I May Be Addicted…..

…to Disc Golf!  A few weeks ago when my son, Danny, and I made the commitment that we were going to attend the 2014 PDGA Amateur Disc Golf World Championships, we decided on a plan of action including practice, putting, aerobic conditioning, and weight training.

At this point, we have stuck to that plan.  To be sure, Danny needs less training and conditioning than I do.  But he does need to continue to refine his game so that he can post a great score in 2014. My goal is to get stronger and throw father, and become WAY more accurate with my putting.

There are some days when I spend a lot of time thinking about the things I want to work on with my game.  Some nights I even wake up dreaming that I am on the disc golf course.  I get up and pick up a disc that is handy on my dresser and walk through the steps of the drive.

I work in a building with long, narrow hallways, and sometimes I sort of dream about taking one of the discs on display in my office and just throwing them as far and straight as possible down those halls.  If everything wasn’t brand new, with fresh paint, I might just be more than just tempted!

After when, when I can finally get out to the park, I can’t wait to throw that first disc, to watch it fly down the fairway, and land just where I was planning for it to come to rest.

In the evening, after practice, I watch videos of some of the pros teaching us how to throw a perfect backhand, or flick. 

Danny always says to me, “Work on one thing at a time.” While I try to do that, I’m just not satisfied!  I want to do it all.

When daylight saving time is over and we turn our clock back an hour, our home park will be closing two hours earlier every day – at 5 PM rather than the current time of 7 PM.  I think I may go through withdrawal if I am unable to practice for five whole days.

I have four weeks left until that time comes, and so for the next few weeks, I’m afraid I’m just going to be a clock watcher – waiting for 4 PM to come so I can head home, and to Bill Frederick Park.

Want to join me?