What more could someone ask for than to be outdoors,
enjoying nature, and playing such an exciting yet laid back game? Disc golf, often called frolf,
started in the early 1970’s and has not stopped progressing as a sport since. Golf
on the other hand has slowly but surely decreased in popularity as a sport. "There just isn't enough time. Men
won't spend a whole day away from their family anymore playing golf."
(McGee, 2008) Disc golf is succeeding many other sports and recreations due it
being nearly free, easy to understand, and fun to play.
Disc golf costs
little to nothing when compared to the prices of real golf. The maintenance for
a golf course has no comparison to the maintenance of a frolf course. Golf
courses require tremendous upkeep, resulting in higher fees for playing golf. A
frolf course is adapted into the environment and needs little to no
maintenance, making it so there is no playing cost. One simply could own a disc, and be
able to go out on a sunny day and enjoy this thrilling recreation.
There are few sports or recreations that are more efficient
than frolf. There are courses popping up everywhere, making it easier to play
and more widely known around the community. Once one owns a disk, he or she can
go to a course and start their adventure. A simple throw, and follow is all
this game entitles. It takes up much less of someone’s day to play frolf than
it does to play golf. This makes it easier for someone to get his or her daily
exercise while appreciating nature and friends as well.
Not much can beat a sunny, free afternoon of playing
frolf with friends. It is an enjoyable, fun, outdoor game that brings social
participation and competition. Many people, including the author, fancy the outdoors and he states that "a golf course is fake nature, this is the real thing!" (McGee, 2008) Very true, most frolf courses are engulfed in nature and often one might need to steer clear from the courses rogue trees blocking the discs pathway.
Disk golf is the new “ball” golf! The only thing standing in
the way of disk golf becoming a true competitor with golf is time. There are
few things anyone can do to stop it. It is too entertaining, efficient, and
cheep for a normal person to turn down. Just be careful when wandering out into
the woods, one will never know when they might be walking straight into a
bombardment of disks.
Disc golf is sort of like the golf substitute. Simple, low-fat, and easy to enjoy, it's no surprise it has caught on in so many communities. Also worth noting, is that frolf has not shown any signs of discriminating. Young or old, boy or girl, frolf has proven itself as a past-time that all can enjoy. For these reasons, it's popularity only continues to grow.
ReplyDeleteAs alluded to by Keaton and McGee, disc golf brings the player directly into nature itself. While golf courses favor large open ended grass plains with "fake nature," frolf courses allow nature to be the course. Trees, bushes, rocks, and hills call for the player to utilize a strategy. Rather than just aim for the basket, they must now weave the disc around obstacles with different types of throws. It is fascinating to see all of the different techniques used in this more than meets the eye sport.
It really is incredible to think of how popular frolf has become. In years past just mentioning the term would get maybe a head turn and a chuckle or two but now it is difficult to go most places without encountering the sport. Just on the section of the coastal trail that run daily there are several disc gold courses. It is no surprise then that there are always people playing. Keaton makes a valid point in showing the differences between frolf and golf. The environment in which the sport is played is a rather adequate reflection of who is playing and why. Frolf is played in the depths of nature and is typically a lighthearted event meant to bring friends together for some healthy competition. Golf, on the other hand, is typically played at pretentious country clubs where "well-off" corporate sell-outs go to win and prove something of themselves. No wonder frolf is making its way to the top :)
ReplyDeleteThe fact that so many people are starting to enjoy and truly understand the game of frolf is awesome. Both Austin and Jeri make terrific valid points on the diversity and strategies needed to be a competitor in this game. To think of this recreation making its way to the faraway wilderness of Alaska must really excite a lot of people. Not only is it stopping the chuckles some make when mentioning the activity, it actually has turned tides. Now when one brings up the word frolf, its no longer a mockery, people if anything are now getting laughed at for not knowing what it is.
ReplyDeleteThe truth behind both Austin's and Jeri's comments really bring light to this upcoming and rising sport. No longer do people need to worry about making it home for dinner, or missing a meeting due to a 5 hr golf game. Instead they can meander out to the start of the frolf course with some friends and not have to be concerned with any time constraints. A sunny, cloudy, rainy, or even snowy day has still come to attract some of Alaska's best and noblest players out to the frolf course. Go out and give it a try!
Love the BLOG! Colors are awesome and all elements are there. The commentary has some challenges. Lets look at it together. Look at the introduction. How could you improve it? What is your opinion? Do the topics support the beginning question?
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like an awesome sport. I have never partaken, probably because I stink at frisbee!