The Official Rules of Disc Golf are constantly being revised. Each summer, the PDGA makes its proposed rule changes for the following year available for public feedback. The major changes proposed this year included introducing timeouts, amending the illegal disc specifications, and allowing TDs to assign players without PDGA numbers to divisions. The PDGA has announced the results of the public comment period; so let’s take a look at the official changes that are coming in 2025.
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0:00 PDGA Rule Changes for 2025
0:42 Timeouts
4:46 Hot Stamps
5:54 Sandbagging
6:52 Other Notable Changes
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23 Comments
I think the PDGA needs to be very specific when the clock starts for time delays. Many players have stated that when they ask several officials they don't get the same answer.
It's nice to see that the changes surrounding hot stamps will make it easier to personalise discs without being limited to dyeing them.
@1:44 Difficulty of the shot should be factored. Cupcake taking ONE MINUTE on an 8ft, straight, level putt DOES NOT COMPARE to trying to get out of "jail" on a tough scramble shot.
Me as a cardmate, I'd give you extra time on tough shots if you are being timely on the "simple" ones.
Can’t use tobacco products? Lolol what an outrageous rule
7:18 Conrad peeing right at the spectators lol
Some sports, billiards for example, allow 2 time extensions per game. The extension is only 15 seconds (I think) but should provide enough time to make a call on a tough shot.
let's see a disc that comes to rest on top of the basket being allowed to count.
What does struck the prohibition on etching carving or engraving mean.
The 30 second rule is, I believe, like the 6 second rule that you cited for goal keepers. It is designed to ensure overall pace-of-play is maintained, but calling it “at” 30 seconds or right at 6 seconds can obviously interfere with play and could even lead to slower play as the card or player disputes these calls before play resumes.
I propose a rule in spirit of the 60 second timeout rule but instead of two 60 second time outs:
The card or someone on the card can issue a time warning if a play has taken more than 30 seconds. If the player has clearly stepped away from the lie, the warning can be issued right then, or can be issued after the throw to avoid accidentally interfering with a throw that is about to happen (if issued during step away an additional 60 seconds is given to the player to throw that throw).
After two warnings during a round (agreed by another card member of course), each subsequent exceedance of 30 seconds is a stroke penalty, with usual requirement that someone on the card concurs after each exceedance has occurred for scoring that hole and any following.
This provides opportunity for players to take a little bit more time for complicated lies, at least twice in a round. They can even call it themselves just so the card knows they KNOW they are taking long. Would still count as one of the warnings.
Not sure if something like this has been tried ?
PDGA should chill with the random freedom infringement rules imo. They should not belice they are writing a rulebook for the DGPT. the dgpt should have their own rules and PDGA should control the game. They should not put rules on the tournament product that has no connection to the game, like no tobacco.
In Sweden a quarter of the population use nicotine pouches every day. Would be close to impossible for all swedish players and staff at disc golf tournaments to have no tobacco, definitely with disc golf tournaments running all day. Probably similar in Norway.
Focus on bettering the product. Have trashbins everywhere or smoke-boxes or whatever. But let the tourunament have their rules on this. Until you are paying everyone millions atleast. No player that's on leadcard would start smoking, it's not a problem that the pdga rulebook should handle.
Imo: if they are going forward with a "Time out" system there should be a reduced time to address a lie; i.e. 15 seconds instead of 30. Since a time out will slow pace of play and potentially create more back ups on the course.
If you need 30 seconds or more it's bc you are a headcase. 30 seconds is way too much time, it should be 15.
5:22 is paint marker or spray paint approved?
In theory, could all 4 cart mates use their 2 timeouts back to back? So 1 shot could take over 8 minutes to shoot.
Everytime I throw a disc OB in a bad area, I'm calling a foot fault on myself. You can just re throw, avoiding the tough lie.
Curious, so if I generally play in MA40 but I want to play in MPO does this keep me from doing it?
7:49 What was the violation in this clip?
The time has come. Let's allow discs that land on top of the basket to count!
AM divisions need definite rating cutoffs/ windows
And
everyone should still be allowed to play at the professional level
I think they should ban jump putts
The 30 second clock needs to start after I play twister with the tree, blackberry bushes, and mini cave I have to stuff my leg into. Once I get into position start the clock. On the putting green, once the player is in position start the clock. If it takes a while to get into position, so be it – finding where to put your feet for a throw or putt doesn't delay the game the same way some dude does when he takes 20 practice putts with a meditation break before putting in a 6 footer.
Nothing about the service animal rule that is an obvious violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act?
Any changes on who can play FPO?