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DC. it depends upon whether the "prodding" was done with the intent to "clean the ball" for further examination, or was the prodding done by way of examination.
Am I on the same wavelenght as you?
Don
I think you are. Although one could argue the ball was 'cleaned' when the hair was removed I felt that it was part of the examination process and no gross cleaning was involved so let it go.
Dc,
I would like to add a ryder ( or is that a rider) to your question;- why is it that the rules do not allow for the ball to be cleaned when the player thinks it is unfit for play under R5-3?
I ask this so that those following along may be able to see the underlying principle!
Don
I would think the reason is becasue otherwise a player could say after every shot that he thinks his ball is unfit for play just so that he could get a 'free' clean of his ball.