Good thread. Not sure who to quote...
I recently became a PDGA member and jumped on the waitlist for an event. To be honest, I don't think I'd even be competitive to win Intermediate around here, but I ended up bumping up to Advanced. One reason is that the waitlist was WAY shorter (3 ahead of me instead of 17), but another is that I'd prefer playing up and testing my game against better competition and the tougher layout, where par scores quite well. Plus, I'm doing it for the experience. I may get blown out of the water, but I'd rather find out I'm outclassed than get out there and regret not playing up. I'm pretty sure I'll finished in the bottom half, but if I stay middle of the pack I'll be happy.
At any rate, if I end up with you in a future tournament, and you see me playing Intermediate (or Rec), you'll be able to guess how this went...
I recently became a PDGA member and jumped on the waitlist for an event. To be honest, I don't think I'd even be competitive to win Intermediate around here, but I ended up bumping up to Advanced. One reason is that the waitlist was WAY shorter (3 ahead of me instead of 17), but another is that I'd prefer playing up and testing my game against better competition and the tougher layout, where par scores quite well. Plus, I'm doing it for the experience. I may get blown out of the water, but I'd rather find out I'm outclassed than get out there and regret not playing up. I'm pretty sure I'll finished in the bottom half, but if I stay middle of the pack I'll be happy.
At any rate, if I end up with you in a future tournament, and you see me playing Intermediate (or Rec), you'll be able to guess how this went...