DG Superstitions

[Asvetic]

I was wondering how many of you had weird rules or superstitions when playing Disc Golf.

Let me give you an example.

We have a rule that no one is allowed to say anything until the disc has stopped flying. The rule originated from a simple superstition that as soon as someone said anything about the flight of a disc (wow, great throw..) or even made an awe struck sound, the disc would immediately change it's flight path and crash. Usually into a tree branch the size of a pinky finger. The frequency of these seemingly random occurrences was astounding. So we made up the rule.

Anyone have a similar superstition?

[nosajeel99]

Not really a superstition, but a rule we added. If your disc lands on another person's disc, you owe them a beer. Didn't happen too often, and in the basket is excluded, obviously, but it added a little bit of fun to everyone's approach shots.

[coolkid32901]

I was wondering how many of you had weird rules or superstitions when playing Disc Golf.

Let me give you an example.

We have a rule that no one is allowed to say anything until the disc has stopped flying. The rule originated from a simple superstition that as soon as someone said anything about the flight of a disc (wow, great throw..) or even made an awe struck sound, the disc would immediately change it's flight path and crash. Usually into a tree branch the size of a pinky finger. The frequency of these seemingly random occurrences was astounding. So we made up the rule.

Anyone have a similar superstition?


Me and my buddies were just talking about this the other day. We need to make the same rule you guys do because we don't have that rule and most the time someone says something it is positive and in praise of a shot, and in no more than a few seconds it hits a tree and goes way off course haha. It is really strange how that happens. I totally agree with you that it happens way more often than it should.

[mobster]

Some people I play with will give you a dollar if you hit metal on a tee shot and 5 dollars if you get an ace.

[nosajeel99]

Some people I play with will give you a dollar if you hit metal on a tee shot and 5 dollars if you get an ace.

I've been the recipient of a couple of bucks because of that rule... :)

[Asvetic]

That's a good rule to have... but beers would be a suitable substitute.

[Asvetic]

Some people I play with will give you a dollar if you hit metal on a tee shot and 5 dollars if you get an ace.

That's a good rule to have... but beer would be a suitable substitute.

[ERicJ]

Some people I play with will give you a dollar if you hit metal on a tee shot and 5 dollars if you get an ace.Commonly referred to as "51 Club". I.e $5 for ace and $1 for metal.

[Ty9339]

Ha thats so funny a few of my friends (coolkid and some others) were just talking about that. i have tried to stop but i can't help myself sometimes haha but i think i'm going to try harder to keep quiet and hope the rest of my group follows

[ERicJ]

We have a rule that no one is allowed to say anything until the disc has stopped flying. The rule originated from a simple superstition that as soon as someone said anything about the flight of a disc (wow, great throw..) or even made an awe struck sound, the disc would immediately change it's flight path and crash. Usually into a tree branch the size of a pinky finger. The frequency of these seemingly random occurrences was astounding. So we made up the rule.
We refer to that as "nice-ing" a disc. I.e. "Nice shot".

Sometimes if you "nice" a disc really well you can get it to go all the way into the water. :eek:

[Asvetic]

We refer to that as "nice-ing" a disc. I.e. "Nice shot".

Sometimes if you "nice" a disc really well you can get it to go all the way into the water. :eek:


I wonder if this is keeping PDG from becoming a world-wide spectator sport. :D

[Donovan]

Not to step on what I am sure will be a great thread with some cool rules & superstitions, but I have to be honest.

Luck, Superstitions, and Fate are things I am hard pressed to ever believe in. I need to believe that what you do, is, what you get. So, anytime I catch consciously myself doing something repetitive, just because it worked once, I almost instantly break that trend and I have never really noticed anything change.

It is an interesting observation though that someone with my belief system on this subject will find himself unconsciously doing things like this every so often. Maybe our brains are hard wired that way for a reason. :confused: :cool:

[Olorin]

I don't believe in luck or superstition either, but I have to admit that I have one in DG. I won't putt until everyone else has taken their discs out of the basket. Somehow it distracts me. Or the superstition is that if a disc is already in the basket then it will keep my disc out. (How? By a force field? I guess that's why it's irrational.) But I don't think I can break the habit either.

[Asvetic]

I don't believe in luck or superstition either, but I have to admit that I have one in DG. I won't putt until everyone else has taken their discs out of the basket. Somehow it distracts me. Or the superstition is that if a disc is already in the basket then it will keep my disc out. (How? By a force field? I guess that's why it's irrational.) But I don't think I can break the habit either.

I don't think that's a bad superstition at all. And the rational behind it makes complete sense. Course it must be a pain to practice putting with only one disc. ;) :D

[magictenor1]

I am not superstitious but I do believe in luck. I mean you throw a disc down a fairway from 200 ft and it hits the 1 tree that is out there. If the throw is 1 foot either way-great throw but now not so good. If you tried to hit that tree from 200 you probably wouldn't. Or you throw a shot that hits a tree and sometimes it kicks it into deep brush and sometimes it kicks it into the middle of the fairway. Luck is a part of all sports. But I believe you can't influence your luck with superstition, luck will hopefully balance out over time. Overall if you throw the disc well you will play well. I don't have any particular things that I do when I play. I do believe I play better when I play at a good pace so I get in a rhythm.

[nosajeel99]

. So, anytime I catch consciously myself doing something repetitive, just because it worked once, I almost instantly break that trend and I have never really noticed anything change.

Yeah, I tend to agree with the whole "superstition" thing, like wearing the same pair of socks or not washing a shirt, but there are "routines" that I do on a tee pad or before I putt that tend to focus me or calm me down (practice my run up, aim with my arm, etc). They aren't superstitions, exactly, but ways I get in the mindset for what I am doing. I compare it to a basketball player and a free throw. The routine is comfortable, which usually leads to a better shot for them, throw for me.

[Donovan]

Call me silly...ok on second that, let's not. :rolleyes: Really bad joke, sorry. I took up this discussion with a baseball fanatic I know. I was going to see just how far he would allow these things to exist in his life. But what I really learned after the discussion, was a very real factor involving superstitions.

When it comes to sports, superstitions are really just self pep-talks, or confidence boosters. A person having lost confidence at one point or another, may have what "they think" is a fluke occurrence of greatness. They examine the event and pick something out that happened prior to this event that was different and decide that must be what caused it. Why they don't think, hey, I finally overcame my lack of confidence is beyond me.

However, following the superstition will boost their confidence and we all know that is the key to success more times than not all by itself. So i have decided they have a real important purpose even if they don't make sense to me.

Although, they have a downfall. If you cannot make you superstition happen, you lose all hope and I would hate to be a slave to that.

Anyway, that is my thoughts...so far.

[tomschillin]

my one superstition in DG is that my putter has to touch the chains on every hole that I use it...so if the putt is a gimmie and my buddy picks the disc up for me and tosses it to me, i have to walk over to the basket and hit chains with it...otherwise, how is the disc going to know it's done with that hole?...but that's just me....

if the putter doesn't come out on a particular hole, meaning I made an awesome shot on the approach with something other than the putter, no big deal...but if it's my putter, it's got to touch the chains, regardless...

