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

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Figures the only thread to stay on track for 20 pages would be something like this. :rolleyes:
 
Yes, GG foot faulted, yes he wasn't the only one in the round to ever foot fault, but he was the one that got called. It happened, he foot faulted and he got called for it. Was Nikko being a jerk? No, you could tell he didn't want to call it but it was blatant, the most blatant one I saw in the video. I'm sure Nikko hoped that on his rethrow he would throw it better than the first one, but he didn't. So it cost him one shot that would have tied him with Dave instead of where he is. If you don't want to be called follow the rules. It's the system in place, but you can't call it because something like this happens when you do.
 
_MTL_ said:
If a guy is throwing a 500 foot shot and steps on his mini, does that 6 inches really help? of course not. Now if someone calls it, I will second it, but I'm not making that call.
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The Hammer said:
....and how would that do anything to help the situation in the OP? He was well outside of 60'.
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The above, underlined quote has everything to do with it. It is one thing to dislike another player, but to make Nikko a villain for calling a foot fault, as some in this thread has, is exactly what it is all about.

I understand MTL on a sense that I do not play in top level tournaments, so I am not going to call foot faults like that. I also will not call leap frogging jump putts either on a social round. But when it is a tournament, and there are prizes, then the rules need to be followed. Social backlash for calling faults is childish, and why I agreed with the post that the top level open players in tournaments should have officials there to call these things, not forcing the opposing players into these awkward situations where you would rather let someone break the rules and openly cheat than call it, and get the reputation of being basically a snitch.
 
jenb said:
Figures the only thread to stay on track for 20 pages would be something like this. :rolleyes:
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Actually, you are taking the thread off track by talking about the direction of the conversation of a thread. So by posting about everyone else posting on this thread on the OP, you are actually not posting on the OP, and thus creating a paradox, a tear in time and space.

...where am I? :confused:
 
Oh God, why can't this thread just die? Seriously. You guys realize you're arguing about NOTHING. Just let it die. Pass on smoothly. Foot faults happen. People call them, people don't call them. Sometimes it affects the outcome of a tournament, sometimes it doesn't. It's not a perfect system. The end.
 
elnino said:
so the new rule you can call a foot fault on the last hole of a tied round once you are parked...if the other player parks his throw you can just call a foot fault to make him throw again?

another situation.....what happens when you are tied in a playoff. nobody can second except the case of three way tie???? or second yourself???

rule seems really weird.
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so does somebody know if this would work...i know i wouldn't do it but it could happen.
 
apparition said:
Oh God, why can't this thread just die? Seriously. You guys realize you're arguing about NOTHING. Just let it die. Pass on smoothly. Foot faults happen. People call them, people don't call them. Sometimes it affects the outcome of a tournament, sometimes it doesn't. It's not a perfect system. The end.
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So, we should just be satisfied with the broken system?
 
I agree that in top level tournaments that the top open cards should have an official walking with each card. The system in place is fundamentally flawed. Nikko followed the rules set in place by the PDGA by making the call, but now he's being bastardized for following the rules? Seriously, those of you making Nikko seem like the bad guy should read the rule book and learn how to follow said rules.

I personally am not a fan of Nikkos, however I don't feel it right to turn him into a villain because he followed the rules by making the call against GG.
 
PMcBeth said:
GG called Nikko on a foot fault today.... more food for you guys
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GG has probably been watching Nikko's feet all day. Honestly, if I were in GG's position, I can't say that I wouldn't do the same.
 
_MTL_ said:
I salute Nikko for making a call when the situation called for it, especially on a teammate.

There are SO MANY conflicts of interest within our sport, it's insane. Players have to make calls on each other yet players are best friends, traveling partners, teammates, siblings, etc. The list goes on and on and on.

I would bet the number of calls not made because of those situations but should have been are 500 to 1 to ones that were.
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