Sanchez

The Sanchez rule.

For a number of years, my friends and I have been playing pool by standard league rules (or a stricter varient we adhere to.) One of the rules we've implemented to make pool just that much more enjoyable is called the "Sanchez rule". Named after the war vetern Pedro Sanchez, this rule is invoked to indicate 'sloppy play'.

Specifically, whenever someone shoots for a pocket and their object ball banks three times before coming to that pocket, the other person (or the honest player will call himself) will say Sanchez. Even though the object ball sunk the next shot is handed over and play continues.

Why?

Because a shot so sloppy that it banks several times (just like little nudges ... or the classic "dance around the pocket then drop" scenario) is clearly a fluke. And flukes don't count. You can always call "I'm going to Sanchez on this one" then it has got to bank more than once to get into the pocket...

And nothing feels more gratifying that walking away from your shot saying "Damn Sanchez!"