Yes, he (or she) is …
And here’s why: It takes a village.
I’m referring to the growth of disc golf, of course.
Disc golf used to be the sporting world’s Woodstock equivalent. It was the secret everybody was in on. Long hair, tie-dye tank tops and barefoot-clad hippies flung golf frisbees around the few courses out on America’s West Coast. You could smell them (wink, wink) from a mile away.
That’s no longer the case.
These days, ALL types of people sling discs on the weekends. If you want to toss with an Ivy-League medical doctor, you can. Heck, earlier this year, one of ‘em practically saved JohnE McCray’s life in Orlando. At the same time, however, if the traditionalist within you still craves Ms. Mary Jane’s musky, herbal fragrance, you’re in luck – you’ll have no issue finding friends.
Good News: We don’t all have to be the same – our brains don’t have to think alike.
Personally, PDGA Rodman’s not my cup of (herbal) tea:
- I live in Utah.
- I can fix a bicycle.
- I speak Spanish fluently.
- I say “shucky darn” on the reg.
- I own multiple white, short-sleeve Oxfords.
You do the math on that one, Einstein.
Here’s perhaps what’s MOST cool about Brother Rodman, though …
Even I can see the appeal.
Somehow, he’s managed to transcend the divide that exists between the aforementioned extremes within the greater disc golf community. Priest, practitioner or pot-head, just about everybody gets a good laugh out of The Worm’s Instagram posts. Take it from a content guy – that’s hard to do.
Furthermore, people consume disc golf content in different ways: video, audio, editorial, etc. Danny Lindahl’s YouTube channel is great. Foundation Disc Golf’s podcast lineup might not be for everybody, but it’s for somebody. Ultiworld does the whole “disc golf news” thing, too.
I think of Green Splatter as the Gawker of disc golf: opinion-heavy, short-form writing.
Courtesy of PDGA Rodman, add “PG-13 memes” to the list – I didn’t see that coming.
Yeah, you could argue his content flirts with online bullying or some other sort of nonsense. He’ll push the line as much as possible. Let’s be real about this, though: It’s all done in good fun. If you’re butt-hurt about something he’s posted, dial back your passion for the game a bit.
No, I don’t follow PDGA Rodman on Instagram …
I’d have to have an active account for that.
It’s not hard to see why 37,000 of you do, though. #HaloPoleKitty
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