A.A.U. Four-Wall Rules · American four-wall
Rule 15
HistoricalA.A.U. Four-Wall Rules, 1 January 1920 (historical)
After the service the ball must be returned to the front wall before hitting the floor. Hitting the floor and front wall at the same time counts as a miss. The front wall must be hit first.
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How these ideas connect in this rule
- Place
- Thing
- related term
- mentioned together in sub-rules (×number)
- Front wall relates to Ball: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Wall: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Floor: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Wall: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Floor: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Wall relates to Floor: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.