How rough are you at OB during a casual round.

[dysmike]

Don't tell me what to do!

 

[BionicRib]

This thread should be called "idlewild or idlemild"

 

[Dcinmd]

Pretty much play it where it lies. Playing it where it lies is actually tougher than OB in some places!

We do play obvious OBs, Roads, fences and water.

Yeah once in while we'll get a wild hair on a local course, where the OB is set to prevent/protect you from throw from thick,deep, ugly Thorns patches. It more of a punishment than a reward. It is usually a winter time activity rather than a summer one. Biggest Thorns I have ever seen.

It was specifically planted to prevent prisoners from escaping.

 

[MarkDSM]

For casual serious...
In crappy weather off season, crews I play with a call of "Winter Rules" with no OB. Pace of play, allows a little dirty. Still play for cash. A chosen re-tee does get a stroke. Noting the sidewalks, frozen water, roads and play areas are safely visible and rarely inhabitated off season.

Otherwise pretty strict. Creekbed or out of fairway sight areas pretty much on your own honor. No one would desire to check, Judge or debate. Not worth tying another thrower when there are tunes and beverages on the fairway.


... low cash games, 1-5$ a round and 25 cent CTP. Rarely newbs and if so paired for dubs with an old killer.

 

[CaptainAnhyzer]

If it's OB on the tee sign or scorecard, play it that way

 

[JC17393]

Seems pretty simple to me...

If things are marked (signs, scorecards, flags, ropes, stakes, etc) as OB or mando or relief areas, play them that way. There could be very good reasons (beyond just "making the hole/course harder") why OB/mandos/relief areas exist which would be presumptuous to ignore.

If things aren't marked or noted in some fashion, play it however you want. Can't really abide by an OB area that isn't clearly designated as such. On the flip side, there's no reason not to play something (sidewalk, road, etc) as OB if everyone involved agrees in advance.

 

[Tjamesd]

This mostly depends on the group I'm playing with. If I'm taking my family out for an easy going afternoon round, we likely won't play any OB. If I'm with my more experienced DG buddies and we have a friendly wager, we're going to play hard ob. If I'm with my buddies that come out once/month we'll play water and obvious paths OB....

Short answer: It depends.

 

[mosman253]

Whatever is fun for you.

 

[ThomasOrion]

Play by the rules of the course yo --

 

[dysmike]

Whatever is fun for you.

This. Within reason. There are courses I'll play the OB because the line is more interesting, or because I want to have to deal with the out of trouble shot.. and because that area happens to be IB when the basket's in a different location.

 

[wolfmandragon]

The guys I play with only call water OB...unless we are playing at the mounds, then the Oak Ridge Federal lands play OB...one does not want to get caught trespassing there.

 

[aclay]

My casual group (the only money is the ace pot) generally plays the signs (assuming there are any). On water, we play "surrounded by water." On pathways, the general rule is the concrete is OB. Beyond is only OB when that area is past the edge of the course. For example, if you cross a sidewalk and end up in a neighboring fairway, you can play from there, just like ball golf. This is not a hard-and-fast rule. We frequently discuss.

Recently, we didn't discuss when we should have, and it bit us. A temporary fence related to some city draining work popped up in the fairway. Some people assumed it was temporary and not OB. Others assumed it was a fence and was OB. The real lesson is to ALWAYS discuss.

As long as everyone in the group is playing the same rules in a casual round, everything should be OK. Obviously, a tournament is different.

 

[SD86]

Course rules, whatever is on the signs. For the most part, only the water on the lake is OB on my home course. On another nearby course, the highway and walkways along the outer edges are OB, and that's all...

 

[scarpfish]

Casual disc golf is like casual Monopoly. I'll make a free parking pot if I want to.

FWIW, OB sidewalks with safe areas on both sides are lame. That doesn't punish bad shots. That punishes randomness.

 

[beereakfast]

Never seen a sidewalk on a course. Outside of a really bad shank, which still falls under 'play it as it lies' Walking paths, roads, in the water...... All are fair if you can take a stance, in casual rounds. I have thrown from 5' up in the crotch of an oak that was 8' from the basket. All depends on who you're playing with. My friends are sloppy. And there's never money on the line outside of the random ctp.

 

[Dire Wolfy]

I don't call ob but I for damn sure call foot fault when Im losing.

 

[Casey 1988]

I have played myself the sidewalk on the local holes that have had them as out of bounds in tournaments as well as roads, more for safety. However on road at one point I did not play the 1 meter drop rule as it was not in affect with the PDGA at the time, but that was when you had to play the 2 meter rule from the one set of rules from 200_-2006.

 

[Central Scrutinizer]

I like OB on holes when it's done well. You know it's there when you're on the tee, and if you choose to throw near it (hopefully because it will gain you some sort of advantage on the hole), you're taking a risk that it might punish you.

I keep score during my casual rounds and write them down on the calendar when I get home. The game "counts" in my mind, and I want it that way. I like stepping up to the next tee and knowing my score is X and I should do this and that to keep it that way or improve it as I continue. And when I break my all-time best on a course, or if I want to compare my score with the latest B-tier ratings the pros had there last weekend, there's no asterisk next to it in the back of my mind. I followed the rules.

Not playing OB to me would be like playing tennis on a court without a net.

 

[CoCo]

Many of the holes on the courses i play would lose a lot of their charcter and challenge and also would require much less strategy. When we strted playing we ignored OB because the game was hard enough without it. We we got better we just added strokes but did not backtrack because a roubd would have taken forever. Now most of us play full OB rules, but any beginner we bring we tell to just ignore OB if they want to.

 

[DavidSauls]

A variety of posts here brings an important factor to mind: Some of us play courses with lots of OB, sometimes integral to the design, while others play courses with very little OB, sometimes unplayable (a pond, or road with traffic), or none at all.

The decision of how to handle OB in a casual round, besides being a personal preference, is also of variable effect on the round.