December 06, 2004
Winterizing the Golf Disks
This weekend, I took the golf disks out of my car trunk and put them in the house. They're not getting much use these days, what with the freezing temperatures and snowy weather, but I took some time to clean them up before putting them away until spring... winterizing the disks I guess.
Seems to me that with all the indoor sports arenas around the country, some place would be open for disc golfers to practice in the colder months. The Metrodome here in Minneapolis is often open for walkers and rollerbladers, and just think of all the open seats that could be used as targets! Multiple levels! Lots of exercise (now that I think about it, it maybe too many stairs, but hey... exercise is good)!
I've been reading up on disk golf throwing styles, and find that my drive and putt shots are, unfortunately, a bit unique. I've tried several things to get the disks to play well, and with fairly good results, but my approach shots still need a lot of help.
Stu uses a big hyzer toss to angle in at the target, something I have not been able to master. While my drives can be huge, that's only part of the game, and the approach and putt evolution on each hole often leaves me frustrated. So... where to practice in the off months? It's not like the marker or mini disks offer a realistic training experience, and I'm not going to train in my backyard in my Sorel boots and winter gloves. So, do I really just put them away until spring?
Dunno.
Maybe I will have to. Or maybe a warm weather vacation will bring them briefly out of hibernation...
Posted by MEK at December 6, 2004 11:49 AM