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Editor at Parked. Professor of sociology. Doing research on emerging sports. Running for president of the US.
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Everyone here understands the anguish of missing a makeable putt. But fewer of us understand the misery of being punished for who we are. If you don’t know what it’s like being the subject of a transphobic Twitter thread, maybe get to know someone who does.
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Disc golf Facebook has been buzzing about this t-shirt today. I've never seen so much support for social justice and BLM anywhere else on dg social media. Incredible. This is what leadership can do. Thanks
@Bigjermdg
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Here's the backstory on Jeremy Koling's recent anti-racist gesture on Jomez. If you think the conversation on race and disc golf should continue, please RT.
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In the last few years, Harris’s running mate Tim Walz has probably done more for disc golf than any other governor in the US by backing major, “once-in-a-generation” investments in Minnesota’s public park system.
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There's no better hole on a worse course in America.
Chris Clemons sticks the island on the 320' Hole 16 with an ACE!!! 1⃣
#SCTop10
@ESPNAssignDesk
@espn
@SportsCenter
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Pro tip: Folks who love disc golf and vote Republican must experience cognitive dissonance. Disc golf is a government program. It’s free exercise, free therapy, free entertainment, a free party and everyone’s invited. Republicans hate free stuff. Feel better, vote for democrats.
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The PDGA did what they were supposed to do. They conformed to majority opinion. But the character of leaders can only be measured at moments when going along and getting it right collide. The PDGA got it wrong. I feel only sadness for their profound failure, for our failure.
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Trump says foreigners are “poisoning the blood” of our country. Today two disc golfers born outside the US won their divisions in a major disc golf tournament in Texas. I don’t care what’s in their blood, and I’m happy to have them here!
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Just in case you missed me:
Trans women are women.
Disc golf is part of the ongoing problem of institutional racism.
Top FPO players make 22 cents for every tournament dollar earned by top MPO players.
Brodie Smith is Abercrombie & Fitching disc golf culture.
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Charles Barkley just said, on national television coverage of March Madness, "this country was built on racism." Not a single major disc golf company, nor the PDGA, has even stated that "black lives matter." We are behind.
#BLM
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This time of year, I raise my glass to non-Christians and atheists, to the introverts and the anxious, to the unemployed, to immigrants and the LGBTQ, to BLM, to those who exercised a difficult choice, to all the misfits. Cheers, my dears.
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Big Jerm is one of the very few professional disc golfers who is openly antiracist. He's courageous and funny and talented and educated and well spoken. There is no better spokesperson for disc golf who identifies as a man.
If you had one person to be the spokesperson for all of Disc Golf, who is it going to be?
I think I have to go with Big Jerm. He's funny. He loves the game. He is practiced on the mic. I don't think he would embarrass the community. He'd correct the ESPN folks.
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"One of our core values at UDisc is being inclusive. We want to help disc golfers of all backgrounds and skill levels succeed and enjoy the sport, and standing up for human rights within the disc golf community is an important component of that mission."
—
@UDiscApp
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Here's yr reminder: pro disc golf may be many things--exciting, entertaining, informative--but it's not inclusive. The DGPT/PDGA's policy on trans athletes is exclusionary by definition. If they had integrity, they would strike the word inclusive from their mission statements.
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I’m a middle-aged white dude who plays disc golf and I’m not a Republican. Impossible or I’m possible?
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Five years ago, I was giving a talk about my research to students. As I sat back down, I said, “And I think I’m going to write a book about disc golf.” They chuckled. Maybe I did too. But then I wrote the book, and I’m proud.
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Dear PDGA,
You used a secret committee and a rushed, unethical, unscientific survey to legitimize your extreme, reactionary policy.
Now you blame an already vulnerable target for your financial failures. Take responsibility. This is your fault. Apologize and do better.
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Finding a lost disc is one of the great joys of summer. The New Yorker gets it.
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White pride, black pride, gay pride. These are not the same. Two come from having less power or being oppressed and wanting to gain power within a power structure. And one comes from celebrating an existing power structure that systematically favors people who are white.
