I disagree with IRISHMAFIA that the chopped ball definition change is unnecessary. The rule currently is vague and wide-open to interpretation, while I believe this change will bring some uniformity to the interpretation. There are SP players who swing downwards (and I'm one of them) who hopes to clip the ball just right to put a crazy spin on it that gives it a lofty flight (hard to explain in words what I mean) and they end up missing the mark and it looks like a chop. Most times those of us who swing downwards are not intentionally chopping, but swinging to give it a good hop. The word "deaden" would give us some room to say, hey, you chopped down at it in an effort to keep it from going anywhere, that's a chop.