Disc Golf

I love disc golf.

No scratch that, I LOVE disc golf.

I had never even heard of the game until my friend Jerry and his buddies told me about the game. And since he did, we have all been addicted to playing it. We don’t get out as a group as much as we’d like but some of us are able to get together and have a game with each other.

Taking a break on the first tee at Cathlamet, Washington

The Lucky Mud gang at Lucky Mud, taking a break mid-game

I have found for myself though, that getting out for a quick game is very therapeutic. Like all sports, there is a science to it. There is indeed a series of mechanics that one needs to work on to get consistent at throwing the disc at your target. And like traditional golf, one slip in any part of the process will cause you to shank a toss or throw in a direction unintended.

The discs themselves are very dense and not to be confused with a traditional frisbee. Each one is weighted, and will perform a certain way if you throw it properly. Yes, there are discs for driving, distance, mid-range throws and for putting. Sounds funny maybe (I know it did to me at first) but its an incredibly addicting game. It’s also one of the fastest growing sports around. Here in Oregon I think we have more courses per capita than anywhere else in the country.

Me driving off of the first tee at Lucky Mud

Me, driving off hole 5 at Skyline May 09

Last year our group got out for a long weekend, returning to where we first all** picked up the game the previous year for Jerry’s bachelor retreat (** editor’s note: on that trip I did not play for, er….biological reasons). We played at the Lucky Mud outside of Skomokowa, Washington and also at Skyline in Cathlamet, Washington on the way back from Skomokowa. The Lucky Mud course is awesome. It’s a professionally rated course so you need to be on your game or you’ll definitely lose a disc or 4 in the woods or nearby streams.

Around Portland, we have a few great courses we like to play. For the most part, it’s activities like this that keep me sane and grounded. I’ve even brought my 8 year-old son out a few times and have been teaching him here and there. He loves it to and is very much a natural at it.

Video

Here’s a clip of me driving off of the 14th (I think) tee at Skyline in Cathlamet, Washington, November of ‘08.