What is disc golf?
Disc golf is played much like traditional golf. Instead of a ball and clubs, however, players use a flying disc, or Frisbee®. The sport was formalized in the 1970's, and shares with "ball golf" the object of completing each hole in the fewest number of strokes (or, in the case of disc golf, fewest number of throws).
A golf disc is thrown from a tee area to a target which is the "hole", the hole can be one of a number of disc golf targets; the most common is called a Pole Hole® an elevated metal basket. As a player progresses down the fairway, he or she must make each consecutive shot from the spot where the previous throw has landed. The trees, shrubs, and terrain changes located in and around the fairways provide challenging obstacles for the golfer.
Finally, the "putt" lands in the basket and the hole is completed. Disc golf shares the same joys and frustrations of traditional golf, whether it's sinking a long putt or hitting a tree halfway down the fairway. There are few differences, though. Disc golf rarely requires a greens fee, you probably won't need to rent a cart, and you never get stuck with a bad "tee time." It is designed to be enjoyed by people of all ages, male and female, regardless of economic status.
http://www.pdga.com/introduction
A golf disc is thrown from a tee area to a target which is the "hole", the hole can be one of a number of disc golf targets; the most common is called a Pole Hole® an elevated metal basket. As a player progresses down the fairway, he or she must make each consecutive shot from the spot where the previous throw has landed. The trees, shrubs, and terrain changes located in and around the fairways provide challenging obstacles for the golfer.
Finally, the "putt" lands in the basket and the hole is completed. Disc golf shares the same joys and frustrations of traditional golf, whether it's sinking a long putt or hitting a tree halfway down the fairway. There are few differences, though. Disc golf rarely requires a greens fee, you probably won't need to rent a cart, and you never get stuck with a bad "tee time." It is designed to be enjoyed by people of all ages, male and female, regardless of economic status.
http://www.pdga.com/introduction
History of Disc golf
- Disc golf is a flying disc game in which individual players throw a flying disc at a target. According to the Professional Disc Golf Association, "The object of the game is to traverse a course from beginning to end in the fewest number of throws of the disc."
- Modern disc golf started in the early 1970s, when it seems to have been invented in many places and by many people independently. Students at Rice University in Houston, Texas, for example, held tournaments with trees as targets as early as 1964, and in the early 1960s players in Pendleton King Park in Augusta, Georgia would toss Frisbees in 50-gallon barrel trash cans designated as targets.
- The true pioneer of the sport of Frisbee Golf is Kevin Donnelly, who, until 2011, was unknown for his accomplishment. Kevin began playing a form of Frisbee golf in 1959 called Street Frisbee Golf. In 1961, while a Recreation Leader and then Recreation Supervisor for the City of Newport Beach, California, he formulated and then began organizing Frisbee golf tournaments at nine of the city's playgrounds he supervised.
- Two of the best-known figures in the sport are "Steady Ed" Headrick, who introduced the first formal disc golf target with chains and a basket, and Dave Dunipace who invented the modern golf disc in 1983. In 1975, Headrick formed the first disc golf association, the PDGA, which now officiates the standard rules of play for the sport.
Rules of disc golf
- Can be played in singles, pairs, or teams.
- Throw the disc and hit and designated object.
- Do not make distracting noises or motions when other players are about to throw.
- During play, the tee off is determined by the thrower who had the lowest score on the previous hole. The lowest score throws first. If there is a tie, go back one, two, or three holes if necessary.
- That player who is farthest from the hole during play will always throw first.
- A player may not step past the lie of the previous throw when attempting her/his next throw.
- No follow-through steps are allowed within 30 feet of the pin.
- Any unplayable lie can be relocated with a one-stroke penalty.
Disc Golf Terminology
- Hole: a series of throws to get from the tee (starting area) to the pin.
- Hole in one: made in one throw.
- Tee-off: first throw at any given hole.
- Stroke: any throw at a given hole.
- Pin: the object you are aiming to hit on a hole.
- Par: getting to the pin in the designated amount of strokes (average).
- Eagle: getting to the pin in two less strokes than par (two under par).
- Birdie: getting to the pin in one less stroke than par (one under par).
- Bogie: getting to the pin in one more stroke than par (over par).
- Double bogie: getting to the pin in two more strokes than par.
- Fore: protect your head.
- Lie: where the disc lands and stops
- Putt: a short toss to the pin
- Mulligan: free throw that does not cost a stroke
- Mandatory: a directional object. This object is something that you must go around or through to usually avoid a safety concern or for an added challenge.
Why should i play disc golf?
The ongoing fitness boom finds more and more people taking up recreational activities in an effort to improve health and quality of life. Disc golf provides upper and lower body conditioning, aerobic exercise, and promotes a combination of physical and mental abilities that allow very little risk of physical injury. Concentration skills increase by mastering shots and negotiating obstacles. Players of limited fitness levels can start slowly and gradually increase their level of play as fitness improves. Scheduling is also flexible; a round takes one to two hours, and may be played alone, eliminating the difficulty of scheduling tee times. And as in traditional golf, disc golfers find themselves "hooked;" increasing the likelihood of frequent participation. Disc golf offers year-round fitness, even in rain or snow. Perhaps the greatest attribute of the sport is the expense - or rather, the lack of it. A professional quality disc costs less than $15, and it only takes one for basic play.
And, of course, there's the sheer fun of the game - no matter what your age or skill level!
Play Disc Golf - It's in the Air!!!
http://www.pdga.com/introduction
And, of course, there's the sheer fun of the game - no matter what your age or skill level!
Play Disc Golf - It's in the Air!!!
http://www.pdga.com/introduction
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