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Date: Fri, 12 Mar 1999 09:36:25 +0000
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From: Dave Neilson <D.P.Neilson@warwick.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Fw: drop the pull
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I think it is another watering down of what the more mature players know as
REAL Ultimate - just to pander to the weaker new players who cannot catch
(let alone throw). Some history...

Have you ever noticed the chorus of "TWO HANDS!" when someone drops? This
is a throwback to when they first weakened the rules to allow players to
catch with both hands - up until then, you HAD TO catch with ONE hand and
the habit was hard to break. When they changed the rules, teams adopted the
strategy of verbal reinforcement whenever the disc was in the air and
heaven help any player who didn't heed the reminder ... the tradition
continues!

Going back to the 'pull' rules - they ought to insist that if the disc
lands in the receiving team's endzone, then they immediately lose
possession, thus forcing that team to make the catch. Pulls short of the
endzone can be left to land without penalty. This would properly reward
decent pulls and add excitement to the start of every point!

Just some Friday morning thoughts ...

Cheers,

Sam.

Tammo writes:
>Still, as someone who has gone through the humiliating experience before,
>I'd miss the thrill that comes with every pull heading my way...
>I can only agree with Si, the old rule should stay, not just for the comedy
>value of seeing someone else screw up.
>
>After all, mistakes must be punished.

and Si Hill wrote:
>>2.  I would like to formally (how do I do that?) ask the BUF to go back to
>>the WFDF Ultimate committee to re-instate the dropped-pull rule.  This is a
>>brilliant rule.  And I speak as a player who is usually on the wrong-end of
>>it!