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Nikko Calls Foot Fault on Gurthie ... "Don't you shake his hand, bro.."

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Mr. America said:
You ever watch the NHL playoffs? Those guys literally try to kill and maim each other for four to seven games, then when it's over, they line up and shake hands. It's one of the greatest moments in all of sports.

I'd think some spoiled brats playing disc golf could shake their competitors hands at the end of a round no matter what.
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Yes I have, as a hockey player for ten years. There is still bad blood between them. At that point, you've got people watching (at any level of hockey), so you limp fish the handshake, or you grip the crap out of it, or something else. It's usually how you find out who the real d!cks on a team are. The goal is to not let the spectators see the low-blows.

And I wouldn't say that they try and kill each other anymore, at least not when looking at Creighton's first game to the mid 1920's. After all, sometimes they did kill each other back then.
 
Even before it was called I wondered if anyone would speak up, it was that obvious, but they were playing in some really wet conditions.
For perhaps the first time ever, Nikko has done something that makes me view him A LOT more favorably. A true professional makes that call, even if it is on a teammate.
 
GG is probably the most professional player I've met, he has a very calm head during his rounds, even when he has a penalty stroke added to his shot. He is good friends with all the other guys on tour.
 
I don't get how this is even a discussion, it was a foot fault. Dude got butthurt cause his second shot wasn't as good? Big deal. When I watched the video the first time, I didn't really get the need to replay and zoom in and add the text. Couldn't tell if he was just replaying it or implying that it was a bad call.
 
I think it was more to illustrate to the viewer who maybe didnt see the foul or hear the call.
 
Nuke said:
When I watched the video the first time, I didn't really get the need to replay and zoom in and add the text. Couldn't tell if he was just replaying it or implying that it was a bad call.
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Do I reply with a quote from Alice's Restaurant (along with the 8X10 color glossy photos with a description on the back of each one) or JFK (back...and to the left)? Too tough of a call to make. :D
 
Teebird Elvis said:
This is why I believe the circle needs to expand to the 50-60' range. People are constantly foot faulting with jump putts and step over putts, and here is the paradox, you let them cheat and never call it, or you call it, and you are seen as the jerk.
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....and how would that do anything to help the situation in the OP? He was well outside of 60'.
 
It does annoy me quite a bit that people who call infractions are seen as jerks. Even in a less significant circumstance, such as a weekly league, i dont make it a big deal but if someone foot faults slightly, afterwards ill let them know. Not as a warning, but so they pay attention next time. Even in my effort to try and 'keep the mood light' for what amounts to a beer round thats barely a competetive thing, the response is generally pretty negative.

You almost automatically become 'that guy'.

Its hillarious to me some onthe bs that comes out of dg'ers mouths when they are penalized. Its usually not a statement defending their action as legal, its usually something along the lines of, "well, you havent been calling that when so-and-so did it" or "oh, i didnt realize we were playing with a professional" lol, its laughable.
 
Pwingles said:
It does annoy me quite a bit that people who call infractions are seen as jerks. Even in a less significant circumstance, such as a weekly league, i dont make it a big deal but if someone foot faults slightly, afterwards ill let them know. Not as a warning, but so they pay attention next time. Even in my effort to try and 'keep the mood light' for what amounts to a beer round thats barely a competetive thing, the response is generally pretty negative.

You almost automatically become 'that guy'.

Its hillarious to me some onthe bs that comes out of dg'ers mouths when they are penalized. Its usually not a statement defending their action as legal, its usually something along the lines of, "well, you havent been calling that when so-and-so did it" or "oh, i didnt realize we were playing with a professional" lol, its laughable.
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It is definitely annoying. The only time I ever tell someone is because I'm just trying to help them understand the rules of the game we play. Sometimes they accept it as help, sometimes they don't. I don't really care either way. I just want our sport to be a true professional sport some day. If people are constantly upset about people calling the rules, then it will never truly be professional.
 
setting the tone

Recently at a tournament with 61 open players, we had a guy on the top card who was told on several occasions about rules. He foot faulted, and on the way to the next hole was told, "hey, be careful, you foot faulted", to which he replied "whatever." He also told a rec player who was in the tournament to throw his disc back over a creek, and we told him you can't throw or it would be counted as a practice throw. He replied "what is this, worlds?" On the last hole, we calculated our scores and something wasn't right. He went to his car and hid because he was busted. We went back through the round hole by hole, and he had indeed erased 2 OB penalties and gave himself birdies. He was DQ'd. My point is, this guy wasn't following basic rules and it really set the tone for his overall perspective of fair. By communicating observed infractions, whether you warn them or inform them, it sets the tone that this game has a set of rules that must be followed.
 
Kp0c said:
Really? I watched the sequence yesterday so it's not super fresh in my mind, but I believe he was on the left side of the fairway and stepping to the right of his mark gave him a small advantage didn't it?

Nikko made the right call and I wish more people would actually call foot fault on people, starting by me. I recently starting playing in the open division in my local tournaments, and I can't believe the amount of fool faults I witness. People are stepping on the disc all the time, they even step right over it once in a while...
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Sure.....he was off to the right side of the disc by about 6''. I'm not saying it wasn't a fair call but there was no advantage gained as you can see the line is identical 6'' left or right.
 
BENFTS said:
Sure.....he was off to the right side of the disc by about 6''. I'm not saying it wasn't a fair call but there was no advantage gained as you can see the line is identical 6'' left or right.
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why does whether or not he gained an advantage matter. a foot fault is a foot fault. period.

having to think about where your foot lands is the challenge.
 
I think the only way to truly fix this is totally eliminate "run ups". Make everyone stand still. But we all know that'll never happen.
 
I'm pretty sure that people are reading into this too much.
 
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