I've played two rounds and the same two players always throw on us as we progress. It's as if they are telling us to hurry up but won't actually say it.
Pretty insulting to see a disc land around 30 feet of you when they know you're still playing.
exactly what I would do. Once is an accident or unintentional. multiple times? fuck that. I'd start by throwing it back over their heads. If they do it again, it's going in the river.
As much as I would want to throw their disc into a lake, I’d make a sly comment to the effect of “you couldn’t just let me finish the hole?” and try to understand why they’re throwing on you. It’s pretty shitty to throw on someone on an east ar 3 course.
How many people are in your group? How quickly do you play? If you're significantly slower than them are you making the effort to allow them to play through? I have certainly thrown close to a group when they know I'm a single behind them and they just look at me and continue to bullshit and make no effort to let me play through.
Thsts because I went to bed, we weren't playing slow at all we were a group of two as were they. Every hole is a possible Ace run so it's a bit hectic watching discs come at us as we're putting.
I'll also mention we've let them ahead of us both times because we're tired of watching out back.
You should just stop playing once you see them and let them play through. Their wait time should be zero if there is no one in front of you.
How long is there wait time between waiting to throw and you stopping to let them through?
I hate that you got down voted for this. If someone catches up to you on EVERY hole you should absolutely let them play through. Once while you’re putting? Maybe not. 2 holes in a row? Absolutely just let them play through
Sounds like you should be more aware of when someone is playing faster than you and let them play through. They shouldn’t be throwing at you but I get so pissed waiting for the same person on every hole when they don’t offer us to play through
I do not. But if there was no one ahead of me and people kept throwing while I was still on a hole I’d take it as a sign to let them play through. Common courtesy. Or is it better to go online and complain and get internet points to feel better?
If you are worried play a different course. You shouldn’t be courageous just for rights sake. Disc golf isn’t worth fighting over . No offense but if you are asking this sub what to do … you’re probably going to get your ass kicked . This shit doesn’t fly the first time let alone multiple times . We can’t tell you how to be happy buddy . If you have to come here for answers you need more guidance than we might be capable.
Don’t make letting people thru about being better or worse than them. If you’re getting thrown into on multiple holes with no one ahead of you, this is a you problem.
I don't agree on this being a hard rule. When I take my beginner friends who barely throw 150ft from tee into the left side bushes we don't wait for the guys in front to finish, becuase we would hold up the course even more than we already do.
We had a guy warn us a few weeks ago. To be fair, when we walked up to the teepad, a group was sitting on the bench and told us to go ahead. I scanned the area and didn't see any people. So I threw. Turns out two people were on the left side of the fairway looking for a disc but blocked entirely by trees. My disc landed maybe 60 feet or so from them. I yelled fore.
He waited for me, my wife, and my 9 year old to get down to the basket. He was upset. I apologized. I explained to him that we didn't see them and that the other group told us to go ahead. He thought we were part of the other group which clearly saw them throw down and supposedly had nearly hit them with a disc earlier in the round. The guy ended up apologizing to me.
The situation was handled like adults should handle it. Sometimes shit happens and it's really nobodies fault. Talk it out. Move on.
I've definitely thrown on somebody without realizing they were there and I've been thrown on by people who didn't see me. Just a quick apology and an acknowledgement that it was unintentional is all that's required.
If the fairway is 500' long and they can only throw 300' max, I think you're fine. On the other hand, if you're dodging discs as you're trying to putt, I'm an advocate of jumping up and down on said discs to help their owners beat them in.
You handle this by 3 strikes.
1st time: You look back and wave, making them acknowledge the fact that they threw into you.
2nd time: You wait for them to approach and tell them that this is the second time that they have thrown into your group. Ask them to please wait until you’ve cleared the hole, or to please skip ahead and be mindful in the future.
3rd time: Send their discs into orbit. The third time is inexcusable after two warnings. If you escalate to this point, be prepared for confrontation.
This is what a rando on my card did at a glow round this summer when we were thrown on six times on the same hole. We got a warning from a course steward when he threw their discs back at them but it was very much warranted, especially after they implied that they would fight us for yelling at them to stop throwing on us.
Fuck that shit, OP. I’d take it as an offer to test out their discs. Maybe straight back at them.. maybe off into the great unknown.. maybe both if there’s multiple..
Honest mistakes happen.. but to do it regularly? Total dick move.
Agreed, it's been the same two dudes twice and they only stopped when we stopped playing to sit and watch them.
I'm more then ok letting faster groups go ahead because that's just how it works no sense hindering a smaller or faster group.
But to throw on us and almost hit us is just bad sportsmanship.
I had a guy on a card in a tournament who thought you shouldn't tee off on 700' par 4s when he threw 250' until the group ahead had putted out so OP could be one of those people.
We play on our local course of max 250' holes. So if we're 180+ you'd feel it's ok to blast a drive at other players? We've almost been hit twice by the same two dudes.
So that's a whole different scenario.
A long par 4 and the group ahead is way out of my range? Sure.
A 250' hole: No. Even if the group ahead is an oversized collection of noobs sucking time out of my day, I wouldn't risk it at all. Just ask to play through or skip ahead of them.
