talkdiscgolf.com http://talkdiscgolf.com a disc golf digest - the latest disc golf articles, news and updates from your favorite disc golf blogs Thu, 23 May 2013 11:41:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Scott Family Disc Golf Clinic Review Girl Scouts… http://talkdiscgolf.com/scott-family-disc-golf-clinic-review-girl-scouts/ http://talkdiscgolf.com/scott-family-disc-golf-clinic-review-girl-scouts/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 04:57:10 +0000 Debbie Scott http://talkdiscgolf.com/?p=5632 Scott Family Disc Golf – Clinic Review

Girl Scouts – Hornet’s Nest Council – Charlotte, NC
Fabulous Female Disc Golf
Reedy Creek Park, Saturday May 18th, 10 am.
Instructor: Debbie Scott, local pro disc golfer (and former girl scout)

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What a fantastic day for disc golf! The weather was great and so was the participation in this year’s Girl Scout Disc Golf day! There were 10 young ladies and 2 adults eager to learn how to play this sport.

We began with an introduction myself and the sport. We then grabbed our discs and headed over to the practice basket. When teaching this sport I teach the shots in opposite order that they are thrown. I teach putting first, then approaching, followed by driving. Sometimes we don’t even get to driving. I want a firm foundation set on the putt and approach.

I had the girls surround the basket and step out to about 10 feet away. I demonstrated the proper grip and stance then we all practiced putting for a couple rounds. It didn’t take long for the girls to successfully putt at 10-15 feet away. At this point we marked our easy circle around the basket (15 ft.) and headed to about 60 feet away to work on approaching to our easy circle. We marked our easy circle so that we have a very clear target to aim at when approaching. If you can make it in the circle you have a very good chance at putting out on the first try.

I had the girls line up about 60 feet away from the basket. I demonstrated the grip, the stance and throwing motion of the approach shot. I had each girl throw one at a time so I could help each one specifically. We all threw several times from that point, then we backed up to about 100 feet. After a few rounds the girls were getting more and more shots into the easy circle!

Time to take what we learned from the field and apply it to the course. I split the group up into two and half went with my husband, who taught me how to play disc golf over 18 years ago, and the other half I took. We played ‘best shot’ with the 5 girls on holes 1-4 of Reedy Creek disc golf course. That was a lot of fun and it kept the girls in the fairway most of the time. By the time we got to the third hole the girl’s shots were all quite accurate and several were picking up some good distance.

By the end of the session they were asking me where they can get discs and where else could they play. It is so thrilling for me to see the excitement come to life in a person once they get a good feel for this sport. Several of the girls displayed a natural ability for disc golf and I hope they seek it out further. As always, I love sharing this sport with others! The more youth we can get it now, the stronger this sport will become.

 

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We’ve previously posted reviews of the Prodigy Disc D1, D4, M4, PA1, and PA4. Today, we’ve published our review of the D2 distance driver.

It was a little more understable than we expected. Check out our review for full details, flight ratings and flight chart from inbounds Disc Golf.

Read the full review at All Things Disc Golf.

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]]> http://talkdiscgolf.com/latest-from-go-ham-dg/feed/ 0 Attention Retailers: 2013 inFlight Guide Available Soon! http://talkdiscgolf.com/attention-retailers-2013-inflight-guide-available-soon/ http://talkdiscgolf.com/attention-retailers-2013-inflight-guide-available-soon/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 20:31:33 +0000 inbounds Disc Golf http://talkdiscgolf.com/?p=5603

Wholesale Pre-Order Discount Available

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Since its debut in September, the inbounds Disc Golf inFlight Guide has become the industry standard for viewing disc flight paths. No other disc flight resource comes close to the number of discs or quality of data. Used by both players and manufacturers (including Dynamic Discs and Prodigy Disc), the inFlight Guide has been ranked #1 on the Disc Golf Directory since its launch and is the top ranked disc flight tool using Google’s web search.

