Dean,

Bill is right on this one. There is no defined downgrade for displacement of the line on snaps. So we grade to the criteria that a displacement is allowed. Whether we agree with the rules or not. This has been decided on as the current standard for IMAC by Fred, and supported by Wally.

That ruling was made several years ago by Fred, et all; when this very question started coming up at the IMAC judges schools throughout the nation. Unfortunately, in the 2007-2008 RCP process we missed making sure we clarified what the IMAC standard is with the rules that have gone forward to the AMA. So we will be having these discussions for a few more years until we can get clearer criteria in the IMAC rules.

FWIW,

Anna Wood
Queen Creek, AZ