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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > > > __________________________________________________ > BritDisc mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc > Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed > __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [email protected] http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed
