A certain amount of this is to be expected when guys are together. I think a lot of it comes from the competitive nature of a lot of players. I think a lot of it comes from the "my d**k is bigger" nature of most guys in a group situation.
Discover new ways to elevate your game with the updated DGCourseReview app!
It's entirely free and enhanced with features shaped by user feedback to ensure your best experience on the course. (App Store or Google Play)
as far as talking about scores, there are different skill levels. my friends make me feel like a prick because i'm always aiming to shoot even or under. they always shoot over by a fair amount, so when i start talking about how i didn't play that well at +1 or +2 (usually because i miss my putts, incidentally), they basically start whining and tell me to stop talking about it.
just because someone scores better than you on an average/subpar day doesn't make them a snob. sometimes you're the snob because you asked someone how they played and they were honest with you, but you're an insecure little ****. Not you personally, OP. sometimes i get irked by my pals. and sometimes i like to talk about my shot selection strategy while i'm discing; bouncing ideas off people. sometimes i will throw a midrange on a hole where normally i'd use a driver.
i understand you're talking about going out of one's way to be a snob, though - not honest disc discussion on the course.
and as far as noise goes, i like to concentrate. yeah, you have to deal with other outside factors, but why contribute to the distractions? i won't yell at anybody for it; hell, i won't even say anything unless people are actually really being annoying, doing things like talking LOUD, busting out laughing, etc. and definitely don't walk in front of me while i'm putting, please. during a casual round it's obviously different. couldn't care less. but at leagues, i put money in the pot. be respectful.
other than that, i agree.
I've played a variety of sports and hobbies over the years before I got involved in Disc Golf.
Trust me, there are people like the OP talked about in every sport.
DG is actually more laid back than a lot of sports than I've played, but snobs exist.
It's really a shame that pricks have populated the most laid-back, fun sport out there...
It's the same in EVERYTHING. Guitars, Music, Cars, Waterskiing, Baseball, Disc Golf, Golf. Seems like some folks get WAY too involved and inadvertently become snobs (I'd rather call them d-bags really)
I stopped trying to help people like that about a year ago when I had three or four bad experiences in a row, where I'd offer some advice and they'd just blow me off or get downright hostile.
I wouldn't say I'm a snob, but I stereotype people real quick...I'm horrible about judging books by their cover, if you will.
Like when I'm on the course and there's the guy throwing nothing but Bosses, even to putt with, I just assume he's a gomer with no true interest in the game. Which is bad. That person may really, really love disc golf but just honestly doesn't have a clue...like any sport/hobby/what have you, disc golf can seem daunting to the uninitiated. I stopped trying to help people like that about a year ago when I had three or four bad experiences in a row, where I'd offer some advice and they'd just blow me off or get downright hostile.
At least I can admit it, but it's still pretty terrible. It didn't really occur to me until reading this thread that when I come strolling up on a course with my backpack bag full of discs and start playing, that perhaps I am the one who is intimidating newer players with my aloofness. Yet I'm also always preaching about expanding the game and helping new and young players along.
I'm a kind of an *******, eh?
As a complete and utter noob (3 weeks of experience), it is really intimidating to play with the guys that have a backpack full of discs, multiple if not many years of experience, and can bomb drives exactly where they want them to go. But, so far these are the guys that have helped me out the most, I like to pick their brains, get their opinions. Believe me, I'm scared that they are thinking "wtf, I'm stuck with this noob" and they are going to judge me or that I'm really going to embarrass myself in front of a seasoned vet. If you don't say anything to me I would just assume that you think you are better than me and have nothing to offer. I WANT and WELCOME the advice. Without guys like you not speaking up or opening up than I would not enjoy this as much as I do. I challenge you to keep talking to us, you never know, you might get another one hooked.
I've not run into too many of those types but what I like are the tourney snobs. Especially at a trophy only unsanctioned tourney like the one I play at Madeline Bertrand. They can't throw unless it is perfectly quiet and no one is moving. They play like they are going up against Phil Mickelson on the 18th at Augusta for the win.
Don't worry tourney snob, we're not laughing at you we're laughing near you.
And people actually say "Nice shot, but I normally use a mid-range there."? that isn't snobbery, that's being a complete d-bag. I can throw further than almost all my friends, and they joke about "Oh, you pulling out your putter for this hole while I use my Driver". But i don't ever make that joke. and Even moreso with people I don't know on the course. I would prefer to be seen as a nice guy, not a d-bag. Self awareness and humility seems to be lacking in the world right now.
Maybe that snob is tired of your driver kicking or skipping off into the woods and is trying to teach you the value of staying on the fairway? :\
Maybe that snob is tired of your driver kicking or skipping off into the woods and is trying to teach you the value of staying on the fairway? :\
Maybe that snob is tired of your driver kicking or skipping off into the woods and is trying to teach you the value of staying on the fairway? :\
..............I would beat any pro any day on any course, really would have to spot them 2 a side to make it fair. I dont play in Tourneys because they would be too easy and boring. I am the KING of disc golf. Now everyone bow to your master!