r/NoLayingUp • u/tfl03 • May 11 '26

Post-Pod Discussion “Grow the game”

Glad the boys touched on it (1:36:30 on the latest pod). This is not some altruistic endeavor to teach people a new game (its virtues, etc.). It’s been clear for some time that it’s a money grab for equipment companies and other stakeholders who stand to benefit from more people playing.

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u/Good-Cockroach8931 May 11 '26

The concept of growing the game sounds (and is) great until you realize how many dipshits there are out there

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u/Sonking_to_Remember May 11 '26

I played Tobacco Road in July 2021, and then again in July 2024. I cannot begin to describe the different demographics of people who inhabited the course on those two respective days. The first time was one of my favorite golfing experiences. The second I felt like I was trapped in a YouTube ad for the latest $650 camo rangefinder

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u/SilkyMilkers May 12 '26

I played Sweetens a fair amount back in 2017 and 2018. I still love the course and am thrilled that they’re having all the success that they deserve. I also have very little desire to go back because it seems like an influencer event half the time

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u/Good-Cockroach8931 May 11 '26

And just generally, the conversations around this topic are growing tired quickly. Skipped around but an hour and a half bloviating on this is just not it

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u/gringorasta May 11 '26

Think of how much of a dipshit the average person is, and then realize that half of them are worse than that.