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10 Pieces of Disc Golf Advice I Wish I Had Listened To

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Life Can Be Cruel

One of life’s cruel tricks is that the tools and perspective you need to make the most of life often don’t come to you until well after you need them.  How many times have we said things like…  “If I could go back to high school knowing what I know now.” or “If I could go back to college knowing what I know now.” or “I wish I could go back and date that person again knowing what I know now.”  It seems like we are never fully equipped with the knowledge we need at the time we actually need it. This is especially true for me when it comes to disc golf advice.

Going back in time to pick up some disc golf advice
Sometimes I wish there really was such a thing as the wayback machine.

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Building a Disc Golf Home Gym, Body Weight Training

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If you woke up tomorrow and had no muscles, you’d be in trouble.  Let’s start with your heart.  It’s a pretty important muscle.  It moves blood and all that blood carries through your body.  Your diaphragm is another important hunk of muscle.  It’s what moves your lungs and allows you to breath.  Jaw muscles are … Read more

No BS Product Reviews – The Gateway Bullseye Basket

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I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but winter is coming.  I don’t mean “Winter is Coming” as in the totally bad ass TV show Game of Thrones is coming.  That won’t be here for a while.  I mean snow, ice, windchill, salted road, hard to play disc golf in an arctic tundra … Read more

Get Jealous or Get Better, it’s Your Choice!

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Two weeks ago, I played in my second to last tournament of the year.  It was a perfect fall day on one of my favorite disc golf courses.  Brown Deer, located just outside of Milwaukee, is one of the best courses I’ve played and I hadn’t played there in almost a year.  I will remember … Read more

Building a Disc Golf Home Gym, the Jump Rope

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Pretty regularly, when I talk to people about my disc golf home gym, people automatically assume that I’m equating muscle size to disc golf skill.  Someone always wants to chime in with, “I’m skinny as heck and I can throw 500 feet!”.  That’s usually someone on line so there’s a 95% chance they can’t break … Read more

Building a Disc Golf Home Gym, the Mobility Tools

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Last winter was horrific.  I can’t remember a colder, darker, snowier, icier, more miserable winter since I moved to Illinois back in 3rd grade.  Normally, I play a minimum of once a week in the winter time.  Last winter I played one and a half times.  That half time I found myself suddenly waist deep … Read more

How Ostriches, Kittens, and a Llama Named Steve Can Help Your Disc Golf Game.

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  I have developed a very special disc golf talent.  I don’t know where it came from, but over the last 2 months, I’ve gotten really, really good at it.  Only showing up during tournament rounds, this new talent is just awesome.  I’m so happy it came into my life.  It has made the last … Read more

Disc Golf Training, A Quick Mobility Routine

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A while back, I wrote a post that talked about some of the possible consequences to not stretching and loosening up before playing disc golf.  I described the very compelling reason that I personally stretch and warm up before throwing plastic.  In fact, I do some type of mobility, stretching, yoga, or myofascial release 3-4 times … Read more

For the Love of All That is Good in The World, Pay Attention!!!

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Saturday morning doubles at Squaw Creek.  Hole 4.  711 feet, somewhat down hill, tall prairie grass on the right, marsh on the left.  We had parked two shots in the center of the fairway about 425′ and 440′ out.  We were in great shape.  Our opponents stepped up for their shots.  The first guy throws … Read more