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Yes to music on the course. Yes to mulligans. Yes to vague rules, scoring and lies. Yes to tomfoolery, janefoolery and theyfoolery. Yes to beer. Yes to howling at the moon. Yes to rain and muddy snow. Yes to inclusion. Say yes. Do it for the culture.
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Tampere, Finland has 13+ courses, including Euro Open courses Beast and Monster. All are public, free to play and aided by volunteers, proving once again that Europe’s democratic socialism is better for disc golf than America’s oligarchic Snowpiercer capitalism.
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A former U.S. president becomes a convicted felon.
Disc golf twitter: 🦗
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Dear
@LoneStarDisc
: I’ve asked every major disc maker this question, so now I’m asking you: Can you affirm that black lives matter and that anti-black racism is unacceptable and must be eliminated?
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Few debates on disc golf Twitter deserve a recap and analysis, but this one did. Thanks go to Sascha Vogel, Brodie Smith and several others who taught me something.
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Whenever I visit a public park without a disc golf course, I have intrusive thoughts.
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White men have NOT been subjected to the same systematic racism and sexism as people of color and women. For this reason, white male disc golfers (like me) should keep our minds and ears open when it comes to innovative programs to overcome racism or sexism.
My weekend online has been defending the Color of Disc Golf event from local ATL disc golfers calling it “racist”, “segregation”, and not helping diversity within the sport, while also calling me racist and other names. How’s your weekend been?
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In case you missed last week’s most amazing sports story:
@zachmelton87
had knee surgery 124 days ago and managed to win the Lake Marshall Open this past Sunday with an average rating of 1033 and an over-the-water ace.
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Throwing hard af is more fun than scoring low and it's not even close. Rip that shit people.
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I write inspirational reminders on my discs but never my name or number. When I lose a disc, it’s dead to me. Clean break. No dwelling on negative emotions.
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Dgpt turned off comments on two of its Facebook posts related to the stoppage of play due to the threat of violence. The number of people who are blaming the victim in this case is alarming, even for someone who studies this topic.
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Five reasons I wrote a sociological book about disc golf.
#1
: A love of disc golf inspired me to decompartmentalize my life, minimize the distinction between work and play and just have fun doing research. I’m grateful to the many people who made this possible. 1/5
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Um ... and why does Norway have so many courses and other social welfare programs that make folks happy? Because they are willing to pay high taxes, and doing so has no affect on their willingness to work. It's called democratic socialism, disc golf's most suitable ideology.
Norway has one of the highest disc golf courses per capita rates! No wonder they're one of the happiest countries in the world 😅
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Northern Europe has greater gender equality and less JesusDudeBro culture than the US. That partly explains why European women are dominating US disc golf.
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I wish disc companies liked social justice as much as they like April Fools’ Day.
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Imagine if Paul McBeth headed up a non-profit organization, backed by Innova, Discraft, DGPT and PDGA, devoted to bringing disc golf to underserved communities and encouraging racial and gender diversity. I would never scoff at the “grow-the-sport” mantra again.
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Dear every disc manufacturer: Being pissed off about social injustice is really not that bad. You should try it sometime.
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It's normal to tweet your concern about the DGPT's new policy then move on with your life. I don't blame you. But if you want to see a change, consider canceling your Disc Golf Network subscription, and urge
@LLBean
to voice its concerns about DGPT's discrimination.
This is shameful.
This is hurting the whole FPO field.
Cancelling my Disc GOLF Network subscription.
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I don't know where we came from or why we're here. I don't even know how long we'll last, but today I played some disc golf and enjoyed it.
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The PDGA/DGPT's strict exclusion of transgender women from FPO will diminish the growth of women's disc golf for years, partly because it legitimizes the notion that the gender of all women and girl athletes must be scrutinized.
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Few disc golf manufacturers have denounced racism. Josh Hofstra, Marketing Director at Lone Star Discs, showed some leadership on this issue. So, now I want to buy their discs. Suggestions for replacing a destroyer and a buzz would be appreciated.
