Sewer bill
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- Sep 14, 2022
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For years I have enjoyed shopping for and using illegal weight discs, they perform better in wind and perform closer to the advertised flight numbers. I won't name names but I'm not the only one doing this and there are definitely touring pros doing it too.
It seems so silly that there is a pdga max weight and it's completely unenforced across the board. The obvious solution would be to instruct manufacturers to scrap them if they come out too heavy but we all know that's not going to happen. The next obvious solution is a tech inspection at events but disc golfers being disc golfers I wouldn't trust some random bill and a triple beam he leaves laying in his trunk.
Similarly, when will profile gauges be utilized, go no go gauges are extremely common in manufacturing and it would take minimal effort on the pdga to offer a shim stock leaf of laser cut wing profiles to offer to check disc legality.
Also why do we have a stiffness range in disc approval process if it's tested at room temperature and people can play with them below freezing, what's the point?
Can we just let composites into the game already? A carbon fiber or kevlar composite can be made just as flexible as a regular plastic one just by resin type choice.
Are we going to ignore these loopholes forever or what line in the sand is too far? I truly feel like we are stifling innovation and simultaneously writing in permanent loopholes to be exploited.
It seems so silly that there is a pdga max weight and it's completely unenforced across the board. The obvious solution would be to instruct manufacturers to scrap them if they come out too heavy but we all know that's not going to happen. The next obvious solution is a tech inspection at events but disc golfers being disc golfers I wouldn't trust some random bill and a triple beam he leaves laying in his trunk.
Similarly, when will profile gauges be utilized, go no go gauges are extremely common in manufacturing and it would take minimal effort on the pdga to offer a shim stock leaf of laser cut wing profiles to offer to check disc legality.
Also why do we have a stiffness range in disc approval process if it's tested at room temperature and people can play with them below freezing, what's the point?
Can we just let composites into the game already? A carbon fiber or kevlar composite can be made just as flexible as a regular plastic one just by resin type choice.
Are we going to ignore these loopholes forever or what line in the sand is too far? I truly feel like we are stifling innovation and simultaneously writing in permanent loopholes to be exploited.