The social aspect, while real, can also backfire. I have, and it's not exactly less threatening, or more fun. Some say footbag golf is inherently stupid, and providing access to footbag through such silliness is self-defeating. The only cold, hard fact I can throw out is that footbag golf consistently attracts the largest field of players of any of the footbag games. Score one for the accessibility crowd.
Supporters claim that golf is a positive force in introducing people to footbag.
Others flatly deny that claim, and say that they have never seen golf entice a person to join the ranks of footbag players. I can see both sides, and also see that none of the sanctioned footbag games contributes significantly to the promotion of footbag at the present. All mixed up in the debate of promotion is teevee and the media. I own two golf holes, but I don't own a single teevee set. That aside, the conventional wisdom is that the media, and especially teevee since footbag is such an action-oriented activity, is crucial to footbag promotion.