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I think liability concern (injury from tripping or face planting on deadfall putts into the ground or basket) is a hidden factor in disallowing jump or falling putts near the basket.
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I also find it funny that people have some sort of expectation that a group that makes rules like that will somehow come up with logical rules in other situations. The PDGA doesn't always make the best rules for the game, sometimes they prefer history over logic and what's clearly right. That is not a good way to grow a sport.The thing I hate the most...why do we not count wedgies and shots that land on top of the basket? They are suspended off the ground right? I know it's rare to have happen, but it does happen.
If disc golf ever gets to the point where tournaments have non disc golfer spectators and they see people jump putting, I'll give 10-1 odds they look at someone doing that and ask, "Why is that legal"?
If disc golf ever gets to the point where tournaments have non disc golfer spectators and they see people jump putting, I'll give 10-1 odds they look at someone doing that and ask, "Why is that legal"?
Maybe you're right, but I think the one-legged ballet pose after putts inside the circle will strike outsiders as stranger than the flailing follow-through that is a jump-putt.
I can think of a dozen rules that might garner that response, if they are going to continue being spectators, they'll have to learn the rules. Just like any sport - I hate watching baseball, but I hardly understand what's going on most of the time, I'd probably enjoy it more if I understood the rules.
I think liability concern (injury from tripping or face planting on deadfall putts into the ground or basket) is a hidden factor in disallowing jump or falling putts near the basket.
If they ever truly allow jump then putting I will be ecstatic. Finally all of that time I wasted long jumping in college put to use. And some truly hilarious blooper reels as people smoke themselves on the basket.
massive driver heads were disallowed on the tour years ago to limit the distances pros were driving, and it was almost universally regarded as a positive change by analysts, even if the pros pissed and moaned a bit.
I also find it funny that people have some sort of expectation that a group that makes rules like that will somehow come up with logical rules in other situations. The PDGA doesn't always make the best rules for the game, sometimes they prefer history over logic and what's clearly right. That is not a good way to grow a sport.
I've heard lots of people claim that "most" jump putts people perform are illegal, but I have seen almost zero proof of this. "I heard it from a guy" is not the same as proof. A picture of someone with their feet off the ground and the disc in the air is not proof. You need to have still shots of people with their plant foot off the ground and the disc in their hand to have actual proof.
Because of that, the best argument against jump putts is that it's nearly impossible to enforce. Rather than moving the circle out a ways (which probably isn't the best idea) or making all "falling throws" illegal (which is a down right terrible idea), why not word the stance rules in a way that makes falling putts and drives legal, but jump putts illegal. Have the requirement that you have a supporting point behind the lie long enough to detect it with the naked eye after release, but allow "falling" outside 30'? That would make following through OK and falling putts OK (which would barely change the jump putt technique) but make it much easier to enforce.
^THIS IS A GREAT POST.
but i don't see how you'll be able to distinguish between a jump putt and a falling putt...since the rules are really specific around a static supporting point, not necessarily the action of jumping or lunging forward.
My point still is regardless of this being a discussion or formal rules submission, is whatt is the core issue the pDGA is trying to solve? Seems they just want to get rid of jump putting for the sake of getting rid of it. I get the smoking rules change...to attracted younger athletes (though they still have beer sponsors, that's another thread). I don't get how this is helping anyone but some pros that are tiered of getting beat by jump putters.
Do we really have any conclusive proof the "jump putt" really confers an advantage? If so, how is that advantage unfair? Is the advantage conferred because the thrower has developed the skill so they are better at it than someone else? If so, how is this different from someone who has taken the time to gain an advantage on their drives or approach shots?I don't get how this is helping anyone but some pros that are tiered of getting beat by jump putters.
We know this was brought up by an individual, and not PDGA wide, but again, this is a discussion board and we can discuss things like this.I don't think there's a core issue that the PDGA is trying to solve at all. You're taking a topic brought up by an individual, and trying to make it a PDGA-wide issue.
I'll take your word for it and hope you are correct. Some of the ideas in that thread were just too far, IMHO.The result of this individual's attempt to bring it to the rules committee was a flat dismissal of the idea.
Do we really have any conclusive proof the "jump putt" really confers an advantage? If so, how is that advantage unfair? Is the advantage conferred because the thrower has developed the skill so they are better at it than someone else? If so, how is this different from someone who has taken the time to gain an advantage on their drives or approach shots?
We know this was brought up by an individual, and not PDGA wide, but again, this is a discussion board and we can discuss things like this.
I'll take your word for it and hope you are correct. Some of the ideas in that thread were just too far, IMHO.
I have no problem with the discussion of things like this, as long as the context is clear that it's simply a hypothetical scenario. My issue was with the portion of mudslinger's post that I bolded in my reply. He is trying to portray this as some conspiracy that the PDGA as an organization has some kind of agenda they are trying to sneak by the rest of us. There is no conspiracy to eliminate the jump putt or really to make any significant modifications to the stance rules as we now know them.We know this was brought up by an individual, and not PDGA wide, but again, this is a discussion board and we can discuss things like this.
From the original poster at the PDGA discussion, which is what stirred this whole thing up..."None of these have reached a proposal stage yet". It's just one guy spitballing ideas, nothing more.I'll take your word for it and hope you are correct. Some of the ideas in that thread were just too far, IMHO.
That's my feeling, too. One argument is that jump-putts are foot faults that are too close to call. I'm inclined to think if they're too close to call, they're too close to worry about.
Well, no conspiracy to eliminate the jump putt or modify the stance rules....but they're up to something dagnabitThere is no conspiracy to eliminate the jump putt or really to make any significant modifications to the stance rules as we now know them.