disc golf: the safe alternative to normal golf

yeah, so, yesterday's entry was quite long. after writing it i sort of regretted it being so long, i thought people probably wouldn't read it all of it if it was so long. well, it turns out that i need to have more faith in people. i got some great feedback from people who have read it, so Tim, Kate, and Al.....thanks for the feedback, it was quite encouraging. also, it was fun hanging out with Kate's sister Lynn this weekend...all those Lynch girls are pretty cool.

anyway, i was sitting around the house yesterday and i got a call from my friend Tim, asking me if i wanted to go disc golfing with him. now, i've only, up to this point, heard of this phenomenon known as disc golf, but never have experienced it first hand. to make a potentially long and most likely boring story short i went with him and another friend Morgan and spent a lovely afternoon disc golfing; man....i think i love this sport. it has all the benefits of golf: being outdoors, hanging out with friends, getting some good exercise, friendly competition; but none of the unfortunate pitfalls that can befall fall you while golfing: namely being cursed at by old/middle-aged men because you suck so bad at golf that you are putting the group after you behind, if not the whole friggin golf course. yes, unfortunately i have first-hand experience in this little scenario i have just painted for you. "why don't you just pick up the ball and throw it.....it would go a hell of a lot further" was the first of such heckle that was hurled at me and my friends golfing with me. this good word of encouragement was given to us by a retired guy in his 60's, who it would seem, based on the constructive criticism he so freely handed out to us, was a professional golfer (wink wink, nudge nudge). i would like to tell you that this scaring incident was the only one of its kind, but sadly variations of this first situation have happened to me nearly everytime i've gone out on the links to enjoy a relaxing game of golf. so with all that said, i highly recommend disc golf if you desire to enjoy outdoor recreation in a safe, non verbally-violent place; its quite fun.