[Donovan]

my one superstition in DG is that my putter has to touch the chains on every hole that I use it...so if the putt is a gimmie and my buddy picks the disc up for me and tosses it to me, i have to walk over to the basket and hit chains with it...otherwise, how is the disc going to know it's done with that hole?...but that's just me....

if the putter doesn't come out on a particular hole, meaning I made an awesome shot on the approach with something other than the putter, no big deal...but if it's my putter, it's got to touch the chains, regardless...

I love that. Plus, I mean we live for the sound of the "CHING!!!!!"

[Asvetic]

I love that. Plus, I mean we live for the sound of the "CHING!!!!!"

Maybe in a past life we were all Blacksmiths! :cool:

[Doktor John]

Tom,
I do the same thing...I had never thought of it in the context of the disc knowing it's done with the hole...but I need to hear the ching...

[discwombat]

I fall in the same group. Gotta finish the hole. When I started playing there were no basket cources around so we made up our own. Still I could not walk away without slapping the target no matter how much of a gimme.
Scott

[marcusriewer]

Some people I play with will give you a dollar if you hit metal on a tee shot and 5 dollars if you get an ace.

We play if you ace a hole... You owe the group that is discing burgers from a local restaurant. If a shot looks like it could potentially go in... "Burgers" is being yelled by everyone including the person that threw.

Also we play were nothing is said while the person is in their backswing, but as soon as it is released, the disc is fair game to the jinxing of the shouts. It adds a little flavor to the game.. the competitiveness is brought out by some players more than others.

[bjreagh]

We don't really enforce this, but it is funny to tell someone new to the game when they miss a mando they have to give everyone else in the group a disc from their bag.

[bjreagh]

I am also glad to know that I am not the only one who has to have their putter contact the chains somehow on each and every hole.

[john campbell]

I don't need superstition. I have Voodoo.

[john campbell]

175 g. black. by Gateway. Ha! and now I'm a par member, too! see? Voodoo.

[atl scott]

Something I always do is never wait for the wind to die down. It never seems to help my throw so I try to concentrate on throwing correctly for the current wind. If it changes during my shot, oh well. Also, it is usually a lot more fun to just throw in gale force winds when available.

Another one is not calling for an ace when it looks so good. I've had too many spit outs so I try to not get excited so there's no letdown at the end :) For this reason my last ace took at least 5 extra seconds to sink into my brain.

[kpc2004]

before every drive i spin the disc on my finger while i imagine the line i want my disc to fly and wherever i grab it to stop it is where i will grip the disc when i drive. weird, i know, but it just doesnt feel right if i dont do it. if i have a tough shot to make i find myself spinning the disc while i decide how i want to throw.

[ejvogie]

Not really a superstition, but a rule we added. If your disc lands on another person's disc, you owe them a beer.

I've heard around here if your disc is on top (hint hint) you owe the other person a mini. I'm not sure if it's actually enforced though.

[kpc2004]

BTW discwombat i love your signature

[Huckster]

This is kinda on-topic...

Yesterday while playing a round, someone mentioned the "Rule of Continuity"--his phrase to describe how one player's action will continue with the next players in the group. In other words, a long made putt inspires other nice putts from the group on that hole. Or a nice drive inspires more nice drives. Or a well divoted tree will ... uninspire? ... more THWACKS from the rest of the group.

But I really don't think this is superstition--It's real! There is plenty of scientific evidence that shows how humans will glom on to the actions of others, and follow what those around them are doing. Crowd mentality, so to speak. Heck, women who live together end up on the same menstrual cycle, so I'm sure you can inspire me to make (or miss) my shots.

Have others noticed this tendency, too?

[Donovan]

This is kinda on-topic...

Yesterday while playing a round, someone mentioned the "Rule of Continuity"--his phrase to describe how one player's action will continue with the next players in the group. In other words, a long made putt inspires other nice putts from the group on that hole. Or a nice drive inspires more nice drives. Or a well divoted tree will ... uninspire? ... more THWACKS from the rest of the group.

But I really don't think this is superstition--It's real! There is plenty of scientific evidence that shows how humans will glom on to the actions of others, and follow what those around them are doing. Crowd mentality, so to speak. Heck, women who live together end up on the same menstrual cycle, so I'm sure you can inspire me to make (or miss) my shots.

Have others noticed this tendency, too?

Man I hate to be a killer of these, but if you mark on your score card the number of times this happens vs the number of times a great shot was not followed by 4 others...you will realize it is not that common. You are only remembering those amazing times it did happen. AND even some of those you remember it happening really did not. You saw a mediocre drive in the 4, but you will have convinced yourself it was a great drive just to think this is happening.

I know I am a jerk for pointing this out, but we all want to believe in things. There is nothing wrong with that. When these thing really do happen, they feel so great...because they don't happen that often.

Maybe I should not have posted this...sorry.

[Geoffro]

I agree, Don. We remember the memorable rather than the mundane. The psychology if this is quite interesting. We've all had the experience of thinking about someone, then the phone rings, and it turns out to be the person we were thinking of. Wow! We even go so far as to say to person when we answer the phone, "that's so weird - I was just thinking of you and then you called!" While this conjures mystic ideas, it's really just a roll of the dice. When you consider how many times you think about someone and no one calls (over 99% of the time), or you think of someone and someone else calls (more rare) it's not that remarkable that once in a great while you happen to be thinking of someone and they do call. Shucks.

I don't know what "scientific evidence" Huckster is referencing, but the evidence in psychology (as in most science) shows regression toward the norm. In other words, a great shot is (for most of us) atypical. Statistically, the next shot series of shots (by anyone) would be normal or below normal. Psychological research would even predict that the pressure of a great shot by the thrower before you would negatively impact your shot, unless you are incredibly disciplined to ignore the shot previous to yours (rare).

This isn't to say that if someone aces right before you throw that you can't have a good shot - or even an ace. But to think that disc golf players develop a similarity of scores through a round similar to that of women developing similar times of menstruation is not backed up by the science I know.

At least now you have another jerk for company, Don :o

[valkyriefb11]

I don't know what "scientific evidence" Huckster is referencing, but the evidence in psychology (as in most science) shows regression toward the norm. In other words, a great shot is (for most of us) atypical. Statistically, the next shot series of shots (by anyone) would be normal or below normal. Psychological research would even predict that the pressure of a great shot by the thrower before you would negatively impact your shot, unless you are incredibly disciplined to ignore the shot previous to yours (rare).
At least now you have another jerk for company, Don :o

Guess Ill join the jerk club! ;)

I only wish that that was all true, but reality seems to confirm Donovan adn Geoffro ... I always tend to mess up my shots worse after a good shot (mine or someone elses) and great shots are definitely atypical for me ... which is what makes them a great shot anyway.

