UK Pool players: are these rules OK?

Question

This selection of Pool rules I have disagreed over, but should be OK given consensus. They differ from EPA and world 8-ball rules but I want to establish if these issues are common in the pub or snooker hall, what is preferred, and what sources if any can back me up:

1. After a foul the incoming player gets an extra turn, and still carries the extra turn following any additional shots won by potting. Some claim the spare turn only applies if the first shot is not potted.

2. A player on the black isn't awarded a spare shot following a foul by his opponent. (If the foul is deliberate he wins.)

3. The white is only repositioned if in a foul it is potted or leaves the table. In that case, it should be positioned inside the D. Some say it can be positioned behind the line. Either way it can then only be shot forward.

4. If the cue ball rests on another ball it must be shot away from the ball in question.

5. Shots where the cue ball jumps over other balls are fine.

Answer 1

they are proper rules

Answer 2

All good except I think number 4. I don't think there is anything against a push shot in Pool. I know in Snooker, the ball resting against the cue ball must not move (push shot), but in pool it's fine.

I could of course be wrong, but that's the way I understand it.

Answer 3

Those are proper rules....unfortunately everyone seems to be playing the wimp's version at the mo!

Answer 4

although its always polite to ask the locals in an unfamiliar pub, my friends and i have always played the rules you suggest, although with the second shot after a foul not being allowed if potting with first shot, ie "no two-shot carry", and also push shots are allowed in pool so no need to play away from a ball if the cue ball is resting on it

Answer 5

the cue ball can be "repositioned" if you are "foul snookered" even though the cue ball remains on the table.

Push shots are allowed.

Jump shots are only allowed if your snookered.

The white ball goes behind the line and your only allowed to shoot forward unless by doing that you cant see all of one of your balls in which case you can move it anywhere.

Spare shots are still awarded on the black aslong as other object balls remain on the table.

There the rules everyone in my local club plays