Mar. 19th Week 9 Posting

Reflections:
I think the hardest part for me so far has been research. Because disc golf is a relatively new sport, there isn't a lot of literature out there about it. I was fortunate however to discover a few blogs last class that will be very helpful! The easiest part so far has probably been the first exploring subculture paper that we wrote. It was easiest because all I had to do was pull facts, rules, and customs out of my head concerning Frisbee golf. Now that I have gotten into the research stage, it's becoming more difficult to back those things from my head up with actually accounts from other people. If I had to start over, honestly, I wouldn't have chosen Frisbee golf as my subculture. I guess at the beginning I just assumed that it was popular and that there would be lots of stuff out there for me to use in my paper. But, looking back I realize that that was kind of the point and now I have a great opportunity to learn even more about the sport while I introduce it to others well. Having the blog has helped me by being a good place for me to just throw down ideas in my head that maybe aren't quite final-draft-worthy yet. And, having these things down is helpful because, from there, all I have to do is go back to them and then organize them into a paper. By the time it comes to writing my final mini ethnograpy, I will have mountains of information on my blog, ready and at my disposal. It will come very much in handy!