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***the TD is very unselfish, funny how he seems successful eh?
It's funny to see how much people are willing to defend the TD..
Its as if just because he put the event on, that he is exempt from any criticism or wrong doing.
Sorry, but it doesn't work that way.
Actually yes, yes it does. See, nate doesn't owe the disc golf community a freaking thing. NOTHING. He can run his event any way he freaking feels like. He could build a temp course next year with nothing but 100 foot holes and I wouldn't say a damn thing. Nobody is paying him. He does this purely out of love and passion for disc golf. So he can do whatever he wants. It's HIS event. If you don't like it, don't play, don't watch, don't go, whatever. See, the disc golf community NEEDS people like him to exist. What he's doing for the PDGA is charity. He doesn't have to. He could decide tomorrow that it isn't worth the hassle and bag the legdestone. It's happened to plenty of awesome TD'S before.
I don't get what makes people think they have the right to pile on. If you don't like it don't play in it, don't watch it, don't buy a fundraiser disc or whatever. But the idea that nate owes players (and a bunch of non players too) an explanation is pure garbage. Disc golfers critizing nate is like a homeless person griping about the food at the soup kitchen
BOOOOOOOOM!
In the few years that I have played, this tournament was the best thing to happen to DG. Bottom line is 125k got pumped into the disc golf community due to the work of one man.
BOOOOOOOOM!
In the few years that I have played, this tournament was the best thing to happen to DG. Bottom line is 125k got pumped into the disc golf community due to the work of one man.
THREAD DRIFT AHEAD:
When did "boom" become such a big phrase in disc golf? Also "woot woot." I may be a crumudgeon, but I see those two phrases all the time.
why is nobody appreciating that simon won on this course because he was the only one who played smart golf in the final 9? I would say it more of a challenge for simon to make himself lay up than to just crush a shot with no fear of OB. Its good for the players to be challenged even if smart golf isnt as fun to watch.
why is nobody appreciating that simon won on this course because he was the only one who played smart golf in the final 9? I would say it more of a challenge for simon to make himself lay up than to just crush a shot with no fear of OB. Its good for the players to be challenged even if smart golf isnt as fun to watch.
Yeah, I kept watching Simon, expecting him to do something crazy and he didn't, and he won! Nice to see that he has the ability to be more controlled.
If he can keep that mentality going, he's going to be damn dangerous to the lead card from here on!
Agree that Simon really played smart and executed well on the Final 9. To be fair, Paul missed, yes missed, a couple of key shots that turned things around. He then had to become aggressive. Point being that Paul clanked a couple of long putts, threw short OB on a not overly difficult approach and had a bad drive (compared to Simon's).
The more I reflect and watch footage, the more I like what Nate did here. There was no cruise control option. The design, aided by some wind, required the best player in the game to be all of his "1050" skill set on the final 5 or 6 holes. There was pressure on drives, approaches and putts. For once, he wasn't up for the test. Way, way better than your basic "walk in the park", bomb a big hyzer, lay up, putt -- protect the lead.
as someone who has designed a course with extensive OB, one thing Ive learned is that a players opinion of the course is typically very personal.....when they cannot run a basket without fear of ob they take it personally, when they throw ob and then gamble to make up strokes and compound the problem they take it personally.
Smart errorless play is worth as much as high risk high reward play and lots of players simply do not like that
I think there is a place for this in the game
I dont know much about the Ledgestone designs but I do know that players typically bitch when a course beats them
Actually yes, yes it does. See, nate doesn't owe the disc golf community a freaking thing. NOTHING. He can run his event any way he freaking feels like. He could build a temp course next year with nothing but 100 foot holes and I wouldn't say a damn thing. Nobody is paying him. He does this purely out of love and passion for disc golf. So he can do whatever he wants. It's HIS event. If you don't like it, don't play, don't watch, don't go, whatever. See, the disc golf community NEEDS people like him to exist. What he's doing for the PDGA is charity. He doesn't have to. He could decide tomorrow that it isn't worth the hassle and bag the legdestone. It's happened to plenty of awesome TD'S before.
I don't get what makes people think they have the right to pile on. If you don't like it don't play in it, don't watch it, don't buy a fundraiser disc or whatever. But the idea that nate owes players (and a bunch of non players too) an explanation is pure garbage. Disc golfers critizing nate is like a homeless person griping about the food at the soup kitchen
Originally Posted by Pbmercil View Post
Actually yes, yes it does. See, nate doesn't owe the disc golf community a freaking thing. NOTHING. He can run his event any way he freaking feels like. He could build a temp course next year with nothing but 100 foot holes and I wouldn't say a damn thing. Nobody is paying him. He does this purely out of love and passion for disc golf. So he can do whatever he wants. It's HIS event. If you don't like it, don't play, don't watch, don't go, whatever. See, the disc golf community NEEDS people like him to exist. What he's doing for the PDGA is charity. He doesn't have to. He could decide tomorrow that it isn't worth the hassle and bag the legdestone. It's happened to plenty of awesome TD'S before.
I don't get what makes people think they have the right to pile on. If you don't like it don't play in it, don't watch it, don't buy a fundraiser disc or whatever. But the idea that nate owes players (and a bunch of non players too) an explanation is pure garbage. Disc golfers critizing nate is like a homeless person griping about the food at the soup kitchen
You're logic is wrong. I'm not saying the effort shouldn't be appreciated, but there is room to grow and improve. Ignoring this will only hurt you in the end.
yeah watch the end for you people who cant seem to make it through content which is 1+min and doesn't interest you right away.