They have a net up eliminating the traditional thumber line. Maybe you could throw a low skipper but not practical.
is the net protecting the live coverage tent?
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They have a net up eliminating the traditional thumber line. Maybe you could throw a low skipper but not practical.
is the net protecting the live coverage tent?
No, the net has been in place for years, specifically to stop people from throwing thumbers.
There's a big difference between random draw doubles at Belmont and what you expect at one of the biggest tournaments of the year. You don't expect to be playing with a Rec player at a pro tournament.
I guess I just never really noticed it.
It starts right around the same height as the ceiling from the trees, so it blends in very well. To throw a successful thumber you would have to go high through a gap in the tree branches, and that's exactly the gap the net covers.
It seems to me it would make more sense to put those guys together an send them out lastAs long as they're inviting the TDs of their qualifying events to play (and that's how both 800 rated guys got in), those players are going to get in. It's been that way almost since the start of this tournament. Sure, for a few years when they did the performance flight, they shuffled those players off so that the pros in the open flight didn't have to play with them, but prior to that, half the field were amateurs or amateur rated players.
I understand it's not an ideal situation to be playing with someone who is throwing two shots to every one of yours, but frankly, if it's going to affect your game that much, the problem is on you, not the other player or the tournament. A good player should be able to play their game regardless of who else is on the card with them and regardless of how those other players are playing.
It seems to me it would make more sense to put those guys together an send them out last
I don't know if there are loopholes to let people into a tournament they didn't qualify for there should be appropriate pairings made for the people who qualified legitimately in my opinion.I don't know....if you are going to have rules to let them in, they should be treated just like everyone else. They pay the same entry fee.
I don't know if there are loopholes to let people into a tournament they didn't qualify for there should be appropriate pairings made for the people who qualified legitimately in my opinion.
Ok then it's my opinion they should be assigned by player ratingFirst, no one got in via a loophole. The TD sets the parameters as to what criteria is used to determine who is eligible to participate. If the player meets the criteria, they're in. Being a qualifying tournament TD is one of the criteria for playing the tournament. That's by definition not a loophole and it's not illegitimate.
Second, it is against PDGA rules to manipulate card assignments for any reason. There are two proscribed ways to group players in the first round...at random or by rating. If they can't make super cards of high rated players without special permission, they can't make cards of low rated players either.
I don't know if there are loopholes to let people into a tournament they didn't qualify for there should be appropriate pairings made for the people who qualified legitimately in my opinion.
Ok then it's my opinion they should be assigned by player rating
B. All players within a division should be grouped for the first round via one of the following methods:
1. Random grouping; players within a division may be randomly grouped for the first round.
2. Player Rating grouping; players within a division may be grouped by player rating to set first round groups. Highest rated player starting on the lowest number hole, the second highest rated player starting on the following hole, etc. This process would continue until all starting holes have been filled. For example, a division of 12 players across 3 holes set by the ranking of their ratings would be:
Hole 1: Players 1, 4, 7, and 10
Hole 2: Players 2, 5, 8, and 11
Hole 3: Players 3, 6, 9, and 12