Here are some tips for beginners from the legendary world of Flyboy as well as pros on the road.
CAPT. KELLY – FLYBOY
– “I’d teach a new player to throw from a standstill and worry about the run up once they’ve got some of the basic skills under their belt. I have a buddy Will “Chilly Will” Crayle who learned from a stand still and still mostly throws from a standstill. He’s a top competitor. In fact he’s the only person that’s ever gotten a 2 on the legendary Hole 3 at Flyboy and that’s a par 5! That’s an Albatross! He threw from a standstill down the Fairway into the woods off to the left, and then again from a standstill he threw it out of the woods, all the way across the lake and into the basket.”
– “A player needs only the discs they can handle. If a player only has an arm speed of 9 they don’t need a speed 13 disc in his bag. A putter, a midrange and a driver. If you are brand new to the sport then go with that simple combination and it’s probably going to do everything you need to do when you’re out there.”
– “It’s better to have less discs but really know those discs well and know what they can do for you and that keeps the confusion factor down.”
– “Have your mindset be that the way you play the game is to go for the shots that you can reliably or statistically make more than 50% of the time. You need to throw reliable shots and not try to pull off a shot that you are not going to be able to make 1 out of every 10 tries.”
MARTIN YOUNG – FLYBOY COURSE PRO
– “Learn discs for yourself, don’t worry too much about flight numbers and marketing flight charts. Learn what you can do with the disc and not what the discs says it can do for you.”
– “When competing on the course play your game – nobody can play defence against you in disc golf but yourself.”
– “Play single disc rounds – learn how the disc flies for you on short shots and long shots, turnovers and hyzers, backhands and forehands and so on.”
– “Play catch – it’s a great way to work on everything from approach shots to drives, plus a great way to watch the flight of the disc again and again with less walking in between shots.”
KRISTIN TATTAR – TEAM LATITUDE 64
– “I would suggest everyone go out and play one-disc rounds in wooded courses. I think this helps you a lot in knowing which angle to throw and how to throw it.”
THOMAS GILBERT – TEAM INNOVA
– “Create fun ways to practice! If that means going and playing competitive rounds with your buddies or making a putting game when you practice putt, make it fun so you are alway looking forward to the next time you get to play disc golf.”