Autumn 2008
Get Started: Disc Golf
By Sky Barsch
Photographed by Brian Mohr
Disc golf is played like golf, but instead of hitting little balls with a club, you throw small discs into a chain-link basket.
Who It's For
- Like to walk? Disc golf gets you moving, and out in the woods.
- Not into hardcore sports? Disc golf is more about aiming and tossing than pushing the envelope.
- Like things low-key? There are few rules, clothing is casual and the cost is cheap.
Game on
- The discs are smaller than a Frisbee, and all you really need for Day One is a driver (long distance) disc and putter (short distance).
- Wear old shoes or boots for the inevitable muddy patch or jump across the stream.
- At the first tee look for your target: a chain-link basket. Aim, throw and watch where your disc lands. You won't hit the target on your first try (if you do, that's some beginner's luck!), so find your disc and throw it with one foot on the exact spot where it landed. Continue until you get your disc in the basket. Score a point for each throw. Lowest score wins.
Seasonal tip
- Use discs with stand-out color, depending on the season, so you won't lose them. In autumn, opt for a color like neon blue that will show on fallen leaves.
Where to go
- Foster Meadow in Hartland, (802) 436-2790; Johnson State College in Johnson, (802) 635-1334; Sugarbush in Warren, (802) 496-7294; South Branch Disc Golf in Readsboro, www.southbranchdiscgolf.com. More locations at www.pdga.com.
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