Make Life Easier for Disc Golfers of All Skill Levels
Confidence on the disc golf course is a fickle beast. One minute you drain a 40-foot putt as confidence soars and on the next tee you hit the first available tree and want to go hide in the bushes. I know the feeling. But you must keep playing. You must keep throwing the disc. But…
What would the perfect disc golf course entail? Beautiful scenery? Check. Water features? Check. Private land? Check. World-class course design? Check. Dinosaur statues? Check. Art installments? Check. Perfectly placed large tee pads? Check. We may now have the answer thanks to property owner Philip Samuels and course designer David McCormick. They teamed up to create Eagles Crossing Disc Golf Course in Central Missouri. Let’s unpack why this place is so special and what trends it may be starting for disc golf courses all over the world.
If you were lucky enough to play disc golf in the 1970s consider yourself amongst the fortunate few. You would have been there for the birth of the modern sport. This decade saw the creation of the Disc Golf Pole Hole (i.e. basket), the creation of the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA), the first disc golf-specific frisbees, the first official disc golf course, and the first official disc golf company, whew! But for those of us who weren’t around, there are videos and posters and stories by those who were there.
Disc golf has exploded in popularity throughout the pandemic. What started as a few more people on courses has turned into disc golf on major TV networks, massive PDGA membership growth, and disc golf manufacturers running out of stock. Who knew that a pandemic would be so good for the growth of disc golf?!
Who knew that Frisbee Golf could such have a massive economic impact? This week is the Professional Disc Golf Association’s annual Amateur World Championship. Hundreds of Disc golfers from all over the United States, and several other countries throughout the world are gathered in PA for a week long event. Many of these disc golfers…
Have you ever read that word, “Frisbee,” and thought, “Where did that word come from?” It is a weird looking and weirder sounding word that doesn’t seem to have any traditional Latin or Germanic roots that have anything to do with a round flying disc. The beginnings of the Frisbee are believed to be rooted…
I just got to see the coolest looking Frisbee Golf Discs I have ever seen. Discraft has a new “full foil” disc style that looks just amazing. While most frisbee golf manufacturers hot stamp foil on discs, Discraft makes the entire disc FOIL! This enables it to sparkle and shine with different light. Basically, these…
The MD2-Fiend is the second midrange in the Discmania line. This disc has a similar stable/overstable flight path to the MD1, but has less height and a wider deeper rim. The MD2 Fiend is a great disc for fairway shots, medium drives, and really long approaches. The MD2 is available in all the quality Discmania…