ballgolfconvert
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If I were to start from day one in both sports, I think I would achieve both goals in about the same amount of time. So to me one isn't definitely easier or harder than the other to achieve. Both need a bunch of dedication and time and a certain natural ability.
I am currently a 4.4 handicap index in ball golf and am right about 900 in disc golf, though my average "good" round is in the 940's. I hardly ever play ball golf anymore, but I think if I practiced and played regularly, i would be scratch again within a few months. I don't think I ever have a chance to get a 1000 rating. So for me, it would be much harder to get to a 1000 rating than to achieve scratch in ball golf. Of course, I have a background in golf (played and taught professionally) and regularly had a plus handicap (better than scratch), so probably not a good comparison for everyone else. And I'm 61 years old.I recently found out that a 1000 rating was officially labeled as "scratch" by the PDGA (see PDGA Player & Course Rating System.)
Doing some quick googling, it appears both sports are similar in that only 1-2% of players achieve scratch.
It made me wonder which one would be tougher to do if you're a middling player (900 rated / 15 handicap), getting down to a 0 handicap in ball golf, or up to a 1000 in disc golf?
I also wonder how many people there are out there that have achieved both? Can't be too many.
If I were to start from day one in both sports, I think I would achieve both goals in about the same amount of time. So to me one isn't definitely easier or harder than the other to achieve. Both need a bunch of dedication and time and a certain natural ability.