Simon's Vlog

[Emoney]

I would say 98% of courses on the planet are REC courses.

There is more of a need for championship level courses than anything else.

EVERY course can add REC tee pads but not every course can be championship level difficulty. We should always start as big as possible.

 

[ru4por]

I would say 98% of courses on the planet are REC courses.

There is more of a need for championship level courses than anything else.

EVERY course can add REC tee pads but not every course can be championship level difficulty. We should always start as big as possible.

I don't really agree. The growth of the game is not going to come from entry level 1000 rated players. 1000 rated players are a tiny sliver of the PDGA makeup. Growing the sport is going to come from families, young entry level players and casual disc golfers.

Getting any course into the ground is a TON of work, before any dirt is turned over. Convincing parks, municipalities and private entities to dedicate swaths of land for "development" is one of the largest hurdles. The difference in acreage to drop in a gold level course, compared to a recreational type is significant. Most of the time finding a land opportunity, for a championship course, is prohibitive.

I love big, long courses. I just think most communities benefit from a mix, heavy on rec style installation. Granted there may be areas that have a saturation of rec courses...of course, they stand to benefit from a big tract, but I don't think we are there at this point.

 

[BrotherDave]

I would say 98% of courses on the planet are REC courses.

There is more of a need for championship level courses than anything else.

EVERY course can add REC tee pads but not every course can be championship level difficulty. We should always start as big as possible.

*If the property actually has the space for it and it's not shoehorned around ballfields, playgrounds, or busy trails. :thmbup:

 

[sidewinder22]

^^^ Injury - rehab - repeat. Seems like he gets close to a full recovery and then injures himself a bit which slows down the full recovery. He just needs to take a full year off from playing and do something else so he can fully recover. The sport needs a full time Simon compared to a part time Simon.

Fixed that for you. 4X Major Champ (3X USDGC), + Memorial and BSF.... All by the age of 25.

Has Eagle got hurt yet, aside from that time the ground came up and bit his hand?

Hopefully Stokely provided some words of wisdom. The Injury > Rehab > Repeat cycle is one that he's very familiar with.

Scott and Simon talking about rotational injuries:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7NVZB-cRJY#t=6m

 

[BogeyNoMore]

When Scott says he believes DG'ers rotate faster through our waist, through a longer range of motion, than any other type of athlete, he may be right.

I think hitters in baseball swing though a pretty wide range of motion pretty fast, as well, and probs with more power, but there aren't many sports where you rotate your waist through as many degrees, quite as fast, as BH power throwers do.

 

[foxdawg10]

This was fun to watch for 2 reasons. Watching the inaugural round on a new course, and also seeing the best players in the world have the exact same reactions as the rest of us on their misfires. It just goes to show that they just take it to a completely different level and turn it on when the lights go on at tournaments.

 

[flatflip]

When Scott says he believes DG'ers rotate faster through our waist, through a longer range of motion, than any other type of athlete, he may be right.

I think hitters in baseball swing though a pretty wide range of motion pretty fast, as well, and probs with more power, but there aren't many sports where you rotate your waist through as many degrees, quite as fast, as BH power throwers do.

Well whether they do it harder or not, I don't think they do it as much. My batting practice was always limited by how many quarters I had to put in the machine. When I found disc golf, I would throw until my hands bled every day, tape them up and then do it some more.

There's a reason people have started putting pitch counts on pitchers. You have the occasional Nolan Ryan who is immune, but most athletes benefit from recovery, and we all have to learn how to manage it at some point or another.

 

[wolfhaley]

Well whether they do it harder or not, I don't think they do it as much. My batting practice was always limited by how many quarters I had to put in the machine. When I found disc golf, I would throw until my hands bled every day, tape them up and then do it some more.

There's a reason people have started putting pitch counts on pitchers. You have the occasional Nolan Ryan who is immune, but most athletes benefit from recovery, and we all have to learn how to manage it at some point or another.

So have you learned how to manage it yet or do you throw til you bleed still?

 

[flatflip]

Only a couple times a week

 

[Rickjames]

It's almost like a stigma that most disc golfers don't want to admit or talk about. It's not a natural motion for the human body. You're torquing joints in a way that they weren't designed to. The Disc Golf Strong guy probably isn't a doctor but it would be beneficial if we had interviews with doctors on the disc golf throw. Would be horrible for the game though.... lol

 

[StickyRicky]

Anybody know when Simon plans on coming back?

 

[Emoney]

Anybody know when Simon plans on coming back?

OTB open i believe. 2 weeks. I think that's what i heard today.

 

[brutalbrutus]

 

[BogeyNoMore]

^ Very cool! Bruschi seems like a very likeable guy.

 

[brutalbrutus]

^ Very cool! Bruschi seems like a very likeable guy.

He needs to buy some lessons from Simon though...

 

[BogeyNoMore]

He needs to buy some lessons from Simon though...

His tees shots sucked... but still, to see someone as well known, and who means so much to the folks in that area, out on the course is great.

Seems legit, too. You don't hear casual chuckers say that what they like is:
1) The flight when they plan a left to right shot.
2) The sound of the chains.

 

[Hampstead]

Good to see him out there after two strokes.

 

[txmxer]

Brushi is 47.

How many DG players have his hip mobility issues at 47?

 

[BogeyNoMore]

Brushi is 47.

How many DG players have his hip mobility issues at 47?

How many have 3 SB rings?

 

[tallpaul]

A: Quite a few, if you live in Boston?