Course Baggers

[ray1970]

toxic positivity

Well, sounds like someone could use a hug.

 

[DeanMoriarty]

How badly grown over were hole 4, 6 and 7?

Last time I was there, hole 6 had weeds taller than me, for the length of the entire "fairway".
Prairie golf was easier to find discs...

I played it when snow was on the ground still so that was probably the best conditions for that course lol

Perhaps this one could be your first review of many, on your journey to trusted reviewer status

I read the prior reviews. many of which are 10 years old and likely dont reflect the course anymore. So i would assume that much of the hate is related to the fact that it used to be terrible. Stardoggy's review likely best sums it up, but that review is even several years old now.

I really wish I would've started writing reviews from the start because a lot of those 9ers in the IL area start blending together and its hard to remember each one individually.

 

[DFrah]

Maybe I'm kind of a soft core bagger? I definitely don't make the time or have the energy to play more than one or two courses in a day. And I definitely don't review anything that I play because A- nobody cares what I think, and B- what I enjoy in a course may not be what someone else would enjoy.

I think that both your reasons for not writing reviews are not really justified Point A is just incorrect, and point B is why I think most people here, including myself, value presence of details in a review more than the rating. If we play the same course and I give it a 2.0 but you give it a 4.0 and explain why you think it's a 4.0 course in a decent level of detail, I'm still going to care what you think about the course and thumb up your review.

But all that said, I don't think writing reviews or not is really relevant to being a course bagger. All of those points you said, are things that I think baggers do.

 

[BogeyNoMore]

If you plan trips and spend nights away from home, specifically to play new courses, you're a bagger. After that, it's simply a matter of degree.

 

[Monocacy]

If your spouse wants you to travel somewhere, and tries to convince you by saying, "There are good disc golf courses nearby, in a state you haven't bagged yet", well . . .

 

[DiscGolfCraig]

Maybe we need more people like him. Think of how much better the world would be if we all had such a positive outlook on everything.

toxic positivity

It's the age old adage our forefathers were debating centuries ago. If every course is rated a 5.0, then is any course really a 5.0?

 

[ru4por]

Maybe I'm kind of a soft core bagger? I definitely don't make the time or have the energy to play more than one or two courses in a day. And I definitely don't review anything that I play because A- nobody cares what I think, and B- what I enjoy in a course may not be what someone else would enjoy.

I think that both your reasons for not writing reviews are not really justified Point A is just incorrect, and point B is why I think most people here, including myself, value presence of details in a review more than the rating. If we play the same course and I give it a 2.0 but you give it a 4.0 and explain why you think it's a 4.0 course in a decent level of detail, I'm still going to care what you think about the course and thumb up your review.

But all that said, I don't think writing reviews or not is really relevant to being a course bagger. All of those points you said, are things that I think baggers do.

I am a bagger, not a reviewer. Shame on me. I just have a hard time finding the negative in a disc golf experience. They all seem, to find a way to bring me joy. Review > Rating is an axiom. The power of this site, is the insight, of the genius of each reviewer. You have to find a couple trusted reviewers, in you area, and look to those things you both value in the experience. I love this game and love the opportunity to take the epic hikes and nature ventures, they provide. They are nearly all priceless. I would just be a nature hike fanboy, if i were to review courses. Thank you dearly, to all that spend the time putting their runs to pen. They are invaluable to my traveling bagging.

 

[dreadlock86]

ray1970 is definitely a course bagger.

i'd say it's primarily about making a concerted effort to play courses you haven't played before. everything after that is just qualifiers.

 

[wolfhaley]

Thanks. Trying to decide if I'm a bagger or not.

Last year I drove 800 miles one way to play a couple of courses. Also played a few on the way there and back.

This year I'll be flying 1500 miles from home to play a handful of courses.

Labor Day weekend I traveled three states to play five different courses.

Within my state I'll happily drive one to two hours to play certain courses.

I've also made it a point to play courses whenever I travel even if the trip isn't disc golf specific.

I know some of you baggers have played hundreds of courses and probably multiple courses in a day. Maybe my willingness to travel specifically to play qualifies me a some sort of bagger-lite?

You're a bagger homeslice. You're the definition. Enjoy

 

[The Shide]

Thanks. Trying to decide if I'm a bagger or not.

Last year I drove 800 miles one way to play a couple of courses. Also played a few on the way there and back.

This year I'll be flying 1500 miles from home to play a handful of courses.

Labor Day weekend I traveled three states to play five different courses.

