Funniest story explaining DG to noobs

[BrotherDave]

I went to eat after my scorching round and the waitress asked me if I had been working out due to the uncanny amount of perspiration I was leaving. I told her no, I had been playing frisbee golf (I just assume saying frisbee golf will save some time instead of disc golf). She's completely bewildered and I explain that it's played like regular golf except with specially made frisbees. She then asks me if you hit the frisbee with a club. I told her no, the frisbee is the club and ball combined and that you throw it into baskets with chains hanging from them. She pretty much stopped listening to me after that.

Ah, the joys of playing a fringe sport.

 

[LeewayeDiscGolf]

A cowboy guy was riding his horse down the fairway towards us. We wait until he moves, tee off, proceed around him. He stops and asks what the funny yellow things are with chains. We tell him all about disc golf, show him some discs, etc. I then warn him to be careful because the park is full of new players who won't be as considerate as us and may hit the horse with a disc, which he has just held and knows they are heavy. He then proceeds directly into #2's fairway and almost gets bucked when his horse is almost nailed by a disc.

 

[RussMB]

Just in case you are one of the few people that haven't seen this commercial.
(Don't worry, it's relevant)


Okay, I was out throwing at Tupelo Bay one time, and I was approached by a ball golfer. (In case you aren't familiar, Tupelo shares a Ball golf course.) ANYwho... He is just finishing up on 9, and see's me stretching with my discs. His curiosity got him, so he came over. He asked me the usual, "What are those?" "What do you do with them?" and my personal favorite "You mean you throw them?". lol After a short explanation, he hadn't even heard of frisbee golf, he was intrigued and wanted to see how it was played. So I drove my first disc.

WOW!!! THAT WENT REALLY FAR!!! Can I watch you throw another?

So I did...

WOW!!! THAT WENT EVEN FURTHER!!!
I told you the commercial was relevant!

He followed me on to the second hole, and this continued! I asked him if he wanted to throw one, he passed. He just enjoyed watching me throw. lol If you are familiar with Tupelo, then you know that 1 and 2 aren't all that impressive. I would have floored him with some of the others, but he had to leave. He had to get ready for some event. Every time I see that commercial, I think of him! Haha

 

[drickanderson]

I still don't think my mom understands what it is that I'm doing. I was talking to her on the phone, and she said, "I saw some kinds that looked like they were playing soccer with a frisbee, is that what you're doing?"

sigh ... I told her that it was probably Ultimate, and tried the 'golf' angle again, but I just don't think she understands.

 

[discpicable]

I had the following exchange during a tournament with an obese woman on the fairway:

Obese woman: (in a rude tone) Can I ask you a question? What is the point of what you're doing?

discpicable: (irritated) Point?

Obese woman: (in a much more polite tone) I mean, are you just trying to put them in this thing?

discpicable: Yep.

Obese woman: Oh...ok.

*end scene*

 

[Martin Dewgarita]

Okay, I was out throwing at Tupelo Bay one time, and I was approached by a ball golfer. (In case you aren't familiar, Tupelo shares a Ball golf course.) ANYwho... He is just finishing up on 9, and see's me stretching with my discs. His curiosity got him, so he came over. He asked me the usual, "What are those?" "What do you do with them?" and my personal favorite "You mean you throw them?". lol After a short explanation, he hadn't even heard of frisbee golf, he was intrigued and wanted to see how it was played. So I drove my first disc.

WOW!!! THAT WENT REALLY FAR!!! Can I watch you throw another?

So I did...

WOW!!! THAT WENT EVEN FURTHER!!!
I told you the commercial was relevant!

He followed me on to the second hole, and this continued! I asked him if he wanted to throw one, he passed. He just enjoyed watching me throw. lol If you are familiar with Tupelo, then you know that 1 and 2 aren't all that impressive. I would have floored him with some of the others, but he had to leave. He had to get ready for some event. Every time I see that commercial, I think of him! Haha

LMAO, that was great! The best thing I've read in a while:thmbup:


Does anybody else get the Disco response?

"What did you do yesterday?"

