Etiquette change over time

[Jason Philips]

I think throwing on anyone yelling fore or not teaches them that it is perfectly okay to throw on people as long as they yell. That is really poor form. Two wrongs do not make a right and all that stuff ya know.

I do think speaking up is important. How you speak up will definitely affect the reaction you receive. When you yell at someone like you would a parent to their child don't expect much respect back. Conversations go a long way. Some people may not change while you are right there but may in the future.

In the end there will always be assholes and the general thing to remember is you are outside in a gorgeous park and not sitting behind a desk, take a moment to breathe and don't be so quick to try and leave that setting.

[LakeStevensBA]

I had a dude throw in on me while I was writing my name on a basket after I got an ace. Unluckily for him, his disc landed in my unleashed pit bull's pile of sht that I let sit there. I didn't even get a chance to hear him yell at me because my 8-track player in my beer cooler was blasting Foghat so loud. That dude was so rude!

[General Scales]

Originally Posted by LakeStevensBA

I had a dude throw in on me while I was writing my name on a basket after I got an ace. Unluckily for him, his disc landed in my unleashed pit bull's pile of sht that I let sit there. I didn't even get a chance to hear him yell at me because my 8-track player in my beer cooler was blasting Foghat so loud. That dude was so rude!

Please tell me you included on the basket the disc thrown, wind speed, humidity, atmospheric pressure and the +/- from sea level. Also, there better be some Boston in that 8 track player, cause Boston kicks the crap out of Foghat.

[pdxdiscer]

on the course and in your manner of 'conversing' on this forum. Try thinking first.
If the person throwing multiple discs does not know any better , he will not find that out by you throwing on him, "fore" or not.
I guess it is possible if you then walk down there and explain that you threw on him because of his extra throws, and what the etiquette is, but it's doubtful he'd want to listen at that point.
No one is a better listener when they think they are being messed with. You are yet another example of this when you get defensive with people pointing out the possible problems with your etiquette teaching strategy. Just substitute the phrase "butthurt" for a disc thrown at you
your posting etiquette could probably use some instruction/improvement, how would you appreciate that being conveyed to you? or
we're all looking forward to better communication on and off the course

[General Scales]

Originally Posted by pdxdiscer

on the course and in your manner of 'conversing' on this forum. Try thinking first.
If the person throwing multiple discs does not know any better , he will not find that out by you throwing on him, "fore" or not.
I guess it is possible if you then walk down there and explain that you threw on him because of his extra throws, and what the etiquette is, but it's doubtful he'd want to listen at that point.
No one is a better listener when they think they are being messed with. You are yet another example of this when you get defensive with people pointing out the possible problems with your etiquette teaching strategy. Just substitute the phrase "butthurt" for a disc thrown at you
your posting etiquette could probably use some instruction/improvement, how would you appreciate that being conveyed to you? or
we're all looking forward to better communication on and off the course

[guitodd]

Originally Posted by pdxdiscer

on the course and in your manner of 'conversing' on this forum. Try thinking first.
If the person throwing multiple discs does not know any better , he will not find that out by you throwing on him, "fore" or not.

Try reading the first post first, then think. He stated that the people did not seem like begginers. Therefore they already know that they are being rude and dont need a good talking to. My advice was to yell fore and send one over the bow. If he cant man up and move on or let you play through hes an asshole whos been warned. Of course someone who seems to be a noob deserves the benefit of doubt and that would be when other methods mentioned should be applied. Dont let my tact online sway you, im just having fun. Now the guy, LakeStevens BA, I would walk up to and say "hey you, what do you bench" then kick his dog. I yike turdles.

[pdxdiscer]

just so long as we are all thinking...
and that's why I'm afraid of bannanas

[austinn]

Question along the lines of etiquette, I play at a course that a lot of people think they can let their dogs loose on, go sit in the middle of fairways and have their picnics, walk their dogs down the middle of the fairway, all completely clueless! Lately I have just yelled and said heads up, but I feel like I am going to hit someone some day and get yelled at and have it be all my fault that they decided to hangout in the middle of a disc golf course. Is this just how it works or is there something else I should tell these people, should I inform them they are in the middle of a disc golf course or just suck it up.