 

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Best Distance DriversIf you want to impress your friends on the disc golf course, it’s all about distance. Owning the best distance drivers will help you to get the results you are looking for.

 

Based on reviews by disc golfers on InfiniteDiscs.com, we have determined which disc manufacturers make the best distance drivers. Each disc reviewed was rated between one and five stars. One star discs are considered “horrible” while five star discs are “must haves.” All distance drivers with ratings were used to determine the manufacturers overall rating.

According to disc golfers, the best distance drivers are manufactured in Sweden. In fact, three of the top rated brands are all manufactured by Latitude 64.

Find out who the top rated manufacturers of disc golf drivers are here: Which Disc Manufacturer Makes the Best Distance Drivers? | Disc Golf Reviewer.

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The EMAC Signature Classic Judge features 2010 World Champion Eric McCabe’s signature. The Classic Judge is EMAC’s go to putter in all conditions.

The EMAC Silhouette Classic Soft Judge features 2010 World Champion Eric McCabe’s silhouette.

Help support Eric McCabe on his 2013 tour by purchasing an EMAC Signature Classic Judge and an EMAC Silhouette Classic Soft Judge today!

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Monday:
I wanted to cleanse my mind of yesterday’s multi-disc practice round at Rockburn, so I put the tourney bag back together and headed back to The Rock.100_3969

Ridge, Ibex, Trak and…the Lace. At #1 I promptly put the Lace into the crest. Then I hyzer it badly. Muttering ensues. I salvage the four with the Ibex. Crossing #6?s fairway to #3 I come across another player carrying an enormous Grip bag. We recognize each other. His name starts with a D….

D: Still carrying that NutSac?

Hawk: Both of them.

He remembers my name. He’s D…something.

 

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]]> http://talkdiscgolf.com/your-disc-golf-hero-vacation-week-2/feed/ 0 How To Catch An Ace On Film, Like I Did http://talkdiscgolf.com/how-to-catch-an-ace-on-film-like-i-did/ http://talkdiscgolf.com/how-to-catch-an-ace-on-film-like-i-did/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 03:27:00 +0000 CoolDaddySlickBreeze http://talkdiscgolf.com/?p=5585 I have been filming Disc Golf since 2009 and I have always wanted to catch an ace on film. I have seen several on YouTube and the excitement of watching that plastic hit the chains is awesome. Because it is just me out there filming it is obvious that I can’t be everywhere filming. If I had a nickel for every time someone approached me on the course and told me I missed an awesome putt, or humongous drive, well I wouldn’t be rich, but I’d have some money for gas to get to the next tournament. But I was always able to capture some good footage but the ace had always been my white whale. I have come so close, in fact when I was in North Carolina working with DiscGolfPlanettv I almost caught Sarah Hokum getting an ace but I had hit the recording button because it did not look like it was going to get close to the basket and I could not really see the basket. I have had people get an ace on a hole that was the hole I had just left to film a different hole.

So how do you catch an ace on film?

Pick easy holes.  It does help to hang out with your camera at holes that are easy to ace. But, I have done just that. In fact early on in my Disc Golf video career filmed a couple $10k Hole In One challenges and nothing.

Give an incentive so people will go for it

In 2011 I traveled to several Dynamic Discs events and announced a $100 Ace Bounty at each player’s meeting. If I caught them getting an ace on film I would hand them a $100 bill. I never had the opportunity to pay anyone.

Have someone keep throwing at a hole until they get it

I am not sure I would count this one as something to get excited over. In fact I have heard people say that unless you made an ace on your first throw of a hole then you shouldn’t even count it. I think that is a bit harsh.

