Disc Golf Etiquette

[luckylaurent]

A friend and I played a round at Lakewood last night, and we gained another player who was playing by himself. When we started we were told that there was a group playing doubles ahead of us, so we waited before starting so that we wouldn't catch up to them. Well before this story becomes too long, I will get to the point. Hole #9 in short position is impossible to see unless you walk to the crest of the hill. Admittedly we should have checked, or called out clear on 9, but we threw our discs and proceeded down the fairway when our discs started flying back up at us.
Two were thrown on the fairway, one was thrown in a direction that we don't know, so we spent 30-40 mins looking for the disc to no avail. We promplty apologized for our actions, to the response "No Worries". But upon asking if they saw where the disc that we initially thought wasn't thrown, they said they didn't see it. Anotherwards polite to our faces, but they either threw it in the bushes, or took the disc.
My point is I hate getting thrown on when I am on a fairway, especially when you have a clear view that I am right in front of you. But throwing someones disc into the bushes, not to be seen again, when you are on a blind hole, is a pretty CRAPY thing to do!:mad: What do you think?

[emmarose]

oh, for heaven's sake! very petty and childish. the way to teach proper etiquette is by example and speaking up in a polite and respectful manner...

... to throw someone's disc (either back to them or in another direction) is ridiculous behavior. now you know to check a blind green before you throw ...and they simply could've yelled out, "hey, green's not clear yet!"

people can be so reactive, as tho other people's mistakes or faux pas are done totally on purpose to irritate or offend... we are most of us not assholes, let's cut each other some slack, people... seriously.

peace threw disc golf,
emmarose

[sillybizz]

Hey Chris, sorry I didn't know that was you when you called me (on the phone) sorry about that. Yes that is not the proper way to teach etiquette. Sorry you lost your disc, Chris. What kind of disc, I may be able to replace it free of charge as I have a ton of discs laying around I don't use. :)

[JMan]

[QUOTE=luckylaurent;77660] Admittedly we should have checkedQUOTE]

Admittedly a bummer of a situation. However, you said it yourself, next time check. If you had this post would never happened. Your lack of etiquette prompted theirs. This could have easily been a post about a group who were playing dubs and some a-hole threw on them...
Come on folks manners count, from both perspectives...

[Uhlman]

Moral of the story is dont throw on short blind holes without checking first and if you can see someone ahead of you on the hole don't throw until they're clear and if you happen to get thrown on while on any hole be polite and don't move the other person's disc.

[Tim]

I think their apologizing after realizing their mistake is manners enough. It's a blind hole, accidents happen. The doubles group understandably would be pissed, but they should have yelled something to the effect of "Not clear!" when the first disc came in.

It may have been that they were actually telling the truth about the 3rd disc though. I've had to do a lot of looking on that hole before with seemingly innocuous shots.

[luckylaurent]

I totally understand your guys points. We should have checked, it was just upsetting to lose a disc over it. I will do my best to check next time, because as I said, i hate to get thrown on too. Tom it was my friends disc, it was a pink T-bird.

[Mikk]

A most unfortunate turn of events. I have some used discs if your friend wants a replacement free of charge. This is 1 of the main reasons why I stopped hosting the thursday dubs at Lakewood. Yes its always best to check any fairway before throwing. No its never cool to throw someones disc away like that. I have been on bolth sides of the fence on this issue. I have been hit by drivers in the face and will wear the scars for it. I got pissed but held my cool and gave a very heated explination of ediquette and in the end got some new friends and stitches. Again please check before throwing AND keep your heads up too, some day somebody might not see you. I play at white river (auburn) everyday so if your frend needs a disc look me up.

[mrDROCK]

The doubles group understandably would be pissed, but they should have yelled something to the effect of "Not clear!" when the first disc came in.

Yeah, bad etiquette was all around. They should have called back after the first disc. I couldn't imagine throwing their disc back at them, that is very childish. Maybe the missing disc was taken. I could imagine it hitting someone and their thought was to take your disc as restitution.

Anyway, suckie day. Go back out and play some more.

[ChUcK]

I have thrown discs back at people twice. Both times, each of the following applied:

-it was not a blind hole
-the thrower knew I was on the hole
-"fore" was not called
-the disc nearly hit me or my friends

If any of those didn't apply, I just leave the disc there and keep my eyes peeled for more incoming.

I don't try to get it back to the teepad, however. I make sure the person sees me pick up their disc and watches me throw it as far into the available shule as possible. Passive-aggressive statements like "so, you want to play through or what?" don't get the message across, and it is not my place to politely force my view of course etiquette upon someone else via patient explanation.

[emmarose]

it's not a "personal view of course etiquette"... it's straight up course etiquette and i don't get why people have such issue sharing it with newbies to the game... or jerks as the case may be... yeah, it's not always a tournament where you can pull out your rulebook and give someone a warning for a courtesy violation, but i like to think we could all do our part to educate people in a respectful manner, thus benefitting the community at large.

peace threw disc golf,
pollyanna

[Jonesy]

The first and only time someone, who was well off of the fairway and had to walk a good sixty feet back to my disc to throw it, picked up my disc and threw it they got knocked cold right where he stood at milo. Very satisfying.
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[TREX]

Hey Chris, sorry I didn't know that was you when you called me (on the phone) sorry about that. Yes that is not the proper way to teach etiquette. Sorry you lost your disc, Chris. What kind of disc, I may be able to replace it free of charge as I have a ton of discs laying around I don't use. :)

You are a classy mofo. Karma to you my man :rockon:

[Burge]

The first and only time someone, who was well off of the fairway and had to walk a good sixty feet back to my disc to throw it, picked up my disc and threw it they got knocked cold right where he stood at milo. Very satisfying.

Are you seriously implying that you assaulted someone over such childish behavior? :nono:Repugnant. The individual that was 'knocked cold' should have pressed charges.:cop: May you be cursed with bogeys, low-putts and tree-strikes to the end of your days.:evilgrin:

[The Ombudsman]

The first and only time someone, who was well off of the fairway and had to walk a good sixty feet back to my disc to throw it, picked up my disc and threw it they got knocked cold right where he stood at milo. Very satisfying.

You make it sound so justifyable.

[ChUcK]

The first and only time someone, who was well off of the fairway and had to walk a good sixty feet back to my disc to throw it, picked up my disc and threw it they got knocked cold right where he stood at milo. Very satisfying.

What did he get knocked cold by? Your unadulterated wrath?

Why were you throwing on him if he wasn't done with the hole? Had you received verbal confirmation to play through?

Dumb story. You can tell a dumb story by the way it attempts to justify violence in two sentences and ends smugly satisfied.