I will also vote for people with the little speakers blaring away. Unless it is music I like, and it never is unless me and my best friend are throwing.
Thank you for saying this, because that's really why it bothers most people.
....that and people who play music and don't have the common courtesy to ask if it bothers anyone
Or the dude who joins a group that has already established that no cares, then is mad that the rest of the group won't accommodate them.
I'll chime in with my hatred for people carting music around with them on the course. Why...Why do people like listening to music through the miniature speakers on today's small electronic devices? Ugh.
Why do people like throwing plastic into metal baskets? It's enjoyable.
In a rough order, starting with the worst:
#1 Somebody else's music playing on anything, good speakers or not.
#2 Somebody dropping F-bombs and MF-bombs on the course, at any volume, anytime.
#3 Somebody yelling at the disc for hitting a tree or missing the putt.
What about your music? The rest I agree with.
I'm also that guy with the speaker, as I like to hear what my disc hits on bad throws, but also like music to keep me in the groove while practicing. However I play my music at a volume where I can barely hear it 10' from my bag, never use the speaker on a new course, silence my music when approaching other groups, and keep headphones in my bag for when the course is crowded, so hopefully I'm being as courteous as possible.
You are too nice, if you are approaching that group, sure turn it down, but if they are approaching you, they have invaded your space. No need to adjust. You have just as much right to listen as they have to not.
Fixed that for ya.
My biggest one is the music. I love music. I listen to it all week at work and at home. One of the things I love about disc golf is getting out in nature.
Nature does not include P. Diddy, Justin Beiber, and definitely not Kids Bop. I hate music while I'm trying to play.
So you don't mind music, just particular kinds of music. Interesting....
Music. It's as distracting to me as people talking during your drive. I just don't like it...put on headphones if you really NEED the music that bad. I don't even want to hear the Dead on the course, and I love the Dead. I'm not that good, and I need every bit of concentration I can muster up.
What I do love is nature. Especially during the fall, there's not much that compares to an early morning (7am) solo round, with nobody else on the course. It's literally one of my favorite things in life. The sounds of nature around you (on the right course, of course), and nothing else....is really a beautiful thing. I find myself just sitting for minutes at the beginning of a hole soaking it in.
During a tournament, I completely agree, put in your headphones. During casual play, suck it up my friend. League play depends solely on who is in charge of the league or the members on your card.
I love early morning solo rounds as well. No music needed. Best round I ever had was on a Christmas morning at 8 am, 15 degrees out, fresh snow. Amazing!
Also, for those of you complaining about music, you want to hear that or some obnoxious a-hole who talks $#!& the whole time. :\