Preserverance and more perseverance

This is what made it happen for me. In May of 2013 I was filming the Monkey Island Open for Dynamic Discs and on the second round I decided to follow the lead card for the last 5 holes. On hole 17 there is a park bench right behind the tee pad that allowed me to get a good angle. And that is where it happend. Benjamin Wiggins through that disc right into the basket. When he threw I knew the line looked good but as the disc got closer and closer it was almost as if it started to slow down as my thoughts started to suggest that this thing might go right into the basket. The other guys on the card started the usually chatter, “It’s going in”, “One time, one time”. And then just as effortlessly as it could be the disc connected with the chains and felt to the cage waiting below.

Everyone cheered and after listening t the footage while editing I wonder if I yelled in excitement louder than Benjamin. It was so cool to capture that moment on video.

Here is the tournament highlights from the 2013 Monkey Island Open. You can watch all 14 minutes or you can skip to the footage of the ace.

Click here to view the embedded video.

 

 

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Today marks a new era for Grip Equipment. The disc golf bag manufacturer announced earlier this month production on their popular disc golf bag would be coming to an end. This opened the door for a redesigned and improved bag.

This afternoon, GripEQ announced the A-Series disc golf bag. We’ve worked with Dan Hall, Vice President of Operations for Grip Equipment to get all the details on the new A-Series bag. Hall also talked about new partnerships for GripEQ.

Read all the details about the bag (including colors, price, storage, etc…) at All Things Disc Golf.

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Reinventing the stamp design

For this release we also really wanted to hear out what our fans had to say about the stamp design. Many of you guys have been requesting us to run the minimal and simplistic type of stamp we used to do back when we got started. For P3 we re-designed the D-line stamp and skipped the extra name we’ve used in most of our latest models. The disc itself is currently available with two stamps: The regular production stamp is available throughout Europe and theDiscmania First Run stamp is the one currently available in the US.

Retooling for premium plastics

This first release of the D-P3 comes with sort of a prototype configuration.

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We are proud to present an all-new Disc Golf medium: TheSpinTV.com. It is a broadcasting channel of everything Disc Golf related in the highest order. The SpinTV will offer its viewers a weekly dose of Disc Golf goodness in the form of state-of-the-art videos. But quite frankly, the SpinTV is much more than that.

“The SpinTV is what the sport of Disc Golf has been lacking. The sport itself is wonderful in many aspects, but we need find ways to promote it so that it’s credible to the mainstream media. We wanted to develop the pinnacle Disc Golf medium out there and I think we’ve done a good job doing so. If you have a friend who doesn’t know anything about Disc Golf, this is the site you should show him.”

-SpinTV co-founder Jussi Meresmaa.

The SpinTV team consists of reputable Disc Golf promoters, players and inventors.

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Click here to view the embedded video.

Essentially, it’s a stick that uses leverage to help you fling disc golf discs with minimal effort. When I saw it, my initial thought was that it would be pretty difficult to actually throw discs accurately using this thing, but it is definitely something I want to try out.

When I was a kid I had a toy for launching snow balls. It was a stick with a cup at the end. Put a snow ball in the cup, swing the stick, and watch the snow ball fly farther than I could ordinarily throw.  It was a lot of fun throwing snow balls with this thing, but for actual snow ball fights, it just wasn’t very accurate — especially for short range throws. I imagine flinging discs with the Folf Club will be pretty similar.

If the Folf Club actually is easy to use, then this could help take the sport to a new level.

Half the fun of disc golf is watching discs fly, and fly, and fly. If you can make a golf disc fly farther, why not?

If you want to see the Folf Club become a reality, here’s more details about how to help fund the project.

Read more at: The Folf Club | Alan’s WordPress Blog.

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Whats going on with Inbounds DG
Box4Discs…super easy and affordable disc solutions!!
all this and more…on the Local Route

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It’s been a big year for the release of new golf discs in 2013. Nearly all the major disc manufacturers have come up with new drivers, putters, and a plethora of mid range discs. If you comprised your bag of strictly newly released 2013 discs, you’d have nearly 30 discs in that bag.

For those just getting into disc golf mode after a long cold winter, here is a summary of the new discs released in 2013.

via New Discs In 2013 | Infinite Discs.

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