Etiquette and pet peeves

[BogeyNoMore]

My peeve is when people draw obnoxious pornographic graffiti or pictures of bongs and ganja leaves on the benches and tables all over the course. My kids don't need to see that.

FTFY:

I've never understood why people would do that. "hey guys, this is where I like to break the law"

:hfive:
I really don't get the overwhemling need people feel to deface public property. I mean if that's really going to up the enjoyment factor for you, what's that really saying about your life?

Not that I condone littering, it's just wrong, but I can understand it - people litter just 'cause their lazy - it's simply more convenient than doing the right thing.

But the whole idiot artwork thing actually takes a conscious effort (ableit not much effort) to do something stupid, useless, and in a manner of speaking, damaging - that's what irks me. That's just plain being an @$$hole.

:wall:

If I had my druthers, that'd be the artist's head getting smashed upside that wall!

 

[SteezeOG]

My new pet peeve is when it rains all day on your birthday....when you have new discs and all you want to do is play a round with friends and celebrate getting old. Screw you Mother Nature.

 

[ohtobediscing]

Please stop tagging baskets. I don't give a flying 4v<k about your need for ace notoriety.

 

[Jay Dub]

Please stop tagging baskets. I don't give a flying 4v<k about your need for ace notoriety.

:thmbup:

 

[ntxdiscgolf]

I can deal with a lot of the idiosyncrasies that most of you have mentioned over the last 22 pages, but there is one thing that that drives me up the wall. I can't tolerate it when someone on my card, whom I am shooting lower than, consistently tries to give me advice as to how to improve my game. This is generally the same individual that somehow always seems to be just on the edge of ob even when you see the disc sail well beyond the line.
And in reference to someone's post earlier, dg is a game. You can call it a 'round' or whatever makes you feel good, but it was invented as a game and will remain as such to those of us that know the difference between being a db and being someone that others enjoy playing with.

 

[Zach-R.]

1. When people talk or move around in eye sight while in the middle of any throw or putt.
2. Waiting to be told " you have the pad" or "your out", over & over again.

 

[shakatak]

And in reference to someone's post earlier, dg is a game. You can call it a 'round' or whatever makes you feel good, but it was invented as a game and will remain as such to those of us that know the difference between being a db and being someone that others enjoy playing with.

I was the one who brought this up originally. First off, I am someone who people enjoy throwing with. I don't yell at people for saying "game" instead of "round", in fact I don't even mention it to them. Second, I know disc golf is a game. Ball golf is a game yet when you play all the holes at a course it's called a "round" and not a "game". Same as disc golf. You won't see Tiger Woods (or any pro golfer) come off the course and say "I had a very good game today" even though they just got done playing a game. They might use the word "game" sometimes to refer to their overall skill set ("my game was on today", etc) but when talking about the 18 holes they just played it's ALWAYS called a round. Third, I'm not sure how having an opinion that I keep to myself on the course makes me a db that others don't enjoy throwing with.

On the other hand, if I'm the only one who thinks this then fine, I'm a db that everybody hates. I admitted myself that it was a stupid pet peeve.

 

[Dan Ensor]

-Starting conversations half-way through my throw; If you're going to talk, do it before I start throwing.

-Punk-ass kids stealing baskets/tee signs. Mark all the aces you want, won't bother me a bit. I've never had a signed basket spit a disc out that a clean basket caught. I've also never had a stolen basket catch a disc.

-For tournament rounds only, I really appreciate strangers keeping at least 5-10 feet of distance from me. I don't need to be analyzing our relationship right before I throw. Am I about to get stabbed? Are you about to ask me out? Oh crap, I just face-masked my putt.


If you dont' know the people in your group, allow for people to be more easily peeved. Try to not make them ask you to be courteous.

 

[jtreadwell]

My new pet peeve is when it rains all day on your birthday....when you have new discs and all you want to do is play a round with friends and celebrate getting old. Screw you Mother Nature.

Skin is waterproof you know. Actually, I know the feeling. Last year I got 3 new discs and a bag and had to cancel a trip to Sabbatus on account of torrential rains and lightning. If it's just me and I don't have to work I'll play in any conditions, but my friends weren't into driving 1.5 hours to get soaked.:thmbdown:

 

[Martin Dewgarita]

Skin is waterproof you know. Actually, I know the feeling. Last year I got 3 new discs and a bag and had to cancel a trip to Sabbatus on account of torrential rains and lightning. If it's just me and I don't have to work I'll play in any conditions, but my friends weren't into driving 1.5 hours to get soaked.:thmbdown:

Skin is only water resistant...
and
You need new friends.

 

[SteezeOG]

Skin is waterproof you know. Actually, I know the feeling. Last year I got 3 new discs and a bag and had to cancel a trip to Sabbatus on account of torrential rains and lightning. If it's just me and I don't have to work I'll play in any conditions, but my friends weren't into driving 1.5 hours to get soaked.:thmbdown:

That's true but it was some heavy rain and lightning. It rained solid for about 4 days. Then got hot and humid and the grass was up to my knees. I got plenty of rounds in I just couldn't play on my birthday.

