Uncle Dougie
Double Eagle Member
I also think that by attaching the word "quit" to the subject, you are getting a lot of false bravado responses.
But it invokes responses to a subject I rarely see talked about. :thmbup:
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I also think that by attaching the word "quit" to the subject, you are getting a lot of false bravado responses.
I thought about quitting today when I hit a tree 100' in front of me. Then I parked a big downhill shot, that I usually throw a driver on, with a Buzzz. Then, I loved it again.
Quit? No thanks. Plus, my wife would kill me if I quit after all the cash I spent on gear.
My wife is happy I'm out exercising instead of just sitting playing Call of Duty.
I thought about making this same thread about a month ago. I play the same course between 4 and 10 rounds per week. Same discs, same shots day after day!!!!! Realized I was just getting bored. I just started playing in February and haven't really tried to throw thumbers, tomahawks, rollers and still am not very good at forehand. I started trying to incorporate all of these shots into every round I play now and it has helped break up the monotony of the same round day after day. My scores have improved as well.
I thought about quitting today when I hit a tree 100' in front of me. Then I parked a big downhill shot, that I usually throw a driver on, with a Buzzz. Then, I loved it again.
Quit? No thanks. Plus, my wife would kill me if I quit after all the cash I spent on gear.
Personally:
I hope that I will always be able to play this game casually on my own schedule, but tournament competition no longer appeals to me. As someone that has been rated over 950 for several years now, I do not play anywhere near as much as I once did. Discgolf to me has just about as much significance as going bowling, or playing a game of spades. It is a fun activity, but for me, it's all about the people and new experiences. Playing against opponents that spend 5+ hours a day, 7 days a week on this game is part of what ruined it for me. My hand-eye coordination and the ranking system force me to compete against the top level of amateurs, but their unbalanced lifestyle is not something that I would ever want to emulate. For their sakes, I hope that they are magnificent at this one game, because they are missing out on so much more by devoting so much of themselves to it. Family, friends, career, religion, travel, and growth through new experiences are all much too important to me to ever want to dump so much of myself into just one thing. So I'll pass.
Generally:
I also think that by attaching the word "quit" to the subject, you are getting a lot of false bravado responses. The simple fact of the matter is that it is completely normal for people to become interested in something, learn it to the point of near mastery, then eventually move on to the next thing out of boredom. The hunger for the next new challenge is part of what makes us humans great.
Personally:
My hand-eye coordination and the ranking system force me to compete against the top level of amateurs, but their unbalanced lifestyle is not something that I would ever want to emulate. For their sakes, I hope that they are magnificent at this one game, because they are missing out on so much more by devoting so much of themselves to it. Family, friends, career, religion, travel, and growth through new experiences are all much too important to me to ever want to dump so much of myself into just one thing. So I'll pass.
I'd love to quit but I started a club and built a course. Now I'm stuck. My life sucks I can't enjoy disc golf anymore. All I get is grief n headaches.
This!
No. It is supposed to be fun. If my form sucks it's still better than work, laundry or a myriad of other things I could be doing. It's called perspective.
Personally:
I hope that I will always be able to play this game casually on my own schedule, but tournament competition no longer appeals to me. As someone that has been rated over 950 for several years now, I do not play anywhere near as much as I once did. Discgolf to me has just about as much significance as going bowling, or playing a game of spades. It is a fun activity, but for me, it's all about the people and new experiences. Playing against opponents that spend 5+ hours a day, 7 days a week on this game is part of what ruined it for me. My hand-eye coordination and the ranking system force me to compete against the top level of amateurs, but their unbalanced lifestyle is not something that I would ever want to emulate. For their sakes, I hope that they are magnificent at this one game, because they are missing out on so much more by devoting so much of themselves to it. Family, friends, career, religion, travel, and growth through new experiences are all much too important to me to ever want to dump so much of myself into just one thing. So I'll pass.
Generally:
I also think that by attaching the word "quit" to the subject, you are getting a lot of false bravado responses. The simple fact of the matter is that it is completely normal for people to become interested in something, learn it to the point of near mastery, then eventually move on to the next thing out of boredom. The hunger for the next new challenge is part of what makes us humans great.
This has to be a troll post, right? I mean, is anybody seriously this misguided about life? Like, it's impossible to have multiple hobbies, passions, pursuits while simultaneously working on mind, body and spirit? What a completely odd thing to spew all over a disc golf forum.