ACES

[olydiscgolf]

I don't think splitting an ace pot is a written rule. It is however widely assumed and a nice gesture, but not a rule. If you expect half of your partners ace, you'd better have had a pre-nupt! I only wish I would get another ace to have the opportunity to split it!

[Kenny B]

Originally Posted by Scott

Consider this: Player 1 parks his drive. Player 2 knows they have an easy birdie so he runs at the basket (a riskier shot) and gets an ace. Isn't it unfair that player 1 didn't get a similar opportunity?

I agree. I will always split an ACE pot with my partner even if there isn't an agreement before hand. I've given my partner $90 before and received $100 from my partner before. What goes around, comes around.

[Sam]

Down here, it is a fairly widely-respected unwritten rule.

Maybe we are just kinder down here. And smarter. And better looking.

[Scott]

Originally Posted by Sam

I am sure we would get along fine in person. I would still be uber pissed off if you were my doubles' partner (you know... partner as in part of the team) and you got an ace and didn't split it with me. Honestly, I would probably walk off at that point and either have our team disqualified or let you finish the round in your individual sport.

Better then that - take super aggressive shots at aces and put the pressure on your partner to get all of the birdies (it is, after all, an individual sport). Best case scenario - you get an ace as well and your partner has to split the pot anyway.

[olydiscgolf]

Originally Posted by Sam

Down here, it is a fairly widely-respected unwritten rule.

Maybe we are just kinder down here. And smarter. And better looking.

Better looking SAM!?!?! Did you get a haircut?

[Scott]

Originally Posted by olydiscgolf

Better looking SAM!?!?! Did you get a haircut?

He must have meant on average.

[Ol' Bob]

I doubt anyone would want me for a partner because I've only one ace in over seven years. On top of that, if my partner nailed one, I'd figure it was his ace pot. Looks like each doubles league should write it in their rules and hand printouts to all players.

[gwillim]

Playing Champoeg today with Girlbot and Keys. Sitting on the bench at hole 1 after the round a group of a couple of casuals and their young children come up and tee off. The second adult to throw walks up and throws and accidental spike hyzer. SMASH!!!!! Black ace on hole 15! We all went crazy, it was pretty awesome. Keys explained to him the meaning of "black ace" and his response to us was, "That was the very first time I have ever thrown a disc!". First time throwing a disc and he black aces. I don't know if that's a good omen or a bad one.

Less than 5 minutes later a guy in a different group throws a thumber from hole 4 and bounces it in for ace...on hole four's basket.

Pretty odd chain of events. Definitely fun to witness.

[killa]

I don't think Shawn Landry uses the forum, so I'll post for him:

Today during the second round of the Jet Wash Open, Shawn aced hole 11... yes, that's SeaTac hole 11!!!! One of his groupmates was lucky enough to be spotting, and he saw the whole thing: Shawn's forehand goes high through the gap, turning left, makes a perfect S, and the rest is history -- history which is not likely to repeat itself anytime soon.

Acing any hole at Seatac puts you in very distinguished company, but the fact that it was hole 11 is flat out amazing. (To give a little context for those not familiar with the course, I believe everyone else in Shawn's Advanced group took a 4 on that same hole... as did I, both rounds. )

[Nichola]

I get to witness my man's very first ACE! It was at Tom Pearce Park in Grants Pass, hole 6 from short tee. Howard threw 175 g DX Wraith first time, and it flew passing many trees then the disc bounced off the dirt into the basket! We couldnt tell if it went in as we can't hear at all, then after my couple throws to basket, and we saw his disc inside the basket. It was awesome!

["Over the Hill" Bob]

Originally Posted by LadyBuzzz

I get to witness my man's very first ACE! It was at Tom Pearce Park in Grants Pass, hole 6 from short tee. Howard threw 175 g DX Wraith first time, and it flew passing many trees then the disc bounced off the dirt into the basket! We couldnt tell if it went in as we can't hear at all, then after my couple throws to basket, and we saw his disc inside the basket. It was awesome!

