A Descriptive Study Of Disc Golf Tournament Players
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| Author | : George Zinner |
| Publisher | : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 64 |
| Release | : 2014-08-14 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9783659588853 |
Disc golf has, proportionally speaking, grown tremendously in the past decade. Like many other sports and activities, disc golf provides its participants with the means to belong to a social group and take part in regular social interactions. This thesis examines disc golfer's current issues, subculture, and identity through the sport. The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of the sport of disc golf, current trends, and subculture. This study seeks to add to relevant literature about the sport. For this study, disc golfers who competed in the NorCal Series Championship Tournament on October 20-21, 2012 were asked to answer questions on a survey related to current trends in the sport of disc golf. The results of the survey were totaled in order to identify current issues and themes in disc golf. The questions on the survey were developed by the researcher based on his experiences and observations of disc golf over the past 10 years. The original purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of the issues facing the sport of disc golf, current trends, and subculture. However, the results of this study were more descriptive of the experiences of one group of disc golf players during a tournament in October, 2012. Sources of Data The literature cited in this thesis contains a variety of peer-reviewed journals as sources of information. In addition, books, magazines, and a variety of web-related sources were used to provide secondary support to the literature. This survey was descriptive of a group of disc golf tournament players in October, 2012. Many of the findings of this study were consistent with my observations of disc golf. According to this study, most disc golfers were white males. They enjoyed disc golf for its many benefits. Participants struggled to define a subculture within disc golf. Alcohol and drug use was common place in the sport. Participants were relatively new to the sport. They played often. Courses were perceived to be very crowded. Disc golfers in this study spent a great deal of money participating in the sport. They played tournaments often. They were willing to pay to play local courses and travel to diversify their disc golf experiences. Overall, the participants in this study were found to be very committed to the sport of disc golf, saw continued growth in the sport, and enjoyed the sport for its many physical and social benefits.
| Author | : Joshua Woods |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 232 |
| Release | : 2021-07-28 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 3030764575 |
This volume examines the rise of an emerging sport as a grassroots effort (or “new social movement”), arguing that the growth of non-normative sports movements occurs through two social processes: one driven primarily by product development, commercialization, and consumption, and another that relies upon public resources and grassroots efforts. Through the lens of disc golf, informed by the author’s experience both playing and researching the sport, Joshua Woods here explores how non-normative sports development depends on the consistency of insider culture and ideology, as well as on how the movement navigates a broad field of market competition, government regulation, community characteristics, public opinion, traditional media, social media and technological change. Throughout, the author probes why some sports grow faster than others, examining cultural tendencies toward sport, individual choices to participate, and the various institutional forces at play.
| Author | : Scott Zimmerman |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 213 |
| Release | : 2020-03-07 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
How does an ordinary teenager become world champion in a demanding sport--and stay on top year after year? This book explains how I did it. Skill and hard work, yes, but also grit--and a surprising amount of imagination. Come along as I hitchhike to tournaments, practice on freezing nights in deep snow, and survive lots of dumb moves along the way. I share many competitive tips and secrets. You'll learn how a tennis star whom I never met shaped my competitive attitude, and watch me design, and follow, the training plan that made me a winner, including a major championship in 2011 after a grueling comeback. Covers the fascinating history of our sport from the very first weekend of the Professional Disc Golf Association. Read dozens of exciting stories, including throwing across Niagara Falls on national TV, winning the World Frisbee Golf title, four world records, appearing in Hollywood commercials, and playing in the World Guts Championships. 30 photographs. 200 pages.
| Author | : Justin Menickelli |
| Publisher | : Triumph Books |
| Total Pages | : 278 |
| Release | : 2016-04-01 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 1633194744 |
For people just starting to play, disc golf can become an exciting and addictive sport to play for a lifetime. Avid disc golfers often find playing a challenging test of both physical skill and mental determination. Disc golf is a "greener" sport than most, and has fewer barriers to entry than traditional golf and other recreational sports. It is also one of the fastest growing sports in the United States. The Definitive Guide to Disc Golf provides readers all the essential information they need to get started playing disc golf, but it is much more than just a basic "how to" manual – it is a thoughtful, fascinating, and thoroughly enjoyable exploration into the history, nature, science, and skills of disc golf. Featuring more than 80 instructional photos, this is a comprehensive book about disc golf that would be enjoyed by all players, from beginners to aspiring professionals.
