2016 Pro Worlds

[netposer]

Do you know anyone who would call out the champ if he made an incorrect call? Id bet not. And as for JohnE and PB being on the same card and calling a rule, that would be just as bad seeing as JohnE throws tantrums just as bad

One does not simply call out The Champ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13y-FR9LTLU&feature=youtu.be&t=6m17s

 

[Shamis]

If you look at round ratings from last year compared to this year, Paul is playing at the same level he was last year.

 

[araytx]

In GBO Simon, Eagle, Drew, (and maybe a few others?) cut the dog leg throwing shots over the top of trees. I'm guessing the event organizers saw that and made one of the trees a mando tree to stop people from doing that.

FTFY.
By event organizers, you mean whom?? Maybe it was one of the PDGA people who ordered that change. We don't know. It might be that the Dynamic Discs people were OK with the risk/reward of the big shot over those tall trees in the OB.

Wouldn't 804.01A (3) leave a lot of leeway against excessive time calls. It's very easy to claim distraction, no matter how silly it may seem, and the 30 seconds should then reset.

Oh, no! Don't go there. You'll get the popcorn emoticon. There's lots of other threads and people who believe it continues, not starts over. But not a discussion point for this thread.

This is why I don't like the rules school. It's not an official part of the rule book, and it can get stuff wrong. This is why I only ever refer to the official rules when we are having these discussions. If it isn't in the rule book or QA that way then what it says in the rules school is irrelevant

I agree Rules School should be considered "official" since it's vetted by the RC. The current Rules School on mandos is accurate per the current rules and was vetted by the RC.

OR make the Rules School interps into separate new QA's...

 

[Flick Maniac]

Back to the tournament, Paige has come to play today and is now 5 up in Catrina.

that just sounds wrong

 

[JasonM163]

that just sounds wrong

hahahaha I thought the exact same thing. "Paige now has 5 up in Catrina".......

 

[Hyzer Ale]

that just sounds wrong

*On Catrina

 

[AndyJB]

Wow...PP and Val smashed it today. Looks like Catrina had an off day and that allowed the other two to push ahead. Going to be a killer battle....round 5 FPO footage should be great.

On another note, I wish my best days were as good as Catrina's off days :-(

 

[lyleoross]

Very hard to tell on video. On very crappy video. People have to stop using video to call foot faults from their couch. The camera angles can lie, and is not a substitute for reality.

No one that was there in the crowd chimed in, that I remember, other than Stokely's girlfriend, who filmed the crappy footage.

Floating the idea of a teammate conspiracy is pretty laughable. PB is Lat64 now, so let's hope he and JohnE don't have to call any rules while playing on the same card...

It was almost impossible to see. What made people suspicious was the immediate synchronized call. Followed by a second call on the next throw. Given the low number foot fault calls in general, to have two players call it simultaneously, twice, felt contrived.

 

[Discslinger12]

looks like Paige and Val got the 'post PDGA awards banquet bump'

 

[swed]

Just looked at the schedule for Open division, wow, only 2 courses will determine the world champ. Thats weak imo.:doh:

 

[Pbmercil]

Just looked at the schedule for Open division, wow, only 2 courses will determine the world champ. Thats weak imo.:doh:

That's going to be pretty standard moving forward. The PDGA and the players both want fewer courses on the world's schedule, not more. MPO and FPO will both use only two courses next year.

 

[TheOtherBill]

It was almost impossible to see. What made people suspicious was the immediate synchronized call. Followed by a second call on the next throw. Given the low number foot fault calls in general, to have two players call it simultaneously, twice, felt contrived.

There was also some mention that the players' deal with Innova included a bonus if they took the top 4 spots...Yeti was only a couple strokes behind Stokely and ended up making it an all-Innova Masters final 9.

:|

 

[Jackal]

Chris smith just gave up 7 strokes to McCray in 3 holes. Ouch.

 

[spinachd]

nevermind

 

[@iDiscGolf]

Smashboxx

 

[lyleoross]

There was also some mention that the players' deal with Innova included a bonus if they took the top 4 spots...Yeti was only a couple strokes behind Stokely and ended up making it an all-Innova Masters final 9.

:|

I hadn't heard that but if so I consider the offer an ugly one. Assuming this happened, I understand Innova had no ill intent, but that offer is asking for trouble. Honestly I find it hard to believe.

 

[DirtyMeathook]

If I was Nikko (I'm not) here's what I would do to counter Paul's gamesmanship for the non-calls on time violations. At some point early in the round, I would violate the 30 sec rule, wait for the non-calls, and then self report my own time violation and give myself a courtesy warning and issue courtesy warnings to all of the other players on my card. Just to stir the pot and light a fire under my ass.

That's what I would do if I were Nikko. What's there to lose and it could just be insane enough to work. :hfive:

Wait, what?! He should call a penalty on himself to make himself play faster? Why not just play faster without calling a penalty on himself?

What he loses is the buffer (warning) between making an error and being stroked. We've seen top pros that will not uniformly call penalties, but WILL call penalties when it offers them a strategic advantage, or when the person in question stands between them and earning more money. Paul may not call a time violation on Nikko because he'd rather Nikko overthink a shot than give him a warning, but if presented with the opportunity to add a stoke to Nikko's score, he is much more likely to call it.

 

[DanJon]

Why would McBeth throw a FH on that hole?

Especially after picking up a stroke.

 

[august dupree]

Sure, but Nikko could just as easily call a courtesy warning to all the other players on the card for the non-calls causing them to lose their buffer as well.

Yes, I realize that its nuts but at the same time might just be the thing to light a fire and get something going. Thinking outside of the box. Put yourself on the clock. It's a rule anyways. Take command of the situation and leave the others scratching their heads as to wtf just happened.

 

[brutalbrutus]

Well mcbeth has 3 ob's on the first 3 holes...