I really appreciate all the interests turns out lots of people Question Is what they're doing .. Merely asking this question and seeing the answers got my interest back is interest back What turned me off I think was playing in group If that were serious and kind of a douche way I like the throw different discs different ways all the time and that's fun and when I'm playing And I can't get out of the way of the group behind which is terrible but super fast That stuff drives me nuts and I know they're nubes because I've played with them before ... And I liked to just throw my discs without everyone checking out your throat and comparing to how far they can throw every time you throw the damn thing
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Losing interest
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Hampstead
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Casey? That you?
Hampstead
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Dang man, I must be flexing them poor reading skills again. You guys need to stop being so darn vague, lol. Since you didn't actually quote who you were referring to it was an honest misunderstanding
Hampstead
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I responded to the post immediately above me.
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Now I need to do my research to find out who Casey is, I feel the need to know.
I think you need to identify what about disc golf was fun for you through it all. Whether it was the challenge of competing against people... Do you no longer find that fun because you don't like golfing with them? Find a group of friends, better or worse than you, by a lot or a little who you care about knowing your progress. Or you were obsessed with your Destroyers? What obsessed you about them? Was it mastery of flight paths? Was it mastery of a singular flight path? Was it simply seeing the flight path, can that be translated to new discs?
There are more things than I can describe. But I say find what brought you joy in the game at the core, and bring that back into it for you.
Good luck. Like many here I struggle to relate - I've been obsessed since my first round over 16 years ago. It hasn't relented for me. But other activities have, and that's been how I pull myself back if I feel like it's worth it.
There are more things than I can describe. But I say find what brought you joy in the game at the core, and bring that back into it for you.
Good luck. Like many here I struggle to relate - I've been obsessed since my first round over 16 years ago. It hasn't relented for me. But other activities have, and that's been how I pull myself back if I feel like it's worth it.
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You'll regret doing that.
lol, thanks for the warning brutha, I will have to think about this now.
Guess I am in a totally different place than the bumper in this thread. I played from 1989-1992. Got busy with life, job, etc, and didnt really play again until 2018. It's been an increasing passion ever since.
I love:
Getting outdoors--12 months a year.
Playing new places--fields, woods, park settings, and everything in between.
And traveling to the places those courses are.
Playing with my kids, 3 of which love it as well.
Meeting people who are as addicted as me. As different as people can be, at least we have ONE thing in common.
The rare 65' putt that goes in.
The park job on a 300' hole. Again, rare.
Puring a tight line. Getting better at this--really enjoy this.
Knowing that even in my 50s I can still be REALLY good at this sport if I really want to be. And seeing improvement every month, even at my age.
One thing that REALLY has kept my interest is moving FROM an area with 7-8 decent courses within an hour to an area with 40-50 decent courses within an hour. Still haven't played all the ones within 30 minutes of me yet. SW OH disc golf rocks! And, I am only 2 hours from Idlewild and 3+ hours from Toboaggan and all those great MI courses. Heck, I don't have time to be bored with all these great courses around...
I am fortunate to work for myself, and work a lot at night, so I can play that busy course at 11AM on a TU with little worry about long waits. I do understand if one is stuck only playing on weekends or have few choices. Try to squeeze a round or two in during the week or take a little roadtrip.
To any who are getting bored, hope you can find your love of the sport again!
I love:
Getting outdoors--12 months a year.
Playing new places--fields, woods, park settings, and everything in between.
And traveling to the places those courses are.
Playing with my kids, 3 of which love it as well.
Meeting people who are as addicted as me. As different as people can be, at least we have ONE thing in common.
The rare 65' putt that goes in.
The park job on a 300' hole. Again, rare.
Puring a tight line. Getting better at this--really enjoy this.
Knowing that even in my 50s I can still be REALLY good at this sport if I really want to be. And seeing improvement every month, even at my age.
One thing that REALLY has kept my interest is moving FROM an area with 7-8 decent courses within an hour to an area with 40-50 decent courses within an hour. Still haven't played all the ones within 30 minutes of me yet. SW OH disc golf rocks! And, I am only 2 hours from Idlewild and 3+ hours from Toboaggan and all those great MI courses. Heck, I don't have time to be bored with all these great courses around...
I am fortunate to work for myself, and work a lot at night, so I can play that busy course at 11AM on a TU with little worry about long waits. I do understand if one is stuck only playing on weekends or have few choices. Try to squeeze a round or two in during the week or take a little roadtrip.
To any who are getting bored, hope you can find your love of the sport again!
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I've never lost interest in the game itself, but did lose interest in serious competition for a good 14 years. Job got busier, two kids were spawned, and I flatlined in Am-1 while fast Discs were invented and people ten years younger than me were going 100' past me with newfangled Wraiths and whatnot. I was 33 and it was evident I wasn't getting any better. So I just enjoyed playing casually for many years.
Then two things happened that really lit a fire under me. (1) I discovered the prim-o internet coverage of pros and couldn't sit still watching it without wanting to get better. (2) My son picked up the game and started a rapid stretch of improvement.
Now that I'm older, I can compete in MA-40 (and will be MA-50 eligible sooner than I'd like to admit). It's so much more fun than I remember Am-1 being back in the day, plus it's fairly competitive too. I've had more than one guy on my card shoot 990-rated rounds this year! Somehow I usually manage to finish near last cash most of the time, so I'm in a sweet spot there. Love MA-40.
But really, it's all about my kid now. He's beaten me in a couple of rounds and has a 904-rated sanctioned round under his belt at age 11. This experience I'm in the middle of with him has been incredible, warms my heart.
So don't sweat a bunch of time off from being competitive. It happens to the best of us, and being obsessed with the sport can re-emerge in amazing ways later down the road.
