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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