disc golf

Tends to be derided as a lowbrow sport, but on closer examination, it only lacks golf's aura and (much more importantly) long history. It's very fun and easy to pick up - any frisbee will do, frankly, so don't invest too much in the special 'drivers' and 'putters'. It's easy to learn, but hard to master - it's a deceptively hard sport.

Much of the appeal of the sport is cost factor. Frisbees are easy to find (heck, just dive in creeks/ponds on frisbee golf courses - you'll find a few) and the courses are on public land. The only cost is transportation to the course and back. The land use is much less than a golf course, but it's still too much, IMHO, and the land tends to get polluted with beer cans far too quickly. The sport has a lowbrow image, and so gets the proudly-redneck-and-lowbrow types in droves; be careful, they go to drink, and often careen off drunkenly in their cars after 18 holes.

I'd love to try golf someday, but only after the cost of entry has dropped considerably. And, yes, chizzad, X-Clones are mighty nice, but the Cyclone's longer off the tee, if more erratic. ;-)

Burke Lake Park

Pohick Bay Park

Bluemont Park

and in MD... Seneca Creek State Park

All these are great courses and I would recommend any of those to play on. Burke Lake is my home course and you can catch me playing out there at least twice a month. Want to go play some DG? Drop me a line and we'll play. It's a great sport and a great way to meet people and have some good fun.

Oh yeah, best disc is the Viper.

1. A great walk in the park.
2. Completely co-ed! Great SO activity for any orientation.
3. If you make the $10 investment in the disc and don't lose it, there are no more costs(might buy more discs later, like a putter or middy.)
4. The course are free, that means no money to play.
5. After roughly every six holes you can find a smoke out nook or bench.
6. Easily takes stress out of daily life, don't take this too seriously as any sport with a frisbee shouldn't.
7. You meet friendly people on frisbee golf courses
8. Ching!, the noise the frisbee makes when you unite it with the basket.

Austin, TX offers several courses for frolfers

• Pease Park - difficult, main campus course, heavy dogwalking and picnicing population, yell fore dummy!
• Circle C - medium, good luck finding the baskets and your frisbees!
• Bart - medium, with a chance of a great score, be prepared for monster hucks over water, wear shoes you can get wet or have a well trained pooch
• Round Rock - only make this drive if you are good
• Searight - easy, easy only if you are accurate, best course in Austin, take a cooler of beer along with 3 to 4 joints

As far as the best disc, hmmmmm.......I like the Millenium Polaris LS, but the discs are styled for different throwing styles. I have to disagree with the Viper, great distance but serious control issues. Either way, as long as you don't have an Arobe, you'll be fine!

Oh yeah, please pack out or toss your rubbish, that takes away from the whole experience to see trash.

The Special Edition Teebird is my favorite. I'm also quite fond of my Valkrye and I never get tired of the Gazelle.