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) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > > > __________________________________________________ > 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
