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Brodie Hates This New PDGA Rule
Brodie Hates This New PDGA Rule: The Changes You Need to Know. The Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) has implemented a new rule change that's got players scratching their heads. Brodie is here to break down what it means and how you'll be affected by the 30-second time limit from the drop zone and inside circle two, with 45 seconds for all other throws. Robert Leonard, President of the PDGA Players Council, has explained the reasoning behind this change, citing concerns about players' understanding of key terms like "determine a lie" versus "addressing a lie". Brodie takes you through the complexities of what it means to address your lie, including marking your disc, performing a pre-shot routine, and even using rangefinders or checking the wind. With the addition of clearing obstacles from your landing area, it's clear that this new rule change is meant to improve player accountability. Watch as Brodie delves into the details of this new PDGA rule and what it means for your game.
Join Brodie as he discusses and reacts to the new PDGA rule change, sharing his honest thoughts on its impact in the Foundation Disc Golf tournament.
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They have now decided that you have 30 seconds from the T, the drop zone, and inside circle two. Okay. 45 seconds for all other throws. Now, they've also changed the wording here. It used to say determine a lie. Like your time starts when you've determined a lie. Apparently people don't know what determine a lie means. So they've changed it to address the lie. Julie, you're in these player meetings. They Robert literally said that players said that address the lie makes a lot more sense than determines a lie. Please explain to me the difference between determining a lie and addressing a lie. Because because apparently Robert Leonard says that the players council, the players have told him that changing it to address a lie, all of a sudden a light bulb goes off and everyone now Oh, I know when you address a lie. Um, yeah. I think it's when you probably mark your disc or you stand behind your lie. Examples if you'd like. Yeah. If you go up and you and you're behind your disc and you take a look forward, that's probably addressing your lie. Now, what if I do that before? What if I do that while you're in the process? You're not allowed to of throwing. You're not allowed to. You got to watch me. Yeah, you got to watch I have to I can't I can't address my lie too soon. Um, but it's not just It's not just that. He said it's also so it's marking your lie, placing a supporting point behind your lie, doing a pre-shot routine, and now we get fun. Using a rangefinder counts as addressing your lie, checking the wind counts as addressing your lie, and clearing out uh the ground of obstacles counts as addressing your lie. So, so what this is, okay, so uh all right, so I'm in these council meetings. Okay, I'm going to tell you right now, clearing your lie of sticks has never been talked to about ever. So, what's happening is we're talking about these rules, okay? They get sent to the PDGA. The PDGA looks at it and then adds their little a bit of flavor in there. Mhm. Cuz I I've never heard of taking sticks away from my lie as being address or checking the wind cuz I can check the wind from the...