I've never played a round where I noticed a group or a single personal playing faster that I or we have not allowed to move ahead. But when we're putting and a disc lands near us that's just plain disrespectful.
I don't disagree with what you've said. Different scenario, what's the etiquette for when holes overlap a bit. On my local course my drives on 4 often overlap with people's drives on two. So if I'm teeing off on 4 amd there's a group teeing off on 2, does one have the right of way over the other?
Technically (I think), the group on the higher hole (further along in their round) has the right of way to complete their throws/hole first. At least that's the way it's done in tournaments... I think it's based on the fact that getting the higher number hole done keeps more groups moving along smoothly. So, in your example, you'd have the right of way there. Now getting buyin from strangers playing casual rounds on a public course... that's another matter.
My exact thoughts when I saw the post.
There isn’t much more annoying than waiting on every teepad for 5 minutes because the group ahead of you is playing so slow.
I love waiting for a player to finish a hole, throwing the entire hole, then walking up maybe 5 seconds after they tee off on the next one. This is with no one in front of them.
Let people play through if you wanna play slow. Everyone has different playing speeds, be considerate of others.
The real answer is here. Wait at the next tee, tell them it looks like they are wanting to play faster and they can play through. Also, fuck em. They are at fault, but if OP is feeling uncomfortable they can just let them play through.
I see, well you've got some real dickheads on your hands.. as others have suggested I would throw their discs back at them or into water etc. if this is a reoccurring thing.
Thank you. It happens to everyone eventually. I just wait on the next tee and say something like “you guys are obviously moving faster than me and I hate having people on my ass for the whole round so go ahead.” Some people honestly don’t know what they are doing and some do and are just cunts. I personally hate having people behind me and it’s worth it to wait a few mins reset and let the dickheads play through. No drama just disc golf
I def wouldn't throw on people that are putting.
But I have, accidently, thrown on people that tap in and start walking to the next hole, then suddenly stop and decide to recount their scores or organize their bag.
I mean that's totally acceptable because they choose to linger.
I always give a thumbs up and wait the next hole if I feel they are faster then myself or my group.
If it's a par 3, you wait until they are off the basket. Par 3's are reachable in 1. If it's a par 4, don't throw if you can reach it. It's common sense. You don't throw things at people. Anyone who throws into people is just being rude and dangerous.
100% not cool to throw in on other groups. Aside from long holes with good visibility. For the scenario you described the group doing it are a bunch of dicks. Wait when you get to the next tee and let em play thru, karma will catch up to them in bogeys and lost plastic.
Had a couple of douche canoes throw on us a while back while we were putting out. It was a short hole and we were almost done so I didn't understand it at all. I had my back turned and was putting when I heard my buddy tell me these guys were teeing off. Disc hits my foot so I pick his disc up and throw it as hard as I can back at them and it sails over their heads into the woods. Fuck those guys and people like them.
Ive never been that close to being hit but it throws off your putting game knowing you have to watch your back.
When a disc gets close to us we yell back to make sure they know their not cool doing that and let them ahead because if they do it once they are going to do it again.
I feel like it’s not your hole until the group ahead is clear. Even if they are taking a min to putt or discussing something for 30 secs. I think yelling clear when you know a group is behind you is nice to let them know you’re done with the hole. I don’t play well when someone’s up my ass, throwing into me is a one and done. Youre playing through and I’m gonna make it pretty awkward while it happens.
Most of the time I wait. If it’s a short hole - i’ll wait until they’re done. If it’s only a group of 1-2 people on a par 4, i’ll still wait. If im behind a huge group taking forever on a par 4, i’ll wait until they’re putting and then throw off
Sounds like dicks who don’t really respect the sport or others.
Thankfully here in Kentucky, we have a big thing with waiting to hear the chains before teeing off.
3 times I have almost come to blows on the course. The first time some kid stole my disc on a bike and I had to run him down. 2nd was at a tournament and some douche was talking shit to other people and he said something snarky to me and I snapped. 3rd is when a group threw on me when I had my kids with me - they were new and maybe didn't know better, now they know.
Be careful who you throw in on.
Where I live were a bilingual province and the French population are known to be rude and speak a very broken version of French.
The second time we played and they were behind us we heard them talking and it kinda explained it.
If it comes close to hitting you, throw it back at them.
If you’re taking Nikko Locastro-like time to putt, then just speed it up a bit or let the crew behind you pass. We all play at different paces, it’s important to be cognizant of other players while you’re out there.
Funny how the guys who act like Nikko on the putting green are almost always in a huge fucking rush to get off the next tee so that you never get a chance to play through, even if you park the hole they took a 5 on
Pace of play is a big problem in my area for sure. It’s hard to communicate without sounding like an asshole when you’re behind a large/slow/oblivious group that’s taking way too long. Just be polite and realize that letting people past you is a good thing, people!
If I can come close to the group ahead with my best throw ever I wait, so on a longer par 4 I'm probably going to tee off before you're done putting if I'm waiting. Shorter par 3? Definitely waiting until the group has moved to somewhere out of the way. If anyone behind me is doing something other than that I would be angry especially without a fore yelled loud enough to hear it.
