Yeah, this probably should’ve dropped yesterday …
I wanted to spend more time with family and friends – and less with my word-processor.
Also, to justify the laziness on my end, I’ve convinced myself this would’ve gotten lost in the madness of Thanksgiving: football, turkey dinners, tryptophan-induced naps, etc. Besides, as I see it, too much turkey-themed content is white noise – it all sounds the same after a while.
Anyway, I’m grateful for disc golf …
I want YOU to know why:
1. I’m grateful for gear
This is the dumbest of my reasons …
But I’d be lying to myself if I didn’t admit how much I adore the process of acquiring new discs. Because of the intimate relationship between a disc golfer and his gear, the sport’s become a crossover of sorts between ball golf and card-collecting – most people don’t get this …
And I couldn’t care less.
2. I’m grateful for community
The actual thing …
NOT the television series.
Due to the sport’s unique, tie-dye upbringing and “sky-high” reputation, disc golf attracts some nut-jobs. But the few bad apples pale in comparison with the concourses of people who are kind, considerate and more than willing to lend a helping hand to aid in the sport’s immediate growth.
Disc golf is a good place.
3. I’m grateful for the outdoors
Mainly because disc golf gets me out in them …
My entire life, I’ve loved sports. As I’ve aged, that love most often manifests itself with me watching them, as opposed to playing them – I hate this. There’s nothing innately wrong with watching sports, but it’s really just consuming somebody else’s dream without attempting to live out your own. With disc golf in my life, I’m not glued to the tube – I’m out DOING things.
I’m proud of the work I put in.
4. I’m grateful for a way to relieve stress
Man, this one might take the cake …
Disc golf eats stress like an amoeba eats brains.
As a long-time entrepreneur, there’s either too much work or not enough work – there’s no middle-ground. Getting into disc golf is dirt-cheap. It’s accessible, too. And while becoming a full-blown professional’s tough-sledding, it’s pretty easy to get competent at the pastime.
I’m stressed …
Thanks to the above reasons, disc golf minimizes it.
As far as I’m concerned, there’s no more relaxing place on the planet than a solo round of disc golf at my local course – complete with bluetooth earbuds and a true-crime podcast, of course.
5. I’m grateful to be a part of something big
It’s big …
But it’s still growing.
If Jeff Spring gets his way, disc golf will make an appearance at the Summer Olympics in the coming decades – I hope he’s right. But even if he’s not, disc golf’s both young enough and promising enough that today’s participants can call themselves “pioneers” of the sport …
- Ken Climo
- Barry Shultz
- Taylor Larsen
Don’t you DARE knock me off this horse – it’s much too high.
Yesterday was Thanksgiving.
But ask me why I’m grateful for disc golf the other 364 days of the year …
You’ll get the same response.
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