Thanks for the Crack

[zensuit]

I'm 49, with kids, played every sport imaginable. I need another time consuming activity like a hole in the head. but a friend says "check out this Disc Golf forum and there's a top 50 course about 15 minutes from your house"

So of course I have to take my son disc golfing.

And now....

I've been playing for a few weeks. The sound of the chains is...well, so...you know....

My right shoulder, my dominant arm, is torn up from years of abuse so I have to rest it a few days after a round...

But this won't do...

So what do I do? Yep...I spend the better part of an afternoon learning to throw lefty so I can play every day....

it's too late to say no....

too late for me...

but you can save yourself.....

Z

PS- if you are learning to throw long with your offhand...a Comet is a great place to start.

 

[Donovan]

Great post bro! It was very fun to read. Thanks for sharing this...it means alot to many of us and brings back those early memories. Keep Discin'!

 

[t i m]

Z -
Welcome. The disc hobby is a great one. Glad to hear you're getting a new generation started as well.

Which course are you next to... what's the hook that was so good it got you addicted in mid-winter?
-tim

 

[DGtourist]

awesome! love it. Early leader for thread title of the year award.

 

[lewisville150]

Great post! My flashback was pretty harsh, though. Happened that way for me also. Hope I never get over it. Enjoy!

 

[Three Putt]

if you are learning to throw long with your offhand...a Comet is a great place to start.

If you are serious about throwing correctly, a Comet is a great disc...offhand or not.

Welcome to the affliction. One day they might come up with a shot to cure it...although I'm not sure I'd go and get one.

Besides, my crap-ass insurance would never cover it!

 

[zensuit]

The Sinks in Chattanooga, TN. Can you say, "Dude that was perfect, sorry about the tree"?

 

[SoCal-Wraith]

this site is most definitely addicting..... kindda like Disc Golf................

 

[thenamesben]

The disc hobby is a great one.

Hobby? Disc golf is a way of life. I find myself always thinking about it, no matter where I am. Whenever I see an open field or woods I think, damn, that could be a sweet course!

Anyways, welcome to the sport, Zen! Hope you have many a good rounds, and enjoy playing lefty, it's the only proper way to live.

 

[magictenor1]

From one 49 year old to another: you are never too old for DG. Welcome to the site.

 

[Ryan P.]

hah, zensuit. The Sinks is a great course to start. I'm in chattanooga in the summers when i'm not at school. It's definitely a righties course though. tons of trees. love it. have fun learning with your off hand.

 

[Kentuckian]

Hi, my name is John. I'm 38 years old and I'm an addict. It all started less than 6 months ago and I can't get the monkey off my back. Our company just agreed to shell out 1,500 bucks to sponsor a local tournament just so I can get a disc with our logo on it. And that's just the beginning...

 

[D.W.G.]

I'm 39, and started in late July(when I got laid off)... I have found 10 discs(2 wraiths, destroyer, Xpress, Stratus, Eagle, Cyclone2, Starfire, Panther, and a Gateway Flyers disc) I have played almost every day since the first time I tossed a disc, sometimes 2 or 3 rounds... I've bought two bags, and sold the first one that I bought... I love this, and can't wait to try out a tourney!!! Even in the frigid cold it is fun...

 

[DiscChainBasket18]

I've almost got the whole family throwing now. My brother is pretty competetive. So he practices every day for 2 weeks in anticipation of my visit. We play a few holes & his arm starts hurting. No problem he says. It only hurts on my back hand. I'll throw side arm. A few holes later & he cant throw side arm without pain. He says we have to go home. On the way to the parking lot he says "hey, I can throw left handed". This is an addiction in every sense of the word.
Once started, it cannot be stopped.

 

[Lost in the Brambles]

I'm coming up on 2 years this April...I'll play as much as I can. I find myself leaving work early to disc, and the DG dreams make the nights fly by. Sure beats the video game addiction I used to have. Summer can't come soon enough, then we can disc until 10pm...hooray

 

[solomon.trenton]

I'm 49, with kids, played every sport imaginable. I need another time consuming activity like a hole in the head. but a friend says "check out this Disc Golf forum and there's a top 50 course about 15 minutes from your house"

So of course I have to take my son disc golfing.

And now....

I've been playing for a few weeks. The sound of the chains is...well, so...you know....

My right shoulder, my dominant arm, is torn up from years of abuse so I have to rest it a few days after a round...

But this won't do...

So what do I do? Yep...I spend the better part of an afternoon learning to throw lefty so I can play every day....

it's too late to say no....

too late for me...

but you can save yourself.....

Z

PS- if you are learning to throw long with your offhand...a Comet is a great place to start.

try an hour of an electric heating pad for an hour on your bad arm.

 

[taxman]

great to see our numbers still growing.

 

[DannyM]

Two words.....ICY HOT!
Luckily I don't have pain in my arm/shoulder, but my knee does start feeling it after a round or 2...or 3...or...????? Guess it was those years in my 20's when I was racing for Honda cross country/moto X...catches up to you in your 40's.

 

[leathercash]

That was a fun post to read z,thanks! Welcome to your crack!

 

[leathercash]

I'm 39, and started in late July(when I got laid off)... I have found 10 discs(2 wraiths, destroyer, Xpress, Stratus, Eagle, Cyclone2, Starfire, Panther, and a Gateway Flyers disc) I have played almost every day since the first time I tossed a disc, sometimes 2 or 3 rounds... I've bought two bags, and sold the first one that I bought... I love this, and can't wait to try out a tourney!!! Even in the frigid cold it is fun...

DUDE! MN just set a new temperature (sp?) record. Didn't get like -45 there man? I make it apoint to visit Alexandria MN every year, but not in cold like that! Keep throwing.