It's OK to ask someone to clear the basket. Here's why.

[zenbot]

I was playing league last night. A crappy drive and a crappy approach left me with a 60 foot putt. My friend's Juju Supreme was laying flat in the bottom of the basket. (Jujus are really rubbery if you've never held one.) He hit a great birdie putt. As opposed to having him walk down to clear the basket I told him not to worry about it.

I really wanted to save par. I visualized the line (high and right because of the distance), went through my putt routine, threw, and it sailed perfectly into the exact link I was aiming for. The disc fell from the chains on edge right on top of the Juju Supreme laying flat in the bottom of the basket. The Juju worked exactly like a trampoline and my Aviar vertically jumped straight back up, hit the chains, and fell out.

*silence*

The whole card was astonished.


In the past I've only asked to clear the basket if the disc was laying funny or caught up in the chains. We all learned a valuable lesson last night.

 

[Roc1Time]

See, some people would call you and ass for making them go up ad remove that, till it happens to them.

 

[Tacoma_Tom]

I blame your partner for not making it.

 

[zenbot]

I blame your partner for not making it.

Special rule last night. Total score from both partners.

 

[80playedin10states]

playing in open you are expected to remove your putter immediately after sinking the putt..avoids mishaps...asking someone to do so is right on...

 

[Neophyte]

What a disappointing event. I guess you learned a valuable lesson though.

 

[Keokuk Discer]

I always clear my putt immediately after I make it, unless I see that the next person is set and ready to throw his/her putt. It matters where the other person's disc is in the basket as to whether I ask them to clear the basket or not.

 

[nunez23]

Yeah I also clear my putt as soon as I can. I don't want to feel guilty about costing someone a putt, especially a long one.

 

[ShaZaun]

I wish you caught that on video....... I'd still be crying.......

 

[zenbot]

Looking at the bright side it was a great putt.

 

[DavidSauls]

Everywhere I've played clearing putts is automatic, unless the next thrower waives you off.

It's always a little fun to ask someone to clear their disc after an ace (jokingly, of course).

 

[ThePatrick]

I have had this discussion many times, and I think the decision has been made to run the entire fairway and clear my disc if I hit an ace. Just in case someone else has an ace run as well.

 

[lko102]

That sucks...at least you know you had a great putt that would have stuck without that disc in there.

 

[bazillion]

That sucks...at least you know you had a great putt that would have stuck without that disc in there.

Not necessarily ... I've had a putt go in, bounce off the bottom of the basket and wind up on the ground.

Of course, that might just be my putting style

 

[lko102]

Not necessarily ... I've had a putt go in, bounce off the bottom of the basket and wind up on the ground.

Of course, that might just be my putting style

I was trying to ease the sting of having it bounce out . Believe me, I've had putts bounce out in every conceivable manner before.

 

[jhgonzo]

You especially want to clear it if you stick your shot to the outside of the basket, wedged in between the bars...

Of course, now I've just raised another question I'll have to post in a new thread--If you hit an ace by wedging your disc in the outside and nobody else's shot is in the vicinity of the basket, meaning you'd have to wait for all their approach shots, is it appropriate to run ahead and clear your ace before the unthinkable--the disc dropping out--happens? Is the card obligated to let you clear it?

 

[80playedin10states]

hell yes!! i 've been there and done that...if you don't get there quick enough it can fall out for the deuce..both times this has happened to me, i got their late and missed out...i actually had a guy make me clear out an ace in a tourney because he said he was gonna hit it also..

 

[klay]

hell yes!! i 've been there and done that...if you don't get there quick enough it can fall out for the deuce..both times this has happened to me, i got their late and missed out...i actually had a guy make me clear out an ace in a tourney because he said he was gonna hit it also..

Well did he?

 

[DavidSauls]

And to the original premise---

I've always wondered if a disc in the bottom of the basket is more likely to cause a bounce-out than a solid-metal empty basket? Practice-putting, I've seen tens of thousands of putts made with other discs---sometimes many discs---sitting in there and yet to see a bounce-out. It seems equally plausible that discs in the basket soften the landing area and are a benefit.

Regardless, they should be removed to eliminate excuses from the next thrower.

 

[skottyb]

Looking at the bright side it was a great putt.

Great putts usually stay in the basket