Thread: Base Path (NF)
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Old Sat May 12, 2012, 05:38pm
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Originally Posted by DUNDALKCHOPPER View Post
I think the jist of the rule is to allow the runner to have an escape distance of no more than 3ft. If she starts out already 3ft away from the tag, and is now going to extend it to 4ft or so, she can't !!.
Huh? In simple terms, and this is true of all rule sets, if the runner deviates more than 3' away from the direct line from him/her to the base to which the runner is advancing, that runner is out. The line from one base to the other is irrelevant.
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