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So you would break the rule, but be mad and harass the person that pointed it out? Seems smart.
Maybe it is just me, but I usually don't pay too close of attention to where the people I'm playing with place their plant foot. As long as it's close, it usually is not a big deal to me.
He is just saying that all you have to do is have some place of your foot on the line that goes back through the center of the marker. It doesn't matter where it is on your foot that is on the line, essentially making the space you have to land in twice the width of your foot.
Some times on my run up I end up stepping on my mini. I have been called on it once and was kinda pissed. To me this is more minor of a problem than stepping to the right or left of it. After I was called I started paying attenion more but still occansionally do it.
I play casual rounds with a guy that is really good at getting out of trouble. After a while I started watching him closer. Pretty much all of his upshots are not from his lie. An inch or two to the right or left of your lie really opens up your shot selection in a very wooded course. I never call the guy b/c we only play rec rounds together.
It will take 3 guys to call the 4th on a foot fault...if he routinely does it...chances are that over the course of a competitive round he will gain an advantage. I doubt 3 guys will agree to routinely call a foot fault.
Wasnt something like this discussed due to the jump putting foot faulting that was going on? Banning it due to it never being called?
DG should have "guidelines" instead of "rules".
I enjoy a more liberal style of play, instead of guys acting like the Rules Gestapo every freakin' time you throw. Yeah my foot touched my disc that I did not flip or mark with a mini, still parked my upshot but that's a foul, okayyy. I'm sure that really gave me an advantage. If you can step on your disc and still execute a good throw then good for you! Technically it's still behind the front of the disc.
The foot fault on fairway drives is much less of an issue than the players constantly asking if they are "outside the circle" on a 22-footer, which I get several times each round from jump-putters, often they are what I would consider to be well inside 30'. Yet, I always say, "GO RIGHT AHEAD!" b/c if they can use that stupid style to make a putt, more power to 'em. I don't care if it's 20', 30', whatever. WHO CARES, it's a freakin' kids game man! People take this stuff too seriously.
Now in a professional tournament...rules, sure!
1 guy/gal to footfault
1 guy/gal to call it
1 guy/gal to 2nd it
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3 guys/gals
In a group of 4 it would be helpful to have 3 vs 1 so you don't come across a situation where 2 members believe on thing and the other 2 believe another. This may come up on establishing lies from out of bounds or other rules where you need to come to a group conscience. But foot faults only need 1 player to call it and 1 player to 2nd it.
Great try, but this kind of speculation is a joke and highly unlikely. Why not just win by worrying about your own game and stop trying to knit-pick other players for silly crap. When I start to hear this kind of whining, I know who its coming from, its the players who do not benefit from the run-up and would rather ruin it for the rest of us than just deal with their own shortcomings. Try stepping up your own game instead
DG should have "guidelines" instead of "rules".
I enjoy a more liberal style of play, instead of guys acting like the Rules Gestapo every freakin' time you throw. Yeah my foot touched my disc that I did not flip or mark with a mini, still parked my upshot but that's a foul, okayyy. I'm sure that really gave me an advantage. If you can step on your disc and still execute a good throw then good for you! Technically it's still behind the front of the disc.
Depending on how contentious it is, the thrower can second it, or even call it on himself.