Greater Houston Championship Series at Shawshank of Huntsville

[ERicJ]

Originally Posted by LOU18132

The dangerous lie rule is the one that is really up for grabs.

Lou, are you talking about 803.06? What's up for grabs there? Or are you talking about the version before they recently changed it?

803.06 Unplayable Lie:
A. A player may declare his or her lie to be an unplayable lie. The player is the sole judge as to whether the lie is unplayable.

The unplayable lie may be relocated to a new lie that is: (1) No closer to the hole, on the line of play and within five meters of the unplayable lie; or (2) The previous lie as evidenced by the marker disc or, if the marker disc has been moved, from an approximate lie as agreed to by the majority of the group or an official. The original throw plus one penalty throw are counted in the player's score.

[tarazarr]

Originally Posted by Miller

This is just sad...

I haven't been a member of this forum for very long, but I've found it to be a very friendly place to get information and basically full of nice people. It's just sad to see all the venom that has spewed out over the last few days in this post. From my limited perspective it all seems like it was over something that happened a while ago too. Can't everyone just let it go and we can go back to be a friendly, helpful forum? Am I living a dream here?

Miller,
That's exactly what I said about 4 months ago when I showed up here...your right it really is sad. I've met the 3 people who have let's say "spirited views and arguements" I'll say this..in person their all really nice people.

Although one will say "You don't know me enough to say I'm a nice person"

One will give you their resume with every post.

the other, well i guess he's just mad....

but they are all good people...once you meet them....they just like to have "spirited conversation" it's really as harmless as they are

[ERicJ]

Originally Posted by scoot_er

I know its hard for you to get how we do this without any crazy analysis but usually you have a tall guy on the card and judge based on thier height. [...]

Matt, based on you past postings I've inferred that you're picky about the events in which you play and are very concerned about your payout and round ratings. Thus it surprises me that you're okay with trusting those things to the "usually having a tall guy on the card" method of measurement.

ERic

[TBender]

Originally Posted by LOU18132

I have played in a couple of tourneys over the years and not once had the two meter rule cause any problems on a card, the group makes the call and it is upheld, period.

Second this. I've never seen a contentious 2M ruling because the benefit of the doubt goes to the player when a group decision isn't clear.

Kat does carry a folding 2M tape in her bag, but that's mostly because she has trouble reaching that high.

[scoot_er]

Originally Posted by ERicJ

Matt, based on you past postings I've inferred that you're picky about the events in which you play and are very concerned about your payout and round ratings. Thus it surprises me that you're okay with trusting those things to the "usually having a tall guy on the card" method of measurement.

ERic

How does that affect anything? I have been stuck in a tree and penalized once in the past 50 events (2 years) and 99% of the time the call is REAL easy and if it isn't we give the benefit of the doubt to the player.

I'm really not that picky considering I haven't had a problem with any other events I have played besides the Birdshot events this year. Now all events have their mess ups but their's have a few at minimum.

You never cease to make me laugh as you aren't arguing against the rule because it is about luck but instead because 1% of the calls may be tough. Heck I make 3-4 calls on if a putt is in/out of the 10M circle per round so if anything you should dislike that.

[LOU18132]

[quote=ERicJ;2928]Lou, are you talking about 803.06? What's up for grabs there? Or are you talking about the version before they recently changed it.
I know my SS number and my telephone number, and TDL number, do I have to know 803.06 too. I know most of the rules though I don't carry a rulr book with me on the course. To join Rules Nazi's of Disc Golf please contact Ching Lizard. Though he has mellowed over the years due to flack and ridicule.

[ERicJ]

Originally Posted by scoot_er

You never cease to make me laugh as you aren't arguing against the rule because it is about luck but instead because 1% of the calls may be tough. Heck I make 3-4 calls on if a putt is in/out of the 10M circle per round so if anything you should dislike that.

I'm not arguing for or against 2M rule. It was my opinion that since close calls on 2M rulings are typically subjective with no reliable method of measuring that I was fine with TD's being able to declare "No 2M" or "2M is a penalty" before play. But I think a good set of rules will minimize the amount of subjectivity in them.

[ERicJ]

Originally Posted by LOU18132

I know my SS number and my telephone number, and TDL number, do I have to know 803.06 too. I know most of the rules though I don't carry a rulr book with me on the course. To join Rules Nazi's of Disc Golf please contact Ching Lizard. Though he has mellowed over the years due to flack and ridicule.

When you reference a rule ("dangerous lie") that isn't in the rulebook it leaves us noobs guessing what it is you are talking about.

And I want to learn, please enlighten me as to what constitutes "Rules Nazi's of Disc Golf"?

[Suemac]

When your rule book spends more time in your hand during the round than your disc.

I bet your sock drawer is nice and neat too. LOL j/k

We need to send you over to Southern Nationals and have you explain the PDGA rules to them.

[scoot_er]

Originally Posted by ERicJ

When you reference a rule ("dangerous lie") that isn't in the rulebook it leaves us noobs guessing what it is you are talking about.

And I want to learn, please enlighten me as to what constitutes "Rules Nazi's of Disc Golf"?

You in a few months! Right now you are in training camp running through the rulebook so you can pull them along with its code number at anytime.