Omega SuperSloth
Banned
more not for profit tourneys , all volunteer, cheap trophies or tags , bring your own freaking lunch , no disc or money in anyones pocket.
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Better understanding of the rules.
(For you earlier posters---there's no rule against changing out discs, even in the middle of the round, even in the middle of a hole if you're fast enough. Go to you car to get another, borrow one from a buddy, etc. And it doesn't have to have your name in it---just be uniquely marked).
Less use of phrases like "as everyone knows" when quoting non-existent rules.
Tighter enforcement of the rules. A culture where you can call a footfault, and no one is offended.
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And on a more upbeat note---
High school and collegiate teams and competitions. Would provide us publicity and respectability, and cost athletic departments very little.
I am into the standardization of this sport . . . I think it is necessary to legitamize it otherwise it is just a thing to do in the park.
I agree the par thing needs to be straigthened out and should be different with every teebox and teeboxes should be designed for each skill level. Just like in golf there is a par and an effective par this effective par is how you define a handicap because par really means nothing when comparing course to course . . . this handicap is what travels with you from course to course and it changes based on the difficulty of the course.
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I was always under the impression if you weren't advanced or a pro you shouldn't be getting par. So why change par based on your handicap? Like I said if your an amateur you probably are not getting par. So do people want to change it to feel better?
I am not going to go to my "current" home course and shot a +4, but since I have a handicap I really shot like a -8 or something? I don't think that challenges you so much. The pros dont do it so why should the amateurs?
Oh oh and stupid hats!!
The game needs defense so it could be considered a sport.
They have seen disc golf on Zoey 101 and are interested in it.
Par is supposed to be a standard of excellence, not of averageness. How many ball golfers do you know who ever shoot par in their life?I have to disagree. The par is useful in that it guages how well you are doing in relation to how you should be doing. For example - if you finish par, you can tell that you are an average player on that course. par also tells the difficulty of the hole/course.
College competitions would be amazing. As a college kid, I have to say that if colleges made teams that compete against each other I would probably make a mess in my pants (the good kind of mess )
I think it would be awesome to have the colleges pick it up. I can just see the cheering sections and rowdy teams pumping each other up. I went to Michigan State University and I think it would set a foundation for the sport. Heck, if they have a bowling team in high school (I actually was on it lol), then there has to be the resources to play some disc.
I don't like the idea of school teams due to the fact that it would create another elite group that thinks their sh!t doesn't stink. Can you imagie trying to find a course on a weekend that didn't have a competition going on. I'd imagine they'd have clout to reserve the course. I live in a disc golf state and many of the vandalism problems we face are due to high school and college kids. I know someone is about to say how the programs will teach values but football is claimed to teach values and in my expierence it doesn't work.
Also, I play all threes, put par in golf is for spectators so they know where players stand when starting on different holes.
Better understanding of the rules.
(For you earlier posters---there's no rule against changing out discs, even in the middle of the round, even in the middle of a hole if you're fast enough. Go to you car to get another, borrow one from a buddy, etc. And it doesn't have to have your name in it---just be uniquely marked).
Less use of phrases like "as everyone knows" when quoting non-existent rules.
Tighter enforcement of the rules. A culture where you can call a footfault, and no one is offended.