Changing your partner's call

[Jimgolf]

Originally posted by DownTownTonyBrown

Every officials manual I've looked at assigns particular sections of the floor and thereby, particular section of the three-point arc to an individual official. Shots at any ONE point along the arc are the responsibility of ONE official. See your mechanics manual paragraph 205, diagrams 7 & 8, for 2-man and diagrams 37, 38, & 39 for 3-man.

Designating an area as your "primary" area implies that it is also your partner's "secondary" (or tertiary) area. This is why it is not called your "sole" area.

The fact that you would be insulted by having your error corrected by your partner means that you should make this very clear in your pre-game. Just remember that your real primary responsibilty is to get the calls right, not just to look good.