The old fart was correct.
As long as you throw within 3 ground contacts, and avoid accelerating or
changing direction you do not have to establish a pivot:
404.12 The Receiver:
* C. Traveling: If the receiver is moving when he or she catches a pass,
he or she shall be permitted the fewest number of steps required to come to
a stop and establish a pivot foot. Further, a receiver who catches the disc
while running or jumping may continue to run and throw a pass so long as the
throw is released prior to the receiver making three contacts with the
ground and that he or she makes no change in direction or increase in speed
during his or her tenure of possession. Violation of this section shall
constitute traveling (see 404.16(C)).
RV
(another old fart)
Stewart, Daniel (GE Money) writes:
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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