I was just curious whether many other disc golfers thought much about, and used, the option to mark your disc or not.

I've played a few tournaments now and can't help but notice how many players mark their lie almost religiously.

My take on it is to only mark my lie if will benefit me in some appreciable way. By only marking my disc when I feel the need (or have to, according to the rules), I'm bending over probably 1/2 - 2/3 as much (speaking as a person that started playing at Master's age, this actually means something /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif)

I'm not going to mark it if I can reach the basket. I'm not going to mark it if I'm 150' down the fairway (or even 40', really.) The minor difference of the diameter of the disc just doesn't matter to me at that distance. I certainly won't mark it if it brings me closer into a bush in my face, but I constantly see people marking their lies in all those circumstances.

Is there some sort of voodoo I don't know about?

All the time - but not for the voodoo. ;)

I do it for better footing, avoiding backhanding trees on follow-throughs, giving me better angles through gaps, etc. If all else is equal, I do not use a mini.

I hardly ever mark my lie , unless I have too .

I don't mark in the middle of the fairway when I'm throwing an approach and always mark when I'm putting.

The exceptions to not marking:
- I need to further forward to get away from a tree or get around something
- I want to throw the disc on the ground

The exception to marking the disc:
- Under the basket and tapping in with another disc
- Beneificial to be further back on my putt

Don't set a standard of I always mark or I always don't b/c it can help you either way depending on the situation. Learn the rules of disc golf and learn how they can help you score better!

I hardly ever mark my lie, unless I have too .

Me too, for this reason: I try to play my tournament rounds the same way I play my casual rounds. To me, there is no appreciable difference in my ability to execute an X foot shot versus an X foot 8 inches shot, regardless of what X might be.

I only mark my disc when I am throwing the disc that is lying on the ground...As an older player, there is benefit to not bending over that many extra times during a round.

I never mark my lie when outside of 20-30 feet or when I can drop in the basket. But on nearly all close putts (other than drop-ins), I mark for the benefit of the few inches. In reality, the chance of those inches making a difference may only occur in 1 of 1000 putts, but I will take even the tiniest of advantages when I can. I think there is also a psychological advantage to me, but that has more to do with my brain disfunction that anything else.

a marked lie is harder to see the foot fault. specially when you use a green mini.. :eek: /msgboard/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

we mark all lies for putting, even in casual rounds...Good golf is repetition...why not, it only takes a second...I never mark in open fairway just because there is less chance to foot fault.

Is there less chance to foot fault because you can see your mark easier or because the disc is wider than a mini? If it is the latter rather than the former, then a re-reading of the rules is in order.

I never mark my drop-in to about 6-foot putts to save my old body from more work than necessary. Bend down once to pick up the missed putt instead of twice to mark and pick up.

I mark all my putts from 6 feet to 60 feet, or wherever the limit to my putting motion is, just to keep the putting routine going. If it's windy or I've been missing 10 foot putts, I'll mark the 5-footers just to make sure I do my routine so I don't give away another stroke.

Outside putting range I don't mark unless I am doing a fairway runup. I usually mark my fairway runups because it is much easier to fall if you miss your mark and step on a full-sized disc than if you step on a mini. I also consider the terrain and try to figure out if marking or not marking will be advantageous if there is a hole or rock other obstacle right there.

I mark mainly for the routine as well. The only reson I would not mark, is for an advantage in my lie. Usually that is when a tree trunk is close to the disc or you are under some shrub or something.

For those of us who three-putt a lot, it's either mark the lie, or use alternating putters.

Not to mention when I throw the same driver 3 consecutive times on a hole, hoping to beat some sense into it until it quits hitting trees.

For those of us who three-putt a lot, it's either mark the lie, or use alternating putters.

Not to mention when I throw the same driver 3 consecutive times on a hole, hoping to beat some sense into it until it quits hitting trees.

Three drives and three putts per hole....that is normal, isn't it? It seems to work for me.

All wonderful ideas! :) Alas, my secret is out about the green minis... :mad:
I just wanted to say thanks for making my day brighter! :cool:

I only mark my lie if it makes my lie better, ie gives more room around a tree, moves me away from OB and I will mark a lie if it is a 10-40ft putt.

Like Rhett, I try avoiding bending over as much as possible. I am getting to old.

BTW, I usually have 2 putters in my bag, I really don't ever have to mark my lie.

with the advancement of time I agree that there is no need to bend over more often than necessary. For me the zone is about 6 feet to 30 feet. However, I only carry one true putter and will often mark the real short ones so I can use that putter again. I will also mark on upshots where I need a run up because of my weak arm. I feel I am more likely to trip and kill myself over a regular disc than over a mini.

Those are all great answers, most of which I would have guessed, or even given myself.
Thanks.

I suspect I'm just noticing a lot of players that do it to maintain routine and maybe a smattering that think one must mark it.