[General Scales]

If it's a multi use park, you can walk up to them and let them know that they happen to be sitting in the middle of a fairway for the disc golf section of the park. While it's available to everyone, it is dangerous to be sitting in that area as there will be high speed objects flying at them. Make sure you do it courteously and try to suggest other places in the park for them to go. If they still feel like sitting in the middle of the fairway after your warning, there isn't much you can do. Just alert them to your intention to throw that way, make sure they are paying attention and rip one. We have that problem up here with Corbin Park in Post Falls. Most people will pay attention when you alert them but some just don't give a fiddlestick.

[jeffmonty]

Originally Posted by General Scales

If it's a multi use park, you can walk up to them and let them know that they happen to be sitting in the middle of a fairway for the disc golf section of the park. While it's available to everyone, it is dangerous to be sitting in that area as there will be high speed objects flying at them. Make sure you do it courteously and try to suggest other places in the park for them to go. If they still feel like sitting in the middle of the fairway after your warning, there isn't much you can do. Just alert them to your intention to throw that way, make sure they are paying attention and rip one. We have that problem up here with Corbin Park in Post Falls. Most people will pay attention when you alert them but some just don't give a fiddlestick.

I believe many of those outside of the game think "It's just a frisbee, how much can it hurt?

A buddy of mine took his 12 year old niece out to show her the game, and he was standing to the side of the teebox and she grip-locked one into the back of his head. Took 7 stitches to close it up, and she was 12... though we did laugh when he told us about it.

[captain_hideous]

The same thing happened to me. What it is is the course itself is changing. There are courses that are more trafficked than other people. If your course is getting more traffic those other guys shouldn't be playing multiple discs. It sucks when there are tons of people on the course. The answer for me was to drive an extra ten minutes to a newer course with less people. If your course is trafficked someone will start to tell those people off.







Psychology and Technique

[HuckU]

We played a weekday at Timber recently, and a group of 2 jumped our group of 5 (which normally I would not mind if we were asked) and proceeded to throw a min of 3 each at each tee, answer cell phones in the middle of a hole, smoke/drink on the tees of the next hole while the next 6 holes were empty. Enough comments from us finally caused them to scurry off but we really could not believe their antics. Of note, these guys had 3 discs each and no bags, but they knew what was up and were not making eye contact whe n they passed close. We then went to McGuyver and a group of three was sitting on west #1. Same thing with the 3 off the tee, searching for discs without offering the play-thru, and BS'ing on the tee. These guys were suprising because they had tourney shirts, pro-bags with patches/dual straps, etc. They even played #9 as an optional hole while walking to #4. Eventually they picked it up, but it was a long 9 following them.

I agree with other posters that throwing into them is not the answer, but do talk to them either about playing through or just the ettiquite of throwing multiple discs. Some people don't have the luxury of playing 9 holes in 2 hours...

[spectralmonkey]

found some real d-bags yesterday at dabney,
they were very slow group of 5, and wouldnt respond to our requests to play through even though they were looking for multiple discs.
on the hole after that, 16 i believe, one dude actually picked up and threw my girl's disc in the other direction and walked off.
all 20 disc bag carriers so, no newbs, just jerks.

[emmarose]

... i was at pier recently, just by myself, and had totally pep-talked myself into the attitude of "hey, it's a beautiful sunny day at pier. there's going to be plenty of people. don't let it bug you... don't let it interfere with your groove... take the opportunity to get some work done while waiting for groups..." anyway, every single group that i caught up with waited on the teepad for me to play through... were polite and pleasant in demeanor and also a lot of them had cute dogs (no, mittl, none of them were cuter than floyd ). i let people play through me as well, because i was throwing multiple shots and sort of dilly-dallying in the sunshine. it was very lovely and a great example of appropriate course ettiquette. i was pleased.

[Jason Philips]

Emma, thanks for sharing a positive experience.

I wouldn't expect much less but thanks none the less.