There is an old golf saying that goes drive for show, putt for dough. The more I play disc golf, the more I realize how true that feels for us too. Big drives are fun and flashy, but steady putting decides your scorecard. Solid Putting Defines Your Game Your long game needs to be decent enough for putting to matter, but think about how many sloppy throws could have been saved by a clean approach or a confident putt. Now think about the small putts you have missed. Those tiny mistakes often add up more than the big ones. In traditional golf, a player uses roughly one third of their…
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Dealing With Elevation While Putting
How Elevation Affects Your Disc Golf Putting The Midwest offers everything from beautiful rolling hills and forests to wide-open farmland. It’s also home to hundreds of disc golf courses. Some are tight, wooded technical layouts while others are open and windy. One thing many Midwest courses have in common, though, is relatively flat terrain, especially in local parks and city courses. If you’re like me, your home course doesn’t have much elevation. Maybe a few gentle slopes that affect your drives or your walk, but you rarely see baskets placed on steep hillsides. Throwing down a big slope is a thrill, but when it comes to putting on elevation, things…
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Putting in the Wind – Disc Golf
Wind Putting: The Two Words No Disc Golfer Wants to Hear “Wind putting.” Did that make you cringe a little? Yeah, me too. I didn’t even bother censoring it. Those two words are practically a curse in disc golf. They are something no player wants to hear uttered as they step onto the course. Unfortunately, for those of us who live in wind-prone places like the Midwest, it’s a challenge we can’t avoid. Your first instinct might be to grab the heaviest, most overstable putter you own and hurl that brick at the chains. If that’s not you, congratulations, you’re already ahead of the game. There’s definitely a time and…
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Discmania Link Review
The first putter from the Discmania Evolution line of discs is the Link. This is a neutral flyer with a big bead. The first putter from the Discmania Evolution line of discs is the Link. This is a neutral flyer with a big bead.
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Disc Golf Putting Rules
Disc golf putting rules are not complex in most situations, yet they are frequently misunderstood and a subject of debate. There are of course some uncommon situations not explicitly covered by putting rules and you need to understand how to apply the rules. Putting is an essential part of disc golf and if you don’t understand the rules you can easily earn yourself penalty shots. We want to see you score well so here is our explanation of disc golf putting rules in normal language.
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Discraft Fierce Review
Shortly after Paige Pierce joined Discraft they released a new putter. We got an early test flight but waited to review the disc until we confirmed the production issue would be the same. Read on to hear what we think about the Fierce. Shortly after Paige Pierce joined Discraft they released a new putter. We got an early test flight but waited to review the disc until we confirmed the production issue would be the same. Read on to hear what we think about the Fierce.
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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.
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Winter Disc Golf – Putting
Next up in our series on disc golfing in the winter is putting. Just how much does the cold weather affect these short shots?
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Improve Your Disc Golf Game
One of the most common questions we get is “How do I get better at disc golf?”. The answer to this question is very simple, just throw; we must do in order to improve. But the person asking this question is usually looking for a deeper answer. The simple answer is correct but let’s dig into why.
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The 5 Most Important Putting Components
Watch a round of disc golf at the local course or a professional tournament, and you’ll notice something very quickly: there are a lot of different putting styles! Spin, turbo, push, spush, walking, and list could go on. Each of those basic putting styles has seemingly unlimited possibilities and personalizations. Zoom out a little and you’ll notice that successful putters have a few basic similarities regardless of individual technique.