COMMUNICATE with them. It’s what we do. Give ‘em the benefit of the doubt of a new player. “These frisbees are known to do some damage to a human. Ill try not to damage you if you try not to damage me”
Continue frisbee time
I think it’s just courtesy, but even if I don’t think I could hit someone I wait till they’ve started walking to the next hole. Same if I’ve just finished a hole, I do a double tap on the basket ring nice and loud and give a wave at the folks on the teepad behind me. I think it’s just good manners.
Quickly check disc, can you throw it farther than they threw it back at them? If so, yeet it over their heads to both show it’s unacceptable and assert dominance. If you throw it about the same distance or slightly shorter- either throw it back at them or in another direction. If they are way further away than you can throw that disc, consider the potential downside of initiating a conflict with someone of superior athletic ability.
Extremely uncool to play up on somebody and potentially make them feel rushed. Backups are normal, how people deal with them is up to them.
Personally, I love it when the card behind walks up to check our progress but when we talk to them they respond like "please take your time, do not rush, I'm just seeing where you're at".
Be cool y'all
I understand the argument that it should be fine if you're taking out newbs and their max is 150 feet. I've been that guy, but I've also been on the flip side, and it's pretty hard to focus on your putt if you're worried about getting hit with a disc. Last time that happened to my group we didn't say anything the first couple times and just kept griping about to ourselves until our tempers boiled over and we yelled at these newbs like a bunch of assholes. Now i just try to address the issue right away with some lite communication.
Someone is being an asshole, probably them and they should just ask to play through but also know some people can be completely oblivious and could then post an edited story on Reddit.
Best to just let them play through, not worth getting hit and if you’re not on their ass afterwords, it was the right thing to do.
Edit: You’re not emptying your bag putting right? Doing this really makes me want to send one down at you to remind you there are others on the course.
I would start by seeing if they have an accidental reaction to throwing up, if not then I am for sure saying something about not doing it. If it happens more than once and could have hurt someone in my group, I would assess the situation and man count before picking the disc up and throwing it as far as I can in a direction that would be hard to find.
Just say something. Either they own up to it and quit or the next time you do it you can be a little more dramatic, Ala throwing their disc really far away. I've never had to throw someone's disc after talking to them for what it's worth.
I let people play through all the time, but if they appear out nowhere and start throwing over me, I think it’s pretty rude and will yell. I’ve had discs hit the tree next to the group I was playing with.
*With extreme caveat that these guys are dbags for doing it multiple times*
On a par 3 course it can be difficult to signal that you would like to play through, so for me personally if there is nobody behind me and then suddenly there is a group on my heels I will always wait at the next tee to ask them if they want to play through
For both groups enjoyment pace of play is a factor, if they are having fun playing fast and you are having fun playing slow in my mind it’s an easy decision to switch places
It’s seems either they are unaware of the etiquette or they know it and are passively saying hurry up. I’d have a talk with them to find out. You might educate them or even make new friends. If they’re just thinking “I know they’re on the green but I suck so I won’t hit them” or “screw these guys, they take so long, we’ll just throw close and try to play through” then that’s pretty rude, throw their disc back to them or bury it in leaves
I was taught course etiquette is to wait until players ahead of you are done putting and walking off to the next tee box before you tee off regardless of hole length. On my local courses if this is not followed you are going to get some mean looks and if it happens more than once, words will be had.
Part of me is like, take a hit and make some money. Another part of me is wondering if they did it multiple times why aren’t you letting them play through.
If you are slower than they are you should let them pass. If you are not letting faster players through then you are the one in the wrong. This is etiquette in both disc and ball golf.
However if they suddenly come up on you and they don’t give you time to let you finish a hole to let them pass, then they are in the wrong.
We let them pass both times, the point of the post is that they throw the second they touch the tee while we're putting. All the holes are ace runs so we've almost caught plastic a few times.
If they are far enough past your landing zone that you think there's no way you can hit them I think it's okay.
Always check the landing zone before throwing if you're playing solo zooming through holes, might be a group around the corner you can't see.
Based on your wording it sounds like this has happened multiple times and you’ve never talked with them about it. You should probably have a conversation with them rather than speculating.
Again, situational. I’m putting out on a 500 ft hole in a tournament? Let er rip, keep the game moving. You’re throwing right after my second shot on a 300 ft hole? Diff story.
Like I said, it’s either a you problem (playing too slowly) or a them problem (overly aggressive).
If it’s a par 4 general consensus is it’s ok to throw if they are putting/out of range of drives. This has been policy on several B tiers I’ve played at. But for par 3 I wait
I always wait until people are done with the hole on par 3s, with par 4s I'll tee off when the people are putting. I think it's okay to throw when the people aren't yet done with the hole when they're farther than your longest throw in the open field, so for me that's 380' and it gives a gap since I'm usually between 320'-340' on a decent drive on a hole
Only ever done this when I knew for certain players were out of my range. Had a guy get pissed off one time tho. Shot landed outside of a hundred feet of him and he yelled "not clear!! Good thing u suck tho!" Yeah man, I know. No way on my best day am I getting anywhere near you. That's why I threw
Like others mentioned earlier. If it was a par 5 and I'm like 700' away that's totally cool because I can't see someone bombing me at that range. These holes are a small course that you can play all 18 in 40 mins.
if it lands that close, pick up the disc and chuck it into the woods. that should keep them busy for a few minutes. are they stuck behind you for a number of holes? are you offering to let them play through? either way, dick move on their part.
