UDisc is great, but don’t forget about Disc Golf Course Review

Let’s get one thing straight …

Disc Golf Course Review (DGCR) isn’t better than UDisc.

No doubt about it: The things UDisc has done and continues to do for the game of disc golf are monumental. But years before there was UDisc, there was DGCR – and it’s still around today.

UDisc is an app for disc golfers. If you’re reading this blog, you’ve probably got it downloaded onto your smartphone. Within the app, disc golfers keep score, track statistics, measure throws and find, play and review new courses. For plastic junkies, it’s a Swiss Army knife of sorts.

It didn’t start out as one, but DGCR is also available in app form. And while it does much of the same stuff as UDisc, it’s not as good. UDisc cornered the space; DGCR arrived late to the game.

But DGCR does have a leg up in one area …

User-generated content.

DGCR started out as a forum: There’s TONS of it.

The core of UDisc’s value is the on-course experience. For DGCR, it’s the complete opposite. You go to DGCR for the hundreds of thousands (literally) of forum posts – it’s great reading.

For me, the old-school posts on DGCR serve as a time capsule. Old culture, old courses, old molds: It’s the history of our sport as told by many of its pioneering players – both amateur and professional. In fact, the more random tips, topics and talking points you find on this blog? The roots of the research that led to them taking shape almost ALWAYS lead back to DGCR.

No worries: There’s plenty of new content, too.

For example, when a new mold drops, regardless of the manufacturer, my disc reviews involve DGCR in some capacity. Whereas Green Splatter reviews are largely the opinion of one person, on DGCR, you get the (brutally) honest feedback of dozens of posters – and on a single thread.

DGCR also dominates the following:

• Perk No. 1 – Use it to discuss trending stories.
• Perk No. 2 – Use it to find rare molds for sale.
• Perk No. 3 – Use it to connect with other golfers.

In all seriousness …

If you can think it, there’s a thread about it.

Best of all, though?

It’s not Reddit.

UDisc is trendy, but DGCR is a disc golf gem.

If you’re new to the sport, check it out – it’ll be worth your while.

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