dysmike
Double Eagle Member
Which isn't necessarily a bad thing.
No, it's not. It's just annoying as hell when people take it to the extreme and become evangelical about it.
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Which isn't necessarily a bad thing.
No, it's not. It's just annoying as hell when people take it to the extreme and become evangelical about it.
Yes. But in that case, it's not the "limiting yourself to one manufacturer" that's annoying.....it's the proclaiming that everyone else should follow suit, that is.
It wasn't the "Hey, n00b. Nice all-Innova bag" kinda fanboy thing. Innova had the most resources sunk into PDGA tournaments and sometimes you would run into a Pro player or a Pro player wannabe that would curse you for throwing Lightning because you were not appropriately supporting PDGA Open payouts. That kinda thing. There were a lot of lawsuits back then over patents and such so bad blood between the few companies that were in disc golf back then was common. Since the scene was so small it could spill over to the players, especially the Pro players who were more likely to have heard the gory details.I got accused of this as my bag was mainly Innova, I have been gifted the bulk of my discs by folks who shopped in the big box stores (Big 5, Dicks, Sportsmans Warehouse) and like it or not they are present there.
Agreed, it's really too bad the two often seem to go hand in hand. :wall:
Or.. is it that you only notice it then.. hrm...
Is this disc golf manufacturer fanboy behavior really such a torment to some people here?
The circles I run in have very few disc golfers. Most people I know are just learning of its existence from me...
As a Discraft thrower living in Innova country, I get it a lot. Even players with a strong preference to one of the smaller companies, like MVP or Legacy, will still bag some Innova and more often then not jump on the "it's Discrap" bandwagon. They're welcome to preoccupy themselves with what I bag.
Is this disc golf manufacturer fanboy behavior really such a torment to some people here?
The circles I run in have very few disc golfers. Most people I know are just learning of its existence from me. I am not sure that any of the people I actually play rounds with could tell me the names of 5 disc golf manufacturers. They play with just one or two brands, most likely given to them by me because they know almost nothing. On the relatively few occasions that I have played a round with experienced players, I don't think any of us ever talked about molds or brands. It was always well understood that a throw was good(or bad) because the player executed the shot well(or not well), not because of any brand.
The only exposure that I get to anything that resembles disc golf fanboyism is on this website and this website only. To me it looks like passion, that admittedly is sometimes misdirected. Passionate people will inevitably sometimes rub other passionate people the wrong way. But, I appreciate people's efforts to instruct and help others to become better.
Moral(s) of the story for me: Take the good with the bad. Chew the meat, spit out the bones. Don't worry too much about trivial First World problems.
The pro in my state is using Latitude 64 and side brands, as is a pro person from my state now living in Minnesota with Dynamic Discs ad then side brands. So if you are not using Trilogy or Innova, local sports store sells those, in my area you are getting snubbed. I use Discraft/Innova and those from out of state do not mind me using Discraft but the born in state players seem to go with Trilogy set or Innova and snub players with other discs. They will except me barely due to the fact I was with the group that helped with the design of a Disc golf course, the in town one and the back 9-17, 18 was already old 9 on the out of town course. Local courses are Steamboat, and Powerhouse Ally.
I get it even worse, I throw an Impact and get mocked by even Discraft throwers for using said disc that I should use a Buzz only for those shots. Well the Impact has a good place in my bag. I am thinking about trying a Buzz for some midrange shots.
It wasn't the "Hey, n00b. Nice all-Innova bag" kinda fanboy thing. Innova had the most resources sunk into PDGA tournaments and sometimes you would run into a Pro player or a Pro player wannabe that would curse you for throwing Lightning because you were not appropriately supporting PDGA Open payouts. That kinda thing. There were a lot of lawsuits back then over patents and such so bad blood between the few companies that were in disc golf back then was common. Since the scene was so small it could spill over to the players, especially the Pro players who were more likely to have heard the gory details.
Now Innova could be suing DD and I'd never know. The game is so much bigger and the scene is so different that even the fanboy behavior is significantly different. Back then if you were a marginal Pro and wanted to prove your "clout" to your sponsor, you needed to line up retail sites and run events so you could move a bunch of plastic for them. Now you can upload In The Bag videos to your facebook account and share it all over so it gets views, which doesn't seem like nearly as much work.
People are like that with everything....discs, cars, tools, clothes, appliances, etc.
I don't really get it.
I gather you don't participate in weeklies, monthlies, or sanctioned events then? Many of those people are aggressively forthcoming about their preferences.
What, because advertising?
No because crossing fairways are bad