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Quick question about doubles.

Ive played doubles plenty of times, but never played 'worse shot' . Does the other team get to decide which shot we have to take?

and if so.. if my partner is somewhat new would I be better off letting him take the first shot to see if I could somehow make my shot appear worse than his ( maybe by being shorter ) but in a more preferable position? ( Ive played one round with him and while i may be assuming since he is relatively new, I know I am going to outdrive him 99% of the time )

Any other strategy we should be using ?

thanks.

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Permalink Reply by Chuck Kennedy on February 23, 2013 at 9:43am

Not a fan of Worst Shot in comparison to Tough Shot which I developed in 1990. We were hosting the 1990 Senior Overalls. I figured hosting an unofficial Tough Shot doubles round would be a good way for the visiting players to learn the disc golf course and discover where they didn't want to land once the real singles event got underway.

The only strategy I can see for the weaker partner is to throw lower power shots more likely to land in play. It sucks in Worst Shot, but in Tough Shot the better partner can usually go for the pin throwing second unless OB is a factor.

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Permalink Reply by All day Corey on March 12, 2013 at 9:04am

To answer your question yes. Ultimately worst forces you to stay on your toes. I like this formate because every one has to play the rounds that way. Be conservative and the rest works it self out. Also talk to your partner about every shot. It's not the time to run a lot of shots considering that you will both have to putt out to complete the hole.