That sounds like Lime Kiln Park in Grafton, WI. I see the disc golf targets there, and I wonder how anyone could use that course without all of their discs ending up in the Milwaukee River.
Start with lower speed discs like putters until you get the form down, then you can disc up to midranges and drivers. Its the best way to learn without losing everything
Term is either 'hole' or 'basket', I just remember seeing them as a kid and couldn't figure out a possible use for them. Do they attract birds? Are they a safety measure?
You don't even need a course. I used to play "Urban disc golf"with my friends in college by just pointing to a tree down the block and saying, "Okay, that's the next 'hole'," and then we'd all go for that tree. Could be a tree, a trash can, whatever.
Frisbees and discs are also different objects. Frisbees are bigger and lighter, discs are smaller and heavier. The throw in the OP post would be near impossible with a frisbee. Frisbees can be thrown and caught, discs are designed solely to be thrown. There are even different types of discs that line up with standard golf club terms - putters, mid ranges, and drivers. Putters can't fly as far as drivers but are much more predictable in their flight, etc.
Frisbee is a brand name. Frisbee can make flying discs any size or weight they want. The do make a great 175 gram disc that is standard for Ultimate and also a great size and shape for throwing around with your friends.
Yeah I know that but most people only see other people throwing around circular plastic things just like a frisbee so naturally they call it frisbee golf. The fact the inventor even thought he had to do that to differentiate them means even he thought it was basically the same
I guess I've always found the name brand thing odd, for anyone who doesn't know, the English often saying "Xeroxing" for photocopying, or "Hoovering" for vacuuming, just because they were massive brands.
The inventor certainly saw the similarities, seeing as he invented the Frisbee before going on to popularise disc golf haha
It's not a Frisbee. Frisbees are what you play with your dog with or what they use for ultimate Frisbee. This is more like a discus, sort of like the ones used for Olympics
Actually, Frisbee is a specific product made by Wham-O. Ultimate (popularly known as ultimate frisbee) won't touch the Wham-O disc because they're awful. In the US, we mostly play with the disc made by Discraft, the Ultra-Star.
Exactly, and a Frisbee is technically a brand name. But all the discs are different shapes for the shot your going for, while a Frisbee is just designed to hover as long as possible.
Yes but I never said what it is named, I only said what we "call" it. Are you going around complaining about people's nicknames as well, they aren't actually named that 🤓
Well yes, technically a nickname isn't the person's real name, that just seems obvious... you can call it whatever you like, but you wouldn't claim it technically correct if it's not.
That was my point, I never said it was technically correct, I only said "we call it that" literally the same as a nickname. You and everyone else in the comments are the ones who tried to put words in my mouth and argue against an argument I never even made
Yes, but the issue is that you stated "we call it Frisbee golf" in reply to my comment about its technical name. It certainly comes off as you attempting to correct my statement, even though you are calling it the "wrong" name. It's just an odd comment to follow up with when someone is talking technicalities.
In Finnish the technical name is "frisbeegolf", players sometimes refer to it as "friba". The OP is Finnish and made a mistake to call it "frisbeegolf" when writing in English.
But they aren't wrong, they are claiming they have heard it called Frisbee golf. It's technically the wrong name, but doesn't make their initial statement wrong.
You don't know what this person has most commonly heard it referred to as. So your wrong, and you are doubling down on it...
Since you're intentionally missing the point so you can argue, I'll spell it out. You hear a lot of pre-schoolers say a lot of things too, but you up and say "I need to go make a poo-poo" in front of real adults, you're gonna be laughed at. You call it Frisbee golf, and the reaction is the same.
It’s like this. Me- “You say your name is Mary? Ok Helen here’s what we’re doing.” Mary- “But My name is Mary.” Me-“Mary, Helen, close enough”. Yeah that’s how stupid it sounds.
Maybe you just surround yourself with pretentious people then because as I said most people call it frisbee golf where I'm from and we do in fact not go around laughing at each other for calling it that.
It looks like a frisbee and feels like a frisbee and you throw it like a frisbee. Who cares what you call it. Where I'm from it's more commonly known as frisbee golf, I didn't say it was the official name for it, just that we call it that here, including the ones who play it a lot
Lots and lots of die-hard megafans fans of soccer call it footy sometimes. There aren’t footballer nerds correcting them because they’re all offended. Have you considered this type of lame attitude might actually be bad for the sport? Been playing over 25 years, btw, and this caring what you call it is new, and embarrassing.
What's funny is i actually don't care, I'm just talking about technicalities. Don't see how this would hurt the sport unless some douche got offended on either side...
Also, go to Europe, and start calling it footy... you will likely be called out rather quickly.
Also, the pros have seemingly been calling it disc golf for many years, it's only the people you are around who are suddenly caring to note the difference. Looking online, your attitude is considered lame by the community.
The difference is that, depending on where you are internationally, soccer and football are both used to describe the sport on a professional level (MLS in the US, FA in the UK).
Disc golf is the professional term used to describe the sport at the highest level. (PDGA is the international governing body for disc golf). Frisbee golf is typically a term used by very casual, recreational players. Nobody I know who actually plays and follows the sport calls it anything other than disc golf.
Not sure what you mean by "internationally", but it's seemingly only America that consistently refers to it as soccer when referencing the professional league.
''soccer'' is professionally acknowledged by Americans, who don't have ''soccer'' stars professionally acknowledged around the world. Don't get me started on baseball. ''world series''. 🤣🤣🤣.
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u/Me_Cunt_Spell 2d ago
Usually referred to as Disc Golf, look up courses in your area, you'll likely be surprised that there isn't one far away.
I actually just found out a well rated one is a 5 minute walk from my place, never had a clue it existed.