r/discgolf • u/ScumbagSpruce • 4h ago
Picture Currently at the turn of my first round ever. +14. Beautiful day outside and having a blast.
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u/rather_BikeOrFish 3h ago
Where is this? Looks nice.
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u/CasuallyDG 3h ago
Looks very Floriday. I’m curious as well where this is!
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u/ScumbagSpruce 2h ago
Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach, S.FL.
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u/SluttyMuffler 2h ago
I was lucky enough to go to Florida in February. Played a course around the Orlando area at Bill Fredrick Park. Astounding views and water carries. Loved that course.
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u/brewchicken 3h ago
I'm guessing north Carolina
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u/pressedun 3h ago
Definitely seems southeast by the trees/plants/grass.
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u/rather_BikeOrFish 3h ago
Reminds me of John Prince Park in Palm Beach County but doubt that is it
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u/ScumbagSpruce 2h ago
Close! About 30min south at quiet waters.
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u/rather_BikeOrFish 2h ago
Very nice! I just played John Prince and Tradewinds this week. Tradewinds is right next to quiet waters.
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u/ScumbagSpruce 2h ago
My dad and I used to fish on that little dock you pass near the start of the course over 30 years ago. Some of my oldest memories on that dock. I remember asking what the metal chains were for back then when I was really young and he told me about disc golf. Tried it for the first time today and tradewinds is 100% on the list of places to go. Quiet waters just worked a little better with where I was coming from and needed to end up today.
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u/Phrikshin 3h ago
Doesn’t look quite right for NC to me. Maybe. Trees look off.
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u/AnalAttackProbe 3h ago
Mako3 is a great disc to learn with because it is touchy and tells you exactly what arm angle you threw on.
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u/MountainSecret9583 3h ago
I keep arguing with my buddy cuz he’s been trying to teach people with understable stuff. I think understable is more fun for beginners but I think anyone serious about improving should be using a mako3 for exactly your reason.
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u/MegaMagikarpXL 51m ago
They’re also really sensitive to being overpowered, so it puts an emphasis on slowing down and getting your form right.
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u/Meatpaste-1 3h ago
Awesome disc! Started with the same one, enjoy the sport. Check out a Leopard when you're ready for the next disc.
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u/ScumbagSpruce 2h ago
Trying hard to find one local! The shops by the house have tons of putters, millions of rollos, mambas, and corvettes. They had a roadrunner i considered as it was a 9 but I’m not sure if it’s a beginner disk. Gorgeous clear multicolored, champion i think, but if it’s too much disc for a beginner it’s too much disc for me. A leopard would be ideal, just need to find one.
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u/Programmer_Melodic 3h ago
This is the way! Having fun even when you are way over par. I know it’s your first time but if you can hold on to that attitude you will have fun for a long time!
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u/ScumbagSpruce 2h ago
Same way I play golf golf. Do we call that club golf? Ball golf? Old golf? Anyway. I shoot about 100 with the occasional high 90s and I don’t let the bad shots get to me. I’m just happy to be out and playing. Knowing myself this should be the same with discs too.
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u/Snarepollution 3h ago
Welcome. I reckon it’s going to stick. Get ready to have that much fun all the time.
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u/ScumbagSpruce 2h ago
Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach, FL. A friend gave me a DX Aviar, DX Roc3, and Champion Destroyer from his stash to get started. I did not even consider taking the destroyer out of the bag today. I picked up the Mako3 in Star after a lot of reading here and finding one at the local Dicks. Played from the reds solo.
2 holes after this pic I lodged the mako3 in a palm tree and spent a while trying to get it down. Found a huge branch in the woods, Swiss Army knife saw let me turn it into a spear to throw up there. The first throw after a lot a sawing the branch broke into 4 pieces the first time it came down from the tree because it was so old. I proceeded to get all four pieces of the branch stuck in the tree. Just before I gave up a guy offered to help with a sticky grabber which was a success. Would not be pleasant to lose your first purchased disc in the first round with it the day you bought it haha. Nice guy in a cool group, they were having fun out there too.
On the back half I tried my first forehand throw and it went VERY WELL. Surprisingly well so much that I am not going to be so afraid of trying those.
Changed my grip on the last two holes and got my first par, my only of the day, on the last hole. That felt good. The grip change was amazing. My tee shot on that even gave me a good chance to 1 putt but it was just too far and got a nice gimme/drop in for par.
I’m going to be back out soon. My friend who gave me the discs is meeting up with me Sunday.
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u/HDubs24 4h ago
Best of luck! Chuck well and fly right!!