Never underestimate the power of disc golf

I wonder if there are any good statistics that reveal how big of a sport disc golf is in Oregon, nationwide or worldwide. I CAN tell you that I underestimated the amount of golfers, the passion of the golfers, and the goodwill they bring to this small community of Rockwood.

Park Place Coffee is located next to Vance Park, which is one of the newer courses in southeast. I have learned a few things about disc golfers: 1) my friendliest customers are disc golfers; 2) disc golfers are comrades who protect their course and those who support their sport as well as other park users 3) disc golfers make a big impact on the riff-raff in the park as the eyes and ears of our parks community during their regular use of the park.

Vance Park was once known as a problem area because of gangs that hung out here. But then a disc golf course was constructed, and brought in a bunch of mellow diskers who constantly tour the area in groups as they play the sport. If you wanna get rid of a problem, you don't avoid going to the problem spots, instead you GO THERE, and the gang-bangers find somewhere else to hang. The Disc golfers have improved Rockwood because they are both a tolerant bunch and a passionate bunch.

Because they love their sport, they adopted Vance Park and Rockwood Central Park - in droved. And because of this commitment, the disc golfers are the majority and the gang-bangers are the minority.