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Biggest Disc Golf Pet Peeve
- Thread starter jherges
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I must say my brother and I are guilty of leaving the dog off the leash because she HAS to run and she loves when we throw discs for her. On July 4th she was amped and literally ran around the whole time we were there. So pup has boundless energy and needs exercise. She's a good doggy, though.
I know this sounds hateful but I just get irritated that a lot of people don't display common courtesy and I am running out of patience for that kind of stuff.
So you don't see the irony here??
You've stated right off the bat that you let your dog run loose, "...because she HAS to run...". So in your mind ignoring that bit of common courtesy is fine.
But then you complain about other players not displaying common courtesy and how you are running out of patience for that kind of stuff. :doh:
Lewis makes a good point. I see it a lot around here. I actually get less pissed at straight up tagging as opposed to actual disc golfers writing all over tee signs and baskets. How could you love a sport enough to be nailing hole in one's but simultaneously care so little about it to deface the equipment like some petulant child? What happened to signing your disc and posting a humblebrag on Facebook or Twitter?
discguy42
Double Eagle Member
Andy, when did you get tagged as "Chaw Man" ? People have been hard on you around here as of late.
Hell hath no fury like a random user on a DG forum!
Do you know who set you up with the honor?
Hell hath no fury like a random user on a DG forum!
Do you know who set you up with the honor?
nolangherity
Banned
well after his melt down over nothing im not surprised. nobody likes someone who wants to dish it but cant take it whatsoever.
my biggest pet peeve is the lack of etiquette on the course. i dunno if people are ignorant or just *******s, but nobody seems to care about any other player on the course. pretty much mirrors the drivers i encounter on the way to the course. i almost refuse to play after 11am, and its hard to even go out on weekends without having speed 13 **** thrown at my head.
i have no problem getting in someone face and layin it down, but it tends to mess up my mental game and ruin the fun.
Darth Anovin
Eagle Member
The answer to this is quite simple: chuckers. The ones writing on baskets are the ones that have an extremely lucky throw (probably with a Destroyer) on a 140 ft hole and tag it. Think about it. Picture the baskets at your local course. Have the 330 ft holes been aced? Most likely. But by whom? Experienced players that know better than to defoul the basket with a sharpie. Probably why the shorter holes tend to have more markings. Not just because they get aced more. But because they get aced by a$$bags that are most commonly committing the other pet peeves listed in this thread as well. I'm not sure how much "love" they have for the sport...
Streets
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One of these chuckers tagged a 180 ft hole at my local course and also put the disc. A Nuke SS.
hahahaha no shame up in their game
spinachd
Eagle Member
eightsomes
players that do not know how to behave around kids
players that do not know how to behave around kids
Apparently someone who thinks that is an insult? So idiots. Just a typical case of two or three loud forum bullies trying to get to someone. It would be cute if it wasn't so pathetic. Its alsk the same group of people of accusing someone of having a "meltdown" when someone simply says they arendome arguing with idiots and is going to play disc golf, then refuses to respond to their continued inane bullying attempts. I wonder how many people on here even play disc golf anymore or just spend their time cyber stalking people they will never meet? Enough about that. I will never speak on it again, so let it die.
But I did discover a new pet peeve yesterday: downhill teepads. I don't know how many of you come across this, but even if it's just a few degrees off, it really messes up my throw. Some people have no problem with them, but it really messes me up.
Uphill tee pads suck just as much, IMO.
I guess I haven't seen as many uphill teepads. But I can think of one at Badlands in Denver and I hate that one too.
Yeah, me too... I hate people that don't display courtesy. You know, like leashing your dog if you insist on bringing it to the disc golf course or letting faster groups play through...:doh:
I will go ahead and add a situation I found myself in yesterday. Some guys started throwing on our hole while we were still on it. It looked to me like they stumbled out of the woods from another hole and somehow found themselves on our fairway (as I was looking back and didn't see them tee off). Although I was a bit irked that they threw on us we finished soon enough and continued.
My friends suggested we let them play through as we were a larger group and there were two of them. They teed off and threw some errant throws that weren't great but weren't too bad. Then they were looking for their discs for about 5-10 minutes (not really difficult to find if you watched, as I stated earlier) and they didn't even look back to acknowledge that we were then waiting on them. So we got to throw after about 10 minutes and on to the next hole... These guys were looking for their discs on every single hole. We even played a few holes that circle back around to one they were on and the guys were still looking for their discs after about 15 minutes or so.
So anyway, then a family got behind us (who I think was skipping holes) and I had told our group earlier we're not letting anyone else play through because we would be waiting on everyone. But my point here is that people then kept getting on our butt and I hate to be rushed on the course. It seems like a lot of casual players are always rushing and it gets really annoying to always have people creeping up on you and you can't take 30 seconds to set up a shot.
Then those guys eventually caught back up to us because my friends kept having to find their discs. They asked if they could play through when we had just holed out on 16.... Yea, you can TRY to play through on the last 2 holes but I doubt you will achieve this goal.
I know this sounds hateful but I just get irritated that a lot of people don't display common courtesy and I am running out of patience for that kind of stuff.
