Disc Golfing

ohhh you mean frolfing! ;)

yea I think this is the first one I haven't seen one yet anyways and I've been on here a few years, no favorite moments just love the sport and the chill atmosphere.

I played it years ago and really enjoyed it but found that there wernt many parks in my area that were equipped with the frolf setup. Too bad cuz its easy to get hooked on this game.

I'm lucky because I have a nice course around a lake about 1 mile from my house. I cant drive yet but it only takes me about 10 minutes on my bike to get there. I could go everyday if i felt like it.

Played a handful of times in golden gate park.  Great fun!

this thread should be policed by mikeD. hes a sponsored pro.
Anyways, discing is awesome. Currently at 4 aces

It's not just a summer thing for me.  I hit the course in Reno on a day between 2 snowboarding days.  Several more courses I want to hit soon, but most are too muddy at the moment.

In Santa Barbara (Goleta technically), some students from the UC I played with came up with a variant, that you had to keep a beer in one hand at all times and if you spilled even a drop it cost you a stroke.  lol

bucks county has one of the best courses in the us 28 holes in a wooded park tyler state in pa always different always challenging i love playing

my dad introduced me to this sport and i went to play an 18 once. other times were just driving practice at my HS football field. pretty fun, definitely a lot easier to pick up than regular golf.

Not a good idea to take your dog with you when disc golfing btw.  Unless the dog is super obedient there's a good chance of an interception.

WHERE is MikeyD up in this thread with his disc golf badassedness??? That boy has gone some serious troutdoors MIA....

Originally posted by timpiper when i first heard of this i thought i would never even get close to trying it but everyone freakin' raves about it-guess i'll have to give it a try.

Definatley try it!! I'm going on Friday with a couple friends. Should be a good time!

I just like hanging out in nature with pot and alcohol.

Originally posted by bootleg ^alcohol and disc golf makes a great game a little more interesting than usual I have friend who is over cocky when it comes to competitive sports but has never played disc golf which later we will wager a bet to shut him up.

One of our favorite ways to play was bringing a portable cooler with the beer. Then whoever lost the hole had to carry the beer. Makes it fun and competitive, nobody wants to lug that thing around, especially playing the Zephyr Cove course in Tahoe, that's like hiking + disc golf.

is this like frizbe golf?

I've seen the PS3 game, there's also a Wii disc golf game. It's the same concept except it's a lot harder to make it fly straight and far in real life, heh. A lot more fun too though, go outside and try it.

hahah this is awesome, should have named it stoners thread tho!
Disc golf for dayysssss

Originally posted by BoxStomper I disc almost everyday, but im not a stoner, dont stereotype

Same here, I'm not a stoner (although quite a few of my friends are, haha) and I disc a bunch. I actually just got back from discing. Lost a midrange disc at the water hole though.

Originally posted by Nire333 Originally posted by BoxStomper I disc almost everyday, but im not a stoner, dont stereotype Same here, I'm not a stoner (although quite a few of my friends are, haha) and I disc a bunch. I actually just got back from discing. Lost a midrange disc at the water hole though.

Oh man you have a water hole? That's rough. I've only ever had to worry about losing them in trees and bushes. I lost my putter in a tree on a big downhill hole, that sucked. That's one of the things I love about disc golf though, it's so cheap.

@Boxstomper     I lost an Innova Cobra (just a $10 disc) but it was still disappointing. Looks like I'm going to go shopping this week.

@Broys      Yeah, I always tend to throw short, low and safe on the water hole but today the wind gave it a bit of an updraft and carried it out about 35 feet... Would've waded in but it's a drop-off about 10ft out.

Originally posted by Wilz hmm wat's the difference between medium, short, long range frisbees? so long range is bigger? is that it?   don't think this has hit Australia yet.... but seems intersting enough. i assume u will need areas as big as gold course to play?

There are quite a few variables when it comes to what makes a disc do what. For a super quick and to the point, here is a picture of a driver,and a putter back to back (driver on top, putter on bottom).




As you see, the driver has a "sharper" edge and profile to it. Mainly for cutting through the air better, but each driver will not have the same profile as the next. The smallest tweak will change the flight path, or how it flies. Pretty much how there are different base profiles for snowboards, there are 10 times as many disc profiles.

Then you have weight. Even discs that share the same profile, can have different weights. Think of it this way. A disc I really like is the ORC. The first one I had was a 174g. but the one I use now is a 171g. A little lighter, and for that type of disc, the lighter weight worked better for me. It's all about feel, and just takes some time to find the right disc, or discs, for you.
When I go out for a round, I usually carry two drivers, maybe a mid-range, and one putter. It depends on what course we go to, but that is generally my line up.

Oh, and most discs have options for material too. The standard "Rubber/plastic", or "Candy" material. The standard material mars and gouges very easily against trees, or most surfaces. The candy is a super hard smooth plastic that is reallllly hard to mar or gouge. Cost a little bit more, but are totally worth it.

What is everyone throwing? Me.....my current lineup is..

Primary Driver-Innova Starfire Candy plastic 172g.
Back up/back hand driver-Innova ORC Candy plastic 171g.
Mid-range-Innova Shark (can't remember the weight) standard plastic.
Putter-Omega Super Soft (also can't remember the weight)

I went to the super soft as my primary putter about 2 years ago, and I have a hard time going back. While it isn't the best for long range putting (anything over 30ft) I love the feel of the thing. It is also real grippy and find it has less "bad" bounces.

Anyways, thought I would share this here...went out for 2 rounds today and it was WET. Played pretty well, 4 over each round. We play every hole as a three, except for 18, which we play as a 4. Par for the course is 64, but we play it as a 55. I'll take 5 under each round playing by course rules
Bet 5 bucks each game with my dude. Won them both...booooyyyaka!

Anyways...highlights of the day (other than it being muggy as hell, and 86 degrees out) was the 17th tee pad being flooded out (still throw-able though, just had to make a little jump first ahahah...) and my friend throwing in the river that borders the entire course. He lucked out though, disc got caught on a branch in the water, and the current was strong enough it held the disc in place until he could climb down. Play it where it lies baby! hahha..

Currently I'm using:

Driver: Innova Pro Starfire (171g)
Midrange: Innova Roc (174g)
Putter: Innova Polecat (Not Sure of the Weight)

 I just got a new inova tourney bag and was wondering if anyone would be interested in my inova deluxe disk bag looking for 25$+ shipping it's in great shape only got it about 4 months ago. it's in the blue color, this would ship with the grey/black strap from the turney bag it has a much nicer pad then the one it comes with.  anyways it's this bag. http://www.innovadiscs.com/disc-bags/deluxe.html

Looks like an awesome course^^^.

Went the other day and it started raining right as I got there (scattered showers). Seeing as though my friends and I biked there, we decided it would be fun to disc in the rain instead of bike home in the rain.

Needless to say we got a little wet but overall it was a good time. My score wasn't as good as usual though.

Hoping to hit up one of the better courses in our area in the next week. It's $4 a game but everyone says it is completely worth it. The 33 holes will be fun.

Supposedly Innova has come up with a new disc that adds a lot of distance, but I'm not gonna go out and buy new discs.  Shouldn't be looking for an edge over others anyway.  Ruins the fun if you're essentially using better tech for an advantage over your buddy.