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Worst load of c#ap!

Well today was one of those days that made me realize that some things are just plain stupid and have no place in league. Today that thing was 3 holes of worst shot in random doubles. And I'll tell you why...

I was feeling it today and so I was pretty in tune with my shot. I love doubles because you can be aggressive and go for it. Anyway I think that we might have bogeyed the first. We stepped up to hole #2 and my brain is trying to grasp this whole concept of dumbing down my game. I decided to not let that get to me until my second shot on #2. I had thrown a decent shot up the gut, but because of my partner we ended up on top of a plateau to the right which is actually #1s fairway and we were also close to the basket for #18. My partner stepped up and shanked into the trees. I stepped up, threw my Champion Banshee at the proper angle, went straight, banked left down the hill and dead center. Guess what? We are playing worst shot so that was just wasted. There was no point in me hitting that shot and in fact we bogeyed. This is random doubles and I'm being penalized for making a great shot. BS I say.

That is the last time I will play said format. I didn't pick my partner, but I am being penalized by randomly having him as a partner. His bad shot counts more than my good shot. He is a friend and I don't have any problem playing with him in doubles. But why was his shank worth more than my great shot. Doesn't make sense.

I thought about this and there is only one way to correct this problem. First I will say right now that I will not play another round of random doubles when worst shot is involved. It amplifies any inequalities greatly. Last time I had a guy that was so bad we went OB on every hole. I had no reason to even throw. Stop the insanity! The solution is to say that everything in the basket stays in the basket. You never take anything out so a made basket is a made basket and you are still rewarded for good play. The problem that I have with this whole thing is that it was not announced before money was taken. I was expecting regular doubles, nothing funny so that I may be aggressive. That was taken away from me and I had no say in it. I came to play random doubles.

You just can't take that shot away from me. It's mine and I'd like to see anyone do better.

Mad Dog signing out...

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Permalink Reply by Jim Coonradt on April 24, 2010 at 1:11pm

When has that ever happened?

Permalink Reply by Birdie-man on April 23, 2010 at 12:46am

Maybe next time both you and your partner will park the shot.... Just sayin... Maybe that's incentive to really help your partner get better.

Permalink Reply by Jim Coonradt on April 23, 2010 at 1:23am

As I said I can't control my partner. I can only control myself. If my partner gets better, so be it. If he doesn't, same thing. Since when am I supposed to worry more about my partner than myself. You don't even believe that.

Permalink Reply by Tino "SilverBack" Medina on April 23, 2010 at 8:32am

ITS CALLED "DOUBLES" A PARTNER TYPE EVENT, SO YOU COACH, AND SUGGEST SHOTS AND TEACH. THESE ARE THE WAYS YOU WIN THE EVENT.

Permalink Reply by Jim Coonradt on April 23, 2010 at 9:30am

Wasn't going to happen. Once again I was there to compete, not to caoach, teach, etc. It's "doubles" and you get the luck of the flip, but phoney rules that penalize make no sense. Why do you think that you don't see professional ball golf players ever playing worst shot. Because it makes no sense.

Permalink Reply by Senior on April 23, 2010 at 12:58am

I agree with the "man up" statement.....

Disc golf is supposed to be for fun first and foremost.....

Once and a while you have to take on a challenge like worst shot doubles. I have and it was a lot of fun.

So take a chill pill on the dark side and relax....

Permalink Reply by Jim Coonradt on April 23, 2010 at 1:28am

Phoney, phoney, phoney. Why don't we all stand in a circle and sing Kumbaya. I don't know about you but I like winning once in a while. I have played with players who were worse and players who were much better. That doesn't matter. It matters that I give it my all every time I play. If I don't give it my all then I'm not being true to myself. Simply put you have to dumb down your game to play worst shot in random doubles. Once again would you have tried to make that shot if it didn't matter at all? Answer the question and "man up" as you put it. Not a single person has answered that question.

Should we have taken that ace away as well? That wasn't on one of the three holes, but shouldn't his partner have had to ace as well? And if we make an exception for aces, then why not birdies as well. It's completely arbitrary.

Hmmm...
To try and make it or not?

Permalink Reply by Tino "SilverBack" Medina on April 23, 2010 at 8:33am

there is an exception for aces. if one aces, there is no need for the next throw since the hole has been "holed out". come on dude. Think!

Permalink Reply by Jim Coonradt on April 23, 2010 at 9:31am

I "holed out" as well.

Permalink Reply by nick young on April 23, 2010 at 11:38pm

Im down for kumbaya.

Permalink Reply by Ryan Rios on April 23, 2010 at 1:46am

IMO bring your own partner worst shot dubs is waaaaay different then random worst shot dubs.
Random dubs is suppose to be a nice enviorment for players to play with new faces and maybe learn something.
Worst shot does not promote friendships unless you have a small tight knit group. Even in best shot random, some players will get upset about having a not so great partner so worst shot I can only imagine.
It's different if you and your partner are of simillar skill but if there's a big difference then you mind as well caddy for them.
I wouldn't want to pay my $5 for a practice from the rough round, nor would I want to be the worst player of the group- talk about pressure. Now if everyone was of simillar skill it's a whole mother story and I can see alot of fun from it.
To those on the op's case, in this format when your partner tosses ob, how do you throw? Say he tosses his shot 200 feet, do you take out your favorite driver and bomb it to let it sit up there? At your next throw do you run up to grab your fav driver?

Permalink Reply by Jim Coonradt on April 23, 2010 at 2:01am

Exactly! Finally someone gets it. I don't mind if my partner is not that good in random doubles and I will be the first to offer them a little helpful advice or encourage them. But what do you do when your partner throws OB every hole. You are their caddy so to speak. After my partner shanked today the best I could do was as bad as his throw. No need to try. But instead I canned it. I'd put $50 on anybody who is dogging me out here making that shot and I would probably even give them 20 tries. It was one of those shots that just happens. I couldn't even see the basket. I just knew where it was. You can't take that shot away from me.

And you are right that bring your own partner worst shot dubs is way different.