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Frisbee is the ageless game and one of the disciplines in the sport of frisbee is Disc Golf. Disc Golf is played by millions of people all over the world and in 2020 has seen a huge amount of growth in large part because it’s easy to physically distance, it can be played year round, and it’s relatively inexpensive to get started.
Frisbee, but especially disc golf, is a great sport for developing physical literacy. The disc itself is incredibly versatile since there are more than 150 unique throws. Installing a disc golf course is relatively inexpensive compared to a tennis or basketball court, a (ball) golf course, or a skateboard park. In fact, disc golf can be played in a park using trees as objects (typically called object golf). The standard target is a disc golf basket, which comes in multiple versions including portable and permanent baskets.
Disc golf is played much like traditional golf. Instead of a ball and clubs, however, players use a flying disc, or Frisbee. The sport was formalized in the 1970’s, and shares with “ball golf” the object of completing each hole in the fewest strokes (or, in the case of disc golf, fewest throws). A golf disc is thrown from a tee area to a target which is the “hole”. The hole can be one of a number of disc golf targets; the most common is an elevated metal basket. As a player progresses down the fairway, he or she must make each consecutive throw from the spot where the previous throw has landed. The trees, shrubs, and terrain changes located in and around the fairways provide challenging obstacles for the golfer. Finally, the “putt” lands in the basket and the hole is completed. Disc golf shares the same joys and frustrations of traditional golf, whether it’s sinking a long putt or hitting a tree halfway down the fairway. There are few differences, though. Disc golf rarely requires a greens fee, you probably won’t need to rent a cart, and you never get stuck with a bad “tee time.” It is designed to be enjoyed by people of all ages, male and female, regardless of economic status.
