mrstiggy
Par Member
Here comes another long winded post from the Stiggy himself.
Pardon me if this question has been posed before, even if not in the manor I am about to present it. I understand completely there is a search function, however, there is not an easy search for this. Besides, you get to sit back and read my rambles, I try to make them entertaining.
All the above being said, let me begin my story, buried inside you will find a question of etiquette.
I started today's disc golf adventure on a mission to try an un-played course on my list. Todays course: Saddle Hills. Saddle Hills has lots of potential, but not really an enjoyable play for me, a guy riding solo. Navigation was tricky, and I could not easily find 8, was not having a good time due to too much rough and swamps. I decided seeing as how I drove the 45 minutes to get there, I did not want to waste it on not having a good time. I think to myself, Z-Boaz is just up the road, I know I will have a good time there. After-all I played Z-boaz before, and knew I enjoyed the course itself.
I am a total casual golfer, I always go alone as I do not have any DG buddies that live close and have a schedule as flexible as mine to play when I want. Also, most of my friends are not willing to drive an hour away to go play. I live in a small town, closest good disc golf is 30+ minutes regardless.
I get to Z-boaz and I am greeted by a group of 4 guys that offer to let me play through or for me to play with them. I always enjoy playing with other golfers so I opt for the join up route.
I procede to play up to hole nine, with a bogey average. This is an average bad day of golf for me, but I dismiss it as Z-boaz is a tough park. I can be getting sixes on every hole and still have a great day on the course. I just like to throw and be outdoors. *Deep breath* Anyway... Enough with the back ground, my bogey game goes from bad to worse on hole nine.
A week ago I got a Lattitude 64 Diamond Light. In the last week, it has become the most used disc in my bag. I could throw that thing a mile.
All 5 of us tee off on 9. Despite 3 of us, including myself, having what look to be perfect drive, we all loose our disc. Z-boaz hole 9 is notorious for its disc eating ability. After about 20 mins of looking, the guys in my party abandoned their search but I continue to look for another 30. I loved that piece of plastic
.
So, things just went from bad to worse, and my mood is dampered. I finally give up hope. I know that even though my name and number are stamped on that disc, I got a snowballs chance of ever seeing it again. I move on to hole 10. Things actually start turning around, maybe because I accelerate my pace throwing alone? I par 10, 11, and 12. A huge improvement from my previous 9 bogeys.
As I approach 12, there is a group of 3 golfers just finishing their tee shots. As I take the bench, I congratulate the last thrower on a good toss and give them the proverbial "hows it goin?". They fail to acknowledge both my compliment and my greeting. I sit patiently and wait for them to finish 12. As I approach 13, they are just completing their tee-off again. Again, I throw out there they good ol "how ya doin?" Still no acknowledgement, and the procede down the fairway. 14, the same story, a hello and and ignore. Anyone that has played Z-boaz before knows that there are a bunch of blind shots on the back nine. After 3 holes of not being offered an existence of my presence, nor offered a play through, or even a "Clear on 13!" I start throwing as soon as they are out of site, maybe now they will recognize me? NOPE! 15, 16, 17, same story. Now I am really burning on their heals and am about 20 feet behind them on 18. As we a approach 18 the lady (with her attitude, I could think of better 4 letter words) turns around and says to me. "I would appriciate if you waited till we finish before you thow" in a VERY nasty tone. She was accompanied by two guys that were very large men and could prolly kick my ass. I made one statement to defend myself, but, did not want to take it too far as, these guys quite frankly could kick my ass. I replied with "Normally when you have a group of three, and you have one guy behind you, you offer a play thorugh" This turned into some sneed and foul responses from her. It was the last hole so I just sat there and sulked and waited till they left the park before I finished out.
So really after that novel I just wrote, who was more in the wrong here, me for thowing on them (by the way, I am not good, but I knew with every shot I took I would not hit them, I also keep the word "FORE" in my vocab) or them for not offering a play through for a guy that was obviously faster?
Also, this was not a mini or a tourney, casual golfers like myself.
