Flippin' Discs

I warned you this day was coming. This is the part where we reflect on the recent past only to move backward into the journey of how I got here, and then, fast forward back to the present again. I do have some links in this post. I hope that won't distract you too much, but you can always click those after reading so you can get a visual from my story. Heading Downtown It didn't take much convincing from a new friend, but I got into my first tournament, one tied to the PDGA (Professional Disc Golf Association.) This past weekend I participated in the DUO (Downtown Urban Open) in Cary, North Carolina during the doubles event on Saturday before the individual competition happened on Sunday. The event itself is like most sports experiences, there's a community aspect, kids' clinic, local sponsors, plus the big names in the industry sponsoring, plus prizes and showing off some merchandise. The camaraderie is unrivaled in anything I have done to date. I've played in...

I saw a post the other day, which I shared to my page , and it got me thinking about my approach to the game and what I am doing to make myself better. If you just like to go out and enjoy the company, fling a few discs while you hang out, that's cool. I like that too...I'm just not very good at it. I have fun when I am competitive, when I'm good at the activity, when I can surprise a few people. I've had my moments these past 3 months playing the game by being good (lucky, whatever. Tom-ay-to, Tom-ah-to.) Participation trophies aren't my thing. I want to be great, and I lack patience. Overall, that's not a bad thing. You just have to figure out how you're going to make the most of your preparation. So, we'll take the portion noted on the board regarding "Distance Practice," or what I like to call, "Field Research." (Football) Field Research A little while back I posted an amusing little video about practicing your technique and...

My first real trip to any store to buy discs was a Dick's Sporting Goods up in Pennsylvania this past July. I was with my brother and my son, trying to pick out a couple discs so that we would each have about 3 or 4 to throw. They only carried Innova discs, which is fine by me, I've learned to enjoy throwing a lot of them...A LOT, of them. As we got to the endcap display of discs, I could see that my son was getting a little excited. Now, above the racks of plastic is a graphic and one panel with some information vital to learning about the discs. My son recognized this immediately. "Take a picture of that. We're going to need that," he said intently. He was talking about this . More specifically, he was focusing on the part referring to the flight ratings in order to begin to understand the characteristics of each of the discs we would encounter. We're kinda nerdy that way. Now that Paul McBeth is no longer associated with Innova, and the ratings h...