Home / Information about Disc Golf / General Information
Embedded Files
Annonce concernant DGSherbrooke / DGEntrepot
❖ Why Disc Golf (general information)
BUILDING A DISC GOLF COURSE
BUILDING A DISC GOLF COURSE
Are you looking for a fun and inter-generational activity that's easy to learn and provides thrills and excitement for all. Lets get Grandma out of the rocking chair, and junior off his computer, join them outdoors for hours of fun. Disc golf is found in groomed city parks, in forested lands, on golf courses, ski-hills, camp grounds, summer camps, school grounds, campuses and the list goes on.
The proper design of a disc golf course is a key to its success. Although it's easy to improvise in designing a course, when considering any serious project, it's prudent to call upon experts to guide you to ensure your investment, vision and goals for the short and long term are met. Do you wish to enhance that terrain of yours? Do you have a small, medium or large site? Are you in the countryside, a mountainous or urban area? A portable or permanent disc golf course is an option to consider.
Disc Golf Sherbrooke is a leading project developer in Quebec. We offer all the equipment and expertise necessary to complete your project and help equip your players. With over 46 years experience we can offer you an in depth expert assessment for your vision.
Contact Disc Golf Sherbrooke for a disc golf course project that's tailored to your needs!
INTRODUCING A DISC GOLF COURSE
Are you looking for a fun and intergenerational activity that's easy to learn and provides thrills and excitement for all. Lets get Grandma out of the rocking chair, and Junior off his computer, join them outdoors for hours of fun.
Disc golf is found in groomed city parks, in forested lands, on golf courses, ski-hills,
camp grounds, summer camps, school grounds, campuses and the list goes on.
The proper design of a disc golf course is a key to its success. Although it's easy to improvise in designing a course, when considering any serious project, it's prudent to call upon experts to guide you to ensure your investment,vision and goals for the short and long term are met.
Do you wish to enhance that terrain of yours? Do you have a small, medium or large site? Are you in the countryside, a mountainous or urban area? A portable or permanent disc golf course is an option to consider.
Disc Golf Sherbrooke is a leading project developer in Quebec. We offer all the equipment and expertise necessary to complete your project and help equip your players. With over 40 years experience we can offer you an in depth expert assessment for your vision.
Contact Disc Golf Sherbrooke for a disc golf course project that's tailored to your needs!
GENERAL INFORMATION
WHAT IS DISC GOLF?
Disc golf is played like traditional golf, only instead of hitting a ball into a hole, you throw a plastic disc (similar to a Frisbee) into an elevated metal basket. The goal is the same : to complete the course in the fewest number of shots. A golf disc is thrown from a marked tee area to the target, a basket, which is the “hole”. As a player progresses down the fairway, he or she must make each consecutive shot from the spot where the previous throw landed. The existing trees, shrubs and terrain changes in and around the fairways provide challenging obstacles. Finally, the “putt” lands in the basket and the hole has been completed. Disc golf also shares many of the etiquette and procedural rules of traditional golf.
WHY HAVE PARKS DEPARTMENTS CHOSEN DISC GOLF?
A Disc Golf course can be installed on almost any body of land, be it in a groomed city park or deep in the forest. It can be located in an old quarry or on the fringes of a field. There are now well over 4000 disc golf courses in the US and Canada They have found that there are few recreational activities that offer the high benefit-to-cost ratio of disc golf. Disc golf has low capital and maintenance costs, is environmentally sound, is played year-round, co-exists successfully with other park uses (such as dog-walking, mountain biking and hiking) and is enjoyed by beginners of all ages.
WHO CAN PLAY?
The simple answer is that everyone can. In studies measuring recreational activities, “throwing a Frisbee” has consistently been a top-ten activity. A disc golf course serves a broader portion of the community than many narrower interest activities with higher cost, skill or fitness levels required to participate. Men and women, young and old, families with small children—all can play disc golf. A Disc Golf course gives youth's in neighborhoods a healthy and challenging outlet for their energies and adults an outdoor exercise in a casual manner that can help them unwind after a busy day.
The ongoing fitness boom finds more and more people taking up recreational activities in an effort to improve health and quality of life. Disc Golf provides upper and lower body conditioning, aerobic exercise and promotes a combination of physical and mental abilities that allow very little risk of physical injury. Concentration skills increase by mastering shots and negotiating obstacles. Players of limited fitness levels can start slowly and gradually increase their level of play as fitness improves. Scheduling is also flexible : a round takes one to two hours and may be played alone. Disc golf offers year-round fitness even in rain or snow.
HOW MUCH LAND WOULD BE NEEDED?
A 9-hole course would pass through approximately 3-9 acres, an 18 hole, 7-25 acres, depending on the final design and the ambition of the project.
WILL IT CONFLICT WITH OTHER PARK USES?
One of the outstanding features of a disc golf course is its ability to successfully co-exist with other active and passive recreation uses . The course can be designed to avoid areas where groups regularly congregate such as the dog run areas, picnic areas, playground areas. In addition, the portability of baskets and signs would allow to inexpensively relocate holes if in time those needs arise and dictate that.
WHAT WOULD THE MAINTENANCE NEEDS BE?
After installation, the maintenance needs for the course is minimal. The baskets are made of rust-resistant, heavy-duty welded steel anchored below ground-level in concrete, and require no regular maintenance. The tees, can consist of cement , crushed gravel or wood chips and merely need a few minutes of leveling every few years. A common option is to simply place 2 rocks or a log on the ground at each Tee. The remainder of the course layout would require no regular maintenance.
IS DISC GOLF ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE?
Disc golf is an uniquely environment-friendly sport. It provides the challenges of a structured sport while utilizing, but not altering, the natural landscape. Unlike traditional golf, a disc golf course does not require that fairways be mowed and watered, plants uprooted or non-native species planted nor chemicals sprayed. Rather, the course fits into the existing flora of the park. We’d be pleased to work with a representative to ensure the draft layout of the course avoids significant natural areas as defined by their environmental experts. The course is designed to minimize erosion and damage to trees and shrubs. To reduce concentrated foot traffic, the baskets can be regularly rotated between three positions on each hole.
HOW COULD A DISC GOLF COURSE MAKE AN AREA SAFER?
A disc golf course increases peoples presence in the areas at random times during weekdays and steadily during weekends. The influx of purposeful visitors would discourage the presence of individuals who are only in a park to cause mischief and perhaps engage in crime. Testimony from parks departments all over the country has shown that the installation of a disc golf course has led to significant decreases in vandalism, litter and illegal dumping since users have a stake in keeping the course and surrounding area clean and well-kept.
THE BEST DISC IS THE DISC YOU KNOW
THE BEST DISC IS THE DISC YOU KNOW
Page updated
Google Sites
Report abuse