[BD] Faulty disc rules

[David Grayson]

Hello everyone.

An issue which has been brought up a few times recently about changes to 
rules is whether or not you can change a disc during a point because it 
is bent. 

I have searched the WFDF 2007 rules and can inform you that this was 
indeed one of the rules that has been clarified recently.

"Any player may briefly extend a stoppage of play to correct faulty 
equipment (e.g. to tie shoelaces or straighten a disc), but active play 
may not be stopped for this purpose"

Essentially this is important because it means that a disc can only be 
fixed if the disc is not currently checked in, and play cant be stopped 
to fix it (as happens quite a lot).  That means on your way to pick up 
the disc you can ask permission to straighten the disc, but you cant 
stop play if you taco it when you layout and catch it. As with lots of 
rules, it seems eminently sensible.

The subsidiary question has been whether you can change a disc midpoint 
when it isnt physically broken. I would suggest that if the play has 
stopped then you can ask agreement to swap the disc, but not during 
active play.  There is no requirement in the rules on what constitutes 
faulty (i.e. it doesnt matter if it is broken or just bent).

For the benefit of anyone (several people) who have had this discussion 
with me recently - er, turns out we were all wrong! 

I wonder has anyone ever compiled a list of common "Myths of ultimate"?  
Might be a good ultimatum article for someone (funnier and a better 
writer than me) to write?

Cheers,

Dave G.
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