--stigg
Pardon me if this question has been posed before, even if not in the manor I am about to present it. I understand completely there is a search function, however, there is not an easy search for this. Besides, you get to sit back and read my rambles, I try to make them entertaining.
All the above being said, let me begin my story, buried inside you will find a question of etiquette.
I started today's disc golf adventure on a mission to try an un-played course on my list. Todays course: Saddle Hills. Saddle Hills has lots of potential, but not really an enjoyable play for me, a guy riding solo. Navigation was tricky, and I could not easily find 8, was not having a good time due to too much rough and swamps. I decided seeing as how I drove the 45 minutes to get there, I did not want to waste it on not having a good time. I think to myself, Z-Boaz is just up the road, I know I will have a good time there. After-all I played Z-boaz before, and knew I enjoyed the course itself.
I am a total casual golfer, I always go alone as I do not have any DG buddies that live close and have a schedule as flexible as mine to play when I want. Also, most of my friends are not willing to drive an hour away to go play. I live in a small town, closest good disc golf is 30+ minutes regardless.
I get to Z-boaz and I am greeted by a group of 4 guys that offer to let me play through or for me to play with them. I always enjoy playing with other golfers so I opt for the join up route.
I procede to play up to hole nine, with a bogey average. This is an average bad day of golf for me, but I dismiss it as Z-boaz is a tough park. I can be getting sixes on every hole and still have a great day on the course. I just like to throw and be outdoors. *Deep breath* Anyway... Enough with the back ground, my bogey game goes from bad to worse on hole nine.
A week ago I got a Lattitude 64 Diamond Light. In the last week, it has become the most used disc in my bag. I could throw that thing a mile.
All 5 of us tee off on 9. Despite 3 of us, including myself, having what look to be perfect drive, we all loose our disc. Z-boaz hole 9 is notorious for its disc eating ability. After about 20 mins of looking, the guys in my party abandoned their search but I continue to look for another 30. I loved that piece of plastic
. So, things just went from bad to worse, and my mood is dampered. I finally give up hope. I know that even though my name and number are stamped on that disc, I got a snowballs chance of ever seeing it again. I move on to hole 10. Things actually start turning around, maybe because I accelerate my pace throwing alone? I par 10, 11, and 12. A huge improvement from my previous 9 bogeys.
As I approach 12, there is a group of 3 golfers just finishing their tee shots. As I take the bench, I congratulate the last thrower on a good toss and give them the proverbial "hows it goin?". They fail to acknowledge both my compliment and my greeting. I sit patiently and wait for them to finish 12. As I approach 13, they are just completing their tee-off again. Again, I throw out there they good ol "how ya doin?" Still no acknowledgement, and the procede down the fairway. 14, the same story, a hello and and ignore. Anyone that has played Z-boaz before knows that there are a bunch of blind shots on the back nine. After 3 holes of not being offered an existence of my presence, nor offered a play through, or even a "Clear on 13!" I start throwing as soon as they are out of site, maybe now they will recognize me? NOPE! 15, 16, 17, same story. Now I am really burning on their heals and am about 20 feet behind them on 18. As we a approach 18 the lady (with her attitude, I could think of better 4 letter words) turns around and says to me. "I would appriciate if you waited till we finish before you thow" in a VERY nasty tone. She was accompanied by two guys that were very large men and could prolly kick my ass. I made one statement to defend myself, but, did not want to take it too far as, these guys quite frankly could kick my ass. I replied with "Normally when you have a group of three, and you have one guy behind you, you offer a play thorugh" This turned into some sneed and foul responses from her. It was the last hole so I just sat there and sulked and waited till they left the park before I finished out.
So really after that novel I just wrote, who was more in the wrong here, me for thowing on them (by the way, I am not good, but I knew with every shot I took I would not hit them, I also keep the word "FORE" in my vocab) or them for not offering a play through for a guy that was obviously faster?
Also, this was not a mini or a tourney, casual golfers like myself.
--stigg
