Although I don't play it, I see the reason many people enjoy Pokemon Go. Unfortunately for me, it seems my local course is some kind of Pokemon hub and now there are people walking around the course seemingly unaware that they are on a disc golf course.
The course is a part of a large public park with many facilities, but the disc golf course has it's own area, it is not a shared area like I have seen on some courses, there is literally no reason for anyone to be on the course unless they're throwing discs..... or apparently playing Pokemon Go.
At first I didn't really mind yelling down the fairway to explain the situation to a kid, and they were always polite and got out of the way, but now things have taken a dangerous turn. This is an Arizona course, and being July, it's naturally super hot. I guess that since the popularity of the game has grown and more people have gotten involved, some people have started DRIVING THEIR CARS down the dirt paths that wrap around the course. These are clearly walking paths and you actually have to jump a curb to access them by car, these people can't bare the heat of getting out of their car but still "gotta catch em all".
I went to throw some discs around noon today because it was "only" 105 outside. I was the only person crazy enough to play disc golf, but counted 6 cars driving around the course and it really upset me. To go from the parking lot to the paths around the course, you have to drive on a path that goes through the playground where kids play and where before Pokemon Go, I never saw a car.
This is a public city park with many facilities for people to use so I'm wondering what i can do about this? I really don't care about the kids who walk onto the course, but driving down obvious walking paths seems to cross the line, at least in my mind. Should I try contacting the city to see if they can put up signs making it even more clear that cars are not allowed in the area? Am I completely overreacting? I'm sure it's hard for you reading this to give an informed opinion without seeing the course, but I'm getting tired of walking from hole to hole and having to dodge cars. I seriously considered stopping one of the cars and telling them to get the heck off the course, but like I said, I was by myself and I'm not very formidable, so I decided to let it go, at least for today
What would you do in my situation?
The course is a part of a large public park with many facilities, but the disc golf course has it's own area, it is not a shared area like I have seen on some courses, there is literally no reason for anyone to be on the course unless they're throwing discs..... or apparently playing Pokemon Go.
At first I didn't really mind yelling down the fairway to explain the situation to a kid, and they were always polite and got out of the way, but now things have taken a dangerous turn. This is an Arizona course, and being July, it's naturally super hot. I guess that since the popularity of the game has grown and more people have gotten involved, some people have started DRIVING THEIR CARS down the dirt paths that wrap around the course. These are clearly walking paths and you actually have to jump a curb to access them by car, these people can't bare the heat of getting out of their car but still "gotta catch em all".
I went to throw some discs around noon today because it was "only" 105 outside. I was the only person crazy enough to play disc golf, but counted 6 cars driving around the course and it really upset me. To go from the parking lot to the paths around the course, you have to drive on a path that goes through the playground where kids play and where before Pokemon Go, I never saw a car.
This is a public city park with many facilities for people to use so I'm wondering what i can do about this? I really don't care about the kids who walk onto the course, but driving down obvious walking paths seems to cross the line, at least in my mind. Should I try contacting the city to see if they can put up signs making it even more clear that cars are not allowed in the area? Am I completely overreacting? I'm sure it's hard for you reading this to give an informed opinion without seeing the course, but I'm getting tired of walking from hole to hole and having to dodge cars. I seriously considered stopping one of the cars and telling them to get the heck off the course, but like I said, I was by myself and I'm not very formidable, so I decided to let it go, at least for today
What would you do in my situation?
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