isobar said:
So you essentially have 3 category of shots.
1. Initial Drive: You have to be in the designated tee-area when you release the disc. You can be anywhere in the box as long as you release the disc in the area. You can follow through and end up off the pad when you are done.
Not quite: at least one of the player's supporting points must be in contact with the surface of the teeing area, and all supporting points must be on the pad at the time of release, unless the director has specified a modified teeing area for safety reasons. If no tee pad is provided, all supporting points at the time of release must be within an area encompassed by the front line of the teeing area and two lines perpendicular to and extending back three meters from each end of the front line. (803.03)
Note that, unlike for throws subsequent to teeing off (803.04.A), 803.03 does NOT explicitly require a player to have a supporting point in contact with the playing surface when teeing off. So, under the current wording, a jump throw is perfectly legal.
2. Non-putting, non-driving shots: You have to have a foot in contact with the ground in a I believe 1ft x 1ft square behind the edge of your disc when you release the disc.
Nope. Feet have nothing to do with it. You can throw standing on your head, lying on your back or belly with both feet in the air, or while doing a one-handed handstand (heck, you can even do a two-handed handstand and propel the disc with your foot) if you think it's to your advantage to do so.
The only requirement is that one supporting point must be on the line of play and and within 30 centimeters directly behind the marker disc.
Line of play: the imaginary line on the playing surface extending from the center of the target through the center of the marker disc and beyond. This line has no thickness; therefore one support point must be directly behind the center of the marker. (800)
3. Putting: (Anything inside of 10 meters): You have to have one foot on the ground in the same box as above, however if any part of your body follows through behind the disc, it's a fault.[/quote]
Nope. Again, you have to have a
supporting point on the line of play and within 30 directly behind the marker disc when the disc is released. Non-supporting points that are closer to the hole are perfectly legal. The only requirement is that during the follow-through no supporting point may make contact with the playing surface closer to the hole than the rear edge of the marker disc before demonstrating full control of balance.