[BD] Travelling rule clarification

[Steve G]

My understanding agrees with the 'old' player. Otherwise the
'Greatest' would be a travel. If you can pass the disc within the
first 3 steps of receiving it, providing you don't violate...

17.2.1.3. a receiver does not come to a stop as quickly as possible or
changes direction after catching the disc

...then it's all good.

Steve

On 21/08/07, Stewart, Daniel (GE Money) <Daniel.Stewart at ge.com> wrote:
> I got a call at the weekend from a very experienced (read: old) player which, at the time, seemed absurd, but I can't find anything in the '07 rules that says otherwise. The call was along the lines of "you don't need to have to established a pivot point within your first 3 ground contacts in order to pass the disc". That is to say, you can throw with both feet OFF the ground, if you're within your first 3 steps.
>
> This went against my understanding of the rules, and I imagine most players would call such a move as a travel. The rules don't seem to explicitly state this as a violation:
>
> 17.2.1. A Travel violation occurs if:
>
> 17.2.1.2. the thrower fails to keep in contact with the pivot
> point once established;
>
> 17.2.1.4. a receiver releases a pass during or after the third
> ground contact and before coming to a complete stop (any ground
> contact during the catch is the first ground contact);
>
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Cheers,
> Dan
> LLL
>
>
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