Diffrence between a plant and a cannon?

Question

in pool is there a diffrence between a plant and a cannon? or just the same thing with a diffrent name

Answer 1

Yes. There is a difference between a "plant" and a "cannon".

Cannon:

British and sometimes Canadian term for carom. (Carom generally refers to any type of strike and rebound, off a rail or ball, but may also be used as short for a carom shot in which a point is scored in carom billiards games by careening the cue ball into the two object balls. Also called a cannon in British terminology.)

Plant:

Chiefly British. Same as Combination shot (any shot in which the cue ball contacts an object ball, which in turn hits one or more additional object balls (which in turn may hit yet further object balls) to send the last-hit object ball to an intended place, usually a pocket. In the UK this is often referred to as a plant.)

The BCA defines a PLANT as: (in snooker) A position of two or more red balls that allows a ball to be driven into a pocket with a combination shot.

This means that the "plant" is the POSITION and the "cannon" or carom, is the actual shot.

LAG

Answer 2

A cannon is when the cue ball hits two object balls.  A plant is whan the cue ball hits the first object ball and the first object ball then hits the second object ball.