Welcome.
This is the first of a new Green Splatter series known simply as “Gripes.”
If you’ve read the headline, you already know the topic of today’s post. This won’t be a horribly organized series. As opposed to regularly scheduled, complaint-centric posts dropping, it’ll be one of those random things. If there’s a new, pressing issue, great – somebody will cover it.
And if not, you’ll have to make do with the world’s problems.
Back to today, though:
Nutjobs congregating around baskets.
You see this ALL the time …
Seeing is one thing. Experiencing it first-hand, though, is enough to make you feel like you’re taking crazy pills. Listen, I’m not naive – I get that most offenders are first-time disc golfers. Still, you don’t need to be a gifted driver to know holding up traffic at a green light is dumb.
More often than not, this maddening occurrence is the product of innocent Scout troops, youth groups or first dates with fastback frisbees texting, flirting, chatting or my personal favorite, filming TikTok dances within the bull’s-eye. To each generation its own, I suppose …
Awkwardly, you wait – then wait some more. At the point your blood starts to boil, you’ll let out a semi-friendly “heads-up” with a wave. That’s usually the end of it. Apologies are issued.
Rounds continue.
And if it’s not, the more bold (and reckless) will launch an errant drive to send a message.
Tournaments aren’t always “safe spaces,” either …
It’s certainly a less frequent nightmare, but guys will sometimes linger near the basket to jot down scores from the hole. Or, if you’re competing within the seventh circle of hell, on the final hole, the card directly in front of you will check (and double-check) their scorecard math before heading back to tournament central. It’s as if NOBODY else on earth exists – it’s infuriating.
Thankfully, if this is the biggest inconvenience in your life, you’re doing all right …
You could be stuck playing Ultimate.
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