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The Giant Rubber Duck: Genius Marketing or Disc Golf Embarrassment?
The Giant Rubber Duck: Genius Marketing or Disc Golf Embarrassment? Join us as we explore the impact of a giant rubber duck on a disc golf course. The unlikely addition to the playing field has sparked debate about its effectiveness as a marketing tool and its place in the sport. We examine how the duck's presence brought people to the event, created hilarious photos, and became a talking point among spectators. Disc golf enthusiasts share their thoughts on the matter, with some hailing it as genius marketing and others seeing it as an embarrassing distraction from the game. Brody, a self-proclaimed fan of the giant duck, explains why he thinks it's unique and interesting, while others express concern about how it affects the sport. Watch to see if this unusual element can bring people together or drive fans away from disc golf.
Witness the giant rubber duck's debut at the PDGA Pro Tour! Pros react to this unique marketing stunt in disc golf - genius or embarrassment?
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in the room. Okay, let's talk about the duck. Let's talk about the duck. First off, this photo is incredible. This photo, I love it. This photo is incredible. I mean, this is whoever decided to have the duck facing the basket so that we could get a photo like this. This is incredible. I I absolutely love it. Um, so a couple things. First one, we talked to, I believe, Simon and some other people that people were interested in showing up to this event to see the duck. So, if you're getting people out to just see the duck, that's a win. You're getting people to maybe stick around to watch disc golf after they see the duck because there's only so much to see for the duck, right? So, that's that's a win. Second thing, and maybe some people might think like, Brody, what the heck? I would have thought you'd be on my side. I think this is terrible. I think this is a bad look for disc golf. Where are you at? That you had my back. Guys, this is way different than a spotter who's actually on the green giving inbounds or out of bounds spots for players and spectators dressed up like a Jedi. These two things are vastly different. I am anti-Jedi spotter. Big into the big duck. Big into the big duck. Um, and you know, I think it it's just unique. It's interesting. It's not in the playing field. Now, if they made a hole, Gary, where we had to like throw over the big duck there, I might I might be like, hold on a second. Could you imagine that floating in the water on 18 um as you're trying to te? See, I think I'm okay with that. if it's in the water kind of like they do sometimes sometimes they do with cars, you know, for golf tournaments, I think I'm okay with that as well. But, uh, yeah, I think I think I'm okay with this. I think it's interesting. It brought people in. It was it was a talking point and it made for hilarious photos, especially as like you rounded the back part of the course. You could see the duck for like the last five holes. Like you're you're approaching the duck as you play. And then just like you said, the brilliance...