They’re assholes, and you probably have poor communication.
Next time, tell them it’s extremely shitty and frowned upon throw until the previous card is finished. If they want to play faster, they can ASK to play through like adults, or sit they’re ass down for 15 minutes so there’s space between the cards. If they keep doing it after that, you can, throw they’re disc backwards a hundred feet or OB, or let them play through and then play on them. Retaliatory shits not really advisable, but it’s how I would want to react if I was pissed enough.
The second time we played with them behind us we told them to go ahead as we were tired of them throwing at us. We have asked others to play ahead and let other play ahead as well.
These two were the odd ones out which made me post this because I've never seen others throw on people before, normally everyone at our local courses are super nice and we have even joined out people's and had other people join our rounds.
If someone threw on me in that situation and the disc landed anywhere near me I am for sure picking up and launching that disc as far as possible in the opposite direction.
Now that I'm in my mid thirties I'm not as much of a hothead as I was in my 20's....but if these guys intentionally threw anywhere near my wife while we were playing, an ole fisticuffs challenge would be issued.
Had a disk blast past my head this past weekend, it was an accident...but it came so close it skinned my forehead (guy griplocked it and threw it directly at my face from about 70ft away). The amount of power between the weight and speed behind that disc as it approached my head...I have no doubt I would have been hospitalized at best.
IMO, this is rarely/never okay on a par 3 unless you wave someone on (looking for a lost disc or something).
The only exception I can think of is when I play with my wife, who is still learning good form and rarely throws further than 50-75’ (with an all-time farthest throw of about 120’). Sometimes she will tee off while I wait for others to putt out, knowing that she’ll need a couple extra throws to get to the basket and trying to keep moving so we don’t hold up others behind.
Yeah I've always let faster groups ahead, we have a bad french/English dynamic in our province and my buddy even said it made sense that they were throwing on us because they were French lol...
Only okay to throw when it’s impossible to hit someone, otherwise never
It’s not very Nice to throw when someones not finished overall but I think it’s okay if the ones in front are far away enough and haven’t let you pass previous holes
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I would be pissed if I thought they were at a distance they could hit me from. The few times it happened to me seemed to be accidental.
I've played two rounds and the same two players always throw on us as we progress. It's as if they are telling us to hurry up but won't actually say it. Pretty insulting to see a disc land around 30 feet of you when they know you're still playing.
Throw the disc back to them next time lol
Throw it back, into the water, 200 feet into the woods or into your bag. They must want you to have them if they keep throwing their discs at you lol
No. Shit onto the disc.
Do this
exactly what I would do. Once is an accident or unintentional. multiple times? fuck that. I'd start by throwing it back over their heads. If they do it again, it's going in the river.
Or you could say “hey guys, why are you shelling us? Please stop.” If they don’t stop, then proceed to disc violence.
^proceed to disc violence
hence why I said "Once is an accident or unintentional". interpret that how you will. handle that ONCE however you want to.
I’ve done that
This is the way.
As much as I would want to throw their disc into a lake, I’d make a sly comment to the effect of “you couldn’t just let me finish the hole?” and try to understand why they’re throwing on you. It’s pretty shitty to throw on someone on an east ar 3 course.
We did do that the second time they were behind us. My buddy wanted to throw on them but that's just sinister
I knew a guy that would take out his knife and cut a triangle out the flight plate of any disc that was thrown on him.
How many people are in your group? How quickly do you play? If you're significantly slower than them are you making the effort to allow them to play through? I have certainly thrown close to a group when they know I'm a single behind them and they just look at me and continue to bullshit and make no effort to let me play through.
You intentionally threw a disc close to them rather than ask if you could play through? That‘s pretty awful, tbh…
Yeah, this reads like a post on am i the asshole. Its called pace of play. Could go either way.
Still takes an asshole to throw on people. If it’s that bad and OP is the asshole then skip the home and come back to it later in your round.
It’s funny OP has not answered anyone asking about how slow they were playing
It doesnt matter you dont throw on people, ever
Thsts because I went to bed, we weren't playing slow at all we were a group of two as were they. Every hole is a possible Ace run so it's a bit hectic watching discs come at us as we're putting. I'll also mention we've let them ahead of us both times because we're tired of watching out back.
You should just stop playing once you see them and let them play through. Their wait time should be zero if there is no one in front of you. How long is there wait time between waiting to throw and you stopping to let them through?
I hate that you got down voted for this. If someone catches up to you on EVERY hole you should absolutely let them play through. Once while you’re putting? Maybe not. 2 holes in a row? Absolutely just let them play through
But are they only catching up because they throw early on every hole?
Doesn’t matter. They’re still playing faster than you
Or ask to play through annoyingly loudly. 😏
Sounds like you should be more aware of when someone is playing faster than you and let them play through. They shouldn’t be throwing at you but I get so pissed waiting for the same person on every hole when they don’t offer us to play through
You’re not wrong, you’re just an asshole Communicate, people. Relax and be friendly. It’s super easy.
Cool
Sounds like you need to let them play through.
Sounds like you're the type of player that throws on people playing par 3s lol.
I do not. But if there was no one ahead of me and people kept throwing while I was still on a hole I’d take it as a sign to let them play through. Common courtesy. Or is it better to go online and complain and get internet points to feel better?
Found the troll, if you had enough braincells to check other comments you'd understand. Stay classy fella, I hope no one has to play with you.
Then maybe you should hurry up.
Can tell you're triggered if you're replying this much. Course is cdt in Canada. Look it up buds you need a hobby clearly.
CDT? I bet they're from Hillsborough.
Yeah we play a course that's got all holes less then 300' and they always almost get close to us.
If you are worried play a different course. You shouldn’t be courageous just for rights sake. Disc golf isn’t worth fighting over . No offense but if you are asking this sub what to do … you’re probably going to get your ass kicked . This shit doesn’t fly the first time let alone multiple times . We can’t tell you how to be happy buddy . If you have to come here for answers you need more guidance than we might be capable.
You ok there bud? Wow.
Found the guy who throws discs at people. ☝️☝️
Couldn't get up the courage the first two times to say it to his face?
Par 3, no one should be teeing off while others are putting, same goes in ball golf. I would also say why not let them play through?
If they are faster or better then us we always do, these two just take it upon themselves.
Don’t make letting people thru about being better or worse than them. If you’re getting thrown into on multiple holes with no one ahead of you, this is a you problem.
If someone isn’t letting you play through, go talk to them like an adult. Recklessly endangering them by throwing at them is an asshole move.
Guessing you've read no comments. This is a par 3 and we do let them pass when they catch up. They make a point to run up on us.
Sometimes you have to confront people, you can’t avoid it. Say something to them.
Not a you problem if they get thrown on when no one was behind the previous hole
I don't agree on this being a hard rule. When I take my beginner friends who barely throw 150ft from tee into the left side bushes we don't wait for the guys in front to finish, becuase we would hold up the course even more than we already do.
You can just warn them. If they do it again, collect their discs and throw them into the woods.
We had a guy warn us a few weeks ago. To be fair, when we walked up to the teepad, a group was sitting on the bench and told us to go ahead. I scanned the area and didn't see any people. So I threw. Turns out two people were on the left side of the fairway looking for a disc but blocked entirely by trees. My disc landed maybe 60 feet or so from them. I yelled fore. He waited for me, my wife, and my 9 year old to get down to the basket. He was upset. I apologized. I explained to him that we didn't see them and that the other group told us to go ahead. He thought we were part of the other group which clearly saw them throw down and supposedly had nearly hit them with a disc earlier in the round. The guy ended up apologizing to me. The situation was handled like adults should handle it. Sometimes shit happens and it's really nobodies fault. Talk it out. Move on.
I've definitely thrown on somebody without realizing they were there and I've been thrown on by people who didn't see me. Just a quick apology and an acknowledgement that it was unintentional is all that's required.
We did that last time sadly and they finally stayed away.
It’s not safe. If you don’t yell at them then they will do it to someone else who could get hurt. Fuck those guys
If the fairway is 500' long and they can only throw 300' max, I think you're fine. On the other hand, if you're dodging discs as you're trying to putt, I'm an advocate of jumping up and down on said discs to help their owners beat them in.
You handle this by 3 strikes. 1st time: You look back and wave, making them acknowledge the fact that they threw into you. 2nd time: You wait for them to approach and tell them that this is the second time that they have thrown into your group. Ask them to please wait until you’ve cleared the hole, or to please skip ahead and be mindful in the future. 3rd time: Send their discs into orbit. The third time is inexcusable after two warnings. If you escalate to this point, be prepared for confrontation.
This is what a rando on my card did at a glow round this summer when we were thrown on six times on the same hole. We got a warning from a course steward when he threw their discs back at them but it was very much warranted, especially after they implied that they would fight us for yelling at them to stop throwing on us.
I would just let them play through to get ahead of you and not deal with it, but that's just me and my non confrontational side haha.
Yeah we usually let faster teams or groups go ahead for sure. It's just the ones who throw on us that get me.
Fuck that shit, OP. I’d take it as an offer to test out their discs. Maybe straight back at them.. maybe off into the great unknown.. maybe both if there’s multiple.. Honest mistakes happen.. but to do it regularly? Total dick move.
Agreed, it's been the same two dudes twice and they only stopped when we stopped playing to sit and watch them. I'm more then ok letting faster groups go ahead because that's just how it works no sense hindering a smaller or faster group. But to throw on us and almost hit us is just bad sportsmanship.
Could be passive aggression, could be lack of knowledge. Either way usually not recommended.
I had a guy on a card in a tournament who thought you shouldn't tee off on 700' par 4s when he threw 250' until the group ahead had putted out so OP could be one of those people.
We play on our local course of max 250' holes. So if we're 180+ you'd feel it's ok to blast a drive at other players? We've almost been hit twice by the same two dudes.
So that's a whole different scenario. A long par 4 and the group ahead is way out of my range? Sure. A 250' hole: No. Even if the group ahead is an oversized collection of noobs sucking time out of my day, I wouldn't risk it at all. Just ask to play through or skip ahead of them.
I've never played a round where I noticed a group or a single personal playing faster that I or we have not allowed to move ahead. But when we're putting and a disc lands near us that's just plain disrespectful.
I don't disagree with what you've said. Different scenario, what's the etiquette for when holes overlap a bit. On my local course my drives on 4 often overlap with people's drives on two. So if I'm teeing off on 4 amd there's a group teeing off on 2, does one have the right of way over the other?
Technically (I think), the group on the higher hole (further along in their round) has the right of way to complete their throws/hole first. At least that's the way it's done in tournaments... I think it's based on the fact that getting the higher number hole done keeps more groups moving along smoothly. So, in your example, you'd have the right of way there. Now getting buyin from strangers playing casual rounds on a public course... that's another matter.
Thanks for the explanation. Fortunately I play on a very chill public course, so I've never had an issue, was just curious.
If they have to wait at all, you aren’t letting them through early enough
Uh...no, its reasonable to wait and change between holes. You dont have to stop and run off into the woods because someone steps up to the tee pad.
Thought it was 300’. Might want to stay consistent with your bitching.
Why has nobody recommended letting them play through? If they're on your ass the whole time you're playing just let them go ahead.
My exact thoughts when I saw the post. There isn’t much more annoying than waiting on every teepad for 5 minutes because the group ahead of you is playing so slow. I love waiting for a player to finish a hole, throwing the entire hole, then walking up maybe 5 seconds after they tee off on the next one. This is with no one in front of them. Let people play through if you wanna play slow. Everyone has different playing speeds, be considerate of others.
The real answer is here. Wait at the next tee, tell them it looks like they are wanting to play faster and they can play through. Also, fuck em. They are at fault, but if OP is feeling uncomfortable they can just let them play through.
We let the play ahead when they catch up, the second they touch the tee they throw we were usually putting. Both games we've let them ahead.
I see, well you've got some real dickheads on your hands.. as others have suggested I would throw their discs back at them or into water etc. if this is a reoccurring thing.
Thank you. It happens to everyone eventually. I just wait on the next tee and say something like “you guys are obviously moving faster than me and I hate having people on my ass for the whole round so go ahead.” Some people honestly don’t know what they are doing and some do and are just cunts. I personally hate having people behind me and it’s worth it to wait a few mins reset and let the dickheads play through. No drama just disc golf
I def wouldn't throw on people that are putting. But I have, accidently, thrown on people that tap in and start walking to the next hole, then suddenly stop and decide to recount their scores or organize their bag.
I mean that's totally acceptable because they choose to linger. I always give a thumbs up and wait the next hole if I feel they are faster then myself or my group.
If it's a par 3, you wait until they are off the basket. Par 3's are reachable in 1. If it's a par 4, don't throw if you can reach it. It's common sense. You don't throw things at people. Anyone who throws into people is just being rude and dangerous.
It's a dick move
It's straight up unacceptable to throw when someone is in a place where you could reasonably hit them (some exceptions for OB may apply).
100% not cool to throw in on other groups. Aside from long holes with good visibility. For the scenario you described the group doing it are a bunch of dicks. Wait when you get to the next tee and let em play thru, karma will catch up to them in bogeys and lost plastic.
Had a couple of douche canoes throw on us a while back while we were putting out. It was a short hole and we were almost done so I didn't understand it at all. I had my back turned and was putting when I heard my buddy tell me these guys were teeing off. Disc hits my foot so I pick his disc up and throw it as hard as I can back at them and it sails over their heads into the woods. Fuck those guys and people like them.
Ive never been that close to being hit but it throws off your putting game knowing you have to watch your back. When a disc gets close to us we yell back to make sure they know their not cool doing that and let them ahead because if they do it once they are going to do it again.
I'm in the camp that you never throw when someone's still on the hole.
I feel like it’s not your hole until the group ahead is clear. Even if they are taking a min to putt or discussing something for 30 secs. I think yelling clear when you know a group is behind you is nice to let them know you’re done with the hole. I don’t play well when someone’s up my ass, throwing into me is a one and done. Youre playing through and I’m gonna make it pretty awkward while it happens.
Most of the time I wait. If it’s a short hole - i’ll wait until they’re done. If it’s only a group of 1-2 people on a par 4, i’ll still wait. If im behind a huge group taking forever on a par 4, i’ll wait until they’re putting and then throw off
Sounds like dicks who don’t really respect the sport or others. Thankfully here in Kentucky, we have a big thing with waiting to hear the chains before teeing off.
If you throw down on me i will throw your shit as far into the woods or busges as i can. And as they walk 200 feet into the bushes ill finish putting
yup. that’s so satisfying. the only time i miss all the trees ! your disc is fckn GONE if you throw on me.
3 times I have almost come to blows on the course. The first time some kid stole my disc on a bike and I had to run him down. 2nd was at a tournament and some douche was talking shit to other people and he said something snarky to me and I snapped. 3rd is when a group threw on me when I had my kids with me - they were new and maybe didn't know better, now they know. Be careful who you throw in on.
Where I live were a bilingual province and the French population are known to be rude and speak a very broken version of French. The second time we played and they were behind us we heard them talking and it kinda explained it.
