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Penalty Stoke Update

Rules update from John Rickett: 
 
Hey folks,
 
I did a game today and a question came up about penalty strokes. The issue was that a player is allowed to take more than one step for a number of years now.
From the 3 minute mark, a sample of a two step stroke is shown.
 
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from the book

13.7 Taking a penalty stroke:
 
d. the player taking the stroke must stand behind and
within playing distance of the ball before beginning
the stroke

 

 

 

 
 
 
Mar 27, 2025