DeadEye
Double Eagle Member
Brad you know with posting this, about 30% of the idiots that read this thread will only be more inspired to dress like Wal-Mart shoppers so they can feel like trolls in real life instead of just on the forums.
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This is why the PDGA has a dress code.
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Spookyspence
Par Member
On the course I see people dressed from jeans, shorts, polo shirts, button up shirts, tanks, sleeveless, or shirtless. End of story people are getting out of the house and playing. Most of the of the time I play wearing jean shorts and a dickies work shirt because that's what I am comfortable in and I don't mind getting them dirty if I have to go on a disc hunt. If you are worried about what people are wearing on your local free courses maybe you should go somewhere that's pay to play or switch to ball golf where you have to pay green fees and ETC. Now as far as any tournaments are concerned yes it should have a dress code...something among the lines of you cannot be shirtless, no tank tops, no sandals, no 420 shirts, etc..you know something simple.
I like to smoke. It intimidates the douche in the Nike clothes.
remember2morrow
Eagle Member
:hfive:
On a serious note, I also have no problem at all with there being a dress code in PRO LEVEL tournaments.
collard shirts
Every time I put on my collard shirt, I get attacked by the local hares.
Every time I put on my collard shirt, I get attacked by the local hares.
Cgkdisc
.:Hall of Fame Member:.
Still, it provides a healthy snack option during long rounds...
bholy08
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I think if some of you were more involved in your local scenes youd realize that bummy, shirtless, old guys have built the scene and are some of the best people around.
I find so many corralations between dg and my music scene (likely due to them both being considered "uderground"). A scene that once promoted unity and safe haven for all became violent over dress code....i hope dg's future isnt headed there......but i think it is
I find so many corralations between dg and my music scene (likely due to them both being considered "uderground"). A scene that once promoted unity and safe haven for all became violent over dress code....i hope dg's future isnt headed there......but i think it is
FredVegasDGC
Double Eagle Member
It's all a crock I have seen shirtless drunk pot bellied morons driving a cart at golf courses.
Cygnus
Birdie Member
If it's warmer than 75 degrees and sunny I'm wearing basketball shorts and going shirtless. I take pride in the way I dress but comfort trumps looks.
Huk Finn
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Skateboarding gets a free pass apparently. ESPN and the X Games. Sagging pants or your sisters skinny jeans. Pink mohawk or backwards flat hat etc etc
Mongo97
Par Member
Are pants still optional?
Clempson13
Eagle Member
punk is a crowd living in their parents basement using their credit cards to buy things. they have shown they will spend a lot of $$$ on random crap associated with their "sport". none of the skate parks around here are free to use and safety equipment is required, so they generate revenue. public parks do not. parents also use skate facilities as day cares in the summer months, dropping their kids off with money for the day for food/drink/gear.
skateboarding gets a free pass because it attracts investors and makes money. public parks don't do this.
Huk Finn
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All the skateparks around my area are free and public. Most pros dress super punk or super hip hop. Sure, lots are young. But lots are 30 And 40+
Allmost all skateparks in WA and OR are publically financed, and Burnside in Portland was in the first Tony Hawk video game.
You've got it backwards: skateboarding's popularity created private parks.
You've got it backwards: skateboarding's popularity created private parks.
Hmm, I am not sure what to think on this one. Then again I tend to go to tournaments in attire required for major events. I do not think we can be too picky on dreww code but it is one of the things that keeps us from being a bigger sport. One of many things.
I wear Dri-Fits up top, and nice shorts/Tevas if the course is open, and khakis/trail shoes if its scrappily wooded. But I might go barefoot/bareback if its nice grass/weather.
Dressing like a prig/snobbing like Mitt Romney on a park course probably isn't going to win too many converts, unless that's who you want to play with.
We get it Brad: its all about image for you. Not interested.
lavon_andy
Double Eagle Member
Just saying, a thin T shirt will keep you cooler then shirtless will. Especially if you are in the sun. Keeping the sun off your skin and your sweat close to your body for the breeze to hit is better then shirtless, all aesthetic issues aside.
There's reasons why people who work in the hot sun all day wear long sleeves in 110+ heat.
There's reasons why people who work in the hot sun all day wear long sleeves in 110+ heat.
Okay, time to steer this topic back to where it started. Notice what I titled this thread "Why the PDGA has a dress code." I am not trying to advocate a dress code for all disc golf activities. I could understand private courses instituting some sort of basic dress code, but would never expect it.
My point is that the PDGA as a governing body for competitive disc golf has a dress code in place. This is to try to move the sport away from the dusty and crumpled stereotype and build an image of disc golfers as serious athletes.
If you want to go shirtless and barefoot at your local course, that's your choice and I will never complain about it. But don't show up to an A-Tier event like that and expect to be allowed to play.
My point is that the PDGA as a governing body for competitive disc golf has a dress code in place. This is to try to move the sport away from the dusty and crumpled stereotype and build an image of disc golfers as serious athletes.
If you want to go shirtless and barefoot at your local course, that's your choice and I will never complain about it. But don't show up to an A-Tier event like that and expect to be allowed to play.