[borndasaur]

Is this a private party or can anyone be a jerk on this thread?
Human beings tend to look for patterns and are amazingly successful at finding them even when they aren't there. If you get a chance, watch the Nova program about the brain. The explanations as to why and how this happens are clearly presented.

[Huckster]

Hey, disagreeing with me (or pointing out when I'm wrong!) certainly doesn't make any of you 'jerks' in my world. ;-) I think there's something to the 'seeing patterns' thing, for sure. Anyway, I'll try to pay more precise attention next time I'm out. Well, probably I won't--I'll just focus on my game, instead. It needs the attention. (Perhaps I should play with folks who are way better than me, and be 'inspired' to make better shots, despite lacking the actual skill to be able to do so?)

Anyway, all posted in fun. No foul, no harm!

[Omega SuperSloth]

i think the reason people sometimes put better when others make their putts first is just competition you wanna show that guy up take some of the wind out of the sails because as soon as you make it then the focus is on you, the cool thing is when everyone in the group sinks their putts that ego thing kinda fades away and the positive group vibes come out

[nygfaninva]

Haven't read this entire thread, but has anyone mentioned the 'don't take my putter from the basket'? I fall prey to this one, I swear if anyone else hands me my putter from the basket I KNOW I will screw up the next hole if not the rest of my game.

P.S. In the words of Eli Manning....."I'm not Superstitious, but I am a Littlestitious"

[kpc2004]

Haven't read this entire thread, but has anyone mentioned the 'don't take my putter from the basket'? I fall prey to this one, I swear if anyone else hands me my putter from the basket I KNOW I will screw up the next hole if not the rest of my game.

P.S. In the words of Eli Manning....."I'm not Superstitious, but I am a Littlestitious"

that is an interesting superstition...ive never come accross that one while playing yet, but i can see how it would bother someone...i will have to be more careful next time i play in a group :rolleyes:

[Fore]

Haven't read this entire thread, but has anyone mentioned the 'don't take my putter from the basket'? I fall prey to this one, I swear if anyone else hands me my putter from the basket I KNOW I will screw up the next hole if not the rest of my game.

P.S. In the words of Eli Manning....."I'm not Superstitious, but I am a Littlestitious"


I havn't seen anyone with this one yet. If you return the favor on the next hole does it make you feel like they might screw up next and even things out?

[Hamilton]

the one i really hate (i haven't read the whole thread either) is when someone picks up your gimme and tosses it in for you...i absolutely HATE that...

[nygfaninva]

I havn't seen anyone with this one yet. If you return the favor on the next hole does it make you feel like they might screw up next and even things out?

I would say Yes, But two wrongs don't make a right. :D

[sidewinding]

I like to keep my discs in order in my bag first by speed, then by stability, the putter in it's pocket, and the mini in it's pocket. Usually whan I'm having a bad round I have noticed that my disc are always out of order at the end of the round.

This initially led me to become superstitious and believe that I throw better when my discs are in their proper slot so I started making sure I slow down and put all discs back where they belong when I'm done using them. I still noticed that if I had a bad round my discs would be out of order afterwards.

I then realized that if I rush putting the discs back then I am probably also rushing my shots. Rushing leads to my bad rounds not the out of order discs.

...but I still find myself making sure all the discs stay in perfect order.

[Huckster]

the one i really hate (i haven't read the whole thread either) is when someone picks up your gimme and tosses it in for you...i absolutely HATE that...


Wow! I've been playing for 8 months or so, and I had no idea that grabbing gimmes or makes for others in your group was bad etiquette. In fact, I've always made it a point to try and do that when I can, so as to be polite--especially if their walk to the basket to fetch would take them away from the next tee.

So here's a question: Do you say anything to the folks who do that? I've always preferred my playing partners to educate me on the subtle etiquettes of the sport, as I really have no idea what they all are.

Anyway, from now on I'll try to remember to leave other people's discs alone, or at least ask if they want me to grab it before doing so.

And an aside: Is there an "Etiquette" thread somewhere?

[buzzinb]

Wow! I've been playing for 8 months or so, and I had no idea that grabbing gimmes or makes for others in your group was bad etiquette. In fact, I've always made it a point to try and do that when I can, so as to be polite--especially if their walk to the basket to fetch would take them away from the next tee.

So here's a question: Do you say anything to the folks who do that? I've always preferred my playing partners to educate me on the subtle etiquettes of the sport, as I really have no idea what they all are.

Anyway, from now on I'll try to remember to leave other people's discs alone, or at least ask if they want me to grab it before doing so.

And an aside: Is there an "Etiquette" thread somewhere?



I think it really depends on the group of folks your playing with. With the current group that I play weekend rounds with, we toss gimmies back to each other all the time. Generally, if someone really wants to sink that 3-5' putt, they will let the others know. Of course its very informal and few of us play tournaments. I can understand why people who play a lot of tournaments might not want to do this for fear of this habbit surfacing while thay are competing.

[t i m]

I think it really depends on the group of folks your playing with. With the current group that I play weekend rounds with, we toss gimmies back to each other all the time. Generally, if someone really wants to sink that 3-5' putt, they will let the others know. Of course its very informal and few of us play tournaments. I can understand why people who play a lot of tournaments might not want to do this for fear of this habbit surfacing while thay are competing.

Ditto. Depends on the group. Some groups -- especially friends of yours -- then totally play casual and pickup/give people the gimmes.

[magictenor1]

I am totally not superstitious. I have no rituals I perform. I just go out and play.

[Omega SuperSloth]

i dont care if someone taps me in,in fact i think thats good etiquette it helps speed up the game especialy when there are people in your group still putting but i dont like when someone just picks it up and throws it to you maybe thats a superstition but if it dosnt touch chains you didnt really finish that hole and yes i will walk all the way back and slap chains if you didnt do it. Even if i quit and take a stroke limit i still walk over and slap it

[Hamilton]

i should clarify...if it is 2 feet away, and with friends, i don't mind if they pick it up and toss it to me...but when it's ~10 feet or more, and i really want the satisfaction of making the shot myself, there is sometimes where an individual we play with will pick it up and shoot it in himself...for some reason it just really bugs me...i've told them that i want to shoot my putts myself so i can improve but they continue to do it...

[Omega SuperSloth]

on a calm day on flat ground if a friend throws it in for me at ten feet thats a show of respect if its someone you dont know real good it might seem that they are showing you up. i do agree though at that distance i would like to shoot my own putt most of the time . so its probally best not to pick up someones disc unless you know its cool unless its right under the basket if someone has a problem with that their probally just a douch

[solomon.trenton]

I was wondering how many of you had weird rules or superstitions when playing Disc Golf.

Let me give you an example.

We have a rule that no one is allowed to say anything until the disc has stopped flying. The rule originated from a simple superstition that as soon as someone said anything about the flight of a disc (wow, great throw..) or even made an awe struck sound, the disc would immediately change it's flight path and crash. Usually into a tree branch the size of a pinky finger. The frequency of these seemingly random occurrences was astounding. So we made up the rule.