| Author | : Paul M Pedersen |
| Publisher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 1131 |
| Release | : 2024-09-06 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 1035317184 |
This thoroughly updated second edition of the Encyclopedia of Sport Management is an authoritative reference work that provides detailed explanations of critical concepts within the field.
| Author | : Wayne Kelly |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 96 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| Genre | : Board games |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Michael Bennett |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 242 |
| Release | : 2009-11-12 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 1592404472 |
An in-depth, full-color, step-by-step guide to the new golf swing that has taken the PGA Tour by storm The traditional golf swing requires a level of coordination that few golfers have. So it's no surprise that, despite huge advances in club and ball technology, the average golf handicap in America has dropped by only one stroke since 1990. Maverick golf instructors Michael Bennett and Andy Plummer spent a decade researching the swing, eventually combining physiology and physics to create a method they dubbed the "Stack and Tilt." The result? Big-name pros like Mike Weir, Tommy Armour III, and Aaron Baddeley are already converts, and Bennett and Plummer are now two of the most soughtafter swing coaches in the game. Making these breakthroughs available to everyone, The Stack and Tilt Swing is a handsome, fully illustrated, complete course, packed with more than two hundred full-color photographs that make it easy for golfers at all levels to adopt this radical yet simple approach. Analyzing why the traditional swing won't work for most golfers, the authors explain the importance of keeping the upper body stacked over the lower body, while the spine tilts toward the target during the backswing, greatly reducing the inconsistencies created by the old-fashioned approach. Enhanced with practice routines, a troubleshooting list, test cases, and point-by-point assistance, this is the breakthrough guide to golf's hot new secret weapon.
| Author | : Joseph K. Blitzstein |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 599 |
| Release | : 2014-07-24 |
| Genre | : Mathematics |
| ISBN | : 1466575573 |
Developed from celebrated Harvard statistics lectures, Introduction to Probability provides essential language and tools for understanding statistics, randomness, and uncertainty. The book explores a wide variety of applications and examples, ranging from coincidences and paradoxes to Google PageRank and Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC). Additional application areas explored include genetics, medicine, computer science, and information theory. The print book version includes a code that provides free access to an eBook version. The authors present the material in an accessible style and motivate concepts using real-world examples. Throughout, they use stories to uncover connections between the fundamental distributions in statistics and conditioning to reduce complicated problems to manageable pieces. The book includes many intuitive explanations, diagrams, and practice problems. Each chapter ends with a section showing how to perform relevant simulations and calculations in R, a free statistical software environment.
| Author | : Les Parrott |
| Publisher | : Zondervan |
| Total Pages | : 200 |
| Release | : 2015-10-27 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0310346290 |
OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD! With this updated edition of their award-winning book, Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott help you launch lifelong love like never before. This is more than a book--it's an experience, especially when you use the his/her workbooks filled with more than 40 fun exercises. Get ready for deeper intimacy with the best friend you'll ever have. Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts, which has been translated into more than 15 languages, is the most widely used marriage prep tool in the world. Why? Because it will help you . . . Uncover the misbeliefs of marriage Learn to communicate with instant understanding Discover the secret to resolving conflict Master the skills of money management Get your sex life off to a great start A compelling video, featuring real-life couples, is available, and with this updated edition, Les and Leslie unveil the game-changing SYMBIS Assessment. Now you can discover how to leverage your personalities for a love that lasts a lifetime. Make your marriage everything it is meant to be. Save your marriage--before (and after) it starts.
| Author | : Ken Skorseth |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 112 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : Gravel roads |
| ISBN | : |
The purpose of this manual is to provide clear and helpful information for maintaining gravel roads. Very little technical help is available to small agencies that are responsible for managing these roads. Gravel road maintenance has traditionally been "more of an art than a science" and very few formal standards exist. This manual contains guidelines to help answer the questions that arise concerning gravel road maintenance such as: What is enough surface crown? What is too much? What causes corrugation? The information is as nontechnical as possible without sacrificing clear guidelines and instructions on how to do the job right.
