The Reasons We Play

If I ask ten different people why they play disc golf, I almost always get a top three type of answer. In no particular order, they are: because its a good time, becuase it’s cheap, because of the great sense of community among other disc golfers. Other answers I often get are; it’s challenging, it gives me something active to do outside, and it’s a great way to meet like-minded people.

For me personally, it’s a combination of things as well. I can’t narrow it down to just one thing. I can’t even categorize my list into first, second, third and so on. I enjoy getting out side and enjoying the courses, I enjoy meeting people and learning about their experiences, I like to get away from the everyday problems and questions and stress, I like to challenge myself to play better (I’m very competitive and hate not to win).

It has never been about price for me, in fact, when I recently got back into disc golf, i went out and bought everything I could get my hands on. Sadly, there isn’t much literature out there on the sport and the stuff that is out there is poorly promoted, but thats another conversation. I would gladly pay for a really well designed, high end course, perhaps with a pro shop and a place to grab a snack. But I know for a lot of disc golfers, the reason they play is because it’s basically free.

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