The Course

The Parkland Disc Golf course is a private disc golf course located in the Parkland community in the  South-west of Calgary.  It's laid out in a park with quite a bit of open space and trees.  The holes are all very challenging and good for intermediate to advanced players.  A beginner would probably get frustrated playing this course as it's fairly long and challenging.

All the holes are par 4 except number 7 which is a REALLY long par 4.  The rest are one good drive to the basket and there are only really 1 hole which should be birdied every time.

My Round

My round yesterday I shot a +4.  I was two over after the first two holes and then par-ed the rest of the front nine.  Leaving me at +2 on the front.  The back nine was going smoothly until the 14th and 15th holes which are trick holes through the trees.  I had some unlucky nicks off of trees and leaving me behind larger trees.  I ended the round at +2.

I felt like I was playing pretty good. I'm still trying to figure out my brand new Valkyrie as it's still new and slips out of my hand too early in the release.  I may need to sand down the inside lip of the disc to get more grip.   I hope to get out and play Parkland another couple of times this summer.  I now have the mark of +4 to beat!

Anyway, the update is that I went with a friend who is a member.  I'm trying to figure out when I can get my pass as the office hours are 9-5pm Monday to Friday the same time I work.  Anyway, there is a sign at the door that says all guests must pay a $10 fee when entering the course.  It is unclear where or whom to pay the money and hopefully this will be clarified in the near future.

I do believe that this is a terrific course.  However, $10 does seem rather high for a disc golf course in my opinion.  I'll gladly pay the $10, however, it seems as the community is just trying to make some money on disc golfers.  Whereas, the park would have very little use without the disc golfers.   Just my 2 cents.

Welcome to the world of understable discs.

Your disc WAS overstable but since you've hit so many trees, rocks or just the ground, the disc now flies differently. When a disc gets older the disc is less stable and thus flies understable. Note that this usually happens with the DX plastic rather than the newer more durable plastics like the ESP or Champion.

So, how do you actually use this to your advantage?

Is there a basket that's within your driving range but off to the right? Try throwing your beat-up understable disc. Throw the disc like you normally would trying to make sure if flies flat and far. Depending on how beat-up the disc is and how hard you through it the disc should trail off right instead of left at the end. How handy!

I met a disc golfer who once carried 7 of the same disc. He had 3 new and 4 used discs each with a different amount of understable-ness. Therefore, depending on the hole he would select which disc to use. This is a VERY extreme example but definitely a good example that disc flight can change depending on the use.

Ensure that you're aware of how used your disc is.  It is extremely important to ensure your disc golf success.

What you need to create this target.

• 3 - 6ft - 2" X 4"
• 1 Piece of stove pipe
• Large Metal Screw
• Washer
• Nut
• Nails

You simply cut about a foot and a half off of two 6ft pieces.  You nail these pieces together and add the stove pipe.

You then drill a hole (the size of the large screw) into the bottom of the pieces. You take those two other 6 ft pieces and put the large screw through the bottom.  Then nail the two 1 ft pieces on the top as seen in the image on the left.  You can then place the target into the space made of these 1ft pieces.

The final product turns out pretty sweet I think.  The best part is it's cheap, easy to make and light.

Similar to upwind shots, there are certain characteristics that make a disc a good downwind disc. The first criteria is the glide. You want to have a disc that glide more when you throw it. Most downwind disc golf discs tend to fly straight for a while and then fall to the left at the end of the flight path.

Normally, downwind disc golf discs are already easier to throw then upwind discs. In addition, downwind shots are typically easier then upwind because the tailwind is actually helping your disc fly. Therefore, you should pick a disc you're comfortable with and think you can get a good throw off with.

So which discs are good with a tailwind?

Here are a few that you should consider trying.

• ESP Flash
• Valkryie
• Teebird
• Surge
• Cyclone
• Spectra
• Xpress
• Putt'r

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There are certain characteristics that make a disc a good headwind disc. The first criteria is the stability. You want to have a disc that won't fall or turnover when you throw it. This is especially important because you're trying to really muscle and snap the disc with lots of power. Having the overstable disc really helps to keep your disc more level.

Secondly, you want a disc you're comforatable with. Lots of people can't throw a Monster very well. This is because of the high degree of overstability. You don't want to be throwing this into the wind. If you can't get the disc to fly properly in the first place then you don't want to be throwing this into a strong headwind.

So which discs are good into the wind?

Here are a few that you should consider trying.

• Z Flick
• Monster
• Orc
• Z Avenger
• Crush
• Soft Challenger

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	Innova Champion Orc Distance Driver 175		US $7.50	More Details

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