Specially-abled and disabled participate, giving them the opportunity to take part in a mainstream activity. Because disc golf is so easy to learn, no one is excluded.
Players merely match their pace to their capabilities, and proceed from there. There are events for men and women of every skill level from novice to professional. Permanent disc golf courses are found in countries worldwide, as well as throughout Australia.
Where do I play? Some city parks have golf courses already set up. Some are free to play as often as you like. One of the great features disc golf shares with traditional golf is that they are both played in beautiful settings. The game started with people using Frisbees and aiming at targets made up of trees, trash cans, light poles, pipes, and whatever else was handy.
Disc golf is similar to regular golf; however, instead of using golf clubs and balls aiming for a hole, Disc Golf players use golf discs and aim for a Disc Pole Hole, a pole extending up from the ground with chains and a basket where the disc lands. The object of the game is to complete each hole in the fewest number of throws, starting from a tee area and finishing at the Disc Pole Hole.
Generally, a course is 9 or 18 Disc Pole Holes long. The player with lowest total cumulative score wins. Disc Golf differs from regular Golf in important ways.
Disc golf courses can use a wide variety of terrain. Often times, land not suitable for other park activities or development is perfect terrain for a disc golf course.
Disc golf is one of the best lifetime fitness sports. It is easy to learn, a healthy activity, and accessible to people of all ages and fitness levels. Do not throw your disc until you are sure its flight or landing, will not distract another player. Each hole starts with a tee-off, followed by subsequent throws until players reach the basket.
Scoring is the same as ball golf. A stroke is counted each time the disc is thrown and when a penalty is imposed. Strokes are totaled to arrive at the game score. If completing in groups, the players with the fewest strokes wins. Tee off order on the first tee will be by mutual arrangement or by flipping discs.
The chains on a target are there to help catch the disc by deflecting it into the basket. Just like using different clubs in golf, different discs are used for different throws, designed to go long or short distances, curve right or left, or even roll across the ground.
According to the Professional Disc Golf Association PDGA between 8 and 12 million people have played at least one round of disc golf, and more than , people play regularly. Disc golf is an easy sport to take up, but the highest levels of the game are skilled, strategic and very competitive.
The game is growing fast. At the current rate of growth, the number of active players worldwide will double in years, then double again in another years.
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