Teek said:
I alway's thought that if you went over the foul line , that it WAS a foul .
But it seems that if you Don't let go of the ball it's NOT a Foul .
i was reading about Mike Machuga & his " Flop " ( a dive down the lane holding onto his ball to celebrate his win ) after winning his first P.B.A. title , on the PBA website .
what is the " Rule " ???
As per TBA rule book
RULE 121 FOUL - APPEAL
No appeal will be allowed when a foul is indicated by an approved automatic foul detecting device or is called by a foul
judge except when it is proved that the device is not operating properly or there is a preponderance of evidence that the
bowler did not foul.
If the device becomes temporarily inoperative the following procedures will be used in calling fouls:
1. In tournament play tournament management will assign a human foul judge or arrange for the official scorers to
call fouls.
2. In league play, the opposing captains will call fouls or designate someone to act as a foul judge.
Failure to have the automatic foul detecting device in operation or provide for foul line observance when it is
inoperative will disqualify scores bowled for TBA high score consideration.
EXPLANATION
1. This diagram shows a foul being committed because the bowler’s foot is touching the lane in the foul area
beyond the foul line.
2. In effect, the foul line extends in an unbroken line across the building, including aisles and up the wall.
Therefore, the bowlers in the diagram who have stepped into the aisle or touched the wall beyond the foul line
have committed fouls.
3. This bowler’s right foot has crossed the foul line on an adjacent lane causing the foul light to register on that
lane. A foul must be called even though the light did not indicate a foul on the lane on which she is bowling.
4. This bowler has fouled because her hand is resting on the lane beyond the foul line. This foul must be called
and recorded by the scorekeeper or the team captain even though the automatic foul detecting device has not
registered the foul.
5. When foreign objects such as cigarettes, cigars, pencils, etc, drop from a bowler’s pocket on or across the foul
line and no part of the bowler’s person touches on or across the foul line, no foul is committed.
6. Everything on the approach side of the foul line is “fair territory” for the bowler. He may prevent a foul by
holding onto posts, ball returns or the wall on his side of the foul line.
7. A foul is not committed when the bowler enters the foul area but retains possession of the ball. The bowler
should not be charged with a foul because he has not executed a legal delivery.
8. A ball is legally delivered when it leaves the bowler’s possession and crosses the foul line into playing territory.
The diagram clearly illustrates the “foul area” and “fair territory”.
A bowler is subject to the foul rule after every legal delivery and until he or another player is in a position to make a
succeeding delivery. The player will be charged with a foul whether the ball is in the pit or on the way back to the rack
if he enters the foul area before he or another bowler is in a position to bowl again. The ball is considered in play until
that time.
