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2014 Tourney Videos
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Royalhghnss
Double Eagle Member
Great idea man! I'll check into this. Thanks!
Thanks so much! I kinda think of you guys the same way. Invisible friends I'm trying to help keep up with the action, and explain where the video falls short.
disc gopher
Birdie Member
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around 13:00 isn't that illegal how devan pushed his disc down and then put a mini in front of it? I understand it's a drop in and I wouldn't call him, just technically speaking, wouldn't that be a stance violation?
I believe you are correct
Allurex
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jjpitt29
Birdie Member
Yes it is a complete violation of the rules and why wouldn't you call him? Think of all the little ways that you can get penalized in ball golf. If you move grass that causes your ball to move you are penalized. If we want disc to ever be taken seriously this kind of thing needs to be called. I don't think Devan was trying to cheat or anything like that. I'm sure it's one of those things that was never really thought about. However they way he did it was against the rules and therefore should be penalized.
teemkey
* Ace Member *
Frankly, I like that your card mates have to call you out, and the call must be seconded. Much more civilized.
jjpitt29
Birdie Member
This is what causes more problems then anything. The fact that we have to call each other instead of being honorable like ball golf and calling yourself. There are occasions when the officials call out penalties, but I can't recall one where it was something intentional.
Everyone needs to do a better job understanding the rules and playing by them and many problems go away.
**if you were being sarcastic my bad
But sentiment is still the same. It sucks that we have to call and "watch" our competitors instead of being able to focus on our own game.
I agree completely. However, we can't have it both ways. On one hand, we want everybody and their pet hamster to come play our tournaments but we don't take half a second to see if they know the rules. Then on the other hand, we want everybody to police each other?
Having officials call all the violations is pure fantasy, considering USDGC officials don't know the rules perfectly (I've heard stories from credible sources).
This sport is in the unfortunate position right now where we need to ask players to be honest, but at the same time need to empower card mates to call violations. As much as a lot of us want it to be, disc golf isn't as gentlemanly as golf and we're left to debate crap like this.
This is what causes more problems then anything. The fact that we have to call each other instead of being honorable like ball golf and calling yourself. There are occasions when the officials call out penalties, but I can't recall one where it was something intentional.
Everyone needs to do a better job understanding the rules and playing by them and many problems go away.
**if you were being sarcastic my bad
Yea there are plenty of people out there that look at being able to call people out as a way to get into someones head. Ive played with people before that will call out people for violations that they did not make just so they can make that person second guess themselves.
JAKE master
Double Eagle Member
its footage....not very highlighty IMO though
I agree
step 1 would be if people STFU during players meetings to listen to OB's, and special conditions. Had a situation in a tournament recently where a guy in another group threw his disc across a creek and across our fairway, a situation on a specific hole that was discussed at the players meeting as being OB, but the group he was with called it in bounds. The group I was with just muttered and stared at their shoes. I was the only one willing to say that this dude was OB and I looked like, (and was treated like), an A$$ the rest of the round for just bringing it up, not even enforcing it.
Anyway back to Video's…
I really enjoyed murderMike's memorial coverage last year. I am typically a fan of commentary over music, but it reminds me of skate videos I used to watch when I was a kid trying to get pumped up before a session. I have been watching a lot of different tournament coverage over the last year, and I keep watching that video because it gets me in a mood to throw. I am really hoping he does another one this year.
I know it can be tough to do, but I hope he adds distance to the basket and player on each drive.
blackcatsmith
Double Eagle Member
There's new technology out that motocross riders and skiers,snowboarders are using to film one another as well as themselves while riding. Essentially a drone, a camera, and some tracking hardware. Check out Mindblow on youtube, #78 I believe. How awesome would tournament footage be if we had cameras tracking the disc from above or next to, or directly behind the entire flight? Rhetorical. It would be very awesome.
Looks that way to me too. Doesn't seem like he's leaning or stretching back away from the mini to get clear of the bush. Appears he's set up to make it as short a putt as he can legally make it, which means there's not much chance his hands didn't come down closer to the basket than the rear edge of the marker.
Tough call to make from the angle we're seeing. Unfortunately, an exceptionally rare call to see on the course no matter what angle you have or how egregious the violation.
Good video overall. Thanks for posting it.
I know its not the Memorial but I'm assuming you've watched Basket Assassins One?
Plenty of sections with the same format as that Masters video (tourney footage + hip hop).
