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Beginner's Guide

Never heard of Disc Golf?

It's a healthy, inexpensive, recreational activity that provides upper and lower body conditioning, aerobic exercise and mental stimulation. Your concentration skills expand by mastering shots and negotiating obstacles. Players of limited fitness levels can start slowly and gradually increase their level of play.

Discs are inexpensive, ranging from about $10 to $25! That means for under $100, a family of four can start a new activity with opportunities to play on several nearby courses, which are almost always free!

Want to try it out?

The beauty of disc golf is that it only takes one disc to play! One disc is recommended when first learning disc golf. One disc allows the new player to focus on throwing technique, disc angles, and repetition which accelerates the learning curve.

Beginning players are encouraged to start with a lightweight, mid-range disc. Look for a disc with a speed around 5, a glide between 3 - 5, minimum fade 0 - 2 (overstable), and minimum turn 0 or -1 (understable)

Just Starting?

The two hardest things for a new player are generating spin and speed when releasing the disc. Spin and speed equal distance; it takes some time to master the timing and technique needed to achieve this. As interest and skill level increases the putter and driver should be introduced into the game.

The ultimate beginner set-up is a three-disc set that includes a driver, mid-range, and putter. You can find starter packs for around $20-30 that include these three discs.

What about the numbers? What do they mean?

Flight Chart Numbers

Here's some other helpful tips to get you started!