When you are new to a hobby, there are certain actions that veteran players do unconsciously as a part of respect. In bowling, this means you wait to throw until after the person in either lane next to you throws. In softball, you avoid a freshly chalked line, and when approaching a stop sign atContinue reading “What to Do When You Find a Lost Disc and Other Etiquette on the Disc Golf Course”
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2015 PDGA Rookie of the Year Sara Sinclair and PDGA 2019 Amateur Disc Golf World Champion Laura Nagtegaal Discuss #respectHERgame
Women in sports experience plenty of objectification and sexism, and disc golf is no exception. Just as Basketball Queensland has their #WomenWillWin campaign and the Time’s Up movement teamed up with the U.S. Women’s National Soccer team, the #respectHERgame movement sprouted from unequal treatment of women in the sport. Personally, I’ve never felt intimidated orContinue reading “2015 PDGA Rookie of the Year Sara Sinclair and PDGA 2019 Amateur Disc Golf World Champion Laura Nagtegaal Discuss #respectHERgame”
What the Heck Do Those Flight Numbers on my Discs Mean: Speed, Glide, Turn, Fade, Weight
When you walk into a disc golf store, the selection can be overwhelming. Don’t make the mistake I did and chose the coolest looking disc because, odds are, it isn’t the right disc for you. The numbers on the discs are there for a reason, and, would you believe it, they actually mean something. UnderstandingContinue reading “What the Heck Do Those Flight Numbers on my Discs Mean: Speed, Glide, Turn, Fade, Weight”