Is having two discs in your hands legal durring a putt, drive, or upshot?

[JamesN]

What if you drop the second disc and it rolls closer to the basket than your actual putt?
Or if the second disc slipped out of Patrick Browns hand and flies out 20 feet?

 

[1978]

If you do hold another disc, it must be made by the same manufacturer and be within 1 gram of the same weight as your putter to demonstrate balance per 2104 rule book.

You are stealing my joke. Leave fake rules up to me and Thumber!

 

[1978]

But if it's behind your lie, that is legal, no?

I see nothing in the rules that states otherwise.

You can't move stuff unless dead or detached.
803.01 A-E

And 802.04 Throwing from a Stance

Couldnt find the rule about supporting points, Chuck where is it?

 

[Flick Maniac]

http://www.pdga.com/rules/official-rules-disc-golf/808-rules-qa#qa-16

 

[Thumber]

You are stealing my joke. Leave fake rules up to me and Thumber!

Lulz :clap:

 

[1978]

http://www.pdga.com/rules/official-rules-disc-golf/808-rules-qa#qa-16

I need to save that. You hear people say that is illegal all the time.

 

[BradC]

http://www.pdga.com/rules/official-rules-disc-golf/808-rules-qa#qa-16

Good find. I thought I remembered reading that but couldn't locate it on a quick browse of the document.

Thank you.

 

[BirdieMachine]

I hang onto Mr Floppy when I putt. Quite a bit lighter then 175 grams though.

 

[Scared_Discless]

I hang onto Mr Floppy when I putt. Quite a bit lighter then 175 grams though.

Be careful you might go blind :|

 

[BirdieMachine]

Be careful you might go blind :|

The way I putt I might as well be.

 

[bombmk]

The one rule that covers this is:
http://www.pdga.com/rules/official-rules-disc-golf/801-general/80103-artificial-devices

And that is unspecific enough that claiming you cannot hold another disc while you throw is not exactly wrong - not exactly right either.
Depends on your view on the meaning of "artificial device".

I would not have a strong case against someone insisting a disc to be an artificial device. Other than being pretty sure that is not what is meant.

 

[tbird888]

Forget going blind, the extra hair on your palms could cause release issues.

 

[ejvogie]

The one rule that covers this is:
http://www.pdga.com/rules/official-rules-disc-golf/801-general/80103-artificial-devices

And that is unspecific enough that claiming you cannot hold another disc while you throw is not exactly wrong - not exactly right either.
Depends on your view on the meaning of "artificial device".

I would not have a strong case against someone insisting a disc to be an artificial device. Other than being pretty sure that is not what is meant.

I think you'll have a hard time convincing a TD that a disc qualifies as an artificial device

 

[araytx]

I hang onto Mr Floppy when I putt. Quite a bit lighter then 175 grams though.

There are some commercials on tv that refer to help with that early release issue.

 

[kerplunk]

The one rule that covers this is:
http://www.pdga.com/rules/official-rules-disc-golf/801-general/80103-artificial-devices

And that is unspecific enough that claiming you cannot hold another disc while you throw is not exactly wrong - not exactly right either.
Depends on your view on the meaning of "artificial device".

I would not have a strong case against someone insisting a disc to be an artificial device. Other than being pretty sure that is not what is meant.

This exactly. So all of you people saying "read the rulebook" need to ease up, as this is not a rule that is explicitly defined.

I am pretty sure I started a thread awhile back about the exact issue of whether an off-hand disc could be considered an artificial device, but I wasn't able to find it quickly. I will try again and post the link if I find it.

 

[kerplunk]

Here it is: http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86728

Most of the good discussion is on the last two pages, the first two are mostly just people calling me dumb for even asking.