Do you HAVE to throw from the tee pad?

[jbl]

Yeah, weird question. I know.

Obviously I don't mean you can throw from in front of the tee pad; I just mean are you allowed to play to the immediate side of the tee pad? Does some extremity of you have to be touching the tee pad when the disc is launched? What's the exact rule for this...?

Thanks.

[Star Shark]

You have to have your ONLY supporting points on the teepad. Which means your feet, knees, hands... whatever. At some tourneys they make allowances due to rubber teepads getting really sticky in hot weather so you can throw from one side of the teepad.

[Fritz]

You can only throw from the sides if it's deemed that the teepad is dangerous, ie slip hazard, ice, excessive water etc...
other than that, this was discussed in the Rules Discussion form section

[Chuck Kennedy]

You can only throw from the sides if it's deemed that the teepad is dangerous, ie slip hazard, ice, excessive water etc...

Note: Players cannot make this determination, just the TD in tournaments. If you choose to not play from the tee pad due to hazardous conditions, other than casual water, you can play from behind it with a 1-throw penalty.

[Fritz]

You can only throw from the sides if it's deemed that the teepad is dangerous, ie slip hazard, ice, excessive water etc...

Note: Players cannot make this determination, just the TD in tournaments. If you choose to not play from the tee pad due to hazardous conditions, other than casual water, you can play from behind it with a 1-throw penalty.

True, I should have chosen my words better. TD's will let you know if a Teepad is considered dangerous prior to the tournament. Example, old hole #3 in Ft. Collins the teepad was smoothed out to the point of ice skate quality and Bill would let us go from the side when it was wet.

Can a TD make a field ruling if summoned to the teepad to discuss the safety of the pad and allow the group to go from the side?
Obligated to go group by group to inform them of the change? Or is what's done is done, no specification made at start of round, wait till next round?