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It does feel quite good to know that what I did mattered tosomeoneso many people.
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It does feel quite good to know that what I did mattered tosomeoneso many people.
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That was the era.The site ended for a few reasons:
-Ancient code. I built the site in notepad and it became too overwhelming to maintain. I wasn't motivated enough to learn how to update it to a friendlier interface and/or put in the work to port it over. The forum ran into similar issues.
thanks for all of your hard work over the years, Blake. I first started playing (seriously) circa 2002-03 and DGR was the first website I ever saw about DG. I read every review of every disc there was before buying said disc. the technique section taught me an X step, how to putt, etc. looking at the DGR mirror brings back some of the best memories I have about the game. Even the forums were fun, most people helpful and cool. Frank D said I was cool dude when I was pretty new to the forum which is super high praise coming from him haha! Still remember that. Those Dan Beto videos though!
That was the era.
I still get caught up handling code related responsibilities at work in Notepad despite having and knowing better/more efficient tools are available in our system, just because its just such a comfortable way to work for me.
Thank you for all that you did setting up that site. On a personal level - your site was absolutely crucial to my development as a player. At one point I had a two-plus year stretch where my rating didn't drop a single time (913 --> 987) - and 100% of the tuning I did during that period came from discussions in the DGR forums, the grip tables, the articles, and the repository of slow motion videos of the best players in the sport.
Good to see you here Blake! You helped me(aka seabas22) and countless others. Just don't go all Bradley Walker on us.Thank you for the feedback. I sort of dropped off of the disc golf internet rather abruptly. It does feel quite good to know that what I did mattered to someone. I dedicated roughly 1/4th of my life to it.
I still work in the industry but behind the scenes.
Back when I was still doing lessons I had considered starting up a blog or something of that nature where I would continue writing about the evolving methods and techniques that I was working with that went well beyond what I ever wrote on DGR (both articles and the forums) but that never came to fruition and as the lessons dried up, so did my motivation for wanting to do so.
Thank you for the feedback. I sort of dropped off of the disc golf internet rather abruptly. It does feel quite good to know that what I did mattered to someone. I dedicated roughly 1/4th of my life to it.
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It's good to hear stories like that.
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It's good to hear stories like that.
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Works for backhand too!Echoing the words of so many, thank you for furthering my knowledge of how to make these polymeric platters do what I want once they leave my hand. I keep a pretty "dgr-y" bag to this day with most non utility discs in a rotation.
I still teach new players the basic mechanics for throwing a forehand with a method you taught me on one of your late night technique phone calls. "Grip your disc, imagine it's a hammer and you're pounding in a nail. Take that motion and do it parallel to the floor." I get a kick out of watching the light bulb go on over their head as they flick their first non fluttery side arm.
Thank you for the feedback. I sort of dropped off of the disc golf internet rather abruptly. It does feel quite good to know that what I did mattered to someone. I dedicated roughly 1/4th of my life to it.
I still work in the industry but behind the scenes.
Back when I was still doing lessons I had considered starting up a blog or something of that nature where I would continue writing about the evolving methods and techniques that I was working with that went well beyond what I ever wrote on DGR (both articles and the forums) but that never came to fruition and as the lessons dried up, so did my motivation for wanting to do so.
I find myself pulling up the mirror and reminiscing once or twice a year. Good memories on that forum. Tons of good info to find too.