Anyone have a similar superstition?

that does seem to happen to us a lot, doesnt it? mine is to never change putters during a round. eventually you will be able to put again,

[Donovan]

I am totally not superstitious. I have no rituals I perform. I just go out and play.

I wonder if people are superstitious of those of us who aren't superstitious? OK did that just sounds like a crazy? ;):p

[sonny]

on a calm day on flat ground if a friend throws it in for me at ten feet thats a show of respect if its someone you dont know real good it might seem that they are showing you up. i do agree though at that distance i would like to shoot my own putt most of the time . so its probally best not to pick up someones disc unless you know its cool unless its right under the basket if someone has a problem with that their probally just a douch

Probably I am just a douche, but here's how I see it... the game is defined by throwing the disc from the tee into the basket. Even if the disc is parked in the shadow of the basket, you have not actually completed the hole until the disc is in the basket.

I understand casual play, and I don't get bent out of shape about someone picking up my lie and tossing the disc back to me. But when it happens, I'll go back to my approximate lie and put the disc into the basket. It's just how the game is played.

This might sound compulsive, but I'm looking for consistency. I believe you find a consistent game by playing all rounds the same, whether it's for fun with the gang or tournament play. If you always play by the rules, you don't have to mind shift when it's a "real" game. The less you have to shift your thinking, the better you will play. It's still a lot of fun when you play by the rules.

[progprowl]

We have silly Rules:
1. If you get a "Dirty Ace" or "Black Ace" as some people call it. Everyone buys you Mexican food and beer for the next round.
2. Two holes @ our home course (Morley Field) have little drain pipes that are hard to get in. If you make it in those, the throw doesn't count on your score (Free Shot).
3. Finally if you land your drive on the Steep roof (Coated in Sheet metal) of the Pro Shop on hole 14 and it doesnt fall to the ground. The throw once again doesn't count.
Silly rules but they make it fun.

Superstition: If I'm on a birdie run or an underpar round I won't say my score out loud. I inevitably bogie the next hole.

[Omega SuperSloth]

i dont care if someone taps me in,in fact i think thats good etiquette it helps speed up the game especialy when there are people in your group still putting but i dont like when someone just picks it up and throws it to you maybe thats a superstition but if it dosnt touch chains you didnt really finish that hole and yes i will walk all the way back and slap chains if you didnt do it. Even if i quit and take a stroke limit i still walk over and slap it

dont be douche read the whole thread

[sub ceroh]

After you hit a tree you must hug it or it will bring you 7 years bad luck.

[kpc2004]

After you hit a tree you must hug it or it will bring you 7 years bad luck.

lol i dont know about everytime you hit it, but i have a friend who hugs a tree if he gets a lucky deflection off of it. he jokes around and says if you show the trees some love they show it back

[Jimb]

QUOTE=tomschillin;3911]my one superstition in DG is that my putter has to touch the chains on every hole that I use it... (shortened by jimb) i have to walk over to the basket and hit chains with it...otherwise, how is the disc going to know it's done with that hole?...but that's just me....

Technically, a hole is completed when the disc comes to rest in the basket or chains... so just tapping them doesn't actually complete the hole. :D Yes, I am obsessive-compulsive. I'm not superstitious. Before I deem a hole completed, even on a gimme sitting under the basket, I must lay the disc in the basket and totally remove my hand from the disc. And I mainly play by myself. OUCH!!!! :eek:


I am totally not superstitious. I have no rituals I perform. I just go out and play.

Ditto. There's a good reason that you don't open an umbrella inside... you'll put someone's eye out if you're not careful. And you don't walk under a ladder because something might fall on your head or you might knock whatever's on the ladder down. That's not superstition. That's being sensible. Again, Mr. OCD here. :rolleyes:

I wonder if people are superstitious of those of us who aren't superstitious? OK did that just sounds like a crazy?

See if anyone replies to this thread. If they don't either they're superstious about non-superstitious people... or my thread bored them, literally, to death!!! :rolleyes:

And please pardon the excessive use of smiley faces. I just can't stop! Actually, the site wouldn't even let me use all of them that I wanted to. (Frown.)

Just one more thing... old school 80s metal... pick your poison from this link.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=i+ain%27t+superstitious+megad eth&search_type=&aq=f

[Omega SuperSloth]

[QUOTE=Jimb;23544]QUOTE=tomschillin;3911]

Yes, I am obsessive-compulsive. I'm not superstitious. Before I deem a hole completed, even on a gimme sitting under the basket, I must lay the disc in the basket and totally remove my hand from the disc. And I mainly play by myself. OUCH!!!! :eek:


you should try being more lazy thats how i balance out my OCD and playing by yourself aint all bad at least you wont pick up other peoples quirks :)

[DWill]

After you hit a tree you must hug it or it will bring you 7 years bad luck.

Now you tell me. I guess that would explain the 7 million years of bad luck I have.

[sidewinding]

Anyone reading this who doesn't put $20.00 cash in an envelope and mail it to:

Sidewinding
PO Box 27
Wier, TX 78674

will lose their favorite disc in the next week.

[john campbell]

Anyone reading this who doesn't put $20.00 cash in an envelope and mail it to:

Sidewinding
PO Box 27
Wier, TX 78674

will lose their favorite disc in the next week.

I'll put this to the test. I have at least 5 rounds scheduled next week - 4 at courses I've never played. The odds are in your favor, but you ain't gettin' 20 bucks. :)

[Donovan]

Anyone reading this who doesn't put $20.00 cash in an envelope and mail it to:

Side winding
PO Box 27
Wier, TX 78674

will lose their favorite disc in the next week.

The wit is so uncanny, I should send money just on principle. :rolleyes:


Just love your posts bro!

[BENFTS]

Anyone reading this who doesn't put $20.00 cash in an envelope and mail it to:

Sidewinding
PO Box 27
Wier, TX 78674

will lose their favorite disc in the next week.

always fun to post with sidewinding.

[ShaZaun]

After you hit a tree you must hug it or it will bring you 7 years bad luck.

OMG.... I'm instore for a lot of bad luck.... a million years are so

[ShaZaun]

Anyone reading this who doesn't put $20.00 cash in an envelope and mail it to:

Sidewinding
PO Box 27
Wier, TX 78674

will lose their favorite disc in the next week.

This is true..... I didn't send money and lost my favorite disc in the water

[john campbell]

Anyone reading this who doesn't put $20.00 cash in an envelope and mail it to:

Sidewinding
PO Box 27
Wier, TX 78674

will lose their favorite disc in the next week.

ok, I played 2 rounds today at courses I've never played before and made it home with all my discs. 2 rounds yesterday at 2 different home courses, no lost discs. I've got a round Wednesday and a tournament on Saturday, 3 more rounds to put your superstitious scheme to the test!

[hycard]

Maybe in a past life we were all Blacksmiths! :cool:

This is true!!

[Jimb]

Anyone reading this who doesn't put $20.00 cash in an envelope and mail it to:

Sidewinding
PO Box 27
Wier, TX 78674

will lose their favorite disc in the next week.

