This is not the Championship tournament, this is a smaller, indoor tournament. We see a lot of 3-pointers in this series. Not sure what else they should be doing to be the best! No one is throwing slots on every throw…

Yes, Gatekeeper Media is working on a video right now for us, and they’ll post on their channel once it is done (looking at January).

Yes, Gatekeeper Media is working on a video right now for us, and they’ll post on their channel once it is done (looking at January).

Great question! Assuming you are the team that is throwing second, if Team A gets 21 and then your team throws it into the slot, you win the game. There is no overtime in this case.

The rules do allow to deflect with either one or two hands, but there is no rule indicating you must deflect with one hand only, unless there is a modified tournament format. Yes, players are allowed time in between throws, which is outlined in the official rules at section 15.04: www.pdfa.com/rules/#throwing

@@thePDFA By "delay" I'm not referring to time between throws. I'm referring to maintaining the spin of the disc by use of a fingernail delay, as in freestyle.

This is a quick highlight video of some shots from the day, but there will also be a longer video coming from Gatekeeper Media as well. Thanks!

are the matteson brothers gonna make an appearance this tourney?? they are my favorite

We hear ya! It’s not usually like this, that has more to do with the limited production we had for this one…but we agree that the outdoor tournament games are more fun to watch.

Thanks John, we definitely remember the informal tourney with the old cans at Swish's. We do have video of it we shared on other social channels a couple months ago, we'll try and add that one on KZfaq as well. Haha, yes he is definitely one of the best at deflecting no doubt.

This is an amazing post. Thanks for the all the memories, John (and a new one about my hands lol)!

We should have more information on divisions in the coming weeks once we have team registration up. But there will be both Pro and Amateur Divisions. Teams can register based on their skill level (more on how to determine that will be coming on our website) and can play either one-handed deflecting or two-handed. The sport has always had the choice; you are not limited to one or two hands, as long as there are no double-hits or carries, the deflection is legal.

Hi John! An old school garbage can tournament certainly would be fun, but definitely much harder logistically to scale. However, we did change the rule for the sport in regards to discs. Players can now use any flying disc of any brand within the specs, which includes the weight of 160 to 175g. We tested this last year at a couple "beta" tournaments, and players loved the option to use their own disc of any brand, which would include the classic Chameleon. The 175s are much better in the wind. Here's more on that rule on our website: www.pdfa.com/bring-your-own-flying-disc/ Totally agree - we wish we had more footage of the early days. We have some of you (Tang), Killer Bees, and James Gang from 2003-2004 timeline, but almost no footage other than a couple photos prior to 2003 (which is when we started shooting video). If you or anyone else has any older content to share, let us know.

Good question! It's a strategy - by not going for a throw that didn't seem makeable for a 3-point bucket, they caught it to stay on the numbers. This allowed them to close the game out in the next two rounds with 4 buckets (3-pointers). Had they went for the play and only got one point, this would force one of the players to throw a two-point shot (direct hit), which is more difficult and requires much more precision.

@@thePDFA Thank you! That was my guess, but in the video It looks like the player is closer to the bucket than he really is, probably. Looking forward to play this game with my students in my PE classes. Greetings from Spain.👍

You are correct - the slot is not the only way to throw an Instant Win. If the disc is thrown into the top of the goal unassisted, that is also an Instant Win!