Eurodiscs

[notroman]

Originally Posted by B3NDER

^ To get approved the should....

I'm willing to put money down that the KC Pro Aviar is too stiff, so are most of the new stiff champ plastic blends from Innova. PDGA hasn't gotten around to actually enforcing the flex standard until recently. Have you felt the RIP discs? The putter I tried definitely wouldn't meet the flex standard yet it's approved.

[Cgkdisc]

The PDGA is testing discs that have been reported as too stiff.

[steve a]

Originally Posted by Cgkdisc

The PDGA is testing discs that have been reported as too stiff.

and? Are they going to make them illegal to use during pdga rounds? How will this be enforced? What about overweight discs? Who decides which rules will be enforced and which will be ignored?

[dashiellx]

Originally Posted by steve a

and? Are they going to make them illegal to use during pdga rounds? How will this be enforced? What about overweight discs? Who decides which rules will be enforced and which will be ignored?

Good question. Unless they start testing every disc in a player's bag for weight and flex before the start of the tournament I guess we're on the honor system.

To put this thread back on course: Yeah, I don't like the look of those discs.

[Cgkdisc]

The PDGA gets regular reports that certain molds are running heavy or stiff and retail samples are tested. Manufacturers have been informed if there's a problem and corrections are made including recall replacements if warranted. Players have always had the right to question a disc and let the TD make a judgment. Impractical since TDs typically don't have testing equipment but the request is allowed and may become more prevalent under the rule tweak for 2013.

Check this out especially item D where you can simply question another player's disc:
http://conraddamon.com/pdga/2013/rul...ml#rule-801.02

D. A disc that is questioned by another player or an official is illegal unless it is subsequently approved by the Director.

[notroman]

Originally Posted by Cgkdisc

D. A disc that is questioned by another player or an official is illegal unless it is subsequently approved by the Director.

[Cgkdisc]

Yep. There was some early discussion on this in the PDGA D-Board starting with post #70: http://www.pdga.com/discussion/showt...t=36529&page=2

[ZAMson]

Originally Posted by Cgkdisc

Check this out especially item D where you can simply question another player's disc:
http://conraddamon.com/pdga/2013/rul...ml#rule-801.02

D. A disc that is questioned by another player or an official is illegal unless it is subsequently approved by the Director.

Whaaat?

So if a player questions a disc on the first hole of the round, is the player with the questioned disc at risk for immediate no-warning penalty under E? Some enterprising jerkwad could question someone's $$ putter and say "you better hope that's not gonna get you DQ'd!" If I had a doofus TD I might actually worry about the DQ.

E. A player who throws an illegal disc during play shall receive two penalty throws, without a warning. A player who repeatedly throws an illegal disc during the round may be subject to disqualification in accordance with Section 3.3 of the PDGA Competition Manual.

[notroman]

So how long before Feldberg gets called that his main putter, the 10x Aviar, is illegal because it is too stiff? The TD will probably have no way of testing that so he will most likely let it slide, but what if the TD is back in a tent which is a 10 minute hike away?

[apparition]

Why does it matter if a disc is "too firm"? How firm is too firm? Bummer for Eurodiscs.