from west to east

Im from california, and the other day i was looking at all the members on this site, being nosey. I couldnt figure out why there seems to be so many more disc golfers from michigan and other states where it would seem very hard to play year round than say cali, where its 80 degrees in dec. Why is this?

[Nascar Dave]

You mean the the rainy season isn't twelve months out of the year like I thought? I believe it rained every day I was there. Or, do you mean it rains all day every day during the rainy season?

[Bruce Brakel]

This is the actual answer to your question if your question is about the members of this site:

Our genial host of this website, Terry Calhoun, is from Michigan. He promoted the site to his disc golfing friends and they have promoted it to theirs. If someone from California starts a non-regional disc golf website, it will probably initially have more California members for the same reason.

[dennis meza]

thank you bruce, that answered my question

[mark ellis]

I agree with Bruce but part of the equation is the total number of golfers and golf courses in different areas of the map. The Midwest may not be hospitable for many players in the dead of winter but there are still lots of golfers here. For the past 30 years a major manufacturer from Michigan has been promoting the sport and helping to install courses.

Disc Golf is like a fertile, invasive weed in the otherwise manicured garden of ball golfing. Or maybe a fire ant invasion would be closer.

[Neil Bennett]

Actually I don't know about but glad to know about yours.
Thanks for information.

[Jay Dub]

Winter golf is great for your game. All the extra layer(s) of clothes I wear while playing during the winter, plus the wind and cold conditions, makes the game seem a little bit easier once the warm weather gets here and the clothes restrictions are gone. Every time I played all winter long my game showed more improvement the following season.

As far as the original point, if more people from my area (SW Ohio, N Ky, SE IN,) knew about this site the numbers on the map would be close to, or equal, Michs numbers....for this site.

[Rev. Bob Klingler]

The current regional nature of the site is probably the best answer - but it also includes factors like population density and space. Plus, while ball golf is almost impossible during the winter in the Mid-west (With snow on the ground) disc golf happily continues. It is even a bit different, different challenges, etc. which keeps it interesting and provides another outdoor sport for Winter enthusiasts.