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Setting the Record Straight on Foot Faults || Tournament Central on Disc Golf Network
The Disc Golf Network's Tournament Central is setting the record straight on foot faults in a crucial discussion about fairness and accuracy in the game. Hosts are addressing recent incidents at DDO, including public calls of footfalls made by Natalie Ryan, Stacy Ronley, and Haley King during their tournament matches. The conversation centers around a specific controversy involving a disputed footfall call during the playoff at Final Approach to the green on 18, with many questioning why it was not seconded by the Marshall. The discussion delves into fundamental techniques of bracing, pivoting, and releasing the disc, as well as common misconceptions about what constitutes a foot fault. With insights from experienced players and officials, viewers can gain a deeper understanding of the complexities surrounding foot faults in disc golf.
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at DDO last week we had three very public footfalls called on the broadcast which means there there potentially were a lot more off camera in the foo division uh Natalie Ryan Stacy ronley both got called on footfalls that were seconded on their card um and they were not argued about and then there was a third one on camera during the playoff on the Final Approach to the green on 18 Haley King calls a footfall on Missy Ganon uh and there 's a little controversy on this and I I want to talk about this actually this specific footfall call there's some people saying oh it was a footfall why was it not seconded by the Marshall some people saying oh it absolutely wasn't why why are we even calling this there were two strokes uh ahead of of Haley King this type of footfall call though I have been called on this Nate Perkins has been called on this if you are stepping to throw a backhand and your foot is not touching the disc or the mini you are 99.9% good it's called a brace for a reason and Missy Ganon does it quite well I watched this this footage over and over again this was not a foot fault and I think most of the time that this call gets called it's not a foot fault because fundamentally the pivot does not happen until the disc comes out of the hand we are bracing against the front foot rotating against it releasing the disc and then pivoting uh I I have a question for both of you guys how many times has this type of footfall been called on you or you've seen people call this a lot of times it's not even in the Fairway sometimes it's off the front of a teapad where they think the the foot is pivoting off the front of the teapad and that's a foot fault what do you guys think about this type of call not necessarily the one that was called at DDO I feel like that's not really where players who are the officials are are putting their focus I don't think players are really zooming in and going hey is he stepping behind his min you know does he move as many because it really doesn't have a big role to play in...
