I wish he'd step to me like that. I'd enjoy the opportunity to jaw jack him.
"I wish he'd step to me like that. I'd enjoy the opportunity to show that I can be equally immature and throw just as big or even bigger tantrum when faced with mild adversity."
I don't think our sport needs more hot heads, or macho men who feel like punching is the same as being manly, or anyone who thinks that somehow being better at violence makes your side of a conflict the winning side. I don't mean to call you out specifically, because I know there are many people who glorify the idea of punching someone for any reason, even something as small as "took issue with a correctly-called penalty." But anyone who thinks "oh if that had been ME-" is not effectively problem solving their conflict.
The best part of disc golf is whether you do well or do poorly, you have no one to blame but yourself. No matter how much you compare scores at the end of the day, you're the only one responsible for your score. Nikko blew up (again) at someone for just making sure they're all playing the same game the same way. If he can't "play nice" with his friends then I agree with the TD- he shouldn't play. If us as participants of the sport want to bring violence into any of this, then we are not progressing. This isn't hockey, or football, or even baseball where punches, or dugout-clearing, or even aggressive fouls (as in soccer) can be expected. This is an individual sport where the goal should be to play the best you can play. If you're even a really good person, you'll hope your competitors also play the best they can play, and if you're just a regular good person you'll agree to play by the same rules. No one should be offended by being called out if they are honestly trying to just abide by the standard set on every player they're competing against. Striving for a fair game isn't personal, it's professional. And Nikko was not in any way responding like a professional.
I'm sorry the disc golf world has to deal with this, and I also hope that anyone who plays, or wants to play disc golf, sees this kind of behavior dealt with severely so they feel welcome on a course, and even comfortable calling out other players without fear of retaliation. No matter your level of play, or the skill of people you play with, you should be having fun and just trying to play the best disc golf you can that day.