The last thing disc golf fans need is another podcast

Podcasts are awesome.

Blogs are better, but podcasts are awesome.

I enjoy words, of course.

I first picked up books as a kid after mom insisted Hooked On Phonics was right for me – it was. Thankfully, I’ve been an avid reader ever since. This love of words extends to articles within the online realm, as well. Reading, I learn stuff that interests me, while moving at my own pace.

Also, it makes you smarter.

So there’s that.

However, podcasts – even topping the videos you consume like mad on Youtube – are second to none, when it comes to multi-tasking. Exercising, mowing the lawn, washing the dishes and yes, during a solo round, even disc golf itself can all be enhanced by a podcast and a pair of earbuds.

The true-crime genre is my favorite.

I like disc golf podcasts, too. PDGA Radio is my go-to. It’s light-hearted and an easy listen. Tour Life provides first-rate access to the Pro Tour. And The Upshot is a good mix of the two. Charlie Eisenhood is the consummate media professional, so it’s hard to not mega-admire his work.

But for as great as these podcasts are, as well as a host of others just like ‘em, in a sport as small as disc golf, fans don’t necessarily need more options to choose from – especially if mediocre.

Think about it …

On your preferred social media network, how frequently does someone you follow announce to the greater disc golf community that they’re starting a podcast? I’m a Twitter guy – it’s weekly.

At this point, launching a podcast about disc golf is about as commonplace as that random kid from high school broadcasting to the world on Facebook that he’s now a licensed realtor.

Snooze.

This isn’t only an issue of a lack of need, though.

It’s one of a lack of commitment, too.

I’ve given new, small-time disc golf podcasts a listen on more than one occasion. But the second I start to get hooked, there’s a sudden stop in new episodes. And then, before you know it …

Crickets.

She’s dead.

I’ve seen it over and over (and over) again.

Chew on these stats:

• 90% of podcasts don’t get past episode three.
• 90% of the remaining podcasts quit after episode 20.
• To be in the top 1% of global podcasts, get to episode 21.

That’s it.

But apparently, next to nobody wants to do that. The idea of a disc golf podcast is fun. Designing a logo for it is a good time, too. It’s the actual work that few are willing to undertake, it seems

For the long haul, at least.

Do you have plans to produce a new podcast? Heads-up: You’ll have to forgive disc golfers everywhere for not rolling out the red carpet for your inaugural episode. To date, there are a million disc golf podcasts. Predictably, most of them are little more than content graveyards.

Do something different.

Then, we’ll get excited.

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