How do you view your Disc Golfing habit?

[Heathen]

I was wondering how people view their Disc Golfing habit.

Do they tend to lean to the less serious side as I do?

I'm not a hacker in any sense. I play Disc Golf by the rules, but I really don't care what my score is. I don't even try to keep score in most of my games. I never practice. Tried it once, bored to tears in five minutes. I play just because, for some twisted reason, I just love slinging plastic.


Or do they tend to lean to the more serious side?

Those that will spend hours in a field throwing approach shots with their bag of twelve identical weight San Marino Star Rocs. The ones that treat every shot as if it were a tournament defining moment. IT'S NOT FRISBEE GOLF D%!#$T !

We all know those guys.

So which way do you ( in a VERY broad way) tend to lean?

 

[Apothecary]

i view it as therapy.

it centers me. havent killed anyone yet, and i thank dg for that.:\

 

[tistoude]

I play in a bunch of PDGA tourneys and I am willing to practice in a field to get better but I still think of Disc Golf as just recreation.

 

[cjskier]

There should be an option to select both!

 

[chrishysell]

it's my part time job that I enjoy

 

[AirMcNair]

I voted serious game but that is just because I am very competitive and want to be good at everything. I pretty much play every sport out there.

 

[rcracer757]

I take the laid back approach.

I do try to improve my game by working on my putting for about 10 to 20 mins before going to the first hole. Other then that I may try to launch a few in the field to see how far I am throwing.

IT'S NOT FRISBEE GOLF D%!#$T ! Ha ha yeah I know a few. The funny thing is the ones I know are not even better then me at the game. I feel people can call it whatever they want. Kind of like where I used to work. We worked on bulk boxes and called it corrugated boxes not card board like the general population calls it. My theory on this is simple. If 95% of the population is calling it one thing and 5% calling it another. What makes the 5% calling it corrugated right. The same is true about disc golf -vs- frisbee golf. If you would grab 100 random people. I am sure most would call it frisbee golf.

 

[RUSSELL]

i voted rec. that being said, i'm still OBSESSED and trying to get better. if there wasn't a corn/soybean field behind the house i can use before planting and after harvest, i wouldn't drive somewhere just to practice.

 

[snappyfingers]

My habit went from choice one to choice two just recently, probably within the last six months.

 

[Robinhood]

I play for fun, occasionally I play a tournament. I would love to get better at putting!

 

[bayouace]

Enjoyable de-stressing in the beautiful outdoors.

 

[notapro]

It is definitely recreational, as I am a recreational player. IF I can figure out how to get some decent snap on a disc, instead of just strong arming, I will probably take it more seriously. This next year (first full year with a good knowledge base) will determine the future of the sport for me.

 

[Heathen]

I play for fun, occasionally I play a tournament. I would love to get better at putting!

You're right there with me then. Although I've considered ordering a practice basket for the back yard, I'm still so apathetic about it I won't go to the trouble of clicking on the checkout button on the website.

 

[DavidSauls]

I'm seriously trying to master it.....which is no doubt a great surprise to people who've seen me play.

Seriously, few people I've seen fit in either category, but mix them in differing ratios.

 

[chuckdisc]

There should be an option to select both!

:thmbup:would have been nice...

 

[Justin Woodall]

I have too much of a competitive drive. It is humbling for me, because literally everyone I throw with is better than me - some days I pray for a newb to join our DG group so that I have someone I can beat. My skill level is most definitely rec, but I want to get better every time I hit a course.

 

[Chucktown]

I treat my game as both recreational and serious. I go out to play and have fun, but I also want to do well and improve my game. It doesn't bother me if I don't play well, the main objective is fun.

 

[DiscChainBasket18]

Like this:

 

[Aupps]

Right now I play for fun. I joined the PDGA because it's an origination I would like to see grow and the sport become more mainstream. But I am not good enough as a player to take it seriously. It takes up alot of my time but I'm not competitive about it... yet...

 

[Heathen]

I'm seriously trying to master it.....which is no doubt a great surprise to people who've seen me play.

Seriously, few people I've seen fit in either category, but mix them in differing ratios.

Of course I too can be serious about playing, and I expect to get a little better just from playing alot, which I have.

But I only ask which way you would tend to lean most often. How you would most likely consider your approach to the game.