@ADiscGolfBlog
@LoneStarDisc
Racism in all forms is unacceptable, especially when discussing hatred directed towards ethnic minorities.
I have nothing but love and respect for all people. I’ve learned to do so from hearing others testimonies and individual journeys that were shared with me. Twitter isn’t
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Me: I need a new buzz.
Discraft: You mean a Buzzz™?
Me: I don’t make a bee noise when I say it, so just give me a buzz.
Discraft: Ok, which mold and plastic? Standard, SS, OS, GT, 1st Run, 2nd First, 10th Anniversary, D, X, Z, ESP, Flx, Glo, Ti? 1/4
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Companies in the cannabis industry are not allowed to sponsor major PDGA sanctioned disc golf events. But shady mortgage companies and massive gun ammunition dealers that support the NRA are allowed to be sponsors.
This is your PDGA. This is your America.
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I disc golf. I don’t qualify for senior discounts at Waffle House. Climate change is real. Living wage for all workers. Black lives matter. Love is love. Abortion is healthcare. Most of my clothes are 10 years old. I’m not a chat bot, Trump, or Biden. Vote JoshDG in November!
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See, it’s possible. You can disagree with the PDGA’s policy on gender-based divisions and not misgender a person, not deadname someone, not invalidate an entire group of people, not add to the chorus of snot-nosed Farquaads who insist on making others miserable.
@ADiscGolfBlog
I personally am against Natalie competing in the FPO division, however it is never okay to purposely and maliciously misgender someone.
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Twelve white men appear in a disc golf ad spoofing the US political crisis, despite the Jan 6 insurrection and the scary potential for new violent uprisings. Add in a hostage joke during a hostage crisis and cover it with private equity branding. Nailed it!
BREAKING News on the future of a beloved disc golfer.🚨
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Celebrate with 10% off all items in our "Four More Years" collection: 🎉
And now, back to saving democracy on election day...and stuff. ⚔️
#fourmoreyears
#mattyo
#westsidediscs
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This lesson from history is obvious, but often ignored: When white, male dominated sports organizations discriminate against one minoritized group, they often discriminate against other minoritized groups. That's why the "others" should and often do stand together.
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Per reputable data, Americans spend only 7% of their lives outdoors. Only about half the population participated in at least one outdoor activity in 2020 (that’s the highest rate on record).
If you spend lots of time in the woods throwing Frisbees, you are weird (and awesome).
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Philo continues to impress on the mic.
Anderson: “That’s a fun card – Jerm and Uli on there with Rick.”
Philo: “Well, fun for those guys. Rick’s like, shut up, leave me alone. He’s over there chewing his fingernails, and these guys are having cupcakes and Capri Suns.”
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Sex-testing is a humiliating practice that only targets women athletes. If PDGA/DGPT cared about leveling the playing field, it would verify all players’ genetic advantages (high testosterone, long arms, tallness, more flexible joints, etc.), and sort accordingly. 1/2
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Five great things about disc golf in 2020 and one shitty thing:
1) Hailey King
2) Koling’s BLM t-shirt
3)
#respectHERgame
4) Ultimate players
5) DGPT
6) Not a single disc manufacturer affirmed that black lives matter
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I've interviewed several disc golfers. At the end, I’d often ask: if you could only play one more round and it could be anywhere in the world, where would you play? Thought I'd here Hawaii or Finland, but most folks said something like, “my home course with friends and family.”
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As your first disc golf president, I’m going to make Joel Osteen pay taxes like everyone else and we’re going to use 5% of it to build a shit ton of disc golf courses.
#JoshDG2024
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I’m guessing DGPT’s biggest challenge is finding people who will pay to watch disc golf all weekend instead of playing it themselves.
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To the people of the Next Tee Sign: You have my undying gratitude.
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If you feel offended when ESPN trivializes or degrades disc golf, your feelings are normal. If you're white and male, these feelings may seem strange. But drink them in. Learn something. This is what it feels like to be arbitraryly subordinated based on your group identity.
Pretty classless if you ask me.
