Coursemosis?

[Darr]

I happen to think so.

[snap7times]

Umm your post and the topic of the poll are two completely different subjects.... yes the course you play at most will reflect your strengths and weaknesses. But courses are not harder or easier automatically. It's more of harder based on your weaknesses. For me, my strength is the long hyzer open courses and my weakness is accuracy in tight wooded holes off the tee so dexter would be tougher for me than Rocklin which has more open long shots with less trees... while someone who played pier all the time might have a harder time at a major bomb course...

[Joshua Olmsted]

I'm actually going to have to say undecided. Is playing tough courses going to make your game better, yes, but I think it's not just about what course you play the most, it's how you play it, are you practicing in a field? Are you making a concerted effort to practice and improve your putting? Are you trying out new shots even at simple courses? These things matter more in my opinion, take a look at all the talented players who hail their home course to Rockwood, they play so many holes they get lots of putting practice and build very strong mid and putter games.

[zippyboy]

I didn't actually cast a vote based upon the wording of the question, and the limited answers. I've recently learned in another thread that if you're going to be a pro disc golfer, you shouldn't play on putt-putt courses (defined in that thread as any course shorter than Milo). However, as Snap put it, its more about challenging yourself, as opposed to which course you choose to play at. Furthermore, as Josh said, there are many other things that can be worked on, even on a small course - try teaching yourself to throw with your off hand, try different shot selections, and really develop your short game (as that is really where shaving strokes from your score most often comes).

Overall, it would seem that the type of practice that you're getting has WAY more to do with your progress as a disc golfer than which course (or field) you choose to do it on...

Good discussion topic, Darr... :trophy:

[General Scales]

I believe playing harder courses will make you a better golfer. Only because it motivates you to go out and play that course better the next time. At least this is the way I see it.

[Scott]

There are many different factors that go into the making of a great player; the courses you play on a regular basis are just one piece of the puzzle.

How you play the course is another piece. Some players will approach a hole with an obstacle the same way every time: Hit the obstacle (or OB, or water, or whatever), and settle for a bogey. Others will actively seek a shot that helps them avoid the obstacle. For these players, yes, the course does play an important part in their development.

[Adam Schneider]

I don't think harder courses will improve your game as much as a variety of courses. Or courses that, hard or not, force you to use multiple types of shots.

[REDFIVE]

If you play milo or sea-tac and know only milo and sea-tac then you play timber or riverside the "easier" courses will appear easier. If you play timber or riverside and know only timber or riverside then play milo or sea-tac those courses will appear much harder. Whether you are physically better or not your mind will be conditioned to what is a normal course. If milo or sea tac are normal courses to you, you will be better equipped to tackle most courses.

To get physically better depends on what and how you are practicing. A harder course with many different shots will make you better without a doubt. Playing multiple courses regularly will make you much better than just playing one, even if it is difficult.

[Ol' Bob]

My game plan is probably boring. Luckily, I never get bored. I play the same course over and over. I never play it the same way twice. I can spend forever trying to learn a single shot. This game isn't easy. I used to play pool the same way. Thankfully, DG isn't played in bars. I have to admit my scores really suck at Pier. I hope I get into single digits there some year (I play there about once a year). It's obvious that playing Pier, or the 5th at Trojan, isn't going to make my drive any longer. That's not the direction I'm headed at 62. I have to do more with less, and only one person's score means anything to me. I like that descriptor someone has on this board: "Human Doing." Am I on topic? I sure don't remember.

[olydiscgolf]

I don't think harder courses will improve your game as much as a variety of courses. Or courses that, hard or not, force you to use multiple types of shots.

In my experience, the hardest course HAS the most variety. I see a course as being hard if it takes me out of my "comfort zone". If a course makes me try to throw shots I wouldn't normally throw, that is the hardest course.

[Sean Phillips]

This is not a yes or no question at all. More of an essay type question. I marked yes because it is more true than no in my opinion. But I like to argue that Rockwood is all the course you need to become a good player.

[emmarose]

I said yes, but there are so many other things that make your game better as all of us know who golf with any regularity...and I would point out that peace of mind and the joy I have when I play make me better...if I'm feeling crappy, I play crappy...but the beauty of golf is that after the first couple holes I'm usally feeling much better and thus my game gets better...

peace threw disc golf,
emmarose

[Scott]

But I like to argue that Rockwood is all the course you need to become a good player.I'd like to hear that argument, perhaps in another thread. Does Rockwood challenge a player to add distance to their game?

[Sean Phillips]

I'd like to hear that argument, perhaps in another thread. Does Rockwood challenge a player to add distance to their game?

It may not build distance but it builds good mid range and putting skills, both are far more important to being successful at disc golf. Plus, there's a 500ft field in the same park. I often would go throw in the field for an hour before playing a couple rounds.

As mentioned earlier in this thread, there are a lot of talented players that built their foundation of skills at Rockwood. Brody Miller, Tim Skellenger, Jerry Miller, Mike Neimi, Eddie Florence, Ryan Williams, and yours truly just to name a few.

[snap7times]

It may not build distance but it builds good mid range and putting skills, both are far more important to being successful at disc golf. Plus, there's a 500ft field in the same park. I often would go throw in the field for an hour before playing a couple rounds.

As mentioned earlier in this thread, there are a lot of talented players that built their foundation of skills at Rockwood. Brody Miller, Tim Skellenger, Jerry Miller, Mike Neimi, Eddie Florence, Ryan Williams, and yours truly just to name a few.

2 of those named broke their legs in the same year... Rockwood could be a tad harder than let on... :whistler:

[DMajor]

I think a variety of hard courses is best as you will learn different shots and see different lines. Playing with people better than you and playing with and or watching the best players possible is much more important than what course you are playing on. Nothing will make you want to get better faster than seeing someone smash your best ever score on your home course there first time there on a bad day.

[Sausage Fingers]

Playing with people better than you and playing with and or watching the best players possible is much more important than what course you are playing on. Nothing will make you want to get better faster than seeing someone smash your best ever score on your home course there first time there on a bad day.

Hey! Discmosis is a DIFFERENT THREAD!:pirate:

[mrDROCK]

If you play milo or sea-tac and know only milo and sea-tac then you play timber or riverside the "easier" courses will appear easier. If you play timber or riverside and know only timber or riverside then play milo or sea-tac those courses will appear much harder. Whether you are physically better or not your mind will be conditioned to what is a normal course. If milo or sea tac are normal courses to you, you will be better equipped to tackle most courses.

I agree with this idea. I live 3 blocks away from Pier Park. We moved here in January and the proximity to the course actually got me playing. It is true that playing Pier is frustrating for someone just starting out, but when you push through it you see the results. Playing nearby courses of Leverich, Greenway, Orchard and Lunchtime allow me to see the progress I have made playing the game regardless of the continued bogeys at Pier.

[fernhillphil]

How does playing Rockwood force you to work on your putting more than, say, Pier? 9 holes = 9 opportunities to putt no matter where you are. 18 holes seems like more putting practice than 9. I agree, though, that Rockwood can be great to improve your midrange game.

PS I answered yes to the poll.

[KevinW]

I believe if you played a new different course every day that you would become better faster then playing the same course. You would develop many more shots then the typical that's required of your home course.

[Brody Cannon]

I believe it might but I voted No because there are ways to practice and make yourself better regardless of the course. Greenway sucks but I believe I am a pretty good player. But who knows, maybe if Milo was my home course I'd be better..