Just the Tip – Rapid Fire Putting Practice

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Putting.  It’s the one basic disc golf skill that everyone needs more practice at.  No matter how good you get, regular putting practice will become a permanent fixture in your disc golf life if you hope to stay good.  I’ve even heard it said that to be great at disc golf, you have to fall … Read more

Road to the 2015 GBO – 119 Days to Go

  Abraham Lincoln once said that if he had 6 hours to chop down a tree, he’d spend the first 4 sharpening the axe.  Abe was a pretty smart guy.  I really don’t think he was talking about chopping down trees and that saying applies to an awful lot of things in life.  The only … Read more

Road to the 2015 GBO – 126 Days to Go

Wow, Christmas has come and gone.  New years is right around the corner.  The 2015 GBO will be here before you know it.  I’ve had more than a few people look at me funny when I tell them I’m training for a tournament that’s 4 months away.  At the rate time is passing lately, that … Read more

Disc Golf Clinics Don’t Make You Better at Disc Golf

Yeah, I just said that. This week’s Wisdom Wednesday post, along with a recent post on Instagram by Will Shusterick really have me thinking.  As the weather gets crappier and crappier, disc golfers will spend more and more time inside instead of outside playing.  I’ll save you a very long rant about that one (put on … Read more

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

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

Disc Golf Up Shot Technique to Control Distance Accurately

“So can I play disc golf yet?” “Do you want to go back to not being able to walk?” “OK.  OK.  You know I have to ask.” “You’ll be able to play again someday, I promise.  For now let’s get to work.” For a little over a year, this was the conversation I had with my … Read more

It’s Up, It’s Good!!!

I had arrived at the local football field about 2 hours earlier.  Joining me that day was a bag full of 20 distance drivers.  I was on a mission.  I was not going home until either my arm fell off or I broke 360 feet.  I didn’t just want to break 360′ once, I wanted … Read more

The #1 Thing You Can Do To Improve Your Disc Golf Game.

How do I get better? It’s at the heart of almost every disc golf question asked on forums, blogs, campfire conversations, and FaceBook groups.  There’s a million ways the question gets asked. “What discs should I throw?” “How can I add distance to my throw?” “What disc would you throw on this hole?” “Here’s a … Read more

Why are you punching yourself in the face on the disc golf course?!?!

We are our own worst enemy. With all the negative voices coming from the news, our coworkers, our friends, and our families, the biggest negative voice in most of our lives lives right inside our own head.  This can be especially true on the disc golf course. A bunch of years back, I was a … Read more