All I can say is that if you NEED to take 30 full seconds to set up every shot (or even 10 seconds) you probably take the game way too seriously and fall into one of MY pet peeves: People who treat every casual round like it's the final 9 of a N/T event. There is nothing more annoying than playing a round as a single or in a twosome and watching some entitled group of wanna-be McBeths linger over every shot, argue about rules, and refuse to allow you to play through "because it will mess up their flow". Nate, the only reason I don't suspect you were in the group I am referring to is that they didn't have a dog.
My other pet peeve is the phrase "ball golf". There is golf (a game played with clubs and balls) and everything else. If you mean foot golf, say foot golf or whatever slang term applies. If you mean disc golf, say disc golf, or discing, or frolf or whatever. If we must apply an adjective in front of golf I can live with "traditional golf" but even that will get you weird looks from the 99% of the world that thinks we throw Frisbees at bbq grills.
Good point on your middle paragraph, Puckstopper. I've only played with a few of those types, and It's usually only once.
Hampstead
* Ace Member *
Just because some of you don't take casual rounds seriously does not mean that nobody should take a casual round seriously. I happen to play every casual round like it is a tournament round so that when I do play in tournaments there is no change in my approach. Yes, I use a mini, play OB, sometimes play 2 meter (depending on TD's discretion and I'm the TD), never pick up a gimme putt, etc., etc. Hey, guess what? It's my round and my approach to the game, get over yourself. Now, I also happen to let people play through, even groups when I'm playing solo, but there is no law that says I have to just because you are rushing through your round. Yes it is a courtesy and I am a courteous person, but if you are rudely rushing me, I will tend to go a bit slower on purpose. Thanks and have a wonderful day.
Hampstead: the biggest point you made is that you let people play through. Sometimes the serious players dont. Another thing to remember is that by and large courses are on public land, and a lot of players don't understand the competitive part of the game. Just because they don't have courtesy doesn't mean we don't have to. Hampstead and guys like him are showing the randoms a different side of the game, and doing it in the proper manner.
People who are too full of their own crap on the course are the problem that was referenced, I believe. I've been guilty of this before, but it is important to remember that public courses mean everyone has the equal right to be there and holding them up is impolite, though of course there is no law that says you have to let everyone play through you.
People who are too full of their own crap on the course are the problem that was referenced, I believe. I've been guilty of this before, but it is important to remember that public courses mean everyone has the equal right to be there and holding them up is impolite, though of course there is no law that says you have to let everyone play through you.
nolangherity
Banned
i started wearing this shirt while i play, people are so polite now !
Nasty Nate
Double Eagle Member
The point I was making is that we play with our dog and she likes to chase discs and retrieve them. She doesn't run aimlessly around the course. She is better behaved than most people. We leash her if she needs to be. It's not a big deal. I know you're supposed to have your dog leashed at the park but how many of you folks sometimes have a beer on the course? You're not supposed to do that, either. And if you throw cigarette butts on the course then you have no room to talk about anything. My dog loves to play and she goes discing with us. Also she finds any discs that get lost in the rough.
My dog playfully running around my group in no way inconveniences you. We don't litter, don't throw discs on people and we are some of the only ones who actually care. And now you're complaining that I can't take a few seconds to prepare for my throw? I guess you experts out there just run up and throw every shot without any sort of anticipation.
Well I am done here. Thanks for playing along. I used to think disc golfers were all cool until I joined this forum.
My dog playfully running around my group in no way inconveniences you. We don't litter, don't throw discs on people and we are some of the only ones who actually care. And now you're complaining that I can't take a few seconds to prepare for my throw? I guess you experts out there just run up and throw every shot without any sort of anticipation.
Well I am done here. Thanks for playing along. I used to think disc golfers were all cool until I joined this forum.
Unleashed dogs piss me off. Leash laws aren't in place only because your dog might be unruly, they're also in place because of the way others react to your dog (human or animal).
My dog is a rescue, and is NOT good with other dogs, although she is perfect with people. She is always on a leash unless we're somewhere I know there won't be other dogs. She also happens to be an American Bulldog mix, and will jack up another dog if it gets in her space. In other words, if your overly-friendly dog comes up to her, your dog is probably going to get jacked up.
If you want to go somewhere and have your dog off the leash, hit up the dog park. Better yet, keep it at home. It's a safety issue, not an inconvenience issue.
My dog is a rescue, and is NOT good with other dogs, although she is perfect with people. She is always on a leash unless we're somewhere I know there won't be other dogs. She also happens to be an American Bulldog mix, and will jack up another dog if it gets in her space. In other words, if your overly-friendly dog comes up to her, your dog is probably going to get jacked up.
If you want to go somewhere and have your dog off the leash, hit up the dog park. Better yet, keep it at home. It's a safety issue, not an inconvenience issue.
Hampstead
* Ace Member *
Aww, poor Nate. He wants to ignore the leash laws and can't understand why people aren't patting him on the back and high fiving him. I have several dozen stories involving dogs in public, off the leash, and owners who thought it wasn't a big deal (until the moment it became one and the sheepish owner said "I'm sorry, he's usually very well behaved. I don't know what got in to him.") Sorry to break it to you, buddy, but not everybody is as comfortable with unleashed dogs as you are. Also, there are plenty of places where dogs can run free without hassle, a disc golf course in a place with leash laws is not one of them.
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