Apologies for the lengthy story... but you asked!
My addiction to the beautiful flight of a disc started at age 11 or 12 when Wham-O Frisbees were really getting popular. I got pretty good at throwing for distance and accuracy, and even won an age group distance contest (over 200'). Joined the International Frisbee Association at age 15, looking to get certified as a 'Master', but we moved, and the list of contact's I'd received were then all out of town. Gradually, through the years, the Frisbees went in a box and I worked a desk job for three decades lamenting the fact that I was putting on weight, and couldn't find an inexpensive, fun way to get some exercise.
In 2011, frustrated and 50, I started walking the neighborhood for exercise, got bored, & started throwing my old Frisbees at stop signs & fire hydrants. Once I was playing an 18 hole object golf course daily, a neighbor suggested I try the real thing. He mentioned having worked with a lady who was 'pretty good' at it, and said she'd actually traveled to Japan for a tournament! (I later looked her up on the internet: Tammy Pellicane, 5 time World Champ!)
Knowing that the sport existed, and we had a 1980-ish course nearby (
Woodland Mound), I finally stopped at a Play It Again Sports & got my first set of golf discs (Birdie, Valkyrie & Orc...yes, an Orc!). I immediately fell in love with the sound of the chains. I went back to the internet and discovered I lived close enough to about thirty courses, including
Idlewild,
Lincoln Ridge,
Mt. Airy, etc. I've been pretty insanely active around the region ever since. Now if only I could get really good at it!