Whether or not you get $20 or more... it might be interesting to see what you do get if that's your real PO Box. :eek:

[borndasaur]

Anyone reading this who doesn't put $20.00 cash in an envelope and mail it to:

Sidewinding
PO Box 27
Wier, TX 78674

will lose their favorite disc in the next week.



Are you related to Madoff by any chance? I hear he's trying some new money making schemes.:rolleyes:

[Wheat]

I will not drive or putt if anyone is in my view, unless at a good distance, but people around the pad bother the mess out of me. Sometimes its worse if I can't see them, but know that they are close enough to distract me. On the putting situations, I can't put if people are behind the basket, I'm not sure why, but it's bothersome.

[kpc2004]

I will not drive or putt if anyone is in my view, unless at a good distance, but people around the pad bother the mess out of me. Sometimes its worse if I can't see them, but know that they are close enough to distract me. On the putting situations, I can't put if people are behind the basket, I'm not sure why, but it's bothersome.

you would hate to play with one of my friends...if its a close game he stands somewhere to the side of the basket and he slaps the top of his thighs very fast so it sounds like a drumroll its funny the first time but gets old FAST!

[valkyriefb11]

you would hate to play with one of my friends...if its a close game he stands somewhere to the side of the basket and he slaps the top of his thighs very fast so it sounds like a drumroll its funny the first time but gets old FAST!

HA! if one of my friends was doing that Id randomly turn and chuck the disc at him. :P

[Wheat]

oh no doubt, I'd be putting my boss into his face.

[thatguy]

We never cheer for a disc that looks like it has a great flight path. Never fails, a great shot sucks the second someone compliments it.

[scarpfish]

1. I hole out properly (i.e. no chain slapping), every time, even in a casual round, even when nobody is watching. When someone picks up my disc lying 6 inches from the basket and tells me it's a gimme, I hole out anyways. What can I say, its an OCD quirk of mine.

I also have a phobia of purple discs, whether that color is the plastic or the hot stamp.

[kpc2004]

1.
I also have a phobia of purple discs, whether that color is the plastic or the hot stamp.

you would hate to putt with my putter then, its a purple/white tye die with a purple stamp lol

[Wheat]

1. I hole out properly (i.e. no chain slapping), every time, even in a casual round, even when nobody is watching. When someone picks up my disc lying 6 inches from the basket and tells me it's a gimme, I hole out anyways. What can I say, its an OCD quirk of mine.

I also have a phobia of purple discs, whether that color is the plastic or the hot stamp.

I do the same...on the proper hole out part...not the phobia

[flash86]

So with my first post on here, I thought I would weigh in with my holing out compulsion too. I have to finish every single hole or it feels like I cheated the course and myself. Disc golf and ball golf are individual sports with traditions of personal integrity. Each sport requires that you set forth a measure of self-discipline with the expectation that the golfer will play within the rules of the sport. Another golfer is not allowed to throw for you in the rules so it follows that you would not want someone else to hole out for you. So like I said earlier, if I don't hole out personally I feel like I violated the rules and lose a little bit of my integrity. In addition, I want my casual rounds to be as real as possible for similar situations that come up in tournaments. Perfect practice makes perfect tournament rounds. That said, if I am playing with close friends, I can bite my tongue if they throw in for me. However, if a stranger throws in for me or even worse just picks up the disc and hands it to me, I get really bothered. Well, there's my two cents on the topics. Keep the other posts coming. It is really interesting hearing what people from different parts of the country with differing levels of experience have to share. Thanks!

[KnightAce222]

The only thing I can think of when Hycard and me play is that we have to have all the pars 3's no matter if it’s a 4 or 5 on that course. Now for luck HEHEHEH Sorry Hycard but the tree god’s love me and hate you. http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee177/tartarous-dave/smily.jpg

OH just send me $20.00 dollars for luck :P

[john campbell]

Anyone reading this who doesn't put $20.00 cash in an envelope and mail it to:

Sidewinding
PO Box 27
Wier, TX 78674

will lose their favorite disc in the next week.

I'll put this to the test. I have at least 5 rounds scheduled next week - 4 at courses I've never played. The odds are in your favor, but you ain't gettin' 20 bucks. :)

ok, I played 2 rounds today at courses I've never played before and made it home with all my discs. 2 rounds yesterday at 2 different home courses, no lost discs. I've got a round Wednesday and a tournament on Saturday, 3 more rounds to put your superstitious scheme to the test!

It KILLS me to admit this...I lost my favorite disc. It was also the first disc I ever dyed, so it had sentimental value, too. Someone even offered me $30 for it once and I wouldn't let it go. And it happened the day I smugly stated that I made it home with all my discs. I didn't. I'm having serious problems coping with this. My whole game has gone to hell. Man, I wish I'd sent you my twenty bucks. :(

Anyone reading this who doesn't put $20.00 cash in an envelope and mail it to:

Sidewinding
PO Box 27
Wier, TX 78674

will lose their favorite disc in the next week. seriously.

(hey, sidewinding, if it starts rollin' in after this, I want 10%) :|

[Geoffro]

Talk about OCD: I have this thing about crossed or tangled chains when putting. If chains are crossed and not hanging freely, I will go straighten the chains before throwing my putt. Likewise, after sinking a putt, if the chains are not freely hanging or tangled, I will fix them before moving on to the next hole.

This hasn't helped my game. But I've always done it, and likely always will.

[kpc2004]

i can not focus on a drive if there is a rock or a stick on the tee box in fron of me. i feel like i will trip or something on it and i have to kick them out of the way. when there are leaves i sweep them away with my foot. my friends think its retarded that i clean it before i throw every time but it works for me so ooooh well

[33tango]

I don't think that's a bad superstition at all. And the rational behind it makes complete sense. Course it must be a pain to practice putting with only one disc. ;) :D

I've seen putting a putting confidence video where they recommend just using 1-2 discs. It instills in you the belief that every shot "counts", because if you have a stack of discs you're practicing with then you just say to yourself it was a bad shot and throw another.

[Dave]

Yellow Discs are the most consistent performers.

[Hamilton]

i can not focus on a drive if there is a rock or a stick on the tee box in fron of me. i feel like i will trip or something on it and i have to kick them out of the way. when there are leaves i sweep them away with my foot. my friends think its retarded that i clean it before i throw every time but it works for me so ooooh well

I'm the same way...

[Fore]

i can not focus on a drive if there is a rock or a stick on the tee box in fron of me. i feel like i will trip or something on it and i have to kick them out of the way. when there are leaves i sweep them away with my foot. my friends think its retarded that i clean it before i throw every time but it works for me so ooooh well


I also do this and so does the guy I throw with on a regular basis. I would hate to call it a day because I twisted my ankle and couldn't finish the round or play another one.

[Donovan]

I don't think clearing your driving path is a superstition, it's a safety factor! ;)

[sidewinding]

Talk about OCD: I have this thing about crossed or tangled chains when putting. If chains are crossed and not hanging freely, I will go straighten the chains before throwing my putt. Likewise, after sinking a putt, if the chains are not freely hanging or tangled, I will fix them before moving on to the next hole.

