Shortly after I promoted myself from beginner to intermediate level disc golfer, I took an attitude against base plastic. I don’t know why this happened really, but I have many excuses. It breaks in too fast, it isn’t “premium” enough, it is cheaper, it doesn’t smell as good, etc. I’m happy to say that I saw the sign and it opened up my eyes. Now I want to tell you all of the reasons why base plastic might just be the plastic you seek. Here is my case for base.
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Winter Disc Golf – Ribbons
If you’ve disc golfed through the winter then you’ll know that winter disc golf comes with many new difficulties that you don’t face in the summer. We’ve written about effects cold has on disc golf plastic and what do do about lost distance due to cold, but what can you do about snow? It may sound crazy, but try attaching a ribbon to your disc! This is a winter disc golf technique that we’ve been using for many years, here’s what you need to know. Disc Golf Discs In Snow Discs golf discs are easy to lose in the snow. A disc will have a tendency to cut into the…
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2017 Disc Golf Gift Guide
Every year we field a number of questions about gifts for significant disc golf others, and we’ve seen may already. One of the differences over the past couple years is that there are many more new and unique items available for thoughtful and personal disc golf gifts. Here is our 2017 disc golf gift buying guide, all personally tested by the Disc Golf Puttheads and highly recommended. ***Our 2018 Disc Golf Holiday Gift Guide is available here!*** Holiday Edition Gift Discs Discs are never a bad idea and are easily found, but when giving a disc as a holiday present you usually want something special. This year the holiday edition…
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Planning a Disc Golf Road Trip
Road trips are fun and disc golf road trips are amazing. We’ve done several disc golf specific trips over the past few years. If you haven’t had a chance to experience the sheer joy of a dedicated disc golf road trip, read on for our tips and tricks to make the best of your time.
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Take it Slow and Easy
I have an amazing new tip for your game. This amazing revelation will lower your scores and increase your fun! I’m so glad that I came up with this idea. Except I didn’t. Â Its been a known concept in many sports for a while and some of our fellow disc golfers have already stated the same thing. So here it is: go slow. Slow down your movements and throw slower discs.
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9 Things I’ve Learned By Not Playing Disc Golf
I haven’t played disc golf frequently for the past year and a half.  Some you already know that I have been working on my Master’s degree, which unfortunately takes priority over disc golf.  I am, however, fortunate enough to have a field behind my office to throw discs during my lunch hour.  While getting back to field work after taking weeks off at a time, I have recognized a few patterns and learned a few important lessons about my game.  Hopefully some of these disc golf insights can help you also. Inconsistency Makes Improvement Difficult Let’s start with a simple concept.  Inconsistency in almost any aspect of life is rarely conducive for…
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Bag Minimization Follow Up and “In the Bag”
A few months ago I embarked on a journey to simplify my disc golf bag by reducing the number of molds I carry. Â The hope was to force myself to learn new shots and rely less on the plastic itself. Â Here’s my experience and my in the bag video.
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When the Course Fights Back: Poisonous Plants, Bugs, and More
Disc golf is played outdoors. Â Sometimes that means we have to deal with wildlife, insects, and poisonous leaves – the less desirable side of nature. Â We’re here to help mitigate and avoid those risks.
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In The Bag With Disc Golf Chris
A number of you have recently requested that Rodney and I record In the Bag disc golf videos.  We review putters and talk about discs constantly, but we haven’t given you a good feel of our bag build-out.  Both of us have been adjusting our bags since last season, but we’re finally in a place where we’re essentially set for the 2017 season.  This is my In the Bag video. We’re giving you three options:  You can watch on YouTube, listen on the Just Throw Podcast or meet up with us at Burchfield Park and see my bag in person! YouTube: Just Throw Podcast: Don’t forget to follow the DG…
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Disc Golf Straddle Putting Technique
Most disc golfers categorize their putting style as spin putting or push putting.  Sometimes a player has a slight mix of styles and I’ve often described my putting style as a straddle spush putt.  I’ve been thinking a lot lately and I believe the straddle putt stands alone as a putting style.  Here’s my implementation of straddle putting.
