Frisbee Disc Golf - The "Take it Easy" Sport

Recently Frisbee golf has become very popular, especially with student populations, across the USA. The reason for such a large part of this game being near colleges is due to the small amount of money needed to get started. Of course, past the fact that this is a cheap game to play it is also a very fun and relaxing way to spend a day outdoors.

To begin playing all you need is a Frisbee golf disc and the directions to a course nearby. Most courses are free, so in theory you could have already spent all the money that you needed to play this game. Though this implies that you have already bought a disc.

Frisbee golf discs can be found at most major sporting goods stores as well as specialty stores like the Wright Life in Fort Collins, Colorado. There are two major brands of disc, Innova and Discraft. If you are just beginning and don't really know whether you will like the sport or not, one disc is all you need. An all purpose disc would be suitable in this situation, and Innova's Shark is probably the best beginner's disc around.

If however you know you like the sport or always go everywhere fully prepared, a nice selection will assist you better, just as having more than one club in a golf bag is most advisable. First you will need a putter which is a large, heavy disc meant for very straight, short throws into the basket. You should probably find a very high quality, durable one as this disc will be hitting more hard objects than the others. After this you will need a good approach or all purpose disc, and the aforementioned Shark will serve wonderfully. Then you will want at least two drivers, both understable and overstable discs. The understable disc will go against the natural curve(for a backhand thrower a left curve is natural, and for a forehand thrower right) and the overstable disc will go with it. This way you will be able to work dog legs in either direction. If you are not as good at compensating for the curves in these discs you can opt for a straight driver as well, although this will usually be bigger and therefore not fly as far.

Once you have your discs and have found a course near you the next step is to get some friends together and go try it out. Also don't worry about skipping some holes if you need to as this is not regulated with anywhere near the strictness of a golf course. If you have fun and enjoy the fact that your outdoors and walking and playing, you've had a successful day no matter the score.