Norcal
Par Member
Flukey rollaways are the worst part of disc golf. Random outcomes don't jibe with the notion that disc golf is a game of skill. How can we minimize flukey rollaways without compromising challenge?
I am mostly concerned with rollaways that occur around the basket. Consider this scenario: Player A comes up an inch low on his putt, hits the side of the basket, catches an edge, and rolls down and off the sloped green and behind a stand of trees. Player A is now looking at a 3-putt. Meanwhile Player B airballs his putt and lands next to the basket for a tap-in. In this scenario, Player A is severely punished for making a better putt than Player B- luck is the determinative factor, not skill.
Putting at baskets that are on or near slopes adds challenge and creativity to the game, but it injects an element of randomness. I'd like to see small barriers erected strategically around sloped greens to knock down rollaways and minimize their punishing effect.
Making greens more uniform, i.e. removing fallen branches and large tufts of weeds, covering exposed roots and correcting irregularities in the landing area can also minimize flukey rollaways.
Any other ideas?
I hear a lot of people say "rollaways are part of the game". They certainly are, but they shouldn't be if you believe disc golf should be a game of skill rather than chance.
I am mostly concerned with rollaways that occur around the basket. Consider this scenario: Player A comes up an inch low on his putt, hits the side of the basket, catches an edge, and rolls down and off the sloped green and behind a stand of trees. Player A is now looking at a 3-putt. Meanwhile Player B airballs his putt and lands next to the basket for a tap-in. In this scenario, Player A is severely punished for making a better putt than Player B- luck is the determinative factor, not skill.
Putting at baskets that are on or near slopes adds challenge and creativity to the game, but it injects an element of randomness. I'd like to see small barriers erected strategically around sloped greens to knock down rollaways and minimize their punishing effect.
Making greens more uniform, i.e. removing fallen branches and large tufts of weeds, covering exposed roots and correcting irregularities in the landing area can also minimize flukey rollaways.
Any other ideas?
I hear a lot of people say "rollaways are part of the game". They certainly are, but they shouldn't be if you believe disc golf should be a game of skill rather than chance.