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Chapter 1: Disc Golf, Like Paul McBeth, Is an Underdog in the World of Sports

June 21, 2021July 12, 2021 by Parked, posted in Rise of An Unknown Sport

By Josh Woods ~

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Chapter 1 Video Version

Back in 2017, Paul McBeth dropped a sympathy bomb on social media. He was like, check me out. I’m only five and a half feet tall and I weigh less than a panda. I’ll never be the favorite in sports. I’m the OG underdog. Send me some love.

Of course, he didn’t say it quite like that, and he had just dropped out of the Green Mountain Championship due to an injury that was only going sideways. And so, his fans did send love.

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Does the fear of death inspire people to play disc golf? A review of Gessner’s ‘Ultimate Glory’

July 19, 2017June 2, 2021 by Parked, posted in Culture, Grow the Sport

One of the most interesting books about disc golf is a book about Ultimate Frisbee. David Gessner, in Ultimate Glory, offers a rowdy, confessional tale about his years playing Ultimate in the 1980s. Ultimate players may be the intended audience, but disc golfers and other athletes of emerging sports—in fact, anyone who cares about a thing that many people consider ridiculous—will find this book fascinating. Continue reading “Does the fear of death inspire people to play disc golf? A review of Gessner’s ‘Ultimate Glory’” →