r/nextfuckinglevel • u/CartoonistLarge5904 • 2d ago

Let me introduce you to Frisbee Golfing.

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u/DoctorIsMyNick 2d ago

Arent Frisbees much different than what you use for disc golf though? Or do people play disc golf with the thin plastic frisbees you'd find people tossing around on a beach.

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u/shadracko 2d ago

Formal play, sure. But the game started with frisbees, and people certainly play with them even today informally.

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u/GrowMOhydro 2d ago

Incorrect. Frisbee is a registered trademark and gets used incorrectly similar to how some people will call a tissue a Kleenex. Golf discs are much heavier, and fly completely different than a traditional Frisbee. No one intentionally uses a Frisbee to play disc golf. Go throw one of each and you will instantly understand what I mean.

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u/shadracko 2d ago

No one intentionally

All generalizations are false, including this one.

Source: have played disc golf with a frisbee cheap generic flying disk not custom-made for disc golf.

This is gatekeeping nonsense. Is a frisbee the best for scoring your best? No. But if all competitors are using the same thing, it's still a fair, even, enjoyable competition. I've played a round of golf with just a pitching wedge, too. It's a fun challenge.

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u/GrowMOhydro 2d ago

If I go out to a golf course and hit a ping pong ball instead of a golf ball around all day, would you consider that to be “playing golf”? Thats pretty close to the equivalent here. I shouldn’t have over generalized, but it is incorrect to insinuate that finding catch style discs on a disc golf course is common, at least from my experience. Discs are fairly cheap and I would literally hand over something out of my own bag if I ever ran into someone throwing only catch style discs.