Spotting ball after a non-shooting foul or violation
 

In years past I remember anything inside the three point line went down to the baseline. That is straight line down. I noticed in the officials manual that that had changed. Am I reading that illustration correctly, and if so, when did it change?

The lane, 1/2 circle above the lane, and a line from the each elbow to the corner of the sideline and endline is the area where it goes down to the baseline. I don't remember that it was ever just inside the 3 pt line, but wasn't officiating until 5 years ago.

It's been that way for at least 15 years. I don't know that it ever changed. Perhaps officials in your area just did it that way.

Using the three point line is the short cut way of doing it. What you just found in the book is the true way of doing it.

It would be a lot simpler if they just took everything inside the 3 point arc to the baseline. It really holds up the game when I have to snap the chalk line from the elbow to the corners.:D

For me, the part that slows the game is when I have the trainers come out and clean up the chalk. I'm thinking about getting a pocket laser level.

I just bring a router to each game and make a small groove in the floor. Only have to do it once...it lasts forever. :eek: