Disc Golf
Yeah, you heard me right... “Disc Golf”, not “Ball Golf”....
I’ve always liked playing Disc Golf, I started played it in High School at Oak Grove (the first Disc Golf course in the world) when I was younger (around 1979 or 80) and it’s always just been kinda in my life as a fun thing to do. I’ve been getting back into Disc Golf lately so I thought I’d make a little page of information about it. It’s inexpensive to play cause most courses are setup in local parks and are totally FREE to play at. When I first started playing we all just played with our standard Frisbee discs, (you know, the kind you play catch with) but we learned quickly that the guys with “real” golf discs could throw farther and more accuracy. I wouldn’t want to play catch with a real golf disc, hard plastic.
Discs
The main thing you need is a decent disc to play with.
Golf discs are only around $10 or $15. I get discs online from
dtworld.com - Discovering The World.
Golf discs are different from regular Frisbee discs, they are a little smaller, shaped different, and are made of harder plastic to get through trees and such. They fly much faster and farther than standard Frisbee discs.
I carry a disc bag with drivers, approach discs and putters. The different styles of discs fly differently and I pick the disc based on the situation.
Targets
Targets are wire baskets on poles with chains hanging to them.
Basically you throw the disc at the chains and they direct it into the
basket. The chains make a distinctive “ching” noise when you hit um.
The one to the left is a Disc Golf Association MACH V™ Disc Golf basket, and the one on the right is a INNOVA DISCatcher® PRO Disc Golf Target.
There are a few other types as well, but mostly I see these types of holes at the disc golf courses in my area.
Courses
I live in La Crescenta, California, just North of Los Angeles. The closest Disc Golf course to me is Oak Grove in Pasadena, and I play at Sylmar. I’ve also played at Whittier Narrows and La Marada. In Southern California there is also Wrightwood, Long Beach, Huntington Beach, Azusa, Anaheim, Tustin, Cerritos, San Diego and a bunch in Ventura.
Try one of these links to find a course near you:
http://www.pdga.com/course/index.php
http://www.morleyfield.com/course/links.htm#22
http://www.discgolfcourses.info
Links
There is SO much stuff online now. These links will only get you started…pdga.com - Professional Disc Golf Association
wfdf.org - WFDF :: World Flying Disc Federation Home Page
socaldiscgolf.com - Southern California Disc Golf Association
Information
DGTV.com - Disc Golf TV
DiscGolf.com - a user contributed information depot.
discgolfmag.com - Disc Golf Magazine
discgolfreview.com - Disc Golf Discs Reviews, Instructional Articles, Information
Equipment Manufacturers
chingdiscgolf.com - Ching Disc Golf Gear
innovadiscs.com - INNOVA Champion - #1 in Disc Golf
discgolfassoc.com - Disc Golf Baskets, Disc Golf Discs, Disc Golf Equipment
discraft.com - Discraft Pro Sport Discs
discgolfer.com - Revolution Disc Golf Bags
gdstour.com - Gateway Disc sports
Equipment Retail
dtworld.com - Discovering The World
I recommend Discovering The World - Great people and Great service.
Sylmar Disc Golf Course
I made some maps of the new course a few years ago.
You’re welcome to download them if you want.
Click on the links below, they’re both in PDF format:
| Black & White Map 40kb Color Map 450kb |
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| Sylmar Disc Golf Course Veterals Memorial County Park 13000 Sayre Street Sylmar, Ca. 91342 |
The course is located North of the 210 Freeway.
Go North on Hubbard, then West on Eldridge,
then North on Sayre to Veterans Memorial Park.
Turn Left into the parking lot.
