Disc-Golf

All about the combination of Golf- and Frisbee-Sport!

The main aim of this group is to find ways to increase the publicity of discgolfing and maybe to find persons on Xing.com who already play or are interested in learning about discgolfing and promoting this young and growing sport!

The PDGA (Professional DiscGolf Association) about discgolf:
Discgolf is played much like traditional golf. Instead of a ball and clubs, however, players use a flying disc, or Frisbee® The sport was formalized in the 1970's, and shares with "ball golf" the object of completing each hole in the fewest number of strokes (or, in the case of disc golf, fewest number of throws). A golf disc is thrown from a tee area to a target which is the "hole". the hole can be one of a number of disc golf targets; the most common is called a Pole Hole® an elevated metal basket. As a player progresses down the fairway, he or she must make each consecutive shot from the spot where the previous throw has landed. The trees, shrubs, and terrain changes located in and around the fairways provide challenging obstacles for the golfer. Finally, the "putt" lands in the basket and the hole is completed. Disc golf shares the same joys and frustrations of traditional golf, whether it's sinking a long putt or hitting a tree halfway down the fairway. There are few differences, though. Disc golf rarely requires a greens fee, you probably won't need to rent a cart, and you never get stuck with a bad "tee time." It is designed to be enjoyed by people of all ages, male and female, regardless of economic status.

RheinMain TV about Discgolf in Rüsselsheim, Germany
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vmGFR5CAoU

Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) about Discgolf in Potsdam, Germany
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH8hn73eRAE

So let's Tee Off!