What rule would you change?

[Brall]

i wish this part would just get deleted as well

803.09.B.2
A lie that is up to one meter away from and perpendicular to the point where the disc last crossed into out-of-bounds, as determined by a majority of the group or an official. This holds true even if the direction takes the lie closer to the hole

 

[DavidSauls]

Can I take a 3rd?

I'd eliminate minis, altogether. Throw from behind your disc. If you want to throw that disc, replace it with another. Few things make me feel sillier playing disc golf than marking my lie with a mini.

 

[DavidSauls]

last sanctioned tourny i played i was introduced to the "unplayable lie" rule where, in the event of your disc landing in the heart of a thick tree or bush, you can take your shot from 15' behind the tree with no penalty stroke, so long as everyone on your card agrees its "unplayable". im not sure if this is a pdga rule or upon the TD's discretion, but this rule is friggin bullsh*t. you have to go and get your disc regardless:thmbdown:

You get another vote. There is no "unplayable lie" rule.

 

[BrotherDave]

Can I take a 3rd?

I'd eliminate minis, altogether. Throw from behind your disc. If you want to throw that disc, replace it with another. Few things make me feel sillier playing disc golf than marking my lie with a mini.

No!!!!!!! Minis are awesome. When you've got big feet and your disc lands inside a bunch of exposed roots, putting another disc down/getting your foot behind the original disc can be a pain the A-SS.

I'd get rid of the practice throw rule or reword it so that tossing a disc back to your bag or casually in the air isn't a penalty. I really doubt tossing your disc backwards at your bag is giving you much advantage.

 

[mreynolds24]

I would allow jump - putting, but push it back to 50m. If people want to jump 5 ft then putt while falling to the ground.. go for it and good luck making it. Ideally between 50 and 30 m you could putt - jump but would also be fine with not being able to move past your lie at all inside 50m if it were to complicate things too much.

If you can long jump and make a putt with any consistency from that far out consider it an advantage. But from what I can tell, that would be pretty hard to do consistently. I just think it is hard to tell if the disc leaves the hand before the foot comes off the ground, so this would eliminate any question.

 

[joegraham]

You get another vote. There is no "unplayable lie" rule.

Used to be called uplayable lie and could be taken up to 5 meters straight back. If you can't get your foot within 30 centimeters of the disc or directly under it, this:

PDGA Rules of Play 803.05 C. Optional Relief: A player may declare that he or she is taking optional relief. The lie may then be relocated to a new lie that is no closer to the hole, and on the line of play. The original throw plus one penalty throw are counted in the player's score.

 

[ejvogie]

I wish that obvious gimmies could be picked it for you during a tournament and still count. Especially holes that require you double back to get to the next hole.

Problem is there's no such thing as a gimme. I've heard stories about touring pros marking their lie of a disc directly beneath the basket and picking their disc up. As they lift it to drop it in, it hits the bottom of the cage and falls to the ground. Stroke.

 

[JamesXC]

I want it to go back to 'if the disc is supported by any portion of the basket and not the ground (no leaners), then it is good.'

I hate that wedgies and shots that land on top don't count.

 

[DavidSauls]

Used to be called uplayable lie and could be taken up to 5 meters straight back. If you can't get your foot within 30 centimeters of the disc or directly under it, this:

PDGA Rules of Play 803.05 C. Optional Relief: A player may declare that he or she is taking optional relief. The lie may then be relocated to a new lie that is no closer to the hole, and on the line of play. The original throw plus one penalty throw are counted in the player's score.

Yes....but the previous post said relief was given with no penalty. Perhaps it was casual relief by the wrong name?

 

[DavidSauls]

Problem is there's no such thing as a gimme. I've heard stories about touring pros marking their lie of a disc directly beneath the basket and picking their disc up. As they lift it to drop it in, it hits the bottom of the cage and falls to the ground. Stroke.

True. I've seen some one-footers missed in other odd ways. I've heard of the situation you mention, but I think the rules committee has ruled that a dropped disc is not a throw.

 

[jtreadwell]

A one stroke penalty shall be assigned to a player who utters any semblance of "nice shot" before another player's shot has come to rest. The "niced" player may decline said penalty stroke and instead choose to karate chop the offending player in the head. :doh:

 

[Smigles]

This thread is a feast for whiners and people who want everybody else to play the game exactly like they do. Plenty of insults, too. Way to go !

I mean, what is wrong with you guys ?

instead choose to karate chop the offending player in the head. :doh:

Karate chop. On a golf course. Seriously...

I would change this to at least a dozen penalty strokes, because the vandalizing DB can still come back from a 2-stroke penalty and win, even though he's a POS. Immediate DQ would be satisfactory, but I'd personally just love to see their game fall apart after taking a circle 14.

Why the name calling ? Internet mister big shot ?

Add a rule disallowing the Basket sitting on a 6' high pole.....

Some people like these baskets. I am sure that there are holes out ther which you like and other people hate. WOuld you like rules that forbid them ?

I'd reduce the rim width from whatever it is now (2.6?) to about teebird/eagle size.

Cannot handle them personaly, can you ? So nobody else should play them either ?

 

[zenbot]

This thread is a feast for whiners and people who want everybody else to play the game exactly like they do. Plenty of insults, too. Way to go !

Did you just insult everybody while you were complaining about people insulting each other?


Whoa. I'm trying to wrap my head around that one.

 

[Dave242]

I'd reduce the rim width from whatever it is now (2.6?) to about teebird/eagle size.

Cannot handle them personaly, can you ? So nobody else should play them either ?

No - I believe that the thought of this rule/spec change is to keep current courses relevant that are now too short for many due to the new high speed and longer distance drivers.

 

[jtreadwell]

Karate chop. On a golf course. Seriously...

Some folks take themselves way too seriously apparently. Clearly there is either a serious lack of a sense of humor here or Smigles believes that there are disc golfing humans who believe that karate chops need to be in the rulebook strongly enough to post it on the forum. Bravo sir. Bravo. :doh:

 

[Dave242]

I would like to see a rule that would penalize those who do not enforce the rules.

 

[notBOB]

You get another vote. There is no "unplayable lie" rule.

must be up to the TD then. still ridiculous they would play this rule in a sanctioned tourny. it was an extremely rugged course where certain situations could be dangerous, but that's another story, and another ruling altogether. im glad its not a pdga thing.

id say move jump putts to 15m. 10 m seems too close, imo. i do enjoy drainin jumpers tho:|

 

[Steve West]

I would like to see a rule that would penalize those who do not enforce the rules.

Tricky. Rules are enforced by:
the group,
the majority of the group,
a majority of the group,
a majority of his or her group,
two or more players of the group,
any affected player,
any member of the group [and] subsequently be confirmed by another member of the group,
the scorekeeper,
all the players of the group,
the director,
the tournament director,
the course director,
an official to rule on appeals,
or
an official.

How do you penalize each entity?

 

[thrembo]

OH MAN! that would suck

when you all discuss aces, doe he keep quiet so you all don't make fun of him? :gross:

No, he ignores the rule and still claims it.

 

[solomon.trenton]

More of a tech spec than a rule.

I'd let anything suspended by the basket/chains/top count. On top, wedgies, hanging from the basket. Basically as long as your disc isn't touching the ground, it's a good putt. Eliminate all the intricacies and grey-area.

you still missed your putt. this is a good rule imo