Wow PDGA....Really!!!!

The PDGA has been promoting an episode of the show "Happy Endings" that aired tonight. The episode was to at least feature people playing disc golf with PDGA branded items. For this to occur on Prime Time television is a big lift for our sport. Here is what the PDGA said on their website about the subject:

 

"While increasing interest and popularity of this sport is evident in the worldwide participation and growing membership of Disc golfers, portrayal of this sport in the media is imperative for prosperity and awareness on a global level. Television is a monumental step in securing our place in sports history. "  PDGA- DG on Prime TIme

A monumental step in securing our place in sports history; what the hell where you thinking. You must have a better plan to promote disc golf than to pin it on the hopes that a second rate comedy show would do it justice and not make fun of it. Please tell me you have a better plan than letting them call my sport a "Hobby", which they did. Please tell me you have a better plan than letting them call my sport "Frolf", which they did. Please tell me you have a better plan then letting them show that throwing a disc looks something like ballet in the park, which they did. Please tell me you have a better plan than letting them show a lady get hit in the head, because you know how hard it is to not hit people in the head from 5 feet away when your driving, but they did.

 

You promoted on Facebook, Twitter, and your website to tune in and watch the show take disc golf awareness to a global level. I wonder how disc golf looks on that global level after tonights episode of Happy Endings? Are you just trying to make us feel bad? Is that your way to pompt us to get off our ass and get out and promote the sport ourselves? Is that your better plan? I don't think so, I don't think you have a clue what it takes to break into the mainstream media and maintain any sense of dignity while doing it. I think you where just hoping that they wouldn't make fun of disc golf and that this would be a lucky break. You rolled the dice, played the lotto, and petted your lucky cricket, hoping that this would be the day disc golf got its free publicity. Well, it did, and now you know why it was free.

 

Don't get butt hurt that I'm on here pissing and moaning on how you screwed the pooch either. I'm not done yet, I want you to post admission that you screwed the pooch on all the social media sites that you used to get the word out to watch the show. Then I want you to invite help from those of us down here on the front line playing DG and supporting our local clubs. There may be some of us that are able to help push the needle for the sport. If you don't know how to get those focus groups going at the local levels, you better figure it out quick. I'm done ranting I guess, I've got more to say, but f*ck it, i'm frustrated.

 

AND......If you think I'm not the kind of guy to put my money where my mouth is PDGA, PM me.

 

Ps- DGRUS faithful, if you just want to play and don't give a crap about this stuff, I won't be offended if you just ignore this post.

[Ghost]

JD is no longer the PDGA PR guy.  He left to do DiscGolfPlanet.TV.

[Disc Player Sports]

Disc Golf is a hard sell.

You can only sell something to those that are interested.

Way back in 1999 Myself, K Climo, Garret Gurthie, and a few others were on an episode of "Golf Academy" on the Golf Channel. The spot was about 3 minutes long. And tastefully done. 

But where are all the numbers of faithful "new followers" because of a TV spot?

A little exposure on TV is not going to make disc golf big time.

It will take an unprecedented growth spurt from the ground up to make it anything viable for mainstream to pay attention.

Come on, we have one of the most crucial political problems going on in this country of unemployment, 2 wars.....

unless you are personally involved, most people do not give a '#*&@!"

[Adam Briggs]

Well said, I agree.  I am not sure if I even want to see this sport go mainstream ?  Not to offend anyone.

 

[mike p. kurtz]

you didn't offend me,if i had pro potential i would probably want it to grow . i just want to get more kid off their sofas and get active

[Dookville]

Aw f*&k it, who cares. At least there will be less people on the tee pads taking up space. I have taught my kids to play and a few of their friends. Thats enough I guess, moving on.

[Donny Olow]

I saw it.  It was on for about 10 seconds.  A Innova Traveller basket was in the background. One guy throws at a girls head.  The End !

[David Sauls]

Well, at least you'd think the PDGA would have taken off the website home page by now, out of embarrassment if nothing else.  Of course, they probably don't even look at the website any more often than necessary.......

[Daddy_Dragon]

Dookville,

 

     Don't say "Aw F*&k it, who cares."  One of the things I like about you is your passion for the game.  You have a great attitude for the sport.  You are the "Unsilent Majority".  The people who play, who cares, are the ones that teaches others.  Keep carrying the torch, for there are many walking behind you who feels the same.

Disc Golf is not for everyone.  Just like Basketball is not for me......  I can't jump and I do not shoot very well.  I am not good at Disc Golf, My handicap is me.  But I love to play, I love the game, I love the people who play.  You have my vote.  Keep it up.

 

Victor

[Ghost]

DG has been in a fair few things.  It wasn't horribly done in the CBS show Numb3rs.

 

[JEFFREY JEAN]

I am a avid paintball player as well as a newby  disc golf player and I often see the media and mainstream t.v. do the same thing to paintball.  They make it look like a nerdy hobby and not the real sport for which it is.   But as the saying goes , the only bad press is no  press.   So  even if it sparks one persons interest  thats good for the sport. We dont need everybody to love it ,as long as we can. Just my 2cents

[Disc Player Sports]

See how easy the game is?

Even actors hit aces????!

 

[Eirik]

Ridiculous.  Moronic. I am not a PDGA pusher, but fingers should point in the right direction... this isn't a witch trial. The PDGA didn't send that idiotic show or it's writers the material they produced.  Are you an idiot? So the PDGA get's real excited that we have a CHANCE to be recognized in a serious manner... and it FLOPPED. They hoped, it didn't work out. So what.  WOW DOOKFACE..... REALLY?