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I know how you all love it when I get into yet another competition. So I went out and found myself a whole new thing. But .... and you're gonna hug me for this .... YOU don't have to vote! WOO HOO!I spent the whole last two days playing Frisbee Golf! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! Not any good at it. But I love it anyway.
Here's how it works.... you're in the woods, you, your trusty frisbee, and your competition. The idea is to toss the frisbee through trees, over streams and bridges, tick and snake infested fields, and land that puppy squarely into the wire basket, staying at or under par.
Note the enormous degree of focus I maintain while sizing up the situation. With great care I toss my magical disk.
And do a fine job of smacking thee hell outa this tree right here. Meanwhile my ne'r do well competitors, Bob and Jake, chuckle gleefully.
Later in the game I began to improve. Partly due to practice...partly due to unsnapping my pants to allow my bloated refried bean belly some breathing space. Again.....I take careful aim, fully focused on the job at hand.
The snap is off! Annnnnnnnd............(I feel certain it was a sudden gust of unexpected wind that sent my loyal frisbee into the tick infested field. Certainly it was no fault of my own as I'm sure you all know.)
For the record ...... THIS is where your frisbee is supposed to end up. And this IS my very own frisbee. You can tell it's really mine because ..... it's red!
My best score out of 2 days was 98. Not even a team of clowns could get me to tell how far over par that is. But I AM NOT GIVING UP! I will beat these guys if it kills us all.Labels: competition, frisbee golf, snakes, sports, ticks, trees
I have seen that setup before. One of the parks near me has a course set up. I just have never played. Now lets see. Two "holes" have a par 4... There would appear to be 18 holes ... That would make par somewhere around 72. I would say you are doing pretty good.
I tried to find out what par was but all they would say is it was a new course that was finished last year, it is 18 holes with 6 in the woods, 12 in the fields, yep ticks and more in the rough, and that this year it is free. The Internet failed me again.
I should pick me up a few discs and give it a go. The exercise would be a good thing.
By the way, your partners in crime are cowards hiding behind trees like that.
Barman, if it's really 72, I'm doin' a lot better than I thought. But I bet it's less. Jake consistently has an end score in the 60's. It's very good exercise cause you're constantly up and down hills and then of course when you toss your disk into the next county ...there's that long walk and search mission. LOL!
Nick, thank you! I'm having a very good time with it. Can't get any good distance on my toss though.
Curly, it really is! I was surprised how much I like it. It'll be more fun when fall breaks and it's not so hot. Both of those days turned out to be pretty toasty.
At 9/04/2007 3:27 PM, 
Dan
At 9/04/2007 5:13 PM, Zen Wizard
Disc golf rules. Even if you play, like, the best course in the US, your "greens fees" will only be like $5.
Check out this video.
At 9/04/2007 7:16 PM, GAB
At 9/05/2007 2:35 AM, cathouse teri
Aw.. that game looks kinda fun! :)
But I'm sure I would never play it. I like to just.. well.. not do that sort of thing. I'm from Southern California and we just do a lot of driving. We drive to the gym, we work out, we drive home. That's the plan. I don't see any roads to drive on at that fris course.
I have a friend staying with me. I think he wants me to go for walks with him in the evenings. I almost laughed out loud. Nay, I say! Teri don't do no walkin!
Now, swimming, yes. I'd best get back to sleep, too! Because I have to be up in 4.5 hrs to drive to the pool!
At 9/05/2007 5:17 AM, Kingcover
So this game really does exist then! I had no idea. I thought it only happened in computer games lol.
It would be impossible to play that over here on account of mountains and low flying seabirds getting in the way, althoughhhhhh it might be a good way of controlling the local bird population. Death by frisbee. And if you manage to actually hit a bird you get an extra throw. Niiiice :)
Hey, fun is where you find it! LOL
Husband and I had a strange frisbee golf encounter a few years ago. While hiking in the redwood forests of northern California, thinking we were far from humans, suddenly a RED frisbee sailed across the path about 100 feet ahead of us. Talk about spooky! It turned out to be a few "golfing" college students who had set up a "course" in the outback behind their campus, but at first glance it seemed more like we'd seen something alien!
And Crab, Par is vastly over-rated...
Check your shoes before you leave.
Well.
I give that a thumbs up.
:-)
Looks like a lot of fun. You kinda remind me or Dorothy out in that field, on the way to see the Wizard.
I know...weird morning. No sleep.