This hasn't helped my game. But I've always done it, and likely always will.

That's funny, I have a similar routine with my tesicles.

[valkyriefb11]

wow, you can always count on sidewinding for a dirty remark, even when you wouldnt expect one.

[Donovan]

That's funny, I have a similar routine with my tesicles.

Does this mean you have eight arms? Oh, you didn't mean tentacles? My bad!! :rolleyes:

[Ishulebest]

I'm not really superstitious, but I once slept with my putter. I had a few Budweisers on a Friday night before my 3rd trny I had ever played in. Well, my wife refused to take me to the course in the middle of the night to practice putt, so I slept with my putter in order not to anger it.I actually played and putted pretty good that day.

[swellerdiscgolf]

After you hit a tree you must hug it or it will bring you 7 years bad luck.

I like this one, will try to get my group to start doing it. We have a starting tradition where we say "Two off of one" and that means on the first tee you throw two drives and pick which one you want to use. The thought being starting off a round with a good first hole will help you inmprove your round.

[discflinger]

I like this one, will try to get my group to start doing it. We have a starting tradition where we say "Two off of one" and that means on the first tee you throw two drives and pick which one you want to use. The thought being starting off a round with a good first hole will help you inmprove your round.

The guy who showed me the ropes was a big advocate of 2 off of 1.

[zud00]

The guy who showed me the ropes was a big advocate of 2 off of 1.

What ropes? I've never seen any ropes at the courses.

[Legend KILLer]

When putting I have the tendency to wait til I feel inner peace and complete stillness before I shoot. I think I'll be cutting the 30 second rule quite often.

MONDO

[discflinger]

What ropes? I've never seen any ropes at the courses.

She was a kinky player.:eek:

[swellerdiscgolf]

I also need to keep my discs together / separated....all drivers in one slot, all mids in another, all rarely used in the last slot, putter in its side pocket. And all the discs facing the same way...rim side toward putter pocket.

I can't think of anything else, but I'm sure I'll have some eventually. I did have one when I bowled where I wiped my throwing hand on my pants before starting my approach, but I think these are more rituals than superstitions.

[Geoffro]

That's funny, I have a similar routine with my tesicles.

Ohhhhh!

[bjreagh]

I must have a clean box as well, no sticks, rocks, leaves, dirt, etc. I "sweep" everything off with my shoes. Even if a leaf is on the back left corner and I won't be stepping there it has to go so I can't see it or I will think about it and not focus on my shot.

I should start carrying one of those small brooms umpires use to clean off home plate. Recently my home course (Sharp Springs in Mid. TN) just added a broom at every tee. Cool idea, but I wonder how long they will last.

[bjreagh]

I always play "2 off the first". Not really a superstition, but more of a tradition to get rid of the "first tee jitters". I am always too excited to get started and rarely warm-up and practice before a round. I just consider my first drive (that usually sucks) my "warm-up". I hate to start a round with a 7 or something.

It has been so long since I didn't take 2 off the first I guess it is starting to evolve into a superstition. Even if my first shot is good, I have to throw a 2nd because you never know...

[bjreagh]

Back to the whole somebody else putting your disc in for you thing.

I don't mind if my friend calls my shot a gimmee. In fact we often give each other gimmees on the same hole to balance it out. By the way, this really helps to improve your scores. Our gimmee range might be a little questionable though...

One of our best rounds ever, my friend and I both shot an 18!

[sidewinding]

Does this mean you have eight arms? Oh, you didn't mean tentacles? My bad!! :rolleyes:

Nothing ruins as much as misspelling a key word, especially when that word is testicles, srotum, ballsack, etc, etc, etc.

[_.-Dut-._]

I like this one, will try to get my group to start doing it. We have a starting tradition where we say "Two off of one" and that means on the first tee you throw two drives and pick which one you want to use. The thought being starting off a round with a good first hole will help you inmprove your round.


Been doing the two off of one for quite some years.

[_.-Dut-._]

I always have to clean my discs before Tourney. Dunno why, OCD maybe, but I feel like if I go with dirty discs they wont fly right. :|

[sidewinding]

Well I got my first $20.00 in the mail today. Geoffro's favorite disc is safe.

Thanks Geoffro!

My wife just called me and said "first of all who's sidewinding, secondly who's geoffro, and why did he send us an envelope in the mail with $20.00 Monopoly money in it." LOL

[valkyriefb11]

Well I got my first $20.00 in the mail today. Geoffro's favorite disc is safe.

Thanks Geoffro!

My wife just called me and said "first of all who's sidewinding, secondly who's geoffro, and why did he send us an envelope in the mail with $20.00 Monopoly money in it." LOL

so did you tell the truth? or did you have some fun with it?

[Geoffro]

Well I got my first $20.00 in the mail today. Geoffro's favorite disc is safe.

Thanks Geoffro!

My wife just called me and said "first of all who's sidewinding, secondly who's geoffro, and why did he send us an envelope in the mail with $20.00 Monopoly money in it." LOL

That's a great story. I hoped something interesting would happen. On my end, I snuck the envelope out to the mailbox while my wife was in the shower. :o

Incidentally, I played in deep snow today (with ribbons), and tonight my lucky Roc is still safe and warm in my bag. Thanks Sidewinding!

[john campbell]

I left my favorite putter in the 18th basket yesterday. It's gone and it's is all your fault.

[john campbell]

BTW, I never lost a disc prior to your curse, now 2 are gone. I don't like you.

[valkyriefb11]

BTW, I never lost a disc prior to your curse, now 2 are gone. I don't like you.

I left my favorite putter in the 18th basket yesterday. It's gone and it's is all your fault.

hmm ... this isnt looking good for the rest of us ...

[Geoffro]

BTW, I never lost a disc prior to your curse, now 2 are gone. I don't like you.

Send in the $20!


Sidewinding
PO Box 27
Wier, TX 78674

[borndasaur]

Can we get special discounts if we are unemployed?

[teejw13]

the lady friend is not allowed to say "its fine" at any point in our rounds. Every time she utters those two simple words, the disc is lost forever. and i mean lost. at one point, while throwing over the river at River Bends DGC in shelby twp, she uttered the unforgivable words. i kid you not, my 175 pro wraith (fav disc at the time) was stopped dead in its flight by a young boys 5lb test fishing line(he was fishing from the bridge). disc dropped straight down into the water and was gone from sight.

[dahig]

if i park a nice drive or lay-up a sweet approach... whatever disc i happened to use gets to "taste the chains" with the finish putt.
i feel it makes them hungry for another taste!!

[Jimb]

if i park a nice drive or lay-up a sweet approach... whatever disc i happened to use gets to "taste the chains" with the finish putt.
i feel it makes them hungry for another taste!!