 

[jtreadwell]

Skin is only water resistant...
and
You need tougher friends.

Extremely water resistant. And I FTFY

 

[Bikinimower]

I'm the kinda person that is pretty relaxed and don't get too worked up about other peoples stupidity

But a few years ago I was getting a round in and a fairly large group of people were playing a pick up soccer game right in the middle of the fairway when there was plenty of room in the empty adjacent field. Now I'm all about sharing the park with others and I normally wait patiently for walkers and other park goers before I throw. The park is for everyone, I get it

I stood on the tee pad for a minute expecting them to let me throw and when they didn't step aside I figured I could throw over them. I normally never ever do that to people but these guys were extra rude so I let it rip

My Disc cleared everyone easily and landed safely about 50 feet past them, But one of the guys ran over to it, picked it up and chucked it into the woods then turned around and mean mugged me. In case thing got hairy I gave the guy an ocular pat down and figured I could take him, he was fairly small and I'm a pretty big guy but I'm a peaceful man and he had numbers on his side so we didn't speak as I walked past him on my way in the woods to recover my disc.

Never seen anything quite like it, on the course or off

 

[Haynes]

I'm the kinda person that is pretty relaxed and don't get too worked up about other peoples stupidity

But a few years ago I was getting a round in and a fairly large group of people were playing a pick up soccer game right in the middle of the fairway when there was plenty of room in the empty adjacent field. Now I'm all about sharing the park with others and I normally wait patiently for walkers and other park goers before I throw. The park is for everyone, I get it

I stood on the tee pad for a minute expecting them to let me throw and when they didn't step aside I figured I could throw over them. I normally never ever do that to people but these guys were extra rude so I let it rip

My Disc cleared everyone easily and landed safely about 50 feet past them, But one of the guys ran over to it, picked it up and chucked it into the woods then turned around and mean mugged me. In case thing got hairy I gave the guy an ocular pat down and figured I could take him, he was fairly small and I'm a pretty big guy but I'm a peaceful man and he had numbers on his side so we didn't speak as I walked past him on my way in the woods to recover my disc.

Never seen anything quite like it, on the course or off

I wish i could be calm like that :clap:

 

[Staghorn]

I'm new to disc golf, so, please, tell me if I'm wrong in being peeved about this. I'm not sure 'cause I live in a city where the class of people lowers the national average, so my tolerance for peoples BS is usually close to being all used up.

A local park here just put in a DG course. It's the first in this city, so many of the local players are new players. At this course I am continually coming up behind groups of people playing two or more discs. It is irritating to me to stand on a tee pad and watch them sheepherd all their discs before I can tee off. Is it normal/ acceptable to play multiple discs? It's like it's crowded even when it's not crowded.

I'm not shy or timid and will ask to play through when I catch them at a tee, but I'd rather they played one disc at a reasonable pace (reasonable being the key word) and I'll adjust my pace to match. I'm in no great hurry out there, but too much is enough.

When I played through a group of multi-disc players today I got to hear one of the group loudly tell a story of how he got a ticket for some inconsideration he pulled at another of our areas parks. The story got better when he said the fine was increased because he didn't pay it on time. There was some consolation in knowing people are fined for their rude actions.

So tell me, is it wrong to be peeved at people playing their entire bag at each hole?

 

[medicinalfunk]

So tell me, is it wrong to be peeved at people playing their entire bag at each hole?

not at all.


let it motivate you. when i get stuck behind a group, i make them watch me base a hole that took them 4 holes to complete as they are walking to the next hole. i like to throw right as they are walking away from the cup, they get the the point. then, pick up your driver, casually toss it in the basket for a deuce, take a sip of your beer, then walk to the next tee where they are still teeing off

they'll get the idea

i've played my best rounds shooting in a hurry trying to catch up to slow groups to meet them at the tee

 

[Staghorn]

"let it motivate you"

Thanks. I did actually huck, by far, my best drive ever from that tee pad at the time.

 

[ohtobediscing]

I'd skip a hole and blow past 'em, if they won't let you pass. I only play multiple discs if the course is empty and I'm running solo. Sounds like your course is full of douchebags, but most city courses anywhere have a day, or time of the day, when that happens. For instance, summer Saturdays at Pier Park.

 

[SteezeOG]

Nice job on the search feature. I think it's rude to play multiple shots when anyone is behind you so like he said just let it elevate your game, keep your cool, and let it be known you are wanting to play through. New courses usually have a lot of idiots crowding it at first.

 

[Midnightbiker]

One thing that kind of gets me upset is, one of the best courses we have in Houston is a Church course. Its on Church property, and the signs say "No Alcohol", and almost every trash can out there is full of beer cans. We could loose that course because of crap like that. There are plenty of courses around town where you can drink, or do even worse, so why can't you refrain from this course.

The other thing that pissed me off happened over a year or so ago. I was playing alone, and there was a group of 8 pros, playing. I had seen them before at other tournaments, and not once did anyone offer to let me play through, even though they say me waiting for them to tee off. I would have skipped a hole, but this course is a long ways from my home , and I wanted to play every hole, and I was short on time.

These guys were not first time players, and they knew better.