question of legal putt

[treethacker]

When I putt I usually lean forward towards the tee. This sometimes means that my body will be leaning over the marked lie. My foot(or feet for that matter) is still behind the mark even though the rest of my body from the waist up may be leaning over it. Is this a legal shot?
I have also heard that your foot has to be within six inches of the lie when you get ready to shoot your putt.Can you be further back than six inches as long as your body is still in line with being behind the lie?
Thanks for the help!

 

[Midnightbiker]

Why do you face the tee when you putt? Wouldn't you want to face the basket?

Ok, I know what you meant. As far as I know, as long as your foot is beind your marker, you are OK.

 

[mashnut]

You need a supporting point within 30cm of your lie and on the line of play, and you can't have any supporting point closer to the basket than your lie. So leaning over is fine, as long as you don't have a hand or foot (or ear etc...) on the ground in front of your marker.

 

[Midnightbiker]

You need a supporting point within 30cm of your lie and on the line of play, and you can't have any supporting point closer to the basket than your lie. So leaning over is fine, as long as you don't have a hand or foot (or ear etc...) on the ground in front of your marker.

If you lean too far over your marker, you will have an ear on the ground.

 

[magictenor1]

You also must establish your balance after the putt ie you can't fall toward the basket after your release.

 

[mashnut]

You also must establish your balance after the putt ie you can't fall toward the basket after your release.

When you're within 10m of the basket

 

[magictenor1]

When you're within 10m of the basket

which is the legal (official) definition of a putt. Outside of 10m you use normal throwing rules.

 

[solomon.trenton]

You also must establish your balance after the putt ie you can't fall toward the basket after your release.

what rule is this? i have heard that after the disc is released you can step over wherever you want, the same applies to drives.

 

[mashnut]

Nope, within 10m you can't fall toward the basket. You must establish your balance before going past your lie (so you can fall backward, just not forward).

 

[treethacker]

Meant to say basket not tee was getting ready to practice my drives when I wrote that and had tees stuck in my head.
I have to admit I have seen some who take a step forward at the same time they are releasing their disc for the putt. Kinnda hard to tell if they are steping over the lie or have released their disc first.

 

[solomon.trenton]

Nope, within 10m you can't fall toward the basket. You must establish your balance before going past your lie (so you can fall backward, just not forward).

well thats just freaking gay. i have to find a new way to putt now

 

[SpringDgLover]

That rule is funny though, because from what I understand you must only demonstrate balance. In fact in the disc golf fundamentals dvd I have with Dave Feldberg and Ken Climo. Feldberg advises that immediately after releasing the putt begin walking towards the cage. I guess that would be a way to mask any forward momentum or loss of balance and stay within the rules.

 

[80playedin10states]

funny you should mention feldberg...he seems to break the rule alot..even when outside of 10m you cannot cross your lie until the disc is released...watch him putt and he is a step over his lie or more before releasing...

 

[SpringDgLover]

Exactly, which makes me wonder is he just getting the Jordan treatment or do they even really enforce the rule. Ive played two tournaments and Ive never seen anyone called on it.

 

[mashnut]

You could start a little further back if you like to take a step while putting, as long as one of your feet is within 30cm (a little less than a foot) of your lie when you release. If you use this space, you can still take a step forward after you putt as long as you stay behind the lie.

 

[TalbotTrojan]

Nope, within 10m you can't fall toward the basket. You must establish your balance before going past your lie (so you can fall backward, just not forward).

Try falling backwards when you putt, it is hard. Tried it in warm up at a tourney today, all of us were shooting fade away putts like Kobe (not that I like the guy, I don't, but he has a mean fade away). It was pretty hysterical.

 

[SpringDgLover]

I would do a Kareem sky hook if it made my putts go in more consistently.

 

[AdamE]

Ok, I've got a question that's been eating at me for a while. Why are measurements based on the metric system? 10 meter circle for putts, 30 cm behind your lie, 2 meter rule.

It's not like disc golf originated over seas and was imported here. What gives, anyone know?

 

[mashnut]

Perhaps they decided to use a system that actually makes sense, and uses the same base as our number system rather than bases like 12 and 5280...

(That was a long and sarcastic way of saying I have no idea)

 

[SpringDgLover]

Because the powers that be are actually Euro's trying to take over by forcing there dang metric system upon us.