Thank you for your reply Bball Junkie
I am clearly advocating a rule change when I suggest that the rule should be when in doubt count the three. I know that is not your decision and that you must abide by the rule as it now exists.
Since changing the rule is difficult I suggest that officials should be provided with large monitors that are HIGH DEFINITION where possible. There is a great review of how HIGH DEFINITION improves resolution here:
http://www.hdtvinfoport.com/high-def...elevision.html
HD basically means you have 1920 x 1080 lines of resolution vs 720 x 486 with NTSC (current low def resolution) This means there are 6 times the pixels in HD.
This results in sharper clearer images on the monitor.
Sharper and clearer images make it easier to see the relationship of the shoe to the line.
The bleed (distortion of color and shadow in adjacent pixels) is reduced and you can see clearly if there is space between the shoe and the line.
Even without the High Definition the larger monitor would improve your chance of eliminating doubt.
Thanks again for the reply.