty for scratching is placing the offending ball or balls in center of table (referred to as the jail or bunker).
Accidentally or intentionally pocketing opponents ball in defending goal or goal is not a scratch or penalty and will remain pocketed. If a ball was legally pocketed during shot, turn will continue regardless of which ball was scored first.
Unsportsmanlike conduct is not tolerated. Only one warning will be given and second offense will result in loss of game. Unsportsmanlike conduct includes but not limited to the following:
Talking to your opponent while shooting
Sharking the table (attempting to distract opponents attention)
Blowing on balls
Hitting balls too hard for no reason
Lifting or bumping the table
Damaging equipmentEnd of game/Winning – Once the final ball is legally pocketed, this is the end of the game provided the opponent still has at least one ball or more on the table. In the unlikely event of a tie where by one team legally pockets their final ball while pocketing their opponents ball, a tie or draw will be declared.
Tie breaker – Half court shoot out will determine the winner of the tie or draw. One of each color set will place one ball at half court on the right side approximately 1 finger width from side rail and …3,2,1. Repeat until one or both players misses and the closest or scoring color set wins!
Hello,
Just purchased a 1963 Irving Kaye Club Pool (bumper pool table). I purchased it believing it was 1963 Valley Bumper pool table to match my 1963 Valley regular pool table. I was a little disappointed at first until I discovered the rich history between Valley, Irving Kaye, and early pool table manufacturers. The quality is amazing. Just got it set it up and leveled. Very pleased with Irving Kaye and the quality they put into their products.
Michael
1963 Valley 750A Coin Op Pool Table
1963 Irving Kaye Club Pool Reg Size
Oceanside (San Diego) CA
Beautiful table Matthew.
Beautiful bumper pool tables.