slicemaster
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wait...what did you say...I was too busy putting
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Anyone who has played the game seriously for more than a few months has probably heard it: "Disc golf is...the fastest-growing sport in the world/exploding in popularity/experiencing record growth!" We hear it from not only the PDGA, but from locals who've been playing for years, as well as our regional clubs and message boards/forums. But is it really blowing up the way we think it is?
Coincidentally the PDGA just updated the demographics chart. It shows steady growth in everything except for purse size.
http://www.pdga.com/files/documents/Demographics_Growth_Charts_2000-2011.pdf
It looks to me like the number of people playing might not be increasing, but the frequency at which they play and just how in to the sport they are is increasing. More and more people are getting serious about it, but the total popularity of the sport and how many people are aware of it seems to be staying level.
one of my professors in college was a former State Footbag Champion. they are serious about Footbag and not hackey sack.if disc golf isnt #1 what sport would be #1 ?
cycling?
xtreme hackisack?
spelling bee?
Calling it Hacky Sack is the same as calling disc golf, "Frisbee golf."one of my professors in college was a former State Footbag Champion. they are serious about Footbag and not hackey sack.
so yes Footbag would be in the running with Disc Golf for most emo.
Calling it Hacky Sack is the same as calling disc golf, "Frisbee golf."
if disc golf isnt #1 what sport would be #1 ?
cycling?
xtreme hackisack?
spelling bee?
15 years ago, if we wanted to play a tournament a month (winter excluded) we had to be willing to drive over 100 miles to most. Today we're fighting over calendar conflicts.