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Re: pic: Trailer with 19 impaled balls

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Originally Posted by rotolomi View Post
I think they usually fall in the center, but I wouldn't expect many balls to be speared easily. Also, I think that intentionally spearing balls might not be illegal, but I think the object is really to get the balls inside the confines of the trailer spears.
I'm not sure it matters. The intent of scoring is to get the balls fully supported by the trailer. As far as accuracy the spearing isn't exactly reliable because it depends on how the ball is oriented. But it makes no difference whether or not they're speared or inside.
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