I know I am not around like I used to be. But I wanted to share what DGCR has done for me, as well as give some of the other veterans a chance to share what DGCR has done for them off screen. DGCR gave me hundreds of hours of education and entertainment behind the screen but off the screen it helped shape my life.
I am DGCR number 186. I joined in September of 2007. Through DGCR I have met dozens of people in person that I never would have met otherwise. I also have a large group of people that I have never actually met, but we have interacted with each other's lives. The first real-life interaction from DGCR I can remember was meeting JRAWK. We explored a local course together, then we started travelling together to play new courses and play some tournaments together. We then worked on creating a local club and a new course together. I was best man at his wedding. With him I held a few board positions that I was able to use on resumes. While scrolling the site, a cocky guy name KATCHZ posted he could throw 690 feet and asked "Is that good?" JRAWK (Jerry) and I drove to meet him to prove he was full of crap. This guy pulled out a couple destroyers and on the very first throw he threw 690 feet. He ended up being one of our regular traveling partners. We got him in touch with John Biscoe and he went to the BIG D IN THE DESSERT distance competition. A decade later Katchz (Trey) and John Biscoe created one of the greatest new courses on the East Coast called "Lake Marshall".
DGCR has helped me with my career as well. When I wanted to start a disc golf clinic and mini-tournament for Deaf children, users that I have never met sent me donations for discs and prizes. 2 Deaf members of DGCR came to the event to support me in person. With their assistance and the help of another DGCR user, I was invited to teach disc golf at Eastern Deaf Timberfest. I have also taught disc golf to children with visual impairments through Camp-Abilities in Maryland and New York. DGCR members supported me in my run for PDGA State Coordinator, which is also a great thing to throw on a resume. Through the contacts I made I was asked to participate in the area's first ever Special Olympics Disc Golf event. I was also asked to present at numerous physical education conventions, most recently, I was just asked to present disc golf at the SHAPE Michigan Conference in November.
DGCR has also helped my dad and I bond through disc golf. He is now a course collector and we discuss every new course we play over the phone. Because of DGCR, we were invited to play Flyboy, the number 1 course in the world at the time, right before the doors shut for good. Sharing a day at Flyboy with my dad is an unforgettable experience. We have probably played 2 dozen course together in at least 5 states.
The users of DGCR have been supportive over the years in many other ways. I had a user contact me out of the blue that he found my disc. The disc was brand new with no ink, but he knew I threw that mold and I was in town that week and figured out it was mine. I had a user send me an envelope of quarters when he knew I was starting to fill out a quarter collectors book, I have had a user send me money when I was the victim of a cyber theft, and I had a DGCR user give me a facebook page which another DGCR user and I ran until a 3rd DGCR user purchased it from us. I have purchased art from DGCR users, collected funds when they had a family emergency, and have sponsored people I have never met, but have talked to for over a decade. There are probably 5-6 DGCR users that I have never met, but would be more likely to help them out before helping out certain family members.
I could list 50 other anecdotes how DGCR has been beneficial for me. For the new administration, you have inherited an entire community. I have followed the lives of several users and watched them grow into professional players, board members, professional artists, professional poker players, professional photographers, and business owners. The threads on this site are our history. Please share how DGCR has had an impact on your life.
I am DGCR number 186. I joined in September of 2007. Through DGCR I have met dozens of people in person that I never would have met otherwise. I also have a large group of people that I have never actually met, but we have interacted with each other's lives. The first real-life interaction from DGCR I can remember was meeting JRAWK. We explored a local course together, then we started travelling together to play new courses and play some tournaments together. We then worked on creating a local club and a new course together. I was best man at his wedding. With him I held a few board positions that I was able to use on resumes. While scrolling the site, a cocky guy name KATCHZ posted he could throw 690 feet and asked "Is that good?" JRAWK (Jerry) and I drove to meet him to prove he was full of crap. This guy pulled out a couple destroyers and on the very first throw he threw 690 feet. He ended up being one of our regular traveling partners. We got him in touch with John Biscoe and he went to the BIG D IN THE DESSERT distance competition. A decade later Katchz (Trey) and John Biscoe created one of the greatest new courses on the East Coast called "Lake Marshall".
DGCR has helped me with my career as well. When I wanted to start a disc golf clinic and mini-tournament for Deaf children, users that I have never met sent me donations for discs and prizes. 2 Deaf members of DGCR came to the event to support me in person. With their assistance and the help of another DGCR user, I was invited to teach disc golf at Eastern Deaf Timberfest. I have also taught disc golf to children with visual impairments through Camp-Abilities in Maryland and New York. DGCR members supported me in my run for PDGA State Coordinator, which is also a great thing to throw on a resume. Through the contacts I made I was asked to participate in the area's first ever Special Olympics Disc Golf event. I was also asked to present at numerous physical education conventions, most recently, I was just asked to present disc golf at the SHAPE Michigan Conference in November.
DGCR has also helped my dad and I bond through disc golf. He is now a course collector and we discuss every new course we play over the phone. Because of DGCR, we were invited to play Flyboy, the number 1 course in the world at the time, right before the doors shut for good. Sharing a day at Flyboy with my dad is an unforgettable experience. We have probably played 2 dozen course together in at least 5 states.
The users of DGCR have been supportive over the years in many other ways. I had a user contact me out of the blue that he found my disc. The disc was brand new with no ink, but he knew I threw that mold and I was in town that week and figured out it was mine. I had a user send me an envelope of quarters when he knew I was starting to fill out a quarter collectors book, I have had a user send me money when I was the victim of a cyber theft, and I had a DGCR user give me a facebook page which another DGCR user and I ran until a 3rd DGCR user purchased it from us. I have purchased art from DGCR users, collected funds when they had a family emergency, and have sponsored people I have never met, but have talked to for over a decade. There are probably 5-6 DGCR users that I have never met, but would be more likely to help them out before helping out certain family members.
I could list 50 other anecdotes how DGCR has been beneficial for me. For the new administration, you have inherited an entire community. I have followed the lives of several users and watched them grow into professional players, board members, professional artists, professional poker players, professional photographers, and business owners. The threads on this site are our history. Please share how DGCR has had an impact on your life.
