I am your REC average player can only throw about 350, on a good day. Most of my play is on the weekend with maybe 1 or 2 games during the week. For the most part, I only pay to play anymore.
Reasons:
1. Running into groups of 6 to 8 around hole 4 "seems to happen" dragging 30 gallon cooler of beer and will not let any one play through.
2. Having a disc come crashing down near me, without a word said, as I'm pulling my putter out of the basket. WTF let me finish the hole before you tee off!
3. I have to get up and out of the house by 7:00am if I want to get two good rounds on a free course before it turns to ****. If it's my day off, I would like to sleep in.
4. I've had more call back on lost discs from pay courses.
5. Pay to play courses are generally nicer and more challenging. Thx, for the great hospitality at Phantom falls Paul.
All in all, disc golf is like the rest of everything in the world. It just needs some common curtesy and manners. They say nothing is free anymore, I will be more than happy to pay for curtesy.