Rules - No Defensive Blowing

  9  Defense

9.1  Definition [Variation]

Defense is defined as a defender's attempt to prevent a legally shot ball from sinking in the cups by directly applying force to the ball using their body after first contact has occurred. First contact is defined as the initial contact between a legally shot ball with any outside agency on or off the surface of the table, the cups, or the surface of the table, excluding players and spectators. Acceptable methods of defense include, but are not limited to: catching, swatting, and hooking. Prohibited methods of defense include but are not limited to: blowing and waving.