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Hunter thinks too many players try to tour | Grip Locked
Hunter shares his thoughts on why too many players feel pressured to tour professionally, citing that playing every major event and traveling extensively is not necessary for success in disc golf. He emphasizes that staying local and grinding out tournaments can be a viable way to make a living, referencing Chris Dickerson's successful career playing events within a specific radius of Tennessee, and Colin Carter's earnings from competing in North Carolina. Hunter also suggests that the biggest touring professionals should focus on maintaining their existing sponsorships rather than constantly seeking bonuses through tour payouts. By adopting a smarter approach to their careers, players can achieve financial stability without sacrificing their mental health or burning out on the road.
Hunter's candid take on disc golf tour qualification: Too many players aim high without realistic expectations.
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if you are required if you as a player in your head cannot survive unless you go to every single event and you're playing an event every single weekend and you're going to the big pro tour events and that's the only way you can survive you should not be on tour right period no no question about it i you know you can comment all you want you're not changing my mind on that because you could stay in your local area wherever that may be drive within a three to four hour radius of your local area stay at home live with your parents it's free what the heck like who cares stay there drive within a three to four hour radius play every a b and c tier around there you can make a living doing that first off secondly you have proof of that chris dickerson that's true he never drove west until recently he wasn't even playing many pro tour events and he only did ones that made financial sense with him within this area yeah tennessee and around and he dominated the tennessee local scene very true another one colin carter he doesn't play anymore but his earnings in just north carolina alone he was in college but like he was making a living yeah playing disc golf like i believe from january to march when nationals had happened he had already made like close to 10 grand and he was i don't even think he was sponsored yet yeah like he was ju you can do it like there's people who have done it and all of that then drive doordash monday tuesday wednesday because you're playing local courses you know so like you know what i mean like grinding it out on tour there's a smart way to do it well yeah grinding it out on like that's the thing like the biggest tour those guys should not be grinding out on tour those guys should be on tour yeah those guys should already have a salary from their like you should already have a guaranteed contract with dd discraft innova and you're not living on your tour payout thing but you know that's just your bonuses yeah each week you went up you won a tour event oh there's 15k in my pocket dope yeah and everyone else is trying to...