Honestly
@espn
@SportsCenter
@ESPNAssignDesk
if your analysts are gunna trash the sport, just keep it off your top 10.
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Disc golf is proof that socialism works. Not perfectly, but it works. Roughly 90% of courses are on public land. Yep, the great majority of courses are collectively owned, and many are managed collectively to some extent. 1/3
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Not once, but twice my mom asked me, “how’s the disco golf going, hun?” She put up with my crap for years, while working tirelessly as an advocate for people with disabilities. So, today I’m going disco golfing. Love you mom.
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If Jan made money selling ice cream, and her major competitor Jim made money giving ice cream away for free, Jan would really want Jim to stop doing that. Jan might even buy Jim’s business, and make him stop.
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Some folks were surprised to hear that disc golf went from being politically liberal to conservative. Here’s what happened:
Most early courses were established near metropolitan areas, which tend to be more liberal than rural areas (Oldakowski/McEwen 2013). 1/5
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The most talented disc golfer I know plays out of a homespun bag fashioned from a $15 stool and a pair of old pants. Lifestyle af.
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I’m not sure what Martin Luther King, Jr. would have thought of disc golf. But I know what he thought about staying silent about things that matter. Black lives matter.
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In case you were wondering, the average top-60 FPO player made $3,426 in tournament winnings a year compared to $12,032 for MPO (data collected Dec 2021). The average FPO player made 22 cents for every tournament dollar earned by the MPO player.
In case you were wondering, Kristin Tattar made $27.90 per throw on Tour this season 🤯
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While other sports associations and companies openly condemn or distance themselves from Barstool Sports,
@DiscGolfProTour
has embraced it. This tweet may seem like no big deal, but it offers a telling glimpse into DGPT’s organizational culture and leadership values.
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When disc golf media bleep profanity from coverage, they sacrifice the sport's cultural authenticity in service to an outdated, uptight, religious, conformist marketing strategy that makes hypocrites of us all.
Here at StarCat central, we say ***k that!
#StarCatGum
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Some poked fun at the unshaven Wysocki with his mirror sunglasses, floral shirt, styling gel and incredulous expression. But he doesn’t look funny to me. Looks like someone who’s going to murder a bunch of disc golf tournaments this year.
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If you're an American falling in love with disc golf, the intense feelings you're experiencing are rare. Somehow, at least temporarily, you defeated the Protestant ethic, the spirit of capitalism and the endless, dehumanizing pursuit of money and status. Congrats.
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Say what you want about midday mob golf on a Wednesday. It beats the isolated consumerism and alienated work of the modern American labor market.
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How is hockey related to disc golf? ........ Oh wait, yep, I know.
Prodigy Disc is excited to announce a multi-year licensing agreement with the National Hockey League (NHL®) to become the first disc golf partner of the NHL.
#ProdigyDisc
#FindYourFlight
#discgolf
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Breaking: Bill Nye to Innova just in time to cut through the disc golf community's fear, guilt, shame and cognitive dissonance, and teach us that racism is a serious problem and "it's time to change things."
Bill Nye explains why people's skin tones differ.
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I just tipped the nice guy at the auto repair shop with a MAKO3. If you comment on my shirt and I'm near my trunk, things are going to happen.
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I know bad takes, and this is one of them.
Hailey King might be the hardest player on tour to root for… literally have nothing specific against her, she just doesn’t seem like she likes anyone and is always mad.
Just not a personality that’s enjoyable to root for.
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Literally me: Maybe don't carry guns while playing Frisbee.
Literally the dystopian horde from the far right: no, No, NO! 2nd amendment. Stanger danger. STANGERS. Safety. SAFETY. Pow. BANG. Pew! Pew!
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Allen's victory with a new disc brand shows us, once again, that brands don't matter. Brand differentiation, the linchpin of the disc economy, is a fiction.
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Wysocki got his nickname from a shot of sake dropped in beer. Not a freaking smart bomb. Don’t we have enough precision-guided death and destruction right now?
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It’s not a mystery to me. Most disc golfers are white men. We now know they are politically conservative. Throughout history, conservative white men have repressed minority groups, and justified exclusionary policies on grounds of protecting women and children. Sociology 101.
