If you think ball golf doesn't have crumpled tee shirts and dusty sneakers, you are mistaken.
I'm sure it does. But this is about perception rather than reality.
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If you think ball golf doesn't have crumpled tee shirts and dusty sneakers, you are mistaken.
Pay courses will change this.
Perception becomes reality. So the question is: what do you want people to think about:I'm sure it does. But this is about perception rather than reality.
From a marketing standpoint, there's a much bigger market fine with "crumpled" and "dusty" (the 99%) than the market (the 1%) where "fancy" and "gleaming" is appealing. Note the 5% annual decline in the "fancy" and "gleaming" sport and the 15% annual growth in the "crumpled" and "dusty" sport.bradharris - It shows an outsider's view of the sport and those that participate in it. While ball golf gets terms like "fancy" and "gleaming" we get "crumpled" and "dusty."
From a marketing standpoint, there's a much bigger market fine with "crumpled" and "dusty" (the 99%) than the market (the 1%) where "fancy" and "gleaming" is appealing. Note the 5% annual decline in the "fancy" and "gleaming" sport and the 15% annual growth in the "crumpled" and "dusty" sport.
I'm pretty sure all of the ball golf envy that pops up on boards like this is just a redirection of age old green envy.
It's not ball golf envy. I don't ever expect to see disc golfers on the course in nice shoes, khakis and neatly pressed polos. However, I would like to see disc golfers dress like athletes, particularly when competing.
If we are talking about a professional sport, look the part of a professional. The question really is, what should a professional look like in this sport?