mike3216
Bogey Member
Okay, I'm a noob, and maybe there is a perfectly good reason, but I have to ask.
Why all this contrived OB ridiculousness? I was just watching the 2016 PDGA Pro Worlds Final round, and it seems the major way that the course planners manipulate course difficulty is by adding out of bounds real estate. Oh, jeez, I just threw my disc out into a large flat expanse of fairway, and it dribbled past a line of little white flags and now I've lost a shot. I might lose another if I hit the windmill's blades on the way to the Clown's mouth.
I get why they have to use OB to "tune" a repurposed traditional golf course, but since that is the case, why are they holding such a major championship here? There are plenty of beautiful, difficult, "natural" disc golf courses out there.
Traditional golf uses OB very sparingly, letting you play it where it lies, unless you hit a hazard. Why should disc golf be any different?
Why all this contrived OB ridiculousness? I was just watching the 2016 PDGA Pro Worlds Final round, and it seems the major way that the course planners manipulate course difficulty is by adding out of bounds real estate. Oh, jeez, I just threw my disc out into a large flat expanse of fairway, and it dribbled past a line of little white flags and now I've lost a shot. I might lose another if I hit the windmill's blades on the way to the Clown's mouth.
I get why they have to use OB to "tune" a repurposed traditional golf course, but since that is the case, why are they holding such a major championship here? There are plenty of beautiful, difficult, "natural" disc golf courses out there.
Traditional golf uses OB very sparingly, letting you play it where it lies, unless you hit a hazard. Why should disc golf be any different?