Throwing after teeing off

Hello all... Sorry if this has been posted several times. I did perform a search, but I couldn't find my answer. I am a new player and I have read the rules, but I cannot find info on throws AFTER THE TEE SHOT. I have been playing where you mark your shot and play directly behind it. And we have been playing where you cannot move back or sideways except when pivoting from the marked spot. Almost like pivoting in basketball.

Anyway, I have heard that you CAN run up from behind your shot as long as you don't cross that line before you release it. Is that true? How come that does not seem to be in the rules? It just seems to mention tee shots and putts.

Thanks all!

Click on rules on the home page and read the following:

RULE: 803.03 STANCE, Subsequent to Teeing Off

It goes into great detail to tell you basically that on all "non-putts", as long as you are within 30 centimeters directly behind your disc (not on the side) when you release the disc you are OK. Run ups and follow throughs are perfectly legal except for when you are within 10 meters of the basket when follow throughs are not allowed.

Correct, so long as on your second and later shots, you have one foot(supporting point) directly behind your marker, within 30cm (11.811") directly in the line of play from the basket.

refer to 803.03 in the rulebook.

I told my buddies about that and they pointed this out...

That whole part of the book mentions this:

"When the disc is released, a player must":

Now it doesn't mention anything about what you can or cannot do BEFORE the disc is released.

I had one guy say that you had to ALWAYS remain within that 30 CM, but I had another dude say that you could run from up to 10 meters!

I am just amazed that the rules are not more clear on this.

It doesnt say anythign about what you do before, because it doesnt matter what you do before.....just when its released, and afterwards, if within 10m.

[neonnoodle]

I'm not sure what your question is.

Are you saying the rulebook should have something in it concerning what you may or may not, or must or must not do prior to throwing a shot from outside 10 meters?

"A player may do summersaults prior to stepping on his/her lie.”
“A player may do math equations prior to stepping on his/her lie.”
“A player may not quote Bugs Bunny prior to making contact with his/her lie."

There is no need to include exclusions, you can do what you like so long as when you release the disc you are in compliance with the rules.

Gotcha, thanks!

So it is perfectly legal to run up from a 100 yards (or whatever) as long as you stay within the "AFTER THE RELEASE" rules.

Thanks all!

[rhett]

It's actually "at the time of release", not after.

unless you're within 10m of the basket.

Correct, where you are when you release, outsied 10m, or where you arent when within 10m

[Moderator005]

And we have been playing where you cannot move back or sideways except when pivoting from the marked spot. Almost like pivoting in basketball.



This is one of the most amazing non-rules Rules. I can't count on both hands the number of times I have heard recreational players at a course tell each other (or even "official" disc golfers with disc bags) that fairway run-ups are not allowed. For those not familiar with PDGA rules, I guess intuitively it just looks right to them and they think it's official.

The converse is the people that think you can throw from virtually anywhere near your actual lie; three feet off to the side or even ten feet in front of it, for example!

[rob]

I'll quote Bugs Bunny any time I feel like it, so there. :p

"what's up Doc?"

[cbdiscpimp]

The converse is the people that think you can throw from virtually anywhere near your actual lie; three feet off to the side or even ten feet in front of it, for example!


LMAO. I love it. I run into this EVERY SINGLE TIME I PLAY WITH MY BUDDYS WHO THINK THEY ARE GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!! LMAO. I have one buddy imparticular who does this. He talks all this ***** about how he can whoop my ACE and this that and the other thing you guys know what im talking about. Then when we get out on the course he doesnt even come close to playing by the rules. He stands 2-3 feet to the side of his disc so he can avoid trees and he stands 2-3 feet behind to get clean shots. He stand just about everywhere possible EXCEPT within 30cm directly behind his disc. I was playing with him one day where he threw INSIDE a fallen tree that had been there ALL SUMMER LONG. He walked into the tree picked up his walked back out of the tree and proceded to play his shot from outside the fallen tree. His Excuse was that it wasnt supposed to be there so he didnt have to throw from inside of it. I said its been there all summer it is now a part of the course you have to throw from it. If you didnt want to throw from inside the tree you shouldnt have shanked it in there in the first place. HAHAHAHA Needless to say he still doesnt play by the rules and he thinks he can beat me. he has only beaten me once and that was by 1 stroke and he cheated about 6 strokes worth of that. I love the rules that casual players think are OFFICIAL :D Its like Euchre the rules are so simple that people try and make up their own because there is no way the rules could be that easy Sorry for the thread drift guys its just pisses me off that people say they can beat other people but all they do is CHEAT :mad:

PS Thats like me saying i can beat Climo and then shaving 6-8 Strokes off my score every round

[scottsearles]

:DYou WASCILLY WABBIT /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[exczar]

I think that would be really gross. You should try and do so out of the range of the other golfers, preferably in the woods. But I understand if you can't, especially if you have a really bad tee shot :D

Oh, wait a sec, my bad, I thought that the thread was "Throwing UP after teeing off" :o :p

[Jake L]

You got it right. :D