2012 PDGA Worlds - Charlotte, NC - July 14-21

[Smokin' Joe]

I play with cans of accuracy!

[ERicJ]

Originally Posted by derek

distance is just as important of a skill as accuracy.

Originally Posted by ERicJ

I see accuracy as a more important skill to have than distance.

Random internet polls don't usually mean very much, but this one was pretty overwhelming:

http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums...ead.php?t=4095

[derek]

Originally Posted by ERicJ

Random internet polls don't usually mean very much, but this one was pretty overwhelming:

http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums...ead.php?t=4095

i would expect that answer on dgcr, highly skewed audience, and the question itself is too absolute

[Miller]

Originally Posted by ERicJ

Guess we're gonna have to agree to disagree. I see accuracy as a more important skill to have than distance.

I agree with this for most courses. Unless you have a course that is specifically built to be long than most times (as a person with not much distance) I find myself losing strokes in a match because of bad shots I made, not because the other person could throw farther.

I can also see as a pro with a lot of distance how you would want a course to play to your strength.

[griff]

distance is good
accuracy is good

[derek]

Great insight by John Houck on these heavily wooded type courses:

"We've been working hard to implement design features that ensure that small mistakes don't result in big penalties.

Here's how I look at it. In the example you cite on your course -- where a small mistake can cost you three throws -- going into the rough is worse than going OB! Not only is the punishment severe on your scorecard, it's just no fun to have to try to hack your way out. What mistake is worth a three-throw penalty?

When it comes to the way the game is played, disc golf is clearly superior to ball golf in some ways. In other ways, our much older brother is still way ahead of us. For example, you can make a small mistake in ball golf and wind up in slightly taller grass or maybe in a sand trap. But you can fix it by making a great shot. You have the opportunity to redeem yourself completely and still get a par or even birdie. In disc golf, there are still many situations (like the one you mention) where you're in the rough with no good options. One little mistake, and even par is out the window.

You're right that some players love a real challenge. But I guess my question would be this: do they love the challenge of trying to hit a tough (but fair) fairway, or do they love the challenge of trying to get through 75' of thick rough in fewer than three shots?"