Disc Golf

[Jables]

Anyone ever play this? 

I discovered a course not far from my house, and being that I already spend a lotta my free time in parks on nice days I figured this would give me something to do aside from chasing babies playing with my kids. 

 

I tried it without kids first, with only a promotional frisbee from Sony for the PS2, and loved the shit out of it and am very excited to report I've just bought my first starter kit(bag and 5 discs) and seeing as I even get the weekend off, can't wait to break them in.

 

So it turns out Disc Golf frisbees are designed with similar send to golf clubs. So you have drivers for distance, mid-rangers for accuracy/control, and then putters. I'm across the theoretical differences in design but am keen to see and feel how these actually uhm, look and feel. More to come as I chuck me way around town, apparently there's a decent community for this stuff here. Gosh, imagine what other grown-arse frisbee enthusiasts are like... 

[The NZA]

this sounds like something i'd give a go and likely be terrible at, but at least have a bit of fun at it.  how uh, how is it played?

[the division of joy]

From my understanding, its essentially taking the overall rules of golf, but you're replacing the ball and club with a frisbee and your arm. So each course I'd presume has hazards, a par score etc. The biggest difference is the hole in golf is replaced with a funky looking chain basket for Frolf.

[Jables]

7 hours ago, the division of joy said:

From my understanding, its essentially taking the overall rules of golf, but you're replacing the ball and club with a frisbee and your arm. So each course I'd presume has hazards, a par score etc. The biggest difference is the hole in golf is replaced with a funky looking chain basket for Frolf.

 

Worth noting the word Frolf makes me deeply uncomfortable. 

 

Bur yeah, the only thing I'd add to this assessment is that the discs have different make ups for parity with golf clubs- there are drivers rated for glide and speed, mid range discs to replace your irons and wedges, then putters for getting it through the chains. It's the kinda thing I can take anywhere because there are courses all over the world. 

[the division of joy]

Is it because of Australian national treasure Frolf Harris?

[The NZA]

ahhh okay, as someone who deeply loathes the concept of most golf courses & the land they take up, at least this sounds more fun.  i remain convinced that, outside of miniature golf, the majority of the fun golf can provide is easily found in driving ranges - with few exceptions

 

okay, different sized discs for different tasks also makes sense - the daunting bit mostly comes from my realizing i've rarely thrown a frisbee with precision being the highest priority.  how wide is this chain basket goal? can you take a mulligan, is the opposition given the opportunity to throw counter discs, etc?

[Jables]

9 hours ago, The NZA said:

ahhh okay, as someone who deeply loathes the concept of most golf courses & the land they take up, at least this sounds more fun.  i remain convinced that, outside of miniature golf, the majority of the fun golf can provide is easily found in driving ranges - with few exceptions

At the risk of being lazily racist, I choose to believe this 8bit gem is Takahashi from Curb your enthusiasm's origin, as it explains his strong feelings about black swans and maintaining order. 

 

I dragged the fam out to play nine holes this morning and despite being aggressively awful at throwing a frisbee, apparently, we still had a blast. Better yet, I didn't lose any gear! 

 

There's probably incorporated rules about mulligans, playing it where it lies, etc, but today has for sure shown me that I'm not ready to do this thing in front of people who take it seriously on any level, and will continue to sling my amatuer hour game in shame, away from the prying eyes of the Pine Rivers Disc Golf League. 

 

sidebar though- I get the conservation angle- flora and fauna were there first and there's nothing whiter than paving paradise to play an exclusionary AF game that is boring as hell, realised as I was typing it why you wouldn't dig hours out in the sunshine and was about to question why haha. 

Edited September 8, 2024 by Jables

[Jables]

so i decided to provide some visual aids. Not only puts you on the green with me but lets me low key brag about my magestic surrounds. Not that i feel like I have anything to prove to you with your Aurora's, and your untamed wilderness, and Gorgeous Colorado winters. nothing. at. all.

 

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do we uh, still post images or is that some elder millenial shit we're disavowing because all the young puss we draw might bring Joel back?

Edited November 18, 2024 by Jables
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[The NZA]

we doooo (sorry, really late here) but this board iteration just needs the actual location (discgolf.jpg) pasated and it works with that, or the old [ IMG

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[Jables]

Thanks homes. 

 

I know it's historically on-brand for me to passive-aggressively match your delayed response with my own, the truth is that by acknowledging your post I'm now contractually obliged to clean up that mess and just... eh. I'll get to it. Energy is low when the reserves are depleted. You guys know how it be. 

 

In the meantime just image verdant meadows, overpriced frisbees, and a fat dude in crocs vaping. 

(apparently embracing weed is a cornerstone of the disc golf set, and I don't need to be told twice).