The 5am blog

Todays plan for The Open:

1. Mow some stuff around 7am
2. bathrooms show up at 8am
3. String the OB
4. Clean up greens and boxes
5. Make final tree trims
   
6. DGPT meetings
7. Afternoon course walk for a final Friday punch list
   

We are so close now.

I’m also way more used to the process this year.

I know FPO enjoyed the course last year. I’m so nervous for what MPO thinks. A lot more people will be watching.

If you think teeing off at Hole 1 on Sprinkle is nerve wracking…try running the event.

Dealing with anxiety is the job. Yours and mine.

In the back of my head I’m telling myself to not play into the negative feedback some folks will inevitably have. 

My inability to ignore that in the past has caused Mint problems at times. I care a lot. I’m always super defensive of the people around me.

Last year I got incredibly frustrated with the “journalism” in this sport. Not really with DGPT or PDGA.

I was furious with the independent podcasts and other news outlets. The ones who claim to be promoters but are really just hate watchers. The days of researching a topic before you make a podcast seem long gone.

Last year was the first time I really ranted on a public stage about how I felt about it all.

A lot of these outlets had opinions and had never set foot on the property. Never talked to anyone at Mint.

But they willingly shit on things our community had worked on for years.

At times you’ll see me poking these outlets on Facebook or Reddit because of how much this bothers me. 

I cant stand knowing that there are people in disc golf that profit from the negativity and hot takes.

I’m lucky Mint trust me to talk like I do.

These outlets get to benefit from the hard work others are doing. A lot of people put their life on hold to make these events work.

Then when the event comes these news outlets put a lot of effort into criticizing things like trophies, crowd size, weather and payout. They find the things that are wrong just to have some click bait topics.

I guess enough fans like that type of content because these outlets keep making it.

Just sucks that it has a place in this community. This type of content also doesn’t do anything to attract new players and resources to the sport. None of it’s done in a way to get this sport help. It’s done for clicks and subscriptions. To make money of other people’s short comings.

It divides the sport.

So you bet I’ll defend it.

I am all for independent media with their own opinions too. I don’t want to restrict anyone.

But there’s a fine line when it comes to the intent behind it all.

Time to get to work.