Then two things happened that really lit a fire under me. (1) I discovered the prim-o internet coverage of pros and couldn't sit still watching it without wanting to get better. (2) My son picked up the game and started a rapid stretch of improvement.
Now that I'm older, I can compete in MA-40 (and will be MA-50 eligible sooner than I'd like to admit). It's so much more fun than I remember Am-1 being back in the day, plus it's fairly competitive too. I've had more than one guy on my card shoot 990-rated rounds this year! Somehow I usually manage to finish near last cash most of the time, so I'm in a sweet spot there. Love MA-40.
But really, it's all about my kid now. He's beaten me in a couple of rounds and has a 904-rated sanctioned round under his belt at age 11. This experience I'm in the middle of with him has been incredible, warms my heart.
So don't sweat a bunch of time off from being competitive. It happens to the best of us, and being obsessed with the sport can re-emerge in amazing ways later down the road.
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It's fine to walk away for a bit, it's just recreation anyway.
I stepped away from the game from around 2012-2016. I needed to get away from what I considered a really toxic community at the time. I maybe played once a month for those years at most, and focused on myself and my family. I don't regret it, and the game was still there when I decided to play again (though my skills had diminished quite a bit) Since I moved to WI, I've been playing more than I ever have since my son was born in 2011.
Now I'm finding myself step back a bit again. I don't have much drive to play competitively, even in leagues. I'd like to play a couple of tournaments, since I'm MP40 eligible now, but that's not even really high on my radar (I don't want to camp on websites to sign up for C-tiers when they open up). I play around 3 days a week and that's just not enough practice to keep myself in a competitive mindset. My son is going to be 10 this year, and he's expressed more interest in playing more disc golf this year - the first time he's really asked me about playing more - so I'll get him out when he feels like playing more too.
I might be less disinterested, but anymore the courses are so crowded that I wait to play more than I actually play. I've decided to forgo all league play just to get on another course in the area that isn't running leagues on that specific night, just so I can actually use my time actually golfing and not feel like it's being wasted just waiting.
I stepped away from the game from around 2012-2016. I needed to get away from what I considered a really toxic community at the time. I maybe played once a month for those years at most, and focused on myself and my family. I don't regret it, and the game was still there when I decided to play again (though my skills had diminished quite a bit) Since I moved to WI, I've been playing more than I ever have since my son was born in 2011.
Now I'm finding myself step back a bit again. I don't have much drive to play competitively, even in leagues. I'd like to play a couple of tournaments, since I'm MP40 eligible now, but that's not even really high on my radar (I don't want to camp on websites to sign up for C-tiers when they open up). I play around 3 days a week and that's just not enough practice to keep myself in a competitive mindset. My son is going to be 10 this year, and he's expressed more interest in playing more disc golf this year - the first time he's really asked me about playing more - so I'll get him out when he feels like playing more too.
I might be less disinterested, but anymore the courses are so crowded that I wait to play more than I actually play. I've decided to forgo all league play just to get on another course in the area that isn't running leagues on that specific night, just so I can actually use my time actually golfing and not feel like it's being wasted just waiting.
I didn't take nearly as long of a break as you did (10 years for me) but coming back hard this year, it's insane how different the sport is. From UDisc, DiscGolfScene, and all of the video coverage, disc golf is in a crazy different place. There's basically unlimited content to consume, the only downside is plastic can be super hard to find.
And dude, enjoy this time with your kid! I started when I was 11 and some of the best memories I have growing up are traveling to tournaments with my dad, seeing new places and being psyched for each other when one of us did well. And sounds like your kid's already tearing it up!
And dude, enjoy this time with your kid! I started when I was 11 and some of the best memories I have growing up are traveling to tournaments with my dad, seeing new places and being psyched for each other when one of us did well. And sounds like your kid's already tearing it up!
Have you ever used a forum before? you need to quote or use the little arrow up signal ^^^, otherwise the assumption is a reply to the thread at large.
Hampstead
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Did you try to read the post I was responding to?
If you post here, it was pretty obvious.
If not, it was a throwaway response.
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Why the hate on competitive players? This is a sport right? When you play a sport you generally play to achieve as low as score as possible. If you are playing in a tourney you should be playing to win or at least put in the best score you are able. You are suppose to be testing yourself. I for one absolutely hate playing tourneys with players who don't care about playing their best and doing their best to compete. If you want to make it about being best buds and having a great time, i sure don't want you in my group, hit me up for a casual round sometime instead. I am busy playing for your money.
I've slowed way down but still love the game and follow the coverage. Mostly due to work, nagging injuries, and a springtime run of very bad luck with the weather sucking on my days off.
But I recently went to play Harmony Bends on a whim and it was a blast. A nice new course opened near my house as well. I can be happy playing once a week if that's all I can play, and yeah the interest has dropped from obsession to a nice hobby.
All in all, no complaints.
But I recently went to play Harmony Bends on a whim and it was a blast. A nice new course opened near my house as well. I can be happy playing once a week if that's all I can play, and yeah the interest has dropped from obsession to a nice hobby.
All in all, no complaints.
My interest is waning a bit right now too. There's only so much leisure time and I have plenty of other hobbies (bike, hike, read) plus normal life responsibilities. I've only played maybe once or twice in the past month as I've been spending more time doing other things.
I anticipate that my interest will pick up again in the late fall. Colder weather makes biking miserable and ice/snow makes hiking less enjoyable too. Nothing wrong with rotating your hobbies.
I anticipate that my interest will pick up again in the late fall. Colder weather makes biking miserable and ice/snow makes hiking less enjoyable too. Nothing wrong with rotating your hobbies.
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