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Re: Suggestion to Fix Rules of Height, and Opposite TrackBall

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Originally Posted by Chris_Elston View Post
1. Cross the Finish Line, and reach backwards to get your ball.

2. Use another ball.

3. We are checking this one..field not done yet...but over pass is 6.5, ball droops down into the 6.0 feet range, 7" droop maybe??? you might be able to stick up right at the 6 feet mark, and still barely scrap the bottom of the trackball from bottom....again...still checking into that one...

that's a couple.

1> Incurs a 10 point penalty for breaking the plane of the finish line, but is possible to do.
2> Only if you throw the 'other ball'. But is legal.
3> You'll have about 1" of contact space ... not much there to hit.

Also you can:
4> Strike the portion of the ball that overhangs the finish line ... you'll have ~ 2-3" contact space there
5> Reach over from the other lane ... you'll need to make sure you don't violate the 80" cylinder rule or break the plane of the finish line.


EDIT --- ***Dang it Dave .... Why didn't you post yours before I started typing ***
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