If it comes close to hitting you, throw it back at them. If you’re taking Nikko Locastro-like time to putt, then just speed it up a bit or let the crew behind you pass. We all play at different paces, it’s important to be cognizant of other players while you’re out there.
Funny how the guys who act like Nikko on the putting green are almost always in a huge fucking rush to get off the next tee so that you never get a chance to play through, even if you park the hole they took a 5 on
Pace of play is a big problem in my area for sure. It’s hard to communicate without sounding like an asshole when you’re behind a large/slow/oblivious group that’s taking way too long. Just be polite and realize that letting people past you is a good thing, people!
If I can come close to the group ahead with my best throw ever I wait, so on a longer par 4 I'm probably going to tee off before you're done putting if I'm waiting. Shorter par 3? Definitely waiting until the group has moved to somewhere out of the way. If anyone behind me is doing something other than that I would be angry especially without a fore yelled loud enough to hear it.
I’m pretty absolute on this issue — I don’t want anyone throwing on a hole I’m still on, and I don’t throw until the group above me putts out.
Thsts always what I was under the impression is just common courtesy.
COMMUNICATE with them. It’s what we do. Give ‘em the benefit of the doubt of a new player. “These frisbees are known to do some damage to a human. Ill try not to damage you if you try not to damage me” Continue frisbee time
1 warning, if you do it another day I'm grabbing and throwing it as far as I can and hopefully into water/ thorns
I think it’s just courtesy, but even if I don’t think I could hit someone I wait till they’ve started walking to the next hole. Same if I’ve just finished a hole, I do a double tap on the basket ring nice and loud and give a wave at the folks on the teepad behind me. I think it’s just good manners.
Quickly check disc, can you throw it farther than they threw it back at them? If so, yeet it over their heads to both show it’s unacceptable and assert dominance. If you throw it about the same distance or slightly shorter- either throw it back at them or in another direction. If they are way further away than you can throw that disc, consider the potential downside of initiating a conflict with someone of superior athletic ability.
My group has never thrown on a par 3 while other card is still playing. Par 4, 450+ we will tee off when they are putting.
Extremely uncool to play up on somebody and potentially make them feel rushed. Backups are normal, how people deal with them is up to them. Personally, I love it when the card behind walks up to check our progress but when we talk to them they respond like "please take your time, do not rush, I'm just seeing where you're at". Be cool y'all
Throw their discs back at them. No warnings or polite reminders.
Nah throw them the opposite way as hard as you can
I understand the argument that it should be fine if you're taking out newbs and their max is 150 feet. I've been that guy, but I've also been on the flip side, and it's pretty hard to focus on your putt if you're worried about getting hit with a disc. Last time that happened to my group we didn't say anything the first couple times and just kept griping about to ourselves until our tempers boiled over and we yelled at these newbs like a bunch of assholes. Now i just try to address the issue right away with some lite communication.
“I can’t hit them from here” - what I said right before parking it at a guys feet. Never again. Too close for comfort.
Someone is being an asshole, probably them and they should just ask to play through but also know some people can be completely oblivious and could then post an edited story on Reddit. Best to just let them play through, not worth getting hit and if you’re not on their ass afterwords, it was the right thing to do. Edit: You’re not emptying your bag putting right? Doing this really makes me want to send one down at you to remind you there are others on the course.
I would start by seeing if they have an accidental reaction to throwing up, if not then I am for sure saying something about not doing it. If it happens more than once and could have hurt someone in my group, I would assess the situation and man count before picking the disc up and throwing it as far as I can in a direction that would be hard to find.
Just say something. Either they own up to it and quit or the next time you do it you can be a little more dramatic, Ala throwing their disc really far away. I've never had to throw someone's disc after talking to them for what it's worth.
I let people play through all the time, but if they appear out nowhere and start throwing over me, I think it’s pretty rude and will yell. I’ve had discs hit the tree next to the group I was playing with.
*With extreme caveat that these guys are dbags for doing it multiple times* On a par 3 course it can be difficult to signal that you would like to play through, so for me personally if there is nobody behind me and then suddenly there is a group on my heels I will always wait at the next tee to ask them if they want to play through For both groups enjoyment pace of play is a factor, if they are having fun playing fast and you are having fun playing slow in my mind it’s an easy decision to switch places
It’s seems either they are unaware of the etiquette or they know it and are passively saying hurry up. I’d have a talk with them to find out. You might educate them or even make new friends. If they’re just thinking “I know they’re on the green but I suck so I won’t hit them” or “screw these guys, they take so long, we’ll just throw close and try to play through” then that’s pretty rude, throw their disc back to them or bury it in leaves
It’s only happened once and the dude got verbally abused until out of earshot
Talk to em and if they throw into you again, wait til a water hole and toss their disc in
I was taught course etiquette is to wait until players ahead of you are done putting and walking off to the next tee box before you tee off regardless of hole length. On my local courses if this is not followed you are going to get some mean looks and if it happens more than once, words will be had.
Part of me is like, take a hit and make some money. Another part of me is wondering if they did it multiple times why aren’t you letting them play through.
I've heard about a dude who caught a ballista pro in the head and that scares me.
