# Rule 4.6 Rally: how the wording changed (American three-wall)

5 rulebooks state this rule, from 19 January 2005 to 26 January 2025. No rewording or change was found.

## How to read this

- Added words are marked [+ like this +]; removed words [- like this -].
- Each rulebook says what kind of change it is: unchanged, punctuation only, moved, reworded or changed.
- A program matched each clause with the one before it. Automatic matches were made by the program alone; machine-reviewed ones were also checked by a second program. A person has not checked either.

## Rulebook by rulebook

| Date | Rulebook | Clauses, by kind of change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 19 January 2005 | USHA Three-Wall Addendum, December 2004 | 1 first recorded |
| 13 October 2007 | American three-wall, 13 October 2007 | 1 unchanged |
| 6 February 2015 | USHA Three-Wall Addendum, 6 February 2015 | 1 punctuation only |
| 22 January 2017 | USHA Three-Wall Addendum, 22 January 2017 | 1 unchanged |
| 26 January 2025 | USHA Three-Wall Addendum, 26 January 2025 | 1 unchanged |

## The wording

### Rule 4.6, rulebook by rulebook

Begins: “7.) Long Ball. The ball hits the front wall…”

- **19 January 2005, USHA Three-Wall Addendum**: First recorded (automatic).

  > 7.) Long Ball. The ball hits the front wall but doesn't bounce until it passes the outer edge of the long line.

- 13 October 2007, American three-wall: Unchanged (automatic).

- **6 February 2015, USHA Three-Wall Addendum**: Punctuation only (automatic). Compared with USHA Three-Wall Addendum, December 2004.

  > [- 7.) -] [+ 7) +] Long Ball. The ball hits the front wall but doesn't bounce until it passes the outer edge of the long line.
  
  1 word added, 1 removed.

- 22 January 2017, USHA Three-Wall Addendum: Unchanged (automatic).

- 26 January 2025, USHA Three-Wall Addendum: Unchanged (automatic).

All rules: [clause history](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/).