"Disc Golf, mostly"

{blank stare of disbelief} "Uhh, you disco?" (as they bring their index finger from lower left to upper right repeatedly)

 

[discpicable]

One time a black guy approached my father-in-law and me while we were playing and told us how funny he thought it was to see "white boys throwin' frisbees and ain't no one trying to catch 'em". He assured us that he was not a racist.

 

[Carolina Crushers]

I love trying to explain what the basket looks like, me: "oh it's about 5 feet tall, has a basket midway up connected to a pole, and chains hanging from a circular top that forces the disc into the basket."
them: blank stare "oh"

 

[Jukeshoe]

I had the following exchange during a tournament with an obese woman on the fairway:

Obese woman: (in a rude tone) Can I ask you a question? What is the point of what you're doing?

discpicable: (irritated) Point?

Obese woman: (in a much more polite tone) I mean, are you just trying to put them in this thing?

discpicable: Yep.

Obese woman: Oh...ok.

*end scene*

Heh. I would have launched into a diatribe about how physical activity is healthy, so the point would be to not die a fat and horrible death.

 

[bcr123psu]

I went to eat after my scorching round and the waitress asked me if I had been working out due to the uncanny amount of perspiration I was leaving. I told her no, I had been playing frisbee golf (I just assume saying frisbee golf will save some time instead of disc golf). She's completely bewildered and I explain that it's played like regular golf except with specially made frisbees. She then asks me if you hit the frisbee with a club. I told her no, the frisbee is the club and ball combined and that you throw it into baskets with chains hanging from them. She pretty much stopped listening to me after that.

Ah, the joys of playing a fringe sport.

So did you take her home or what?

opcorn:

 

[NovaDiscHead]

My dad asks me if I've been playing "Fritzbee" Golf.

I also have people ask me if we try to get the disc into the hole playing this weird "disc golf" thing. I laugh and say, well, I throw it at baskets that are placed in holes.

 

[Scoot_er]

One day when I was like 13 som friends and I were skating at the park when we saw 2 guys finishing up on the course We watched them finish the last hole and then asked them what they were playing. The guys explained to us that is was "Disc Golf" and all the rules and such and then I asked to try and throw.

The guy handed me a Polaris LS and I proceeded to park a hole about 260ft away......i ran to get the disc then threw it right next to hole 18. I gave the guy his disc back and said "that is fun" ...and then skated back off into the sunset.

 

[Jukeshoe]

My 84 year old grandma totally understands the concept of disc golf. But she'll say things like, "Well, if you ever want to set up a course in my yard, go right ahead. You'd probably be able to fit at least nine holes."

A very nice thought, but her yard probably isn't even an acre in size.

After she finally saw me throw a disc, she was like, "Oooh. Those go FAR!"

 

[Pink Elephant]

After she saw me throw my farthest drive ever, she was like, "Oooh. Those go 100 feet!"

Fixed?

 

[Jukeshoe]

Fixed?

*Sigh* Pretty much.

 

[chain-addicted]

In this world of ADD I usually am able to start explaining the sport to some folks but after a couple of sentences they usually get distracted by something/someone or try to change the subject.... Or of course the blank stare. It doesnt bother me though. More for me and none for them.

 

[Martin Dewgarita]

In this world of ADD I usually am able to start explaining the sport to some folks but after a couple of sentences they usually get distracted by something/someone or try to change the subject.... Or of course the blank stare. It doesnt bother me though. More for me and none for them.

For the ADD folk, just give them a disc and tell them to throw it... should keep them occupied for a while.

 

[RussMB]

For the ADD folk, just give them a disc and tell them to throw it... should keep them occupied for a while.

That is really the key! If you can get in there hands, then it's like a kid with a shiny new toy.

WOW!!! IT'S LIKE A FRISBEE, ONLY COOLER!!!​

​

I couldn't resist!

 

[tstack10]

A cowboy guy was riding his horse down the fairway towards us. We wait until he moves, tee off, proceed around him. He stops and asks what the funny yellow things are with chains. We tell him all about disc golf, show him some discs, etc. I then warn him to be careful because the park is full of new players who won't be as considerate as us and may hit the horse with a disc, which he has just held and knows they are heavy. He then proceeds directly into #2's fairway and almost gets bucked when his horse is almost nailed by a disc.

Chuckle

 

[NothinButChing]

haha