smitdavi
Par Member
My wife and I went to spend the weekend with my father and step mom to celebrate a late Father's Day. Before I left I packed my bag in the car and tossed in my fade crunch bag and put a few beginner friendly discs in there in case anyone wanted to play with me. On Sunday we woke up and my dad said he'd love to go out and learn and throw a round with me. I was like...ok, I actually brought a bag for you. We loaded up the car and went to the best course in his area. My dad is in his early 50's and is in pretty good shape. We spent about 30 minutes going over how to putt, proper stance, etc. I gave him a Lat Diamond and took him to an open area and gave him the basics. I started out by showing him the mechanics and introduced the right pec drill to him. Made him take a bunch of dry runs before letting him rip one just by throwing from his pec. All be damned if his first throw was damn near perfect. I little high speed turn (to be expected from the diamond) with a beautiful fade. I was astonished. After he got a few more good throws we went to the #1 tee and played our 18. He was consistently putting it out there around 150' on a nice line just by throwing from his chest with no real reach back. I tried to keep it as simple for him as possible. Spent a lot of time just trying to explain the flight mechanics of the disc and by the end of the round he was throwing shots I was actually impressed by. He ended up shooting a +27 on a course that isn't beginner friendly but he loved every minute of it. Was a cool father/son moment for me in that I actually got to teach my dad a sport I love and he embraced it. He embraced it so much he called me today telling me he went out and scouted some more courses in the area and is already planning our next DG weekend. Just wanted to share my experience. This is a great game that can be enjoyed by all.
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