Okay I saw hurling for the first time a little while ago and I have some questions:
Is there a rule against challenging for the ball while it's on an opponent's stick? I saw a player carrying the ball on his stick as I know he's required to do according to the rules. He was being followed closely and I thought, all the opponent has to do is to tap the ball carrier's stick with his own stick and the ball will fall to the ground.
BTW the stick is always called a hurley, right? Why is the ball called a puck? It's not flat so why isn't it a ball?
What's the longest distance a player has struck the ball, er, puck? And what's the longest distance from which a player has scored a point?
How heavy is the puck? It puzzled me why the backs clear the ball with two hands on the stick, er, hurley. It seemed to me that they could get greater distance with a one-handed tennis-like swing, unless the puck is really heavy.
Is there a rule against challenging for the ball while it's on an opponent's stick? I saw a player carrying the ball on his stick as I know he's required to do according to the rules. He was being followed closely and I thought, all the opponent has to do is to tap the ball carrier's stick with his own stick and the ball will fall to the ground.
BTW the stick is always called a hurley, right? Why is the ball called a puck? It's not flat so why isn't it a ball?
What's the longest distance a player has struck the ball, er, puck? And what's the longest distance from which a player has scored a point?
How heavy is the puck? It puzzled me why the backs clear the ball with two hands on the stick, er, hurley. It seemed to me that they could get greater distance with a one-handed tennis-like swing, unless the puck is really heavy.