Mike I don't know what happend to your last post but I'm responding anyways.
I do agree that par 3 golf is old school and not really reflective of the growing lengths of courses and disc technolgy.
In regards to establishing par, the PGA does do in the way you mentioned based on pro golfers. But my question is what do you consider the "green" when in comes to disc golf. If it is the 10 meter circle, then 2 putts from there seems a little high. Not being a pro level golfer myself that may fly,but a pro level golfer should have a very high percentage of making these types of putts.
Even tho ball golf and disc golf have similairities maybe this shouldn't be the case when establishing pars. If the "green" in disc golf a considerable distance away from the pin that would justify two shots to complete the hole, then that in turn would change the par of the hole.
Let me throw this out there just for discussion.
But what is to say a hole has to be a par 3 or 4 or whatever? Couldn't there be a par 3 1/2 or 3 3/4 or 4 1/2 or wharever based on the average that top pros would score on any paticular hole? I realize that this would take alot of stat tracking and etc. but it may make for a more realistic course par
If you take the blue course at Brewer, for example, I sure you would end up with a course par of way less than 27. maybe more like a 21 or 22, which would be more realistic. Shooting a round of 7-10 under par is ridiculous, and tells me that course par is way off.
On the other hand a course like Fallasburg or the Toboggan would have a higher course par.
So may it should be looked as more a course par, than a total of hole pars(if that makes any sense:-)
Maybe the PDGA should change thier mindset.
Mike I don't know what happend to your last post but I'm responding anyways.
I do agree that par 3 golf is old school and not really reflective of the growing lengths of courses and disc technolgy.
In regards to establishing par, the PGA does do in the way you mentioned based on pro golfers. But my question is what do you consider the "green" when in comes to disc golf. If it is the 10 meter circle, then 2 putts from there seems a little high. Not being a pro level golfer myself that may fly,but a pro level golfer should have a very high percentage of making these types of putts.
Even tho ball golf and disc golf have similairities maybe this shouldn't be the case when establishing pars. If the "green" in disc golf a considerable distance away from the pin that would justify two shots to complete the hole, then that in turn would change the par of the hole.
Let me throw this out there just for discussion.
But what is to say a hole has to be a par 3 or 4 or whatever? Couldn't there be a par 3 1/2 or 3 3/4 or 4 1/2 or wharever based on the average that top pros would score on any paticular hole? I realize that this would take alot of stat tracking and etc. but it may make for a more realistic course par
If you take the blue course at Brewer, for example, I sure you would end up with a course par of way less than 27. maybe more like a 21 or 22, which would be more realistic. Shooting a round of 7-10 under par is ridiculous, and tells me that course par is way off.
On the other hand a course like Fallasburg or the Toboggan would have a higher course par.
So may it should be looked as more a course par, than a total of hole pars(if that makes any sense:-)
Maybe the PDGA should change thier mindset.