Rules Question somebody asked me and I'm not sure:

What happens if you lose a disc (or discs) and you have no more discs?

Can you continue? Do you get all pars +4 on the remaining holes?

Can someone loan you discs?

You can borrow them, you can return to the car to get some if you're close enough and you can buy them during the round (like I did once when losing 3 in water). If you don't finish you DNF, not par+4s. I would find it hard to believe that in PDGA competition, the others in your group would only be playing with one disc such that they couldn't loan you one, even if it's not one you would normally use for a throw.

If someone lost all of their discs, I'd be really hesitant about loaning them one, considering their track record and all. :o

i played with a guy at the first buckhorn open who lost all his discs on the water holes. we loaned him a couple to finish with. this was in mpo too.

That's the thing about some of these water holes. Growing up in the Midwest, we had water on some holes, but it was mostly creeks, where you could fish your disc out. Of course it helped that I was playing with Midnight Flyers, which did not have a propensity to sink.

Nowadays, and especially here in North Texas, the water seems to be mostly ponds or creeks/rivers where it is too deep to get your disc back out.

I don't mind taking a penalty stroke, but losing a disc is like losing a ball AND a club in ball golf. I don't see many ball golfers taking an extra driver or putter with them in case they lose one.

I hope that there are not many holes on the KC area courses used for this years WDGC that have "unrecoverable" water.

That's the thing about some of these water holes. Growing up in the Midwest, we had water on some holes, but it was mostly creeks, where you could fish your disc out. Of course it helped that I was playing with Midnight Flyers, which did not have a propensity to sink.

Nowadays, and especially here in North Texas, the water seems to be mostly ponds or creeks/rivers where it is too deep to get your disc back out.

I don't mind taking a penalty stroke, but losing a disc is like losing a ball AND a club in ball golf. I don't see many ball golfers taking an extra driver or putter with them in case they lose one.

I hope that there are not many holes on the KC area courses used for this years WDGC that have "unrecoverable" water.





If there are places in KC where you can go in the water, it should be warm enough where you can at least swim for a minute to try to find it.

For that matter it should at least be warmer than the water at Bear Creek in January shouldn't it Bill?? :o:o:D:D:D:D

it should be warm enough where you can at least swim for a minute to try to find it.



At the Iowa Worlds, I went to the edge of the lake at the Big Creek course (or maybe it was Walnut Ridge) to search for a disc. When I saw that big, dark brown snake swimming towards me, I decided that disc could stay wet!

What happens if you lose a disc (or discs) and you have no more discs?



You should quit :p

I thought it was illegal to use a disc out of another players bag?

Yes, it was cold! Immediately upon immersion, I thought, "well, might as well try diving down ahd see if I can find it", but a couple of seconds later, my body overruled me, and I immediately <font color="white">tried to pull Glenn in </font> asked Glenn if he could help me out.

I thought it was illegal to use a disc out of another players bag?



negative, discs must be uniquely marked but they can just as easily be marked with someone else's name as your own.

I thought it was illegal to use a disc out of another players bag?



negative, discs must be uniquely marked but they can just as easily be marked with someone else's name as your own.



Another "non-rule" rule. I once aced with a borrowed disc (and, yes, I ended up keeping the disc - back then you got a free pole hole if you aced in a sanctioned tournament; that's how rare aces were then (as well as sanctioned tournaents)).

That's the thing about some of these water holes. Growing up in the Midwest, we had water on some holes, but it was mostly creeks, where you could fish your disc out. Of course it helped that I was playing with Midnight Flyers, which did not have a propensity to sink.

Nowadays, and especially here in North Texas, the water seems to be mostly ponds or creeks/rivers where it is too deep to get your disc back out.

I don't mind taking a penalty stroke, but losing a disc is like losing a ball AND a club in ball golf. I don't see many ball golfers taking an extra driver or putter with them in case they lose one.

I hope that there are not many holes on the KC area courses used for this years WDGC that have "unrecoverable" water.



water holes in KC are few and far between....

you could possibly end up in some water at blue valley if you really yanked your drive on number 3. also, the pleasant hill course has 2-3 holes where water could come into play if you were either overly aggressive or again, yanked the disc to the right. prairie center also has one hole that drives over the water, but it's only about a 150' carry to get over it. i think that's pretty much it.