DGCR in the news

[drkstr]

Great video ~ and that course looks really inviting.

[billnchristy]

This isn't "in the news" but you wouldn't believe how many times I heard the words "disc golf course review" this weekend at my tournament.

That might not seem like a big deal but remember it was a women's tourney and I heard at least half a dozen women talking about DGCR.

[prerube]

There was a book about disc golf at book shop in Brockport that had addresses for DGR and DGCR in the back.

[mashnut]

Originally Posted by billnchristy

This isn't "in the news" but you wouldn't believe how many times I heard the words "disc golf course review" this weekend at my tournament.

That might not seem like a big deal but remember it was a women's tourney and I heard at least half a dozen women talking about DGCR.

At every tournament I've played this year, at least one person on my card has at least used the site to find courses even if they're not an active forum user. All those schlubs still using the PDGA directory get an earful from me about how awesome this site is.

[vonDrehle]

We were discussing it pretty good this weekend at my tournament . I tried to name drop and tell them how successful I have been getting good prices on disc via the marketplace. Hopefully a few of them come check out the site .

[medicinalfunk]

Originally Posted by Butteredtoast

My dad called me up and told me to turn it to IPTV, that they were doing a piece on disc golf. From what I saw some guy in Des Moines went through his bag, showed the host basic back hand form, and they went over a brief history of DG in Iowa.

that's justin mcluen, he's the iowa state PDGA coordinator

[the_lung]

Originally Posted by RussMB

Found it! That was enjoyable to watch! Made me want to make a trip back home to Iowa and play some courses!

http://www.iptv.org/simplepleasures/...ry&video=video

That was one of the nicest intro pieces on disc golf I've ever seen. They got through all the basics and without the typical egregious errors one usually sees describing disc golf: i.e. holes are 300-400 yards long, discs cost $50 each, Pros make $100,000 a year, are just a few of the outlandish statements I've seen in the past.

The only thing that bothered me was the hole where Mcluen gives the instruction - gotta love how walking paths run the entire right side, and a playground sits on the left, where all the bad shots from right-handed novice & recreational players will end up. For a Forest City course that otherwise looks really, really nice, this is an unacceptable safety hazard and very poor course design, imo.

[zenbot]

Originally Posted by prerube

There was a book about disc golf at book shop in Brockport that had addresses for DGR and DGCR in the back.

Was is this?

[timg]

I'd so buy that just to put on my shelf.

[lazy42]

Originally Posted by RussMB

Found it! That was enjoyable to watch! Made me want to make a trip back home to Iowa and play some courses!

http://www.iptv.org/simplepleasures/...ry&video=video

On that video, from 1:15 to 1:21, he actually aced that hole, but camera was facing him instead!! (i read this over on IowaDG on a forum somewhere).

If you listen, you can hear him say "That's got a chance" then the crowd erupts.