Every time I go to Dick's Sporting Goods

[Blobfish]

I take whatever detour is necessary to somehow pass by the golf discs and then I flip through the racks in great detail even though I have no intention of buying any of them... except maybe that McBeth 4x destroyer... I would do this tonight if I went even though I was just there last night to get a bike tube. Does anyone else share this affliction?


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[ILUVSMGS18]

I usually do to see how many Grooves are in stock, and see if there is any Destroyers or Thunderbirds, that I could flip, or that have a way different PLH. I wish they would carry Shyrkes in anything other than tyedyed Champ, though if someobe wants to buy it and loose it with no ink, where I can find it, thats fine with me.

 

[Keith H]

Whenever I'm in Dick's Sporting Goods... I walk the aisles thinking... I miss Galyans.

 

[Blobfish]

Incidentally, I'm also glad that they finally bought the dicks.com domain.


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[Chaz58]

At the Dick's near where I live I am usually thinking: "I can get that disc a lot cheaper ordering online and waiting a couple of days to get it..." The Dick's around here are quite expensive.

 

[Blobfish]

Afaik Dick's only carries Innova... I never heard of any other brand until I stumbled across a Latitude 64 missilen, then went to an ace race and discovered Discraft... I've only bought one disc at Dick's since my starter pack which started it all, and that was a star mako3 that caught my eye because it was so different, and it's been a constant favorite of mine since


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[swhite]

I drive by a Dick's every day to work, and have perused the end display with the Innova discs. They always have Grooves, Aviars, Beasts, Daedalus', Katanas, and Valkyries; sometimes a few Teebirds, Roc3s, and Wraiths. They cost more than online options, and only have discs in max weights.

I view Dick's Sporting Goods to be a disc golf convenience store, that I would shop at only if I for some reason wanted one of the above listed discs immediately, and had no other options

 

[Blobfish]

I view Dick's Sporting Goods to be a disc golf convenience store, that I would shop at only if I for some reason wanted one of the above listed discs immediately, and had no other options

Exactly! Yet I still have to check out their discs whenever I'm there



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[Veritas]

It was Dick's that got me to finally try out disc golf.


I have always wanted to try it but never did. Not long ago I was at Dick's and stopped at the discs. I started picking through them and had no idea what I was looking at but it was the spark to get me to actually try disc golf. I did not buy anything, again, I had no clue, but I went home and reached out to a local social media disc golf group. A few days later I was on a course getting help and playing.

 

[rocthecourse]

Whenever I'm in Dick's Sporting Goods... I walk the aisles thinking... I miss Galyans.

Galyans was awesome. They actually tried to have equipment for every sport out there. Dick's only really supports ball sports, hunting, and fishing.


To the OP, yes I go by the disc golf section every time, and funny enough the one by me has a 4x McBeth Destroyer in hot pink that calls out to me.

 

[Putt for D'oh]

Exactly! Yet I still have to check out their discs whenever I'm there

Yep same. Every time. I have two very athletic teenage daughters and we end up there a lot for random sports equipment and EVERY DAMN TIME... I walk over the to disc golf rack as if there will be something besides Grooves and Tyedye Katanas for $18. There isn't. I know there isn't... yet every time I go over and look.

Big 5 a few blocks from Dicks carries trilogy starter packs and lots of DX Innova. But basically the same experience. chance is near zero I would buy one of those discs but if i'm in there for a soccer bag or an Ice hockey mouth piece or a new softball... i'm looking at the disc rack.

 

[etdefender19]

I don't even throw any Innova discs and have no plans to ever throw another one...

...and I still stop at the rack of discs at Dick's

Every
Time
I
Go
There

 

[joecoin]

I bought my Wolf at Dicks

 

[Keller]

I browse through Dick's discs every time I go there, and sometimes I even make a special trip just to see if they have restocked.

I don't buy much, but I do like that I can paw and eye the plastic and sometimes I find a nice disc.

Yeah, it's full retail, but it's the same price as every other brick and mortar (including PIA) and one shop I know charges even more than Dick's!

 

[Buiscutboy]

Every time I go to Meijer I have to stop by the disc golf section. The discs never change, but... I have to.

Too bad it's all high speed drivers besides the Skeeters, VRocs, and Aviars.

 

[Streets]

I don't go to Dick's, I go to Academy...and not for discs...

 

[pmay5]

Yea, I stop by and check out the display, most of the times I go to Dick's. Since they move the display around the store in different seasons, part of the challenge is finding the display. :wall:

Bought a starter pack there, then another one! I have bought a few other discs there, the price is about the same as PIAS. So I usually buy at PIAS, better selection. (RAL and DUR locations only!)

I also look for the display at Cloud Nine, whenever I am in there. :thmbup:

 

[lines]

My favorite...
Me: what do these numbers mean?
Dicks employee: ???

 

[wproct]

I don't even go in our Dick's store anymore, they have so few disks it isn't even worth it. Scheels carries a respectable selection of various brands of disks and I have to sort through their whole selection every time I go in, but I certainly don't need anything right now!

 

[MHaas]

Same here, just have to see what they have, every time.

Pretty sure I've told this story in another thread, but why not. For my b-day this year my son wanted to get me a disc, and he wanted to pick it out himself. So my wife takes him to the local Dick's, where he proceeds to randomly pick out a Champ Roc3. I only throw two Innova molds, a Star Teebird and a Champ Roc3. Kid has great taste...