Not the type of golf I normally play but my brother loves the game and every so often I'll join him for a round. The rules are similar to real golf. There are 18 holes ranging anywhere from about 75 feet to around 300 feet. The cage-like contraption in the photo is the "hole". If your frisbee hits the chains and drops down into the basket you have sunk your "putt". In this shot my brother is taking his third shot which he dropped in for par. It was a fun afternoon and, just like real golf, we ended up at the 19th enjoying a brew.
Thanks for the info. Only heard of this game last week when one of my sons said he had been playing it. Are there a number of courses set up in different areas, as for 'real' golf? Seems at least as if the equipment would be less expensive than for the traditional game.
@gardencat There are quite a few courses in the Greater Vancouver area. Most of them are free to play and are maintained by volunteers. Unlike real golf there are no fairways or greens to look after just the targets and tee area with signage. There are organized tournaments, which my brother plays in regularly, and even a BC Open Championship which is held every summer. It is much less expensive than traditional golf although the discs themselves can be quite expensive and my brother gets upset if he loses one. They have different discs for different types of shots, depending on how far away your target is. I can't really tell the difference, to me a frisbee is a frisbee is a frisbee. Although don't call them frisbees around disc golf players. Its fun but I much prefer traditional golf.
We have a course 10 minutes walk from the house - love to watch when I see the young kids (teens to 20's mostly) playing. Many a "frisbee" (I'm with you) has been lost in the creek that runs through it. Like the motion you caught.
There are a few golf courses here which also have the disc golf targets on them. I've never actually seen one being used. I'm very impressed with the bag of discs, a dumpy golf bag!. I think I'll stick to playing golf for the time being
