The Disc Golf Guy - Vlog #62 - What to Expect at your First Disc Golf Tournament
The Disc Golf Guy shares his expertise on what to expect when playing in your first disc golf tournament. Originally from Wisconsin, the Disc Golf Guy has learned that a hardier golfer is one who can thrive in varying temperatures and conditions - whether it's chilly winter days like today or sweltering hot weather elsewhere in the country. In this vlog, he addresses a question from a subscriber on what to expect during tournament play. Topics include the potential entry fee, slower play due to increased etiquette and rule-following, and the format of most tournaments, which typically consist of two rounds with a lunch break in between. With his guidance, beginners can better prepare themselves for their first competitive disc golf experience and what they can expect from the game itself.
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I'm the disc golf guy and this is my video blog we're out here in a chilly Wisconsin winter day still enjoying some disc golf sure you could be in Texas Florida North Carolina all over the country in 50 60 or 80° weather but hey strap on some boots some nice uh warm gloves and come on out and play in Wisconsin makes you a hardier golfer so one of the things we're going to cover today was a question that came in from one of our subscribers and it was a really good one so I thought I'd address it here so everyone had a take on it he asked what could you expect during a tournament or tournament play and I think that's a great question couple of the things that you could expect during tournaments we'll start with some of the things that are perceived Maybe as uh negatives uh well first off there's going to be an entry fee it may range from $5 to $100 but generally if you're playing in an organized event there's going to be some type of entry fee that may or may not deter you secondly and probably the most prevalent would be the fact that play is much slower why is it slower well people are usually uh making sure that they play by the rules they're following along they're being a little bit more conscious and definitely playing with more etiquette you're not going to hear talking you're not going to hear people banging things around or being loud or most importantly walking while somebody else is throwing you definitely don't want to step into someone else's line while they're about to throw whether that's a putt or a drive so that may be perceived as a negative it takes a little bit longer to play uh some of the other things that you may or may not like about it is the fact that usually most tournaments are two rounds so you'll play one round in the morning that'll start anywhere between I'd say 8:30 and 10:00 and then usually you have a lunch break and then you play an afternoon round and so it's going to be an all day Affair if you're out there competing in some kind of organized tournament or event some of the pros will flip a lot of those around...
