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Disc golf has a far far bigger reach than you prob realize. The biggest difference between discgolf and ballgolf is its accessibility. Almost every town has a f

Disc golf has a far far bigger reach than you prob realize. The biggest difference between discgolf and ballgolf is its accessibility. Almost every town has a free to play course, and you can be fully equipped to play for 40 bucks. After a couple months of playing or a trip to play-it-again, you can be as well equipped as some professionals. The biggest difference between discgolf and other sports is that the popularity structure is inverted. Discgolf is popular as a played sport. Most other sports are popular as a watched sport. Not many people aren't taking off early on Friday to go to compete in beer league wrestling. Good luck on your local course Friday at 3pm. It will be interesting to see if this has any effect on its watched popularity cure.

zimpenfish 5y ago
> Almost every town has a free to play course Possibly in the US - over here in the UK, https://discgolfuk.uk/where-to-play/ https://discgolfuk.uk/where-to-play/ reports 64 (some are "coming soon") of which 45 are "pay to play".
- matsemann 5y ago
  In Norway I've seen the municipality put up courses on the outskirts of various parks, fields etc. So pretty accessible.
- bagacrap 5y ago
  compared to ball golf where how many are free?
  - zimpenfish 5y ago
    I'd expect none because they require a lot of upkeep and someone has to pay for that. There are, however, a whole bunch of public courses which have cheap green fees without membership for people who just want to rock up and play.
- RosanaAnaDana 5y ago
  I mean, even 15 years ago the majority of US courses were 'guerrilla' courses. Basically, metal poles arranged in a forest or some other piece of marginal land and likely illegal or questionable in regards to its installation. People would just set out some 'tone' poles out in the woods or where ever and make up some other spots as 't-pads'. Eventually some one brings out some carpet and a 't-pad' becomes more legit. Eventually a community group forms around clearing the brush and debris from the course. Maybe they team up with the local parks and rec division and get some help. A few years later the disc golf course is a prime asset to the community and it becomes official. Redwood Curtain, Peregrine Point, hell even world famous DeLaveaga all started out this way. A close friend of mine used to say "If a course didn't start out as a garbage dump, its probably not worth playing"

zimpenfish 5y ago

> Almost every town has a free to play course Possibly in the US - over here in the UK, https://discgolfuk.uk/where-to-play/ https://discgolfuk.uk/where-to-play/ reports 64 (some are "coming soon") of which 45 are "pay to play".

matsemann 5y ago
In Norway I've seen the municipality put up courses on the outskirts of various parks, fields etc. So pretty accessible.
bagacrap 5y ago
compared to ball golf where how many are free?
- zimpenfish 5y ago
  I'd expect none because they require a lot of upkeep and someone has to pay for that. There are, however, a whole bunch of public courses which have cheap green fees without membership for people who just want to rock up and play.
RosanaAnaDana 5y ago
I mean, even 15 years ago the majority of US courses were 'guerrilla' courses. Basically, metal poles arranged in a forest or some other piece of marginal land and likely illegal or questionable in regards to its installation. People would just set out some 'tone' poles out in the woods or where ever and make up some other spots as 't-pads'. Eventually some one brings out some carpet and a 't-pad' becomes more legit. Eventually a community group forms around clearing the brush and debris from the course. Maybe they team up with the local parks and rec division and get some help. A few years later the disc golf course is a prime asset to the community and it becomes official. Redwood Curtain, Peregrine Point, hell even world famous DeLaveaga all started out this way. A close friend of mine used to say "If a course didn't start out as a garbage dump, its probably not worth playing"