I ain't superstitious, but I do this too! It's like the disc earned the right to touch the fabled chains. Unfortunately, my drivers are rarely ever close enough to get a taste... and I almost exclusively use one of my Aviar P & As for approaches anyway, so it's nothing special to them. :rolleyes:

[lewisville150]

DG is my major obsession. I like the symptoms! I always wear a bandana under my cap. I never play with anything in my front pockets. The water bottle has to go in the same pocket in the bag. The cell phone and keys go in the opposite zipper pocket to balance the bag.

[_.-Dut-._]

if i park a nice drive or lay-up a sweet approach... whatever disc i happened to use gets to "taste the chains" with the finish putt.
i feel it makes them hungry for another taste!!

^^ I do this same thing. Didnt think anyone else did. :|

[swellerdiscgolf]

Nothing ruins as much as misspelling a key word, especially when that word is testicles, srotum, ballsack, etc, etc, etc.

I figured someone would have caught the "srotum" yet but I guess not. LOL

[Jimb]

Good disc... that's such a good little disc. You do love Daddy don't you! Do you want to try the chains again?

Way too little sleep and way too much caffeine apparently! :eek:

[practiceputts81]

After finishing the hole, if theres time i will take a few practice putts (hence my username) to boost my confidence, and i always slap the chains before moving on to the next hole.

[sub ceroh]

After finishing the hole, if theres time i will take a few practice putts (hence my username) to boost my confidence, and i always slap the chains before moving on to the next hole.

I am a chain slapper too.

[Marty McFly]

I always put my right shoe and sock on first. Then the left follows, but never ever is first.

[zenbot]

Asking for someone's score before they've holed out.

[CwAlbino]

I don't like to know my score during tournament, I just play and get the score at the end. I'm not sure if that's superstition or just not wanting to pressure myself.

[ThePatrick]

Asking for someone's score before they've holed out.

I hate that one. I have lost many a putt to some one asking "Everybody got a three right?" Inevitably I step up and dink.

[Adaven]

whenever I pick up a good throw I slap the disc against my right leg. Its like a pat on the back.

[Geraldo]

Asking for someone's score before they've holed out.

this can drive people crazy but I have to keep doing it. I also keep my putter out(constantly spinning it on my index finger)until i get to the next tee, only then can I put it up.

[billnchristy]

Something silly I will do with a new disc or a disc that has "gotten bad habits" is to slap it around the chains a little bit to remind it where it is supposed to go.

I have also found the leg slapping thing to work pretty good with the putter.

[zenbot]

After finishing the hole, if theres time i will take a few practice putts (hence my username) to boost my confidence, and i always slap the chains before moving on to the next hole.
Those could count against you in a tournament.

[Neophyte]

Something silly I will do with a new disc or a disc that has "gotten bad habits" is to slap it around the chains a little bit to remind it where it is supposed to go.

I have also found the leg slapping thing to work pretty good with the putter.

"Thats a bad disc, bad disc, you know what you did..." or

"That's your home. What are you too good for your home?" :D

[Roc1Time]

We refer to that as "nice-ing" a disc. I.e. "Nice shot".

Sometimes if you "nice" a disc really well you can get it to go all the way into the water. :eek:

There are people I play with that always get mad when they get niced, as if niceing them changed the way they threw the disc

[CwAlbino]

There are people I play with that always get mad when they get niced, as if niceing them changed the way they threw the disc

I've never heard of niced, but I can see where people get that sometimes. However there are so many times where "niceing" would just show that it has no effect on the flight of the disc. I watched a friend of mine throw an ace on hole one at my home course. We were just about to leave and since hole one was by the parking lot we threw that hole real quick. He tossed his eagle with a nice flick anhyzer, then turned around to talk to the rest of us, not even watching where it was going. Another friend says, "nice toss". It got 3/4 down the fairway and my mouth just dropped, "Matt, Matt, Matt, MATT!!!!". He turns around just in time to see it fall in the bottom of the basket, no chains, and his first ace ever. Call it a superstition but we had to play another round, regardless of the fact we were intending on leaving.

[mashnut]

We always kid about people nicing each other, but nobody I play with actually gets mad about it. It's more of a joking excuse for a bad throw.

[Roc1Time]

Ya its funny to see someone get mad about it but it does happen down here, and now its more of a joke because we know who those people are and nothing is more fun then doing it on EVERY shot

[mashnut]

Yeah, I can imagine doing that to someone who's uptight about it being a lot of fun. In a tournament this weekend, a guy on my card one of the rounds was a really angry guy, and got even angrier whenever the third guy on the card and I would laugh about one of our own poor shots or give each other a hard time. Needless to say, we weren't going to stop having a good time just because he wanted us to be as angry as he was, and he came very close to melting down near the end of the round. Apparently his second round was even worse...

[magictenor1]

Ya its funny to see someone get mad about it but it does happen down here, and now its more of a joke because we know who those people are and nothing is more fun then doing it on EVERY shot
Yea,I could see that being a blast. I am competitive but you have to have fun out there.

[jroll]

i read a good chunk of this post yesterday thinking I had no disc superstitions. Well I do after playing a round. I found the two thing I do are on the teebox. When I first get on to the teebox i scrape my shoes on the tee like I have mud on my shoes. this happens everytime even if the course is dry and the bottom of my shoes are super clean. the second is once I get ready to tee off I spin the disc in my hand until my grip feels right. I can't seem to just grab and throw I have to feel out my grip first

[Camgolfer]

i read a good chunk of this post yesterday thinking I had no disc superstitions. Well I do after playing a round. I found the two thing I do are on the teebox. When I first get on to the teebox i scrape my shoes on the tee like I have mud on my shoes. this happens everytime even if the course is dry and the bottom of my shoes are super clean. the second is once I get ready to tee off I spin the disc in my hand until my grip feels right. I can't seem to just grab and throw I have to feel out my grip first

I'll be watching you on Saturday to see if these things happen....

[billnchristy]

I now step up to the tee and roll a bag full of chicken bones onto it.

If the two legbones point towards the trees I just close my eyes because I know where it is going.

Damn voodoo. :(

[jroll]

I'll be watching you on Saturday to see if these things happen....

oh it's totally going to happen. my other habit I want to break on saturday is hitting that tree off my drive on hole 4. I think at this point my ratio is 6 times hit out of the 10 times I have thrown that tee.

[jhgonzo]

I like to set up a ladder at the back of the tee box, walk under it and onto the tee, pull out a mirror and smash it on the ground, and have a buddy halfway up the fairway release a caged black cat. That way, if I have an awesome shot, I can say superstitions are BS, but if I shank it I can blame it on my pre-throw actions.

[sidewinding]

I wear a Harry Potter Cape and glasses when I play even though I've never seen any of the movies or read any of the books and for that matter am not even sure he wears a cape.

I can't play a good round without a baby blue Roc.

[Tyler]

Before I put I have to line up my thumg parallel to the wand on my Wizard I use a fan grip don't ask me why but it just fells right and when I tee off no matter hole the fairway goes I line up my feet touching each other on the back corner of the tee box on the left. I also color coordinate my bag (I.E. blue, white etc. like a rainbow effect).

