Frank Delicious
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Well someone said something that was might be related to my post. Better write a big ol' paragraph defending myself against a perceived attack.
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I don't think that all aces are bad shots gone lucky. If you are not running straight at the hole and are letting it fade into the basket it is a good shot gone better. This way, if you miss the ace it will simply continue to fade and park next to the basket. There are holes at several courses that I play that I go for the ace every time I play and even missing it I am still sitting for birdie. Also, if the basket has natural back stop behind it, it is not silly to run straight at it.
They also can...I also think top players do go for aces when the pool is high. They can pull more off some Ace pots then actual wins.
I agree with this - I have two Thumber aces on the same hole with the same disc. Throw it high and let it drop by the basket - Two times it happened to drop in.
One of my aces was exactly like that and I also have a skip ace that would have been very close had it not gone in. I think it depends on the situation. I have seen an ace that would have easily been 50-60 feet past if it had not gone in. I generally am in the camp that tries to park it under the basket. I only have 5 aces but none of them would have been far from the basket had I missed.I honestly can see both sides of the argument. A majority of aces would be far past the basket if they don't go in. However, my only ace came on a 320' spike hyzer that was about 40 feet in the air and right of the basket by about 20 feet when it faded back in and landed in the basket. Honestly, if I had missed the basket, my disc would have "tombstoned" within a few feet for a tap-in birdie. In short, it is possible to obtain an ace on a good shot but most often is the result of a fortunate line on a shot that was a little strong.
Aces are bad shots that got lucky so I agree with the OP.
Yessir - thumber aces are the exception to the OP's point, and to a lesser degree spike hyzers too.
Now if this wasn't directed toward me, just ignore my babbling.
Then what is it if you miss the basket?I aim at the basket. If I hit it, thats not luck. Thats like saying bowling a strike is luck