Happy were the days when disc golf thrived in the parks across this country. As more and more courses have arisen, and the caliber of the players has increased, something has to be done to make this a more competitive sport if we are to ever grasp the ever elusive sponsorships that we've been longing for.
April of this year, 2002, will find our sport taking a huge, if not controversial, step forward. Beginning this month, the PDGA has approved the use of lightweight, metal discs for driving. The importance of this is great, as it will add another unique level to our sport. The metal discs will be able to travel further when thrown both backhanded or as a roller. This will provide an even better quality player and tighter scores, thus increasing the competition within all divisions.
Fools may believe that this is the wrong direction to take. However, it will be up to each individual golfer as to whether or not they would like to use these new discs. Just like you get to choose your own drivers now, so too can you decide if you want to use a metal driver to improve your game.
Day by day, we as golfers have known that someday there would come radical changes to our game to accommodate the influx of potential sponsors. This is just the first of many face-lifts that disc golf will get in the coming months. What better way to grasp the future of this sport than to welcome this change with open arms.
***(To learn of the immediate impact of this story, please carefully read the first word of each of the above four paragraphs.)
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