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| LAWS OF THE GAME - C. The Jack | ||
| Updated: 28 Oct 2006 11:30 |
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Live Jack. |
1. | LIVE JACK | ||
| (a) | A jack is live and may be played by a live bowl if the jack is within the live area or if any portion of it is within the live area when it is breaking the ditch line. | |||
| (b) | If any portion of the jack is in the live area when it is intersecting the ditch line, it can be played by a live bowl and this bowl would be determined to be a toucher if it remains within the live area. This includes the ditch. | |||
| (c) | This also means that any live bowl which in its original course enters the ditch, without touching the fender or any bowl which is at rest in the ditch, and touches any part of the jack which is intersecting the ditch line and has a portion within the live area will be determined a toucher and should be chalked and its position marked should it come to rest within the ditch. | |||
| 2. | DITCHED JACK | |||
| If a jack is driven into the ditch its position must be suitably marked with chalk so that it can be accurately replaced in the event of it being illegally disturbed. It shall not be moved except by a toucher. | ||||
| 3. | DEAD JACK | |||
| The jack is dead if: | ||||
| (a) | Any portion of it comes in direct contact with the floor or any other non-playing surface other than the fender (except as in Fender displacement). | |||
| (b) | It is driven by a bowl in play beyond the boundary of the rink mat, i.e. over the fender, off the side or over the dead line. (See also Rule 4 and 6). | |||
| (c) | After rebounding it comes to rest either wholly within the dead area or with any portion of it breaking the dead line. | |||
| (d) | If the jack is knocked to the edge of the mat and fall off during subsequent play without the action of another ball hitting it, the end will be declared dead and will be replayed from the same direction. | |||
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| 4. | JACK OFF THE MAT | |||
| In a game of ten ends or more, each team (Single, Pair, Triple or Four) will be allowed to knock the jack off the side of the mat a maximum of 3 times without penalty. For each additional end on which they knock the jack off the mat, a 3 shot penalty will be awarded to the other team. | ||||
| No penalty ends will be replayed from the same direction and will not count as ends played. All ends on which shots are claimed will count as ends played. | ||||
| In games of less than 10 ends, each team may knock the jack off the mat twice only before incurring a penalty. | ||||
| In a two wood singles game the penalty will be two shots. | ||||
| In all instances the non-offending team has the option of declining the shots awarded and playing the end again. | ||||
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| 5. | REBOUNDING JACK | |||
| Should the jack be driven against the fender and rebound on to the live area or should it rebound from a toucher in the ditch on to the live area or after being played into the ditch it be moved by a toucher so as to find its way on to the live area it shall be played to in the same manner as if it never left the live area. | ||||
| 6. | JACK DRIVEN OVER THE FENDER | |||
| If the jack is driven over the BACK or SIDES of the fender by a player, the opposing skip shall have the option of; | ||||
| (a) | Claiming three shots and counting the end as played; | |||
| (b) | playing the end anew as in a dead end. | |||
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| 7. | JACK DISPLACEMENT | |||
| (a) | Displacement by a non-toucher; | |||
| If a jack is disturbed by a bowl which; | ||||
| (i) | has been delivered from a foot fault position; | |||
| (ii) | strikes or contacts the centre block; | |||
| (iii) | being a non toucher rebounds from the fender; | |||
| (iv) | being a non toucher contacts it in the ditch | |||
| (Except as in 6. JACK DRIVEN OVER THE FENDER) | ||||
| It shall be restored as near as possible to its original position by the opposing player who is in charge of play at the head for them. | ||||
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If the jack and bowls are disturbed then the provisions of Law B6 (a) will apply. | |||
| (b) | Displacement by a participating player; | |||
| If the jack which is in motion or at rest on the rink mat be interfered with by a player, the opposing skip shall have the option of; | ||||
| (i) | Restoring the jack as near as possible to its original position; | |||
| (ii) | Letting it remain in its new position; | |||
| (iii) | Playing the end again and it MUST be from the same direction. | |||
| (c) | Displacement by a non player; | |||
| If the jack which is in motion or at rest on the rink mat be interfered with or moved by a non player or by a jack or bowl from another rink mat or by any other object, the players in charge of the head shall come to an agreement regarding its original position and the jack will be restored. Should they fail to agree, that end shall be played again in the same direction. | ||||
| (d) | Displacement by the marker in a Singles game; | |||
| If the jack is moved by the marker whilst it is being measurer, it will be restored as near as possible to its original position by the marker and both players will agree its position. If the players cannot agree, the end shall be played again from the same direction. | ||||
| (e) | Displacement by the Umpire; | |||
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the Umpire accidentally moves the jack whilst measuring, he will replace it as near as possible to the original position
before completing the decision. The Umpire will be the sole arbiter in the matter and his decision will be binding. |
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