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Offline Melvin

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Disc golf
« on: May 20, 2011, 11:54:47 AM »
Anybody playing this?

I got a buddy who's been into it for ~20 years. I played once back in the 90's, but he's convinced me to give it a go this afternoon. Should be an interesting change of pace.
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Re: Disc golf
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2011, 12:07:05 PM »
only if i was really stoned.
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Offline Melvin

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Re: Disc golf
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2011, 12:12:05 PM »
Quote from: CHAPPY on May 20, 2011, 12:07:05 PM
only if i was really stoned.

LOL, that's funny. When the subject would come up I'd make fun of his "hippy" sport. Today he was talking about an upcoming tournament and I asked if anyone was running a sportsbook in the area that I might find some action. He gave me a funny look to which I responded, "Yeah, those hippies probably haven't got the cash for a wager."

He's got a good sense of humor and we had a laugh about it.
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Offline Shuffler

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Re: Disc golf
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2011, 12:23:50 PM »
That was pretty big in the Auton area. Not sure if it still is though. Proximity to UT meant lots of courses.
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Offline Melvin

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Re: Disc golf
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2011, 12:29:55 PM »
Yeah, courses are popping up left and right around here.

And since I'm just awful at stick golf....
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Offline hyzer

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Re: Disc golf
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2011, 01:52:22 PM »
If you know anything about disc golf my handle should give you a clue  :lol

I've been playing for 20ish years.  There are allot of courses around Atlanta, tournaments of various sizes are played almost every weekend somewhere in Georgia.
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Offline RufusLeaking

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Re: Disc golf
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2011, 03:45:11 PM »
I was in the Houston Flying Disc Society around the turn of the century.  Then I got remarried.

If you have a knack for throwing frisbees, you will enjoy it.
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Offline Halo

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Re: Disc golf
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2011, 06:47:14 PM »
Disc golf is in a few parks around Northern Virginia. It's fun but not as compelling as I once thought it might be. One of the most fun disc golf arrangements is in Sports Champion in Playstation Move mode in Sony's PlayStation 3. 
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Offline icepac

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Re: Disc golf
« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2011, 09:03:18 PM »
There's a nice course on W and OD bike trail as it passes through arlington where they regularly move the holes and it has some great altitude changes rather than being flat.

I think I played it for about 10 years though I started in 1980 in coconut grove miami when I saw some guys playing during a run from Elizabeth Virrick gym at the former seaplane base there.

I got to the point where I stopped carrying "drivers", "putters", and other purpose made discs and instead used the late 70s era "master disc" for the entire course.

I do like the relatively new 200 gram "heavyweight" disc and will be trying it on the arlington course later this summer.
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Offline Melvin

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Re: Disc golf
« Reply #9 on: May 20, 2011, 09:28:05 PM »
Threw a Linova Eagle today (160 class maybe). Only made par on 3 of 18 holes.

Had a good time and will be buying some discs in the near future.

What I find most interesting is the flight dynamics of these discs. My buddy was making them fly in an S pattern on the way down the fairway. It's a precision sport, no doubt.

Glad to get some feedback from the community on this one. I even know what a Hyzer is now :lol I was in the spot for a hard turning shot and buddy said' "Hyzer it in there". Apparently another friend of ours uses them to float great shots around bends.
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Offline F22RaptorDude

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Re: Disc golf
« Reply #10 on: May 20, 2011, 09:30:18 PM »
 :O Looks hard!
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Offline caldera

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Re: Disc golf
« Reply #11 on: May 21, 2011, 11:53:56 AM »
I caught the ADGCA* on ESPN8 "The Ocho" last week.   :banana:




*American Disc Golf Championship of America.
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Re: Disc golf
« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2011, 10:22:07 AM »
Disc Golf is great! You meet so many great laidback people when you are playing. Ive been playing disc golf for about 10 years, was a competitive am/advanced class player on the Southern Nationals Pro Am Tour for awhile. Ive played from Chicago to Louisiana;from Texas to Florida. Just recently moved to Australia, joined up with the Perth Disc Golf Club when I moved here.  Just  took a trip to Melborne for the Victoria Open with the club and won the mens advanced class!
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Re: Disc golf
« Reply #13 on: May 22, 2011, 10:23:47 AM »
It's a fun game.  Especially if you smoke
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Offline IrishOne

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Re: Disc golf
« Reply #14 on: May 22, 2011, 10:28:29 AM »
disc golf is a blast.   there are at least 6 or 7 courses within 50 miles of here, so it's always fun to go do with a couple of buds 
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