Whats the next big thing?

[bcr123psu]

I thought about industrial park... an abandonded building in like a steel factory.. railroad cars to throw between.. open cars to have the gap to throw through..

welding beams at angles to do /\ type of approach to basket.. yeah possibilities endless.


only thing I worried about.. was how fast the discs would get destroyed.

Bethlehem, PA would have been the perfect place for a course like this 10 years ago (before the revitalization really took hold). Miles and miles of empty steel buildings just waiting for discs to sail through. Now we have them converted into bars, clubs, and a casino.

 

[Cgkdisc]

Not a "next big thing" but ongoing course design evolution will be about designing fun and popular courses which will likely include more tree removal & planting, dirt moving, manmade obstacles and better amenities, but not much longer. As more pay-for-play courses get developed, the owners will want courses that will become popular. A pure gold level course without shorter tees will likely not be successful by itself, but only as part of a disc golf complex like the IDGC and Lemon Lake. Even then, the gold layouts are the least played.

 

[KniceZ]

Not a "next big thing" but ongoing course design evolution will be about designing fun and popular courses which will likely include more tree removal & planting, dirt moving, manmade obstacles and better amenities, but not much longer.

^this!! I know this costs money which will take away from low cost appeal of DG but for DG to go main stream it has to get a little more polished. I wouldn't want it to go for the full ball golf manicured fairways and paved cart paths but it would be nice not to have dirt tees, and eroded basket areas.

 

[bergdawg]

Me *flexes*

 

[Brokensaint]

I think the next big thing for the health and growth of the sport is to get it in the schools. When there are high school and college teams playing across the country, course development will improve, and here is why: space. Instead of devoting 10-15 acres of woodland to every school, there will be a shift in design that makes less space more challenging. Bunkers, elevated/concealed baskets, etc. Once you have that level of mainstream, the bigger sports companies will notice and drop some $$$ into it. Then you'll see more city parks with courses, just like baseball diamonds.

 

[MCW5379]

MNDG!!
Monday Night Disc Golf on semi manicured courses w/ glow discs!!

 

[plastic cannon]

Me *flexes*

I lol'd

 

[Martin Dewgarita]

Your Mom.

 

[joshuajames]

Discs with a homing beacon you can track with your smartphone.

Putters with interchangable rims so you can switch out for US or OS duties.

A plastic that would respond well to tuning.

Baskets coated with UV activated paint for night golf.

 

[Disc Fiend]

Baskets coated with UV activated paint for night golf.

I think DGA did this already.

 

[Menacewarf]

Anyone else find it funny this guy's only been on DGCR 4 months? Just Sayin'

Because is a measure of anything important?

Real world much?

 

[McFer]

Whats the next big thing?

Hammer drill Shake Weight.

 

[AndyJB]

I think in an attempt to draw in more newbies to Disc Golf we will start to see Blizzard type technology in a more diverse set of discs. HeroDisc sells Blizzard Condors (don't know how that mess would fly) . Also Inn ova has their EDGE discs. So I can see companies getting on board with that.

 

[codus1984]

Putters with interchangable rims so you can switch out for US or OS duties.

A plastic that would respond well to tuning.

^this seems like a cool concept!

 

[treehorn]

Anyone else find it funny this guy's only been on DGCR 4 months? Just Sayin'

How sporting of you to point this out..

My vote for "The next big thing" is the removal of attitude and douche bags from the sport, this alone will elevate the game to new heights..

 

[captain jack]

I wanna hoverchair.
Something about the size of a disc, maybe a bit larger, that you take out of your bag and place where you want to sit, at whatever height off the ground you want, then lock it in at that height.
Maybe with a bag hanger on it too.
Dipping an edge would cause the chair to move in the direction it was tipped, so if you were lazy, you could ride it around the whole course.

 

[aardvarkious]

Dipping an edge would cause the chair to move in the direction it was tipped, so if you were lazy, you could ride it around the whole course.

This would be dangerous when combined with a bag hanger. If you put on your bag before you sat down, everyone would get to watch you chase your bag across the course. opcorn:

 

[cooter]

Something great will come along that no one has thought of yet and all of us here will smack ourselves in the forehead and say "why didn't I think of that?"

I like the idea of a tuneable disc.

 

[discgolf4lif3]

15 speed drivers.. make the nuke look like a surge

 

[jongoff09]

15 speed drivers.. make the nuke look like a surge

That's called the Gateway Ninja. I sure can't grip one of those things.