Archive for April, 2008
« Previous EntriesDisc Golf Tee Shots - Thinking Outside of the Box
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008You're on the tee-box and you have a narrow hallway to the pin. Obviously, the course designer wants you to head down the hallway as there's a high chance of hitting a tree.
The 'safe' shot is to throw with less strength and more accuracy. I often do this at a risk of not getting […]
Disc Golf Disc Manufacturer’s
Monday, April 28th, 2008This weekend I was searching around on the internet at different disc golf discs. I figured that it's almost time to tryout a new disc. The question is what disc?
Anyway, while I was searching around I found that there are 10 different manfacturer's making disc golf discs. Here they are in alphabetical order with links […]
Why I love Disc Golfing
Sunday, April 27th, 2008As I mentioned in my last post I was going disc golfing on Saturday. Well, my wife and I and three friends went and played a round.
What a beautiful sunny spring day. As mentioned the ground was exactly as we'd assume it would be; sloppy, wet and muddy. But that didn't matter. Nothing spectacular […]
Spring Disc Golf Considerations
Saturday, April 26th, 2008Since I'm going disc golfing today I thought it would be a good idea to mention some things to consider during springtime disc golf. As most people know, disc golf in springtime can be a very messy adventure. All the melting snow, rain and mud can really leave you cold and frustrated. Hopefully these tips […]
Snow in Calgary
Thursday, April 24th, 2008Sorry for the lack of posts right now. I've had a hard time being motivated to blog about disc golfing right now because of the snow in calgary. We've had more snow and cold weather in the past 2 weeks then we have all summer. It's really quite disappointing because before this we had really […]
Disc Golf Ace Pots - Are they worth it?
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008Have you ever gone to a tournament and been asked if you want to enter into the Ace Pot? Have you ever considered if they're worth it?
Obviously, the idea of these ace pots are just for fun and you're trying to get an ace whenever you possibly can. However, have you ever considered if […]
The Scoober - The Underutilized Disc Golf Throw!
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008In my opinion one of the most underutilized throws is the Scoober. If you're asking, What's a scoober then maybe you should add this throw to your repertoire.
The scoober is essentially a mini version of the hammer throw. However, the disc usually begins upside down and not thus lands flat.
How to throw
Place two fingers […]