Disc golf needs more journalists to look into this stuff.
@ADiscGolfBlog
@GreenSplatter
@DebateNightPod
@Jvphobic
@thediscgolfguy
Do you all have insight?
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Today I am announcing my candidacy for the presidency of the United States.
Free health care.
Free college.
$7 Champion Destroyers.
Vote Josh, the disc golfer, 2024. May the disc golf gods bless America.
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A big part of New London Tech, current host of the World Championships, will likely be flattened for business development. It’s located in one of the most conservative counties in VA. All its top government representatives are Republicans. I say again, disc golf is political.
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As disc golf Twitter preps for next week's slew of damn-it's-hot-af-out-here tweets, please remember to note the scientific fact that global warming is due to fossil fuel pollution and the sociological fact that the poor will be devastated by it.
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Yesterday I met a guy named Bill. He built my favorite course. It's called Flip City. This garage stands next to hole one. It reminds me that beautiful things are not always pretty. 1/
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Them: Protect women’s disc golf! Protect women’s disc golf! Protect women’s disc golf! Protect women’s disc golf! Protect women’s disc golf!
Me: Pay women fairly.
Them:
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I’m officially making Gannon Buhr my favorite player, because even if I find out he’s a little horrible, I can be like, who isn’t a little horrible at 16?
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90% of disc golf courses are free to play. Most of them are in public parks. Public parks are government programs funded by your taxes and designed to better communities. Disc golf courses are little beautiful pockets of socialist Sweden hiding in the American countryside.
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Don’t accept living for the weekend, don’t accept the five-year plan, don’t accept loneliness, don’t accept anxiety as an individual condition, don’t accept the myth of self-reliance, don’t accept capitalism. Play disc golf, with friends, in the middle of Wednesday, instead.
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I’ve recently been reminded, with some heartache, that disc golf provides more than thrills and competition. For many people, playing alone, with friends or in a club is an extraordinary relief, a break from feeling isolated, anxious, different, alone, or deeply saddened by loss.
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The time is now to put an end to corporate greed in the disc golf industry. Side with labor, side with Gannon Buhr, who, without one of the best disc golf caddy moms in the country, would be getting exploited like many others.
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Build more public disc golf courses. Build lots of them.
Last week I went to speak to the U.S. Conference of Mayors to talk about the need to help civil society build more "third places" - places other than home and work where people can find friends and connection.
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Lone Star Disc is putting on a master class in corporate grossness.
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The best way to throw a putter off the box is to throw a midrange instead.
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And the best they could come up with is "AB"?
Anthony Barela shoots an 1106-rated course record!!!
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Pro tip: If you feel stuck doing yard work on a Sunday afternoon instead of disc golfing, consider not having a yard.
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When Republicans see a crowded public disc golf course, they think: pay-to-play.
When Republicans see an empty public disc golf course, they think: townhouses.
Vote for Democrats.
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Pick me. I’ll fund a disc golf course in an underserved urban community, and promise not to share it with Brodie Smith, Foundation or the anti-trans wing of the Professional Disc Golf Association.
I’m gonna give 10 random people that repost this and follow me $25,000 for fun (the $250,000 my X video made)
I’ll pick the winners in 72 hours
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At age 34, Tony Hawk was a household name, making Super Bowl ad cash before he started the (truly awesome) Tony Hawk Foundation, which was devoted to funding skateparks in underserved communities. Paul McBeth started his likeminded foundation at age 31, without Doritos money. DG!
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A windy freezing cold day on the disc golf course makes you feel alive and is slightly better than being dead.
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Not making diversity one of the six priorities in the PDGA’s 2023 Strategic Plan is a far greater omission than not having a driving range at Worlds.
Vote in the
#PDGAElections
.
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Happy new year disc golf Twitter. As your devil's advocate and institutionalized dissenter, I'm happy to inform you that 2022 is going to be awesome. Remember, you can take a good hard look at loss, stupidity and disappointment and still experience joy, curiosity and hope.
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