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[Nicko D]

Hi.
I have been reading here in the forum from time to time when it came up in google searches, and I have found a few gems hidden in a lot of random text But now I think it is time to step it up and get an acount.

I was introduced to disc golf when I lived in Sweden around 2004, we bought a disc and played for fun in Gothenburg, but far from anywhere near serious. I dont even think we new that there was a club in Gothenburg, or that you could attend tournaments. After university I moved to Norway and started playing more in 2010. Mostly doing single rounds but I later found some more players in the area. But there was no local club. So I joined the cheapest one in Oslo, just to be able to try tournaments.

My first pdga tournament was Copenhagen open in 2012, an A-tier and eurotour event (I had no idea at the time what that meant). I managed to stay away from last place and had a very good weekend, I think it is there that I really got hooked.

I moved to Oslo in the fall of 2012 and became a part of the community here. In the summer I play almost every day and at least once a week in wintertime. I have also stepped in on the board of my club.

Well, thats me.

 

[Mabuku1]

Right on! Welcome to the group.

 

[MrFixIt]

Welcome to the site!

 

[BogeyNoMore]

Welcome! Always nice to get members outside North America. :thmbup:

 

[teemkey]

Welcome! Good to hear you're putting in giving some love to (and sweat for) your club!

 

[primal dg]

I just recently joined a club, it has improved my game played with better people. Prior I had friends that weren't as serious about it and didn't have good competition.

 

[Nicko D]

For me it was a no-braineer to join a Club, bacause that was something that was needed in order to play on the national tour, and they are (were) almost the only tournaments around. And now I always recommend casual players to join a Club, not neccessary my, but any. Bacause that is one of few ways we have to show how many players we really are.

 

[Innovafan2562]

Welcome

 

[Nemmers]

Welcome aboard from across the pond, brother!

 

[xseption]

Welcome and enjoy the site!

~ edd

 

[Halcón]

Welcome! Just curious, how big is your club? Is disc golf fairly well known in Oslo?

 

[JedV]

I've got some cousins in Norway that I plan to visit sometime in the future, I'm glad to see that DG is not just a Swedish and Finnish thing.

Skål!

 

[Nicko D]

Discgolf is still way bigger in Sweden and Finland. They have so many more courses and (registered) players.

There are 4 courses in Oslo, one is 9 holes and the rest is 18. Plus one that is abandoned. We have 5 clubs and my club, www.Muselunden.no, have about 50-60 members.

This weekend we had sunny and warm weather for maybe the first time since the snow went away, I was out on a course and saw at least 20-30 people that were new for me out playing. Some with just one disc and some with small bags. So our sport is indeed growing, both casual play and organized.

 

[Johnny_Crunch]

Welcome