[lko102]

i read a good chunk of this post yesterday thinking I had no disc superstitions. Well I do after playing a round. I found the two thing I do are on the teebox. When I first get on to the teebox i scrape my shoes on the tee like I have mud on my shoes. this happens everytime even if the course is dry and the bottom of my shoes are super clean. the second is once I get ready to tee off I spin the disc in my hand until my grip feels right. I can't seem to just grab and throw I have to feel out my grip first

Wow, it's like we're twins as far as that's concerned! I always scrape my feet when I get into the tee box, similar to a charging bull, lol. When I throw forehand, I set my grip, and then tap the disc against my left palm and rotate the disc until I am happy with the grip. With back hand, I spin the disc on my index finger until I get the grip settled in.

[Terry C]

I carry my disc bag on the left arm, as to not make my right arm tired (right is my throwing arm)

[Noill Golf]

i carry one of those magic 8 balls with me and ask it each time before my drive..."will this be an Ace"... usually get an "unlikely" or "ask again"...

[NOStheBOSS]

I am not superstitious but I do believe in luck. I mean you throw a disc down a fairway from 200 ft and it hits the 1 tree that is out there. If the throw is 1 foot either way-great throw but now not so good. If you tried to hit that tree from 200 you probably wouldn't. Or you throw a shot that hits a tree and sometimes it kicks it into deep brush and sometimes it kicks it into the middle of the fairway. Luck is a part of all sports. But I believe you can't influence your luck with superstition, luck will hopefully balance out over time. Overall if you throw the disc well you will play well. I don't have any particular things that I do when I play. I do believe I play better when I play at a good pace so I get in a rhythm.

I agree. I have had many near-aces, as well as a couple of metal, but none closer than the other day. I was going to try and take an anny route on a hole I never had before. I threw my aviar flat and WAY too far left, it went straight into a tree, kicked and floated straight toward the hole. I held my breath as it took a beeline toward the basket. It JUST missed, it went in right at chain level but just missed wide. Total luck

[hippiediscdude]

I dont know if I would consider it a habit or a superstition but I grip all my discs in a certain point every time I throw them. I always grip the top left corner. Just to the left of the stamp. I have done this since I started playing. I have a 3x JK Pro Aviar that I have gripped that way for so long that it has dents where I have gripped it the same way every time. I am a creature of habit. But it works for me. ;)

[G-MIL]

It's not so much a superstition as just a F'ed up habit now but I have to hold my disc when throwing with the label lined up with my hand so when I look at the label is north to south to my hand.

[hippiediscdude]

Cool Im glad Im not the only one that does this sort of thing.

[Mattallica]

I tap the disc in my off hand during run up and up until the "hit"

my roommate looks down at his feet just before the "hit", it's weird to watch

[G-MIL]

I can't remember when that label-grip thing started but now I look at the disc every time before I throw to make sure it's aligned, it's almost a curse now.

[nitegolfer]

I like to set up a ladder at the back of the tee box, walk under it and onto the tee, pull out a mirror and smash it on the ground, and have a buddy halfway up the fairway release a caged black cat. That way, if I have an awesome shot, I can say superstitions are BS, but if I shank it I can blame it on my pre-throw actions.

lol.
Nice Shot...

I'm right handed.
I always carry my bag on my left shoulder.
I always try to hold any drink in my left hand.

And,
Every new putter needs to be broken in and...not by throwing it.

[jartiv]

I dont like to say my score outloud... but I dont think Its so much a superstition as it is a mind set. I feel that when i start annoucing my strokes i am getting too excited and start straying from my game plan... i take my mind off the hole infront of me and start thinking too far ahead.

example:

I was shooting even through 12 holes yesterday, I have never shot better than -1 on my home course, and I havent done that in over a year... my best since then was a two. I was just playing along, and not saying anything, par par par par par... and then all of a sudden I get excited and im like "I am still even!" and then i start thinking ahead, instead of focusing on 13 which i always par, I start thinking about 14 which I usually bogey which leads me to think about where I can pick up birdies... and next thing you know it, I OB on 13, miss my putt, and I pick up 2 strokes. lame. I end up bogeying 14 anyway, and try too hard for birdies on 15 and 17 and miss long comeback putts and pick up two more strokes... I end the round 5 over, picking up 5 strokes on 13-18.

[Cgkdisc]

I have a Yin Yang mini. I always point the red swirl toward the basket to anticipate "hot" putting. If the putting isn't working then I switch it to the cold (blue) direction to see if I can get the putting going again.

[mr.smOOOth]

In regards to the 'don't talk to my disc' thing, I play with an older guy who is convinced anyone talking to his disc will jack the flight! I was like whatever, until a month ago when I was in his group as he threw across our 2nd creek crossing hole. It looked like his disc was going to bail out early and leave him with a long upshot. He says, "Sh*t!", when he sees the disc start to hyzer to the safe zone. I say, "At least you're safe." Two seconds later the disc comes rolling into view, hops over a path and rolls down into the water. I have no idea what he hit to make his disc roll so fast back into the creek. Needless to say, he was quite POed! I got the silent treatment for the rest of the round.:confused:

[DGChronicles]

i hold my discs, expecially my putters, certain ways every time i throw them. as well as my drive and put i have a certain routine i have to go through befor i throw...

[prerube]

My superstition is that all putt attempts have to hit the chains before they go back in my bag. If I pull out a second disc just to practice a tough putt, both discs have to touch the chains before I can move on to the next hole, even if the second putt was waaay off.

I am not crazy, I swear.

Also new putters are good luck.

[shoe59]

Tie both shoes before 1st hole, even if they were already tied.

[justindfpr]

Some people I play with will give you a dollar if you hit metal on a tee shot and 5 dollars if you get an ace.

We used to play that. Not sure if 51 is the official name but thats what we call it.


For the whole not saying anything til the disc has landed. I've always thought and will always think that is the most ridiculous superstition in disc golf and anyone who gets upset over someone saying "nice shot" right before you hit a tree should just play alone.

[atl scott]

anyone who gets upset over someone saying "nice shot" right before you hit a tree should just play alone.

agreed!

[craftsman]

Devils advocate: a shot is not over til it stops moving. So it would be more like "nice high speed turn" or "nice beginning of fade" lol jj

[atl scott]

That's not sound reasoning. A nice shot can get unlucky and still have been a good throw. There's nothing wrong with complimenting an actual good throw.

[BrotherDave]

We used to play that. Not sure if 51 is the official name but thats what we call it.


For the whole not saying anything til the disc has landed. I've always thought and will always think that is the most ridiculous superstition in disc golf and anyone who gets upset over someone saying "nice shot" right before you hit a tree should just play alone.

Man, I was niced by a group about 4-5 holes from me, this guy was screaming nice so loud it was throwing my game off half the park away. SUAT.

[tstack10]

That's not sound reasoning. A nice shot can get unlucky and still have been a good throw. There's nothing wrong with complimenting an actual good throw.

agreed my friends who have just started often have good throws that get unlucky but I like to point out positives of good throws...low, hard, good snap etc.