Your right, this is not good course 'etiquette' and should be
frowned upon. Though of course it happens and seems sometimes will
happen with groups that should know better. It varies at each course,
but in alot of cases, it will happen with large groups of locals that
should know better(not always, could happen with a group of people
just starting out the game)

Anyway I could say more, but I won't.
Remember its only a game and hopefully these happenings won't spoil
your fun.

dolan


--- In montereydiscgolf@yahoogroups.com, "stephendraven"
<sdcorbett@...> wrote:
>
> I and my girlfriend are definitely novices at this game. We've been
> playing irregularly for about a year, maybe a little more. Mostly at
> the Cypress course at Fort Ord. We have quite a bit of fun and for
> the most part enjoy the interactions with other players we've met on
> the course. Now I don't know all the rules of etiquette surrounding
> the game and would not enjoy trying to make any kind of point while
> on the course.
> So maybe I can get some feedback here on what happened this
> afternoon. We were a little over half way through the course,
> walking up to 11, I think. It's the long straight, into the wind,
> between two eucalyptus trees hole right next to 1st Street. A group
> of five shows up and tees off on 12 right in front of us. At first I
> thought they were just warming up before walking over to the first
> hole on the other side of 3rd Street. I was wrong, they went ahead
> like we didn't exist, some of them throwing two discs from the tee.
> I kept looking to see if they might wave us to play through, but
> that didn't happen. We even circled around replaying some holes but
> caught right back up with them.
> At one point one member of the group called to me by name
> and identified himself. It's too bad because it's someone I like and
> thought was a real ambassador for the sport. So I'd like to know,
> is there course "etiquette" or protocol? I don't mean the kind
> written up on the PDGA web site. I mean in the real world when it's
> just you and some amateur on the course. If it's not practiced or
> taught by the "Pros" how does it get out there.
> Whew! At least I got it off my chest.
>