Kicking Clarification???

[Ziaholic]

Originally Posted by squirrel

This sounds illegal to me. The rule says



After the mechanism returns inside the FRAME PERIMETER the first time, it cannot go outside the FRAME PERIMETER again for two seconds. So....if it goes out, then comes back in, it needs to wait two seconds before going out again. I think you'll need to control the oscillations. Or try limiting the travel so it cannot go past the frame perimeter--we found that we would not gain significant kicking distance with the extra 3" travel, so ours does not leave the frame.

(emphasis mine)

That's what I was worried about. My original concerns are exactly as you describe. I was later talked out of it by kinda' "lawyering" the phrase

... may extend up to the BUMPER PERIMETER, for a period not exceeding two seconds.

I was hoping that during that 2 seconds, a few back-and-forths across the line would be OK, then I'd hold it inside for another 2-second count to ensure compliance with the 2nd part of that rule.

Hmmm.