Editing Nine-ball (section)

===Push out and fouls===
After the break, if no fouls were committed, the shooter has the option to continue the rack as usual, or to play a {{cuegloss|push out}}. The rules on a push out are different to those of a regular shot, as the shot does not need to hit a rail or ball.<ref name="pushout">{{Cite web |title=Rules of Play |work=WPA Pool |access-date=14 May 2020 |url=https://wpapool.com/rules-of-play/#}}</ref> After the push out, the opposing player has the option to play the shot that has been left, or to force their opponent to play on from that location. In early versions of nine-ball the push out could be called at any time during the game, but is now only for the shot after the break.<ref name="pushout" /><ref name="rules" /><ref name="Jewett BD 2008-02">{{BDMag |first=Bob |last=Jewett |date=February 2008|title=Killing Me Softly?: The Outbreak of the Soft Break Threatens the Game of 9-ball|volume=30|issue=3|pages= 34–35}}</ref>

If a player misses potting a ball on a shot, or commits a foul shot, then their opponent plays the next shot.<ref name="rules" /> A foul shot can involve not making first contact with the lowest numbered ball, pocketing the cue ball, or, after hitting the lowest numbered ball, not pocketing an object ball and not making contact with a {{cuegloss|rail}} by an object ball or the cue ball.<ref name="vrules2" /> A foul shot for any reason offers the opponent {{cuegloss|ball in hand}}, which means they can place the cue ball at any location on the table. A player making three successive fouls (for any reason) awards that rack to the opponent.<ref name="vrules2" /> Unlike some other cue sports, such as [[snooker]], players are allowed to jump the cue ball over other balls. However, if any ball leaves the cloth at the end of a shot, it is counted as a foul. Jumping is common in nine-ball, and players often have a dedicated jump cue.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How To Massé and Jump the Cue Ball {{!}} Pool Cues and Billiards Supplies at PoolDawg.com |work=pooldawg.com |access-date=6 January 2020 |url= https://www.pooldawg.com/article/pooldawg-library/how-to-masse-and-jump-the-cue-ball}}</ref>