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I'm probably reinventing the wheel, but here goes . . .
I want to run a tournament that requires a certain number of rollers be thrown by each player. I'll call it a Roller Derby (I know). For background, this is on a newish, 21-hole disc golf course on a 9-hole golf course. Almost all of the holes use at least part of the golf fairways which are fantastic for rollers. Anyway, here is what I have come up with as far as written rules. I'd hand these out before the tournament along with a score card on which to keep a tally of the rollers that have been thrown by each player during the round.
"All PDGA Rules remain the same except as modified below:
Rollers:
A Roller is a throw made in which the disc rolls on its edge on the playing surface for any distance before it comes to rest.
Scoring:
1. Beginning Score:
Each player begins the round with 21 throws.
2. Scoring rollers:
A. Each player is afforded a "budget" for rollers in two categories: 1) Throws from the tee; and, 2) All other throws. Budgeted throws are not counted when scoring a hole.
B. Each player is budgeted 6 throws from the tee.
C. Each player has an additional budget of 15 for rollers thrown from any part of the course.
Explanation: The total roller budget is 21 throws. Each player may throw up to 21 rollers, six of which must be thrown from the tee, without those throws being counted for scoring purposes. All throws of any type that fall outside the budget, including rollers, count toward the player's score."
Requiring some tee shots to be rollers may be unnecessary. However, I didn't want a player to be able to avoid throwing any rollers from the tee by using up their roller budget on long putts. Any thoughts?
I want to run a tournament that requires a certain number of rollers be thrown by each player. I'll call it a Roller Derby (I know). For background, this is on a newish, 21-hole disc golf course on a 9-hole golf course. Almost all of the holes use at least part of the golf fairways which are fantastic for rollers. Anyway, here is what I have come up with as far as written rules. I'd hand these out before the tournament along with a score card on which to keep a tally of the rollers that have been thrown by each player during the round.
"All PDGA Rules remain the same except as modified below:
Rollers:
A Roller is a throw made in which the disc rolls on its edge on the playing surface for any distance before it comes to rest.
Scoring:
1. Beginning Score:
Each player begins the round with 21 throws.
2. Scoring rollers:
A. Each player is afforded a "budget" for rollers in two categories: 1) Throws from the tee; and, 2) All other throws. Budgeted throws are not counted when scoring a hole.
B. Each player is budgeted 6 throws from the tee.
C. Each player has an additional budget of 15 for rollers thrown from any part of the course.
Explanation: The total roller budget is 21 throws. Each player may throw up to 21 rollers, six of which must be thrown from the tee, without those throws being counted for scoring purposes. All throws of any type that fall outside the budget, including rollers, count toward the player's score."
Requiring some tee shots to be rollers may be unnecessary. However, I didn't want a player to be able to avoid throwing any rollers from the tee by using up their roller budget on long putts. Any thoughts?