Portable MP3 Speakers

[tomw]

I played a casual round at Corbin Park(short tight city course) with a friend last week. He has speakers attached to his bag, playing a LOW volume mix of music.LS- Freebird, some old buttroc, bits of top 40 maybe(a variety of music) Super cool and enjoyable for this place. Its a city course, in town and the music was fine, if not good to listen to.
If it was durring a tourney or weekly league play maybe im not so inclined to hear music. When i go out to Farragut St park, even playing casual w/buddies i might not want to hear music but be able to hear the sounds of the woods all around me. Listening to the Silence of the forest is probabbly more pleasing to me there.
However if i go out to a CITY course, ie Downriver, Lakewood, SeeTac where shared use is the norm i would enjoy some tunes to help smooth out the sounds of the city. To each his/her own. Try and be corteous to the other park users. Everything in modreration except for putts. The less the better,imo.. TW

[chris7graham]

Originally Posted by JMan

Sometimes I use it, sometimes I don't; sometimes other group members bring theirs, it just depends on the vibe. Asking the group is a must; sometimes it's a rock mix, sometimes it's light classical/celtic. Music has the ability to enhance or distract any situation, even nature. Asking disc golfers a question about any topic that ultimately comes down to subjective personal preferences and you'll get as many answers as people you ask; make up your own mind, and accommodate the group you are enjoying the course with.

I was with j-man this weekend at the bob hornings tournament and he was playing music what he started with i did not like so asked if he had different and he did and it was at a low volume so it was great and think it had a positive impact on my game....I WON ...hehe so as long as the group your agrees on it and or you play it at such a low volume that no one is affected then i think it is alll right

[chris7graham]

And why is that someone always has to bash on the pot smokers some of us do it for medical reasons and yes I know it is illegal but still I dont go bashing on smokers or peeps that drink just leave it alone

[mrDROCK]

Originally Posted by chris7graham

And why is that someone always has to bash on the pot smokers some of us do it for medical reasons and yes I know it is illegal but still I dont go bashing on smokers or peeps that drink just leave it alone

I wasn't so much bashing as simply sharing my opinion about doing it elsewhere. I know I cannot stop anyone from using, and I do know some people use it for medical reasons, but that is still limited to the privacy of their own home or a business that has licensing to allow that, not in a public park. A good majority here has had a super strong opinion against the portable speakers and I understand the concerns. I just wanted to bring up another annoyance in the parks that is most certainly illegal, but it seems like it is an accepted subject in the disc golf community.

[Ol' Bob]

Sure you can stop them. All you have to do is be the vigilante gestapo and believe they should be severely punished for such terrible behavior because it ruins the country and world for all the good people who don't do it. When they got Congress to outlaw it, DuPont and Randolph Hersh only wanted to save the world from all that killer weed, not simply force hemp out of competition with their tree based paper monopolies. Look how much good came out of what they did as a public service. We now incarcerate more people than any country on earth and have that great new private prison industry to save our economy. Looks like a win/win to me. Throw away the key. Get some, we don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee... on those little speakers.

Sorry, though I don't smoke it myself (for health reasons), but I truly believe all the natural herbs of the pharmacopoeia should be unrestricted public property, as it would be in a truly democratic and free society. (Just one person's opinion which shouldn't seriously threaten the vested interests of the status quo.)

[Captain Save-A-Ho]

Originally Posted by Ol' Bob

Sorry, though I don't smoke it myself (for health reasons), but I truly believe all the natural herbs of the pharmacopoeia should be unrestricted public property, as it would be in a truly democratic and free society. (Just one person's opinion which shouldn't seriously threaten the vested interests of the status quo.)

Amen

I thought this thread was about the speakers on people's bags while we all play disc golf.

My OPINION is that it is situational. Meaning that sometime they are great and sometimes I do not want to hear them. Most educated reasonable friendly disc golfers can figure out this difference and adjust their responses accordingly. The others I do not want to golf with.

[jevon]

Originally Posted by DMZ

My OPINION is that it is situational. Meaning that sometime they are great and sometimes I do not want to hear them. Most educated reasonable friendly disc golfers can figure out this difference and adjust their responses accordingly. The others I do not want to golf with.

Can I get a witness?

[whalekillah]

I love having tunes to play a round. I do not own any speakers myself, but many of my friends do. Depending on who I am playing with, I can be throwing to anything from Heavy metal to the Black Keys even the Blues(love ya Dusty). I think it enhances the experience when you are playing. Especially when you begin a tag round and as you step up to the tee, the guy with the speakers plays the theme from "the Good, The Bad and the Ugly". Classic!

[emmarose]

i don't care for the music and i will ask anyone i golf with to turn it off. there's so much ambient noise on most courses as it is that i don't know if i've ever really been bothered by another group's music.

... i grew up golfing in the country and i love the sounds out in the canyon where i get to live and golf (oh, my charmed hillbilly life)...

... that aside, i don't see how it could not be distracting to one's game to have music on... i really don't get folks who listen to headphones while playing, either, altho i do appreciate that they have headphones in and are not subjecting me to their own musical stylings... i do think it's a bit awkward, tho, to try and have conversation with these people... they realize you're talking, turn the volume down or take the earbud out... i don't get it. i'll admit to being old fashioned tho, fo' sho'...

to sum it up... music while golfing is detrimental to my game and my focus, but i can sure thing of a lot worse habits... like eating boogers, for one...

peace threw disc golf,
emmarose

[chris7graham]

You know there has been times in the past I wish I had music with headphones,because I had someone in my group that would not shut up the whole round and tournament. so in that case I would love music but there is bad apples in every bunch so it depends on the situation

[Ol' Bob]

I say we outlaw eating boogers too.

[jevon]

I say we outlaw crazy clothes. When I'm out in the woods I like the natural neutral colors. Bright colors and patterns throw me off my game. I hate it when I can see someone in another group from two holes away because of their clothes...

[emmarose]

Originally Posted by jevon

I say we outlaw crazy clothes. When I'm out in the woods I like the natural neutral colors. Bright colors and patterns throw me off my game. I hate it when I can see someone in another group from two holes away because of their clothes...

... hypothetically would you be referring to something like, oh, maybe hot pink running tights under skort with some kick ass pink and black polka dotted knee socks? that kind of nonsense?

... that's deplorable behaviour for sure...



peace,
em

[jevon]

Originally Posted by emmarose

... hypothetically would you be referring to something like, oh, maybe hot pink running tights under skort with some kick ass pink and black polka dotted knee socks? that kind of nonsense?

... that's deplorable behaviour for sure...



peace,
em

Hypothetically... maybe...