Good job, Howard!

Bob

[chris7graham]

Originally Posted by Scott

That's awesome. Boy, when you heat up you really get Hot! you went on a little ace roll a while back, didn't you? I predict a few more for you in the next few days.

you were right scott hit my 39th ace today hole 5 at vance with the last years ace race disc, it now has 4 aces on it

[REDFIVE]

Originally Posted by killa

I don't think Shawn Landry uses the forum, so I'll post for him:

Today during the second round of the Jet Wash Open, Shawn aced hole 11... yes, that's SeaTac hole 11!!!! One of his groupmates was lucky enough to be spotting, and he saw the whole thing: Shawn's forehand goes high through the gap, turning left, makes a perfect S, and the rest is history -- history which is not likely to repeat itself anytime soon.

Acing any hole at Seatac puts you in very distinguished company, but the fact that it was hole 11 is flat out amazing. (To give a little context for those not familiar with the course, I believe everyone else in Shawn's Advanced group took a 4 on that same hole... as did I, both rounds. )

Hole 11 has been named, "the landry." Ridiculous ace, well done!

[DoubleDees]

Originally Posted by REDFIVE

Hole 11 has been named, "the landry." Ridiculous ace, well done!

i think the entire tournament agreed!!!

[blang11]

Originally Posted by DexterHawk

I aced Adair hole 4 last weekend... does that count

How does one even ace that hole? Is there another position besides the one I saw at the Willamette Open Qualifier all tucked in?

[blang11]

Pretty odd chain of events. Definitely fun to witness.[/quote]

Nice pun, Ryan.

[chris7graham]

PS THAT IS 4 ACES IN 3 WEEKS OMFG EUGENE HERE I COME

[RonTheWhip]

I aced Hole 9 at Whistler's this weekend in the first round of the tournament. Nebula (2008 Ace Race Disc) on a low hyzer that flattened out, skipped over the small bush about 25 away and hit square in the chains. Glad that metal thing got in the way, otherwise it may have gone over the edge

My second tournament ace at Whistlers (2007 GNO Hole #2) and my fourth tournament ace overall.

[blang11]

I aced hole 2 and hole 8 at Leverich. Oddly, I used a firebird for the shorter hole and an Aviar for the longer hole. Not like the aces themselves were all that impressive -- just short little guys -- but that was my first two-fer in one day. Gwillim is worried that I drained my luck before the tournament this weekend. That's why I'll have to build some Karma by helping set up the morning of.

[Toby Puttzinski]

The ace pot tomorrow night at Terrace Creek (Mountlake Terrace) will be up over $900... it is random draw doubles--
I believe the etiquette changes a bit for random draw dubs-- in BYOP tourneys I would always split aces-- or agree to a 60/40 split or whatever... but in random flip/draw scenarios, a number of things could happen...I always confirm with my partner prior to starting the round as to how we would split the ace pot-- I think this should always be done because not everyone adheres to the 50-50 split. I would never expect an even share of the ace pot if we failed to discuss it beforehand.

60-40 and 70-30 seem to be agreed upon quite often... last week Aaron H. and I decided (before cards were drawn) to give each other $200 if either one of us got the ace... I let my dubs partner know this before the round, and then we agreed that $150 would go to the non-acing partner.
Perhaps it's my partners' first time playing any type of organized event and his chances of getting an ace are exponentially lower than mine. I would be less inclined to agree on a 50-50 split in this case, and might suggest an 80/20 split...
I have hit two ace pots in the past, both at Lakewood... #18 for $245 or so, and old #10 in the short for $26... if there is no deal made before the round, I don't think it should necessarily be split 50-50... we hadn't determined a split on the $245 ace pot, and my partner was pleasantly surprised when I handed him $85 or so at the end... did that mean that I'd have gotten less had he aced?