I didn't jive with tourneys. The slow pace is what killed me. That plus playing two rounds in a day...it just made me feel like I wasted an entire Saturday. I can easily play two rounds in 3-3.5 hours by myself, or 3.5-4 hours with friends. Dragging it out to a 9+ hour event drove me absolutely bonkers, and my scoring reflected that. I had to come to terms with whether the benefits of tourneys (competition, and maintaining a PDGA ranking to objectively track progress) was worth the negatives. For me it wasn't so I didn't renew my membership.
OP, I think it's worth making a list of your own +/- of the tourney experience to determine whether it is worth it to you. There's no shame in enjoying disc golf as a hobby but not playing rated rounds.
OP, I think it's worth making a list of your own +/- of the tourney experience to determine whether it is worth it to you. There's no shame in enjoying disc golf as a hobby but not playing rated rounds.