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**** this makes me want to leave my town and go play where its bigger. Im missing out on so ****ing much.
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Maybe it's just me, and I'm sure I'm going to get reamed, but...
I personally would prefer that DG not be on ESPN.. Just my opinion, I like disc golf because it IS NOT mainstream and there are not little wannabe kiddies dressing in the finest fashions of the sport throwing discs everywhere...
This is a tremendous overview video. Everyone needs to share the living hell out of this via social/email.
Disc golf was on ESPN back in 1999. They showed a clip of Kenny hitting an ace on some sort of golf show.. Don't remember the name.
At some point, they (Golf Ch) may be actively seeking to freshen up and regain a more youthful segment of viewership. Or at least try to.
You mean apart from the scathing wit of Feherty and the smoking hot woman on "Morning Drive"? And maybe all the reasonably young contestants on the Big Break reality series, and the televised long drive competitions? I think they do some good things. I don't know if disc golf fits their niche, though. But for the obvious similarities, it's a good crossover option.
Like, zoinks!
It totally is, Scoob!
MTL kinda already hit on it, but of the top players in attendance at that event, Dave really was the oldest with any notable credentials. I mean, there were a few of us "older" folks there (I'm 33, but these days, that is old in the Open division, at least when the big guns show up), but we weren't on the top cards, didn't have major and NT titles to our name, and certainly wouldn't evoke much beyond the boring appearance of being "weekend hobbyists". Regardless of their aim audience-wise, they picked the absolute right people to be on camera talking about and demonstrating our sport.I found it interesting that Dave was by far the oldest person they showed in the video. I wonder if they are trying to show disc golf in the same light as skateboarding or other fringe sports where most of the participants are young, athletic and somewhat alternative. This would probably be a good way to draw in some younger players.
I agree wholeheartedly. This is one of the best videos of its kind I've seen. It's professional, it's done by an "outsider" yet it does not once make disc golf out to be anything other than a legitimate up and coming sport. No cracks about flinging frisbees in the park or hippies. Just athletes (loved Cam using that term so emphatically) doing athletic things.All in all great camera work, video quality is excellent and Dave is a great spokesman for the sport.
I'm not saying that it should or shouldn't..
Just saying that I personally like the sport as underground with select few.. The in-formalities the small, close knit group of people who play regularly. It's a catch22, popularity helps in some areas and hinders in others.
I just witnessed a rise in popularity in climbing, specifically bouldering. It went from a very select few who braved the weather in beautiful remote places. Turning these very same locations into places where trash, feces and camping became rampant ruining very very pristine and delicate environmental locations.
Just my $0.02
+ 1,000,000 internetz for the Casey Kasem/Shaggy reference
Traditional television is a dinosaur anyways.
Thing is the dinosaur is evolving with things like DVR's, on demand, shows being streamed though the network's websites, and sites like Hulu. People don't have to view a show when the network airs it anymore, or even use a television to do it.Says the man with an avatar made famous on said dinosaur.
Thing is the dinosaur is evolving with things like DVR's, on demand, shows being streamed though the network's websites, and sites like Hulu. People don't have to view a show when the network airs it anymore, or even use a television to do it.