Finding the right frequency of play...

[Erthbndr]

Bananas. When I played last year, drank plenty of water and ate two bananas a day. One before and one after to ease the muscles.

[mashnut]

I think you'll know if you start getting burnt out. If you don't feel like playing, don't. Otherwise, play all you want and all you can while you have the time. I love it when I can play every day, and I play a lot better when I get that consistency rather than taking time off between.

[bikinjack]

To the OP, I was in your situation a couple years ago. I was seriously burned out after losing my business and livelihood. I needed some time to decompress and figure out my next move. I was unemployed for about 7 months and probably played about 300 or so rounds, helped design and build a course, and spent a week or so volunteering at US Dubs and the USDGC. It was a blast and I needed it. I think I'm still trying to figure out my next move, and I'm pretty sure that I always need to be at this point. That's probably the biggest thing I learned from all of it. Don't be complacent. Figure out what your next move is gonna be.

Oh, and good luck with it all.

[Psicko]

As someone in the same boat about being unemployed, Definately look for a job, but you do have to strike a balance between looking for a job and stress relief(disc golf, etc). I usually wake up in the am and take about a half hour or so to drink coffee and get breakfast. I then usually take my wife to work. I go for a run a few times a week when i get back from dropping my wife off. I manage to play about 3-4 rounds a week including the weekend.

I hate looking for a job when I don't have one. It gets stressful. Take some time out for yourself, but try not to procrastinate the job search stuff.

[Dan Ensor]

What kind of contracting? Find people that flip or rent houses, buddy up with them, and conive a way to become "their guy".

[rocthecourse]

If you don't want to get burned out play decent courses. For the first year and a half I pretty much only played one course, and it was only a 9 hole. I got bored, but it was because of the course not the amount I was playing. I took over a year off and then a new course open up close by that is very good and I can play that course all the time with out getting bored. During the summer when the sun is out till 9pm, I have had weeks where I play 15+ rounds, and I want to play more. And if you do start to get bored go out and play some other courses to mix things up.

[Agricolae]

Fear can be a good thing in certain circumstances. Being afraid of burning out on disc golf is not one of those circumstances. Go play, or ... don't.

[craftsman]

I hope i dont have to pay unemployment for the op to play dg

Imo, 5 rounds a week and two prqctice sessions would likely yield good results.

[steady1]

Burnout can happen but will be different for individuals. I can get motivated and train for a road race (running) for several weeks. If my mileage gets too high, legs can't perform as well with lower mileage. You get the "don't give a darn." attitute. However, a short break and rest, it returns just like appitite or sex drive. Having goals are good, but you can overdo it.

I practice disc throwing and putting daily for 30 min or so in my yard. On vacations, I play a round everyday. Even then, I do not think I love it enough to do it daily for a long period. Physically yes, but not mentally.

I enjoy the game as recreation, but not as much as other hobbies I guess. We have only 24 hours for work, play and rest. Scheduling around a job can be tough.

[Dan Ensor]

Don't continue playing after you're burnt out. It's kind of like going out in the cold. If you stay out 20min, you can go inside and warm up in 5. If you stay out an hour, you'll be inside an hour before you're warm.