Within my state I'll happily drive one to two hours to play certain courses.

I've also made it a point to play courses whenever I travel even if the trip isn't disc golf specific.

I know some of you baggers have played hundreds of courses and probably multiple courses in a day. Maybe my willingness to travel specifically to play qualifies me a some sort of bagger-lite?

If it walks like a bagger, quacks like a bagger...

Welcome to the club. Quack, quack!!

 

[lion]

course bagged my 1500th course this weekend. Was about 9 years from when I got 500 courses.

currently at 1501 courses played
541 courses played in California
no current plans to add to my total, but I suspect I will get a few more this year.

 

[WD09]

If your spouse wants you to travel somewhere, and tries to convince you by saying, "There are good disc golf courses nearby, in a state you haven't bagged yet", well . . .

(Raises Hand) Guilty!

Except she doesn't use the word "bag."

 

[playrecords]

Lately I've been making a point the highest rated courses in a given state that I'll be in.

I stopped using DGCR's road trip planner a few years ago. I just find it easier to filter the map by ratings, prioritize what I want to hit, and maybe bag a few other courses that happen to be convenient along the way.

The pure 'bagging' expeditions I've done are pretty much day trips based from home or when I'm staying in an area for a few days.

But I've managed to bag quite a few "less than destination worthy" courses as a convenient way to stretch my legs during long drives.

This is also pretty much my style. I have destination courses in mind, determined by watching videos (even as far back as the Clash DVD's anyone remember those?) and by course ratings here (filtering out most of the bolf courses by reading reviews). I have also found some gems not on my radar by talking to locals (Harmon Hills as an example in 2014 was playing Richmond Hill in Ashland, VA and dude says "if you like this course...") I'll start with the must play courses, look at drive time then camping options and piece it together. Sometimes a lousy course is just too convenient to skip especially if I have the time and energy. Most of my "filler" courses are within a couple / few hours of Mpls, we are fortunate to have so many options here.

 

[Olorin]

Thanks. Trying to decide if I'm a bagger or not.

Last year I drove 800 miles one way to play a couple of courses. Also played a few on the way there and back.

This year I'll be flying 1500 miles from home to play a handful of courses.

Labor Day weekend I traveled three states to play five different courses.

Dude, based on your lifestyle, you're a Course Collector! I hearby bestow that title on you. May the Course be with you!

PS- I prefer "Course Collector" over "Course Bagger"

 

[Olorin]

Though printing pages from the PDGA website course directory WAS the only way to bag....back in the stone age.

QFT. That was the ONLY way to go back in the early 2000s

 

[HyooMac]

Just finished a five week run of great bagging:

Hartford CT - (4)
Portland OR - (only 1, but it was Pier Park!)
York PA - (3 in Codorus State Park)
Houston TX - (2)
Baltimore MD - (2)

I had planned to tackle all of RI this weekend, but it looks like the weather isn't going to cooperate.

But, lots of new reviews to write.

 

[sillybizz]

course bagged my 1500th course this weekend. Was about 9 years from when I got 500 courses.

currently at 1501 courses played
541 courses played in California
no current plans to add to my total, but I suspect I will get a few more this year.

You've doubled the amount of courses I've played total just in the courses you've played in California! Not sure I can continue to call myself a course bagger, lol you're a legend my friend! :clap:

 

[DeanMoriarty]

Hit 400+ today. Started bagging about a year and a half ago and don't see any signs of slowing down anytime soon..

Well, until I run out of courses within a 3 hour drive radius.

 

[Pizza God]

When asking permission to play a church camp course, I introduce myself as a "course collector" and usually try to mention how many courses I have played and that I would like to make there course #XXXX. Usually mention I am from Dallas and in the area for just the day.

This has worked more than a few times including getting special permission to play Oral Roberts University course in Tulsa.

But I have been turned down a few times too.

And to keep up my addiction, I may be doing an 1100 miles trip to play only 5 courses this week.

 

[DeanMoriarty]

When asking permission to play a church camp course, I introduce myself as a "course collector" and usually try to mention how many courses I have played and that I would like to make there course #XXXX. Usually mention I am from Dallas and in the area for just the day.

This has worked more than a few times including getting special permission to play Oral Roberts University course in Tulsa.

But I have been turned down a few times too.

And to keep up my addiction, I may be doing an 1100 miles trip to play only 5 courses this week.

Gotta show up wearing a full on black suit w/ tie and introduce yourself as an official federal disc golf course inspector. Explain that playing their course is part of the process to determine whether the course is operational or not.