If you didn't have to hit it in the lines, you could just punch it and knock it 100s of feet away with no chance for anyone getting it.

[ Yuri's voice sounds as though she just has a sense of doom about saying that. ]

Now that you've said it someone will. Haven't you ever been taught about the "couldn't get worse" jinx? Now if someone shows up in a speedo, it's your fault. Officially!