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Is Disc Golf Too Easy? Is Par Too Soft? Paul McBeth's Weighs In
Paul McBeth weighs in on whether disc golf is too easy and if par scores are becoming too soft. As a professional disc golfer, McBeth shares his thoughts on the game's accessibility and the need for balance between exciting birdies and challenging play. He notes that, like in traditional ball golf, equipment advancements can lead to courses being made unnecessarily difficult. McBeth expresses his preference for more manageable par scores, citing average scores of 15 under as a benchmark. The conversation also touches on the topic of course design, with McBeth suggesting adjustments to par fours to accommodate players with strong arms. He references PGA Tour records, including Jon Rahm's impressive round of 58, and shares insights into how courses can be designed to provide entertainment without becoming too difficult.
Watch Paul McBeth weigh in on whether disc golf has become too easy & if par is too soft. Insights from a 5x World Champion!
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of in general is discgolfpark too soft I know it's a really broad question but it's coming from an area of fun I key looking in and I see players shooting you know averaging 15 under to win a tournament does that make disc-golf look silly you don't go yeah I mean I think it is a little bit soft they have the same dilemma all the time in ball golf where actually their dilemma is the equipment gets too good and then they have to make the courses ridiculously hard especially like the USGA and then they're kind of finding that balance between okay do we want to see guys make a ton of birdies or do we want to see them grind out and try to shoot even par I think there's definitely a balance you know personally I'd like to see scores come in like good scores come in like half the holes of bird you see like a nine yeah yeah like I mean 18 under yeah I mean this guy guess couple times and like that's definitely makes the news but it shouldn't be the regular like 19 under out of state torment like that that's soft and usually I think it's the par fours are a little too soft for the guys that have huge arms and that's when you just have to adjust it 59 a 59 and 58 I think might be the lowest score ever on the PGA Tour which is by anyone anyone anyone anyone anyone he's got a weird swing he's got a wheel oh yeah also only coat only person has I think he's the only person has a 58 chat can correct me but only person has a 58 and he also has a 59 - yeah which is insane which is like 458 is 14 under yeah but I think it was on a 71 so I think it was 13 under mm-hmm so that's 1,300 par is the lowest of all time and we're it off you got an average higher better than that lower than that sometime at all is going on averaging 15 under on most courses I think towards I yeah like what figuring out how to make the course difficult without it being just not even entertaining because like for instance in bog off you can make the fairways narrower but...
