V. German Lofting

§1

The bowl for Senior Men competition is a 475gm Frisian Bowl. The bowl has a diameter of 58mm. Youth and Women competitors throw with a 375gm Frisian bowl. The bowl has a diameter of 53m. Tolerance plus/minus 2mm and 5gm is allowed.

§2

The starting line has to be marked clearly. Run up area has to be 30 metres long. The throw-off area has to be closed off spaciously and only the start-referee, two throw-off referees, the player and two helpers are allowed to enter this area. The start-referee calls up the players, the throw-off referees supervise the correct throw-off.

§3

Only the helpers who are needed for measuring the throw and three representative of the competitors association are allowed in the finish area.

§4

Each competitor has three throws which are carried out one after another. All throws are valid. The playing area has no side-lines.

§5

If a player oversteps the starting line with his standing leg he will be warned. The overstepped distance will be subtracted in units of 5cm from the achieved distance. If the player oversteps more than two metres, the throw is invalid and will be noted with 0 metres.

§6

Throws will be measured at right angles to the starting line. Only the flying distance of the bowl will be measured.

§7

The finish area has to be marked every 5 metres.

§8

The winning team is he association that gains the most metres.