bnbanbury
Eagle Member
Ill just say it.. disc golfs are a bunch of whiners who love to grumble over non-issues. If playing at a disc golf course next to an airport is possible without issue (golfers use the same course) ill never understand the awkwardness of DG etiquette. Its like the statue stop when putting out which I find almost more annoying then if the person would just keep walking away. None of it is going to impact your shot that much with a little focus. I was always pretty good at hitting Free Throws in basketball and last time I checked the games are not in a Library.
This **** aint golf.
But it is golf. It exists because traditional golf exists and is modeled largely on ball golf. Much of the etiquette from ball golf transfers over and is even incorporated in the pdga rules (teeing order, playing away, ect.)
I was a good high school baseball and basketball player and the mental approach to these sports vs. golf is completely different. In basketball with the pace of the game i could let natural athleticism take over and didn't even hear noise from the bleachers. Golf is more mechanical and requires waiting and then brief periods of intense concentration.
That the etiquette of tourney rounds is different than that of casual rounds is one of the reasons i like tournament play.