When I'm blessed to be able to spend an entire day alone with my favorite guy, Jordan, I love finding new and exciting adventures to get into with him. So today we set out to learn the game of Frisbee Golf (or officially named Disc Golf) at a local course. Frisbee Golf is a flying disc game in which individual players throw a flying disc at a target. According to the Professional Disc Golf Association says "The object of the game is to traverse a course from beginning to end in the fewest number of throws of the disc." Interested in a little history behind the game? Me too... here's what I found. In 1965, George Sappenfield, from Fresno California, was a recreation counselor during summer break from college. While playing golf one afternoon he realized that it might be fun for the kids on his playground if they played "golf" with frisbees. He set up an object course for his kids to play on and has continued to take off since then. The sport has grown at a rate of 12-15 percent annually for more than the past decade, with nearly 3000 courses in the US and more than 3000 globally. The game is now played in more than 40 countries worldwide, primarily in North America, Central and Western Europe, Japan, New Zealand and Australia.
Jordan and I joined the masses who play this sport today with a trip to the Bill Fredrick Turkey Lake Park course. What a beautiful morning it was. Here's what we learned: 1.) Earlier is better (Florida heat is excruciating after 10am), 2.) Wear sneakers (flip-flops and wet grass don't make for solid footing), 3.) Invest in decent frisbees (our freebie stand-ins were ok at best) and 4.) Follow the course map (it's easy to get turned around). Lots of walking... just like in golf. At one point Jordan commented, "we need a frisbee golf cart!" Haha - I had to agree. Well we can cross this sport off our list of "must try" activities... it was definitely a fun morning (especially since it was a little cooler) and we surely got our workout in. ~ Christina
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| A beautiful day at the Bill Fredrick Turkey Lake Park disc golf course |
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| My partner in adventure today (and my stepson) Jordan |
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Decent form... but not so great at the overall game. :)
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