Discing, Bro

With spring and the air and the snow off the ground, I have started a new outdoor hobby. My friend David had been disc golfing since the past summer with a few of his friends and had really enjoyed it. I had heard of disc golfing previous to my exposure to it this year, in fact, I had even played it at an elementary school birthday party for a friend. I just always thought that it was for creepy shirtless people and stoners. Although I was pretty on point for the most part, I did find that I really enjoyed the "sport" as well and have purchased several discs since.

Disc golfing is a nice kind change of pace activity. It's perfect for lazy days when you still want to be outside and enjoy the sunlight. The wind can be a bitch sometimes, but aside from that it's a pretty stress free game... until you loose a disc. Still, disc golfing is perfect for around 2-5 party members that want to relax and have fun in the company of friends. Discing by yourself has never really appealed to me as being all that fun because it seems like a loner thing to do, but solo discers don't bother me. It's when an entire family reunion takes to the course that I get a little irritated. When there are ten, eleven, up to twenty members in your discing group and many of them have never play the sport the holes are painstakingly slow to play through. I have been held up several times by a large party that can't keep pace and usually I end up skipping holes to speed up the pace.

There are several main courses that I go to here in Cedar Rapids. Clark Park and Shaffer Park are the two that I frequent the most and they both have their differences. Clark Park is an easier course with less foliage and trees. It lays over some hilly terrain but is fairly simple because there are very few obstacles to maneuver. What is lacks in trees, it more than makes up for in wind. Because there is nothing to break the wind, it becomes the most problematic factor in any game that you play at Clark. Still, Clark is a good beginners course that is nice to play around on because you'll seldom get frustrated or loose a disc. Shaffer, on the other hand, is much more terraneous and has tons of trees. It is fairly easy to loose a disc in this course and much more challenging to play. Shaffer also attracts a lot of dirty/drunk people that don't feel the need to wear sufficient clothing, no matter how disgusting their I know that there's a Nascar race.