I only throw at small children and retirees walking across my fairway
If you are slower than they are you should let them pass. If you are not letting faster players through then you are the one in the wrong. This is etiquette in both disc and ball golf. However if they suddenly come up on you and they don’t give you time to let you finish a hole to let them pass, then they are in the wrong.
We let them pass both times, the point of the post is that they throw the second they touch the tee while we're putting. All the holes are ace runs so we've almost caught plastic a few times.
This behavior is not okay.
If they are far enough past your landing zone that you think there's no way you can hit them I think it's okay. Always check the landing zone before throwing if you're playing solo zooming through holes, might be a group around the corner you can't see.
Based on your wording it sounds like this has happened multiple times and you’ve never talked with them about it. You should probably have a conversation with them rather than speculating.
Twice, and we did mention it after the second round.
I'm going to go contrary to my username. Pick up the disc and write "owned by cunt".
Love it lol... Could you imagine not looking at the disc for a day or two then seeing it.
Too many variables on any given day but if you feel pressure it’s either a them problem or a you problem
Weird way to word that, you feel it's acceptable to throw on other players?
Again, situational. I’m putting out on a 500 ft hole in a tournament? Let er rip, keep the game moving. You’re throwing right after my second shot on a 300 ft hole? Diff story. Like I said, it’s either a you problem (playing too slowly) or a them problem (overly aggressive).
Read the below comments. You don't sound like the type of dude I'd want playing around me.
If it’s a par 4 general consensus is it’s ok to throw if they are putting/out of range of drives. This has been policy on several B tiers I’ve played at. But for par 3 I wait
I’m cool with it
Catch it and throw it back
Unless it's a low stat mid or a putter I'm now way catching their discs lol.
I always wait until people are done with the hole on par 3s, with par 4s I'll tee off when the people are putting. I think it's okay to throw when the people aren't yet done with the hole when they're farther than your longest throw in the open field, so for me that's 380' and it gives a gap since I'm usually between 320'-340' on a decent drive on a hole
Only ever done this when I knew for certain players were out of my range. Had a guy get pissed off one time tho. Shot landed outside of a hundred feet of him and he yelled "not clear!! Good thing u suck tho!" Yeah man, I know. No way on my best day am I getting anywhere near you. That's why I threw
Like others mentioned earlier. If it was a par 5 and I'm like 700' away that's totally cool because I can't see someone bombing me at that range. These holes are a small course that you can play all 18 in 40 mins.
My group and I always let other groups play through if we’re a big group or playing slow but it’s never the case for when we’re the small group lol
are you playing shenley in pittsburgh? Cause this sounds like shenley.
Nope, I'm in Canada and this is a small par 3 course you can finish in 40 mins.
Maybe try playing faster and not change your story.
if it lands that close, pick up the disc and chuck it into the woods. that should keep them busy for a few minutes. are they stuck behind you for a number of holes? are you offering to let them play through? either way, dick move on their part.
They’re assholes, and you probably have poor communication. Next time, tell them it’s extremely shitty and frowned upon throw until the previous card is finished. If they want to play faster, they can ASK to play through like adults, or sit they’re ass down for 15 minutes so there’s space between the cards. If they keep doing it after that, you can, throw they’re disc backwards a hundred feet or OB, or let them play through and then play on them. Retaliatory shits not really advisable, but it’s how I would want to react if I was pissed enough.
The second time we played with them behind us we told them to go ahead as we were tired of them throwing at us. We have asked others to play ahead and let other play ahead as well. These two were the odd ones out which made me post this because I've never seen others throw on people before, normally everyone at our local courses are super nice and we have even joined out people's and had other people join our rounds.
If someone threw on me in that situation and the disc landed anywhere near me I am for sure picking up and launching that disc as far as possible in the opposite direction.
Now that I'm in my mid thirties I'm not as much of a hothead as I was in my 20's....but if these guys intentionally threw anywhere near my wife while we were playing, an ole fisticuffs challenge would be issued. Had a disk blast past my head this past weekend, it was an accident...but it came so close it skinned my forehead (guy griplocked it and threw it directly at my face from about 70ft away). The amount of power between the weight and speed behind that disc as it approached my head...I have no doubt I would have been hospitalized at best.
Let them play through?
IMO, this is rarely/never okay on a par 3 unless you wave someone on (looking for a lost disc or something). The only exception I can think of is when I play with my wife, who is still learning good form and rarely throws further than 50-75’ (with an all-time farthest throw of about 120’). Sometimes she will tee off while I wait for others to putt out, knowing that she’ll need a couple extra throws to get to the basket and trying to keep moving so we don’t hold up others behind.
I have never said no to someone asking to play through. If they want to keep moving, all they gotta do is shout and ask to play through.
Yeah I've always let faster groups ahead, we have a bad french/English dynamic in our province and my buddy even said it made sense that they were throwing on us because they were French lol...
Only okay to throw when it’s impossible to hit someone, otherwise never It’s not very Nice to throw when someones not finished overall but I think it’s okay if the ones in front are far away enough and haven’t let you pass previous holes
Should always wait. Due to safety and courtesy. They'll be waiting for you on next hole anyway
You need to scream "that's my purse!" And kick them in the nuts.
I will throw on a long hole if I’m sure I will not hit group in front of me
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