somehow immensely popular with a certain type of career-oriented person.
Speaking as someone who loves disc golf for similar reasons I think it’s two things
It’s a place where you can constantly improve at, and see that you’re improving at it, while also being impossible to master. So career driven people who get something from improving there craft and getting a promotion will probably get a similar feeling from improving there golf score.
It’s mostly just walking and talking, so you can do your networking and dealing in a place much more pleasant then a board room.
The parent you’re responding to specifically said ‘disc’ golf…which is a bit different than traditional golf –
1 - it’s usually in parks (that are being maintained, but probably not watered…at least around here, I don’t think any of our parks have an irrigation system…they are all just climate-appropriate land-/hard-scaping), or literally “in the woods”…the courses I’ve been on have been through nature trails, or sections of woods that were cleaned up (mostly of underbrush, saplings, and low branches).
2 - It’s more fun to walk around and play stoned. In fact, I think that you have to be stoned to play in an actual league game. It’s practically written into bylaws.
3 - Less professional socializing/networking. Mostly because everything about it is the antithesis of office culture.
Speaking as someone who loves disc golf for similar reasons I think it’s two things
It’s a place where you can constantly improve at, and see that you’re improving at it, while also being impossible to master. So career driven people who get something from improving there craft and getting a promotion will probably get a similar feeling from improving there golf score.
It’s mostly just walking and talking, so you can do your networking and dealing in a place much more pleasant then a board room.
I feel like golf is a networking opportunity first and sport second
It’s also just an excuse to walk around (stoned) on some nice grass
I’m aware it’s a huge waste of water
The parent you’re responding to specifically said ‘disc’ golf…which is a bit different than traditional golf –
1 - it’s usually in parks (that are being maintained, but probably not watered…at least around here, I don’t think any of our parks have an irrigation system…they are all just climate-appropriate land-/hard-scaping), or literally “in the woods”…the courses I’ve been on have been through nature trails, or sections of woods that were cleaned up (mostly of underbrush, saplings, and low branches).
2 - It’s more fun to walk around and play stoned. In fact, I think that you have to be stoned to play in an actual league game. It’s practically written into bylaws.
3 - Less professional socializing/networking. Mostly because everything about it is the antithesis of office culture.