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A Thro-Way is typically a vertical object with the characteristics of a Mando object where throwing on one side of it is the fairway to the basket. Throwing on the other side and continuing to the hole is allowed but you add a 1-stroke penalty to the number of throws you made to hole out. There are no Made or Missed lines nor Drop Zones that need to be marked, just a sign on the Thro-Way indicating which side is good and which side gets the 1-stroke penalty IF the player does not throw back around the Thro-way on the good side before completing the hole. Note: Including a Thro-Way in hole designs played in sanctioned events currently requires a Waiver from the PDGA.
The attached diagrams show the basic Thro-Way "Good (green)" and "Penalized (red)" routes and the type of sign the designer would mount on or near the Thro-Way to indicate the routes. Note that no lines must be marked on the ground. If the player lands to the left of the Thro-Way whether beyond it, short of it or say in the green foliage on the left, the player decides whether it's worth it to continue to the basket on that side and get the stroke penalty or to throw back around or to the right, respectively, so the sequence of their throws progresses completely to the right of the Thro-Way. They would avoid the penalty stroke but the throwback or the pitch to the right, respectively, would likely cost the player an extra stroke anyway. Regardless, it gives the player a choice of how to play it.
In the case where the player throws OB on their drive to the left of the Thro-Way, it's effectively a double penalty under current rules whether the player marks and continues play directly to the basket, decides to pitch back around the right to avoid the Thro-Way penalty or to Abandon their drive and be throwing their third shot from the tee. It's an argument for the Abandoned Throw to not include a penalty stroke but that's another thread.
Whether designing a Thro-Way or Mando, it's still advisable to place them close enough to the tee so players can see whether their throw passes on the correct side or not.
The attached diagrams show the basic Thro-Way "Good (green)" and "Penalized (red)" routes and the type of sign the designer would mount on or near the Thro-Way to indicate the routes. Note that no lines must be marked on the ground. If the player lands to the left of the Thro-Way whether beyond it, short of it or say in the green foliage on the left, the player decides whether it's worth it to continue to the basket on that side and get the stroke penalty or to throw back around or to the right, respectively, so the sequence of their throws progresses completely to the right of the Thro-Way. They would avoid the penalty stroke but the throwback or the pitch to the right, respectively, would likely cost the player an extra stroke anyway. Regardless, it gives the player a choice of how to play it.
In the case where the player throws OB on their drive to the left of the Thro-Way, it's effectively a double penalty under current rules whether the player marks and continues play directly to the basket, decides to pitch back around the right to avoid the Thro-Way penalty or to Abandon their drive and be throwing their third shot from the tee. It's an argument for the Abandoned Throw to not include a penalty stroke but that's another thread.
Whether designing a Thro-Way or Mando, it's still advisable to place them close enough to the tee so players can see whether their throw passes on the correct side or not.
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