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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
Naw, my point was that 4-15-2 says "during the dribble....". It doesn't say "after the dribble....".
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You are completely correct about that.
However, it is not relevant. Grammatically, the "during' applies only to the time of the bat. The qualification of "during" doesn't carry over to conditional part of the statement....it doesn't affect the nature or time of the touch.
The only reason that it mentions "during" is to separate it from the case where a ball that is not in player control, such as a rebound attempt, where the player may bat it a indefinite number of times prior to gaining control.