[BD] Faulty disc rules

[David Grayson]

Thanks John, that is the section I was looking for originally and 
although I couldn't find it myself, I now have to make the rather sorry 
admission:

I was wrong.  Rob you were right.

Bugger.

Dave. 


John Hope wrote:
> To me, this section seems to clarify the rule on what you can and can't do:
>
> Section 20.2.2
>
> "The thrower may call a technical stoppage during play to replace a
> cracked, torn, deeply gouged, creased or punctured disc; a warped, wet
> or dirty disc does not qualify."
>
> Then again, nobody seems to stick to it.
>
> John
>
> On 8/14/07, David Grayson <dgrayson at tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>   
>> 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.
>> #3
>>
>>
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