Radiomuted
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Hopefully never.
I enjoy DG being a "fringe" sport. :shrugsmiley:
Oh Juke, you're such a disc golf hipster
Seriously though... I agree with you to an extent.
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Hopefully never.
I enjoy DG being a "fringe" sport. :shrugsmiley:
Oh Juke, you're such a disc golf hipster
Seriously though... I agree with you to an extent.
HA!
Really, though, I think we might be in a sort of "golden age" of disc golf and perhaps the majority of us don't even realize it.
There's enough "exposure" to get plenty of new courses built, tons of new discs constantly released, and a fairly vibrant tourney scene.
The infusion of big money will only serve to destroy the close-knit community aspect of the current scene, bring a multitude of dbs into the sport, make the courses more crowded, and (my worst fear) make everything pay-to-play.
Just my thoughts on the matter. I have nothing to back this up other than intuition. But I think the only people who will gain from a massive influx of money and ESPN coverage to the sport are the top pros (as well as the companies) and not the grassroots foundation.
disc golf should be reaching out to other sports networks
Hopefully never.
I enjoy DG being a "fringe" sport. :shrugsmiley:
4 - Because the spectator base of our sport is still very small compared to other fledgling sports who are also fighting to get on television. This is especially true considering most of us didn't start playing this game to be spectators.As much as I like poker, it's not a sport and espn covers the heck out of that. I've also seen Darts and Pool on. I think DG isn't on honestly for a few reasons:
1 - People still tend to think of it as a bunch of hippies throwing lids.
2 - It's a slow moving game, much like regular golf, with none of the financial backing of it. People will watch a golf tourney if there's a million dollars to the winner.
3 - Because at least good dg is played in fairly wooded areas, it's alot more difficult to cover. You need multiple cameras even more than regular golf.