Question about hand activity during shot.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by blindzebra

If the block came first the contact probably did not hinder the shot...now the question becomes does the contact hinder the landing?

So unless the contact is pretty bad, there may not be a foul.

Had a veteran D1 official tell me once:

Ball then body/hit nothing.

Body/hit then ball foul.

This is not a shot at you BZ because I agree with most of what you've posted in this thread, even with what your D1 buddy told you.

But I long ago stopped putting into my game what D1 officials (vets & rookies) tell me simply because they don't have to deal with my assignors, my coaches, my partners, my game. I have to deal with them. What I put into my game is what the game needs at that time according to my interpretation of the rules.

What constitutes a foul on a big time block in a good game can't be summed up in a handfull of words on the internet.