specs and rules to move DG from kids game to pro sport

[FriedInTheDesert]

I'd like to see forward teepads for anyone that can't throw that far. Get the kids involved by teaching them the rules, history, and etiquette.

Also like to see more par 4's.

 

[knettles]

I'd like to see forward teepads for anyone that can't throw that far. Get the kids involved by teaching them the rules, history, and etiquette.

Also like to see more par 4's.

Don't we already have that (short tees)?

As far as the change the rules/specs/troll thread goes, the only thing I might go along with changing is the chain configuration on the baskets. A criss cross pattern or something like that to keep discs from blowing through. Other than that, keep 'em the same.

 

[beereakfast]

In an example such as Fountain Hills in Arizona. I have lost over 7 discs in just one round...especially if the weather is bad... this doesn't make the game harder IMO... Besides the game harder argument, what logical reason does anyone have for limiting the number of discs?

Losing 7 discs out of 16 would probably put a bit of a cramp in your confidence, not saying that you couldn't beat me easily after that. It falls into the thinking of 'I wont use a Dragon for the water hole because I can do it more consistantly with my usual disc' line of thinking.

I wish that course was there back when I lived in the area. Might have gotten into this stuff long before I did.

 

[beereakfast]

Do players with more discs usually beat you?

Yes, with both hands.... Why do you think I keep coming back for more.
J/K

 

[teemkey]

Yes, with both hands.... Why do you think I keep coming back for more.
J/K

hmmm. Might want to change your user name to Happy Dead Horse, or something like that

 

[beereakfast]

hmmm. Might want to change your user name to Happy Dead Horse, or something like that

Happy Dead Head?... Prolly taken.... um, I mean, Get off my lawn!

 

[thatdirtykid]

I read most the posts and have to say:
A) (already been mentioned) your foot does have to be on the ground during the release. Its not a slam dunk.
Regarding jump puts, I think the circle needs to be done away with and allow you to follow through on any throw. Yes this would change the game, and I wouldn't necessarily like it, but its one less grey area.
B) Baskets being lower makes sense to me if you are trying to be ball golf, aces and long makes would be more common and less risky. That said, that risk is half of the game.

C) bag limits, while I agree that this would be interesting and make the game more like golf (and require people to hone skills not just learn discs) you missed the main argument against it. Golfers don't have a ball limit, and they are not throwing their clubs into a pond.
I can see the announcer now "too bad ken climos second putter rolled into the creek. I suppose he is putting with a roc the rest of the day now"

 

[trumbulldore]

Have a national tour series that occurs from February to End of September and beginning of october. The tour contains 12 elite tier tournaments
1 in Feb, March, April and May. 2 in June, July, August. 1 in september and 1 in october which is the final tournament at the USDGC.
Who ever has the highest points come the end of the season is the 20xx PDGA National Tour Champion(significant payout).

I know there is something similar in place, but make it like the nascar sprint cup.
Too much fragmentation occurs in disc golf and if all of the top pros were at all of these twelve tournaments I guarantee that ESPN would pick up the sport on ESPN2 or a FSN or NBC Sports might.

In regards to the baskets, make them thinner of a target to hit, but still very catchable chains(less room for error but not hurt by crappy chains or spit outs, so like a thin DGA MAch X or Arroyo basket)

 

[scarpfish]

I read most the posts and have to say:
A) (already been mentioned) your foot does have to be on the ground during the release. Its not a slam dunk.

The OP (if I am to take him with any modicum of seriousness) specifically used the word "feet". I would imply that means he thinks both feet need to be on the ground during the release of any shot. I would interpret that further to mean "stand and deliver", or something darned close to it.

 

[scarpfish]

Too much fragmentation occurs in disc golf and if all of the top pros were at all of these twelve tournaments I guarantee that ESPN would pick up the sport on ESPN2 or a FSN or NBC Sports might.

No they won't.

 

[trumbulldore]

No they won't.

http://discgolftalkradio.com/podcasts/

If you listen to the podcast where they talk to Dave Feldberg at the 46:31 mark he talks about this:
(it's where I got the idea from and I completely agree with his logic which is why I said it).

 

[scarpfish]

http://discgolftalkradio.com/podcasts/

If you listen to the podcast where they talk to Dave Feldberg at the 46:31 mark he talks about this:
(it's where I got the idea from and I completely agree with his logic which is why I said it).

I agree with his premise, but a lot of that "fragmentation" doesn't occur due to people "wanting their share of the pie". It occurs due to the grim economics of touring that our "pros" face. Staying closer to home for a lower tier event might be more practical than crossing the entire country to play in whatever NT event is going on that weekend. If there was more prize money, perhaps things would get better, but again where does it come from?

But even in an alternative universe where Dave's vision were to come true, that would merely solve an issue which is an internal matter. There's nothing he said (and not a damned thing that the OP of this thread said) which would persuade an outside entity like a major broadcasting network to start paying attention to us. Outsiders don't have any feelings about the intricate nuances of our sport, because guess what, they don't play it.

 

[JC17393]

If all it would take to get media paying attention was gathering all our top pros at the same events, why hasn't the USDGC or Worlds gotten more attention by now? Those two events by far have the highest concentrations of our top players, yet they've never garnered so much as a sniff of interest from any major media outlet. Somehow I doubt creating a tour of 12 such events will change their minds.

Also, where is the staffing coming from to create these events? Frankly, when we get to a round dozen high-caliber, well-staffed, high-concentration-of-elite-talent events in total, then we can worry about trying to organize them into a tour.

 

[Jay Dub]

ESPN and any other networks don't care if the top pros are there. What they care about is how many spectators are at the event.

 

[bradharris]

ESPN and any other networks don't care if the top pros are there. What they care about is how many spectators are watching at home.

Fixed

 

[DavidSauls]

Ah, ESPN. The one myth or dead horse this thread was lacking.

 

[Grungedude42]

Mandatory tiedye dri fits will elevate the game.

 

[The Hammer]

Ah, ESPN. The one myth or dead horse this thread was lacking.

The biggest thing holding this sport back is the fact that every hole is a par 3.

opcorn:

 

[bradharris]

Ah, ESPN. The one myth or dead horse this thread was lacking.

That's not true, the Olympics have not yet been mentioned...

The biggest thing holding this sport back is the fact that every hole is a par 3.

opcorn:

OP Beat you to it...

72 par courses not 54 par's with at least white and blue tee boxes.

 

[Discwrangler]

Brilliant!