My thoughts on #FFGate2018:
1) It's worth noting that JohnE and Ricky are both sponsored by Latitude 64. They are on the same team. It's a conflict of interest for JohnE to call Ricky on the obvious foot fault. Pair this most recent instance with previous controversies mentioned in this thread and we now have a history of JohnE not enforcing the rules consistently on his cardmates. Such are the imperfections of competitors being obligated to enforce the rules. Honorable in theory, very imperfect and prone to human error in practice.
2) Ricky is competitive as hell, which is why he is one of the best disc golfers in the world. Being a highly competitive person myself, though I've cooled way down since my competitive NCAA Track and Cross Country days, I've been in situations where I was pushing the boundaries of the rules to gain every inch. Leaning into the gray area of the rules happens surprisingly quickly when you want nothing more in the world but to win. I totally understand how Rick could put his head down, grab his cart, and plow forward trying to escape without a penalty stroke.
That being said, he's in the wrong on this one. He was clearly more than 2 feet behind his mini. The action of highest integrity would have been to second the call on himself. I hope that in retrospect he will be able to see that he was in the wrong and change his behavior the next time something like this happens.
3) I'm throwing a tape measure in my bag for tourney rounds.
