Here's a way to play that came to mind:
Let's say there are four players, each with an empty bag. There is a pool of 32 discs in front of them (8 putters, 8 mids, 8 fairway drivers, 8 distance drivers) from which they will build their bags for the round. Player 1 chooses any disc and bags it. Player 2 chooses a disc. Player 3 chooses a disc. Player 4 chooses a disc, and then chooses another disc since he/she had the last pick. Then Player 3 picks a disc, Player 2 picks a disc, and then Player 1 chooses a disc, and then another, since he/she had the last pick for the second round. They repeat the process until each player has a bag of 8 discs, then they play the round each using the 8 discs they drafted.
The numbers can be tweaked. Maybe there are only 20 discs for the 4 players, so each will end up with a 5-disc bag.
With smaller numbers, there can be tougher decisions to be made with the picks. If there are only 5 putters, and Player 1 starts off with a non-putter selection, then it is possible that Player 1 will not get to pick a putter.
Has anyone heard of this or done this? It seems like a fun idea to me, as it would let people play with discs they may not usually use. Also, having a limited bag would test one's skills of manipulating discs to fly different lines. Plus there is some strategy involved in drafting one's bag of discs in the first place.
Thoughts?
Let's say there are four players, each with an empty bag. There is a pool of 32 discs in front of them (8 putters, 8 mids, 8 fairway drivers, 8 distance drivers) from which they will build their bags for the round. Player 1 chooses any disc and bags it. Player 2 chooses a disc. Player 3 chooses a disc. Player 4 chooses a disc, and then chooses another disc since he/she had the last pick. Then Player 3 picks a disc, Player 2 picks a disc, and then Player 1 chooses a disc, and then another, since he/she had the last pick for the second round. They repeat the process until each player has a bag of 8 discs, then they play the round each using the 8 discs they drafted.
The numbers can be tweaked. Maybe there are only 20 discs for the 4 players, so each will end up with a 5-disc bag.
With smaller numbers, there can be tougher decisions to be made with the picks. If there are only 5 putters, and Player 1 starts off with a non-putter selection, then it is possible that Player 1 will not get to pick a putter.
Has anyone heard of this or done this? It seems like a fun idea to me, as it would let people play with discs they may not usually use. Also, having a limited bag would test one's skills of manipulating discs to fly different lines. Plus there is some strategy involved in drafting one's bag of discs in the first place.
Thoughts?