Catching your own disc

[Benton]

Anyone ever heard that if you make a bad shot, ricochet off a tree right in front of you, and catch the disc before it hits the ground then the stroke doesn’t count? I have had two different people tell me that recently. Luckily it was their shot’s that would have been catchable and not mine.

I doubt the rule is acceptable during a sanctioned event, but maybe casual play?

[JimW]

Anything is acceptable in casual play if everyone who is affected by it (yourself if you're just playing for your own score, or the people you're with if you're competing against them) is ok with it. I've heard people bring that situation up myself before.

Definitely not a PDGA rule though; in fact that would be a penalty if you intentionally made an effort to catch the disc.

[ChUcK]

That's like the "10 second rule" where if you can run, retrieve your drive, and make it back to the tee in 10 seconds you get a free mulligan. Try using that rule in sanctioned play...

[Fritz]

That would be an automatic 1 stroke penalty for interference.

[Timko]

It would not be a stroke if it was unintentional (you are protecting yourself from being hit).

[Fritz]

It would not be a stroke if it was unintentional (you are protecting yourself from being hit).

True, but if you tried to catch it our swat it down, it's a penalty. if you just put up your arms and "block" it and take the hit, it's unintentional.

[Timko]

It it was truly unintentional, I would also allow someone to catch it. I come from an ultimate background, so my instinct would be to do that if it was flying towards me.

[black udder]

That's like the "10 second rule" where if you can run, retrieve your drive, and make it back to the tee in 10 seconds you get a free mulligan. Try using that rule in sanctioned play...

ROTFL - I just imagined that. Sooo funny

[PRES 10]

I didn't see it but a pro that I know kicked his disc out of the air in a santioned event. He got the penalty of course, but that would have been sweet to see!

And with my buddies if were messin around we do the 5 second rule! And I have even heard of the 5 second rule that you must rethrow the disc before the 5 sec is up. All of this is for fun of course not done in any type of tournament or competitive play.

[Peeete]

I didn't see it but a pro that I know kicked his disc out of the air in a santioned event. He got the penalty of course, but that would have been sweet to see!

Chuck Norris plays disc golf!?

[BeSquared]

I didn't see it but a pro that I know kicked his disc out of the air in a santioned event. He got the penalty of course, but that would have been sweet to see!

Chuck Norris plays disc golf!?

Chuck Norris doesn't throw the disc to the basket, he throws the basket to the disc.

[matchu]

Anyone ever heard that if you make a bad shot, ricochet off a tree right in front of you, and catch the disc before it hits the ground then the stroke doesn’t count? I have had two different people tell me that recently. Luckily it was their shot’s that would have been catchable and not mine.

I doubt the rule is acceptable during a sanctioned event, but maybe casual play?

It counts at OCTOBERFRIZ! If the disc comes back to you rethrow no stroke! It actually happened to me.

[chiggins]

I didn't see it but a pro that I know kicked his disc out of the air in a santioned event. He got the penalty of course, but that would have been sweet to see!

Chuck Norris plays disc golf!?

Chuck Norris doesn't throw the disc to the basket, he throws the basket to the disc.

He's a bad man with a strong putt.

[inthedrift]

Dayum!! Somebody was pissed that they missed a putt.....