After marking your shot, a player I know draws an imaginary line through the center of the disc (towards the pole) and makes sure some part of his foot is touching that line. I always make sure my foot is somewhere behind the disc, but it might be on the edge and not touching the imaginary line-he says I shouldn't do that? What exactly is the rule, it's not clear to me in the regulations.....(the way I do it, the bigger the disc thrown, the larger the area where I may place my foot, which doesn't seem right....) If anyone has a definitive answer, I'd appreciate reading your post......
ck34
Jun 10 2005, 08:54 PM
The player you know has it right. Part of your foot or supporting body part has to be on the Line of Play (LOP) which is defined as the thin line going thru the center of the basket and thru the center of your disc or mini, whichever is used as the marker. A wider marker disc provides no more place to place your supporting point if you're following the rules.
I tend to agree-thanks for the quick post!
idahojon
Jun 11 2005, 01:10 AM
I tend to agree-thanks for the quick post!
Chuck's known for his quickies. :D
fore has made a strong argument for: On the line of play, behind the rear edge of the marker, which is slightly more forgiving than the "intersection" method.
Sharky
Jun 14 2005, 11:02 AM
Where is that strong argument? Bad bad bad IMO why mark with a mini, do you advocate using the disc to get more wiggle room
hazard
Jun 16 2005, 11:46 PM
Where is that strong argument? Bad bad bad IMO why mark with a mini, do you advocate using the disc to get more wiggle room
...What??? What was cited as what felix said is exactly the same as the person referenced in the first post said and is exactly correct. The correct position is not "somewhere behind" the marking disc, nor is it "pointing to" the marking disc, it is on the line of play...which is the line connecting the center of the marking disc and the center of the pole. And you have to place your mini so that the line of play does not change...all you get is a slightly closer place to stick your supporting point.