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Originally posted by Mark Dexter
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the spot is three feet wide (yes, I know that's geometrically impossible, well, for a point at least  ) - no more, NO LESS! The width the player can run is immaterial.
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Mark,
I think Bart's point is not that the spot itself is 9' wide. Rather, given a 3' wide spot, a player can stretch himself 3' to the right of that spot, or can stretch himself 3' to the left of that spot, while still maintaining one foot over the designated spot. Thus, the thrower-in (what a horrible term) has the 3' spot, plus the the length of one step or so on each side of the spot. The designated spot is 3' wide, but the thrower has 9 feet "to work with", as Bart put it.
Chuck