Disc Golf! Who plays where?

I'm trying to get into it more, but the only courses are in South San Jose, and Santa Cruz.

One was behind my High School in the SCmtns and i never even bothered to play the sport.

for now i just use a tree trunk as my hole...haha that sounded good...

Are there any courses in the South Bay that arent listed online? i dont see why there wouldn't be more...its like free to maintain and play etc.

Im gonna try to get a 9 hole going in Mtn View next to the new Stevens Creek Trail and 85 (between El Camino and Fremont Exit...where all the bums are)
I work for the city so maybe i can make it happen...

 

whats disc golf? lol

 

disc golf is the ****...

 

I play - mostly at DeLaViega in Santa Cruz (amazing course) and the big course in South Lake Tahoe (also an amazing one). Locally, friends and I go to the one in Golden Gate Park.

Been a little while though. Need to get back out there...

A course around here would be awesome. Good luck with your project - give me a holler if you need a volunteer!

 

Dont forget ultimate frisby Is pretty dope also

 

Theres a lot, kyle don't you live in the boonz? setup ur own course

 

i havnt played in like a year.. but if you ever come to teh Sac area there are a few here. Shady Oaks in Roseville always has decent size tourneys going on. There is one in Rockling and another in Auburn.

 

cool.

Yeah i live in the boonzzz...but so do mtn lions. If you saw the cat print as wide as your hand like i did years ago in the mud, you wouldn't venture out too far :O!

I heard SJ sucks because of heat and lack of trees, but Rasa i think its called is ok from what i hear.

I just bought 5 DX discs today.
Destroyer
Tee Bird
Archangel
Kite
Aviar

I made some good curve shots around trees today. I played part of the Black Mouse Course above my High School. (San Lorenzo Valley HS) they were fixing it up a bunch. Its worth a look, gnarly terrain, little cliffs, 45' slopes, redwoods all around.

yeah ultimate is cool too, assuming you have a lot of friends haha and like team sports.

Im gonna get the MV disc golf concept going. They recently made the Shoreline trail go all the way to El Camino, so next year they plan to make it go towards 280/Stevens Creek Res.

The course wont be much fun though, since they probably wouldnt let people play down in the creek/trees because of erosion and people crying about fish getting dirt in their eyes or something.

 

hmm ive always seen my neighbor practicing before and he was the one who introduced me to it,but have yet to go to an actual course.maybe ill check out the SC place one of these days.

 

^ there's one at Aptos and Harbor High too. Never been of course, but i can see the Aptos one having some cool terrain and features.

 

there's a place in aptos??where is it at?

 

at the high school, says made in April

http://www.pdga.com/course/courses_by_city.php?id=2993


Where all the mtn bike jumps are:
http://www.aptoshs.net/students/club...les%205-18.pdf

 

oh shiet!!!lol i graduated in aptos in 95 and im familiar with that area.i was wondering before what they were doing there fixing it when its been an open lot for a long time.



i guess a little round of disc would be nice one of these days

 

im working on a proposal for Mtn View

FWIW here it is:

The San Francisco Disc Golf Club is proposing the installation of a 9-hole disc golf course in the new Stevens Creek Trail expansion, south of El Camino Real. Total cost of the project is estimated at $5,000 for a 9 basket package. Installation would easily be done by the volunteering spirit that is found within all disc golfers.

Rationale:
There are now more than 2000 Disc Golf courses in the United States and Canada, nearly all installed by city and county parks departments (see Annex II for testimonials by parks and recreation staff and a list of major U.S. cities with disc golf courses). They have found that there are few recreational activities that offer the high benefit-to-cost ratio of disc golf. Disc golf has relatively low capital and maintenance costs compared with other recreational installations, is environmentally sound, is played year-round in all climates and is enjoyed immediately even by beginners of all ages.

What Is Disc Golf?
Disc Golf is played much like traditional golf. Instead of hitting a ball into a hole, you throw a more streamlined looking Frisbee® disc into a supported metal basket. An even more important note is that discs have much more user influenced control than a golf ***** do, assuming you aren’t Tiger Woods.

The goal is the same: to complete the course in the fewest number of shots. A golf disc is thrown from a tee area to each basket, which is the "hole." As players progress down the fairway, they must make each consecutive shot from the spot where the previous throw has landed. The trees, shrubs and terrain changes in and around the fairways provide challenging obstacles for the golfer. Finally, the "putt" lands in the basket and the hole is completed.

Who Can Play?
The simple answer is that everyone can. In studies measuring participation in recreational activities, "throwing a Frisbee" has consistently been a top-ten activity. A disc golf course serves a broader portion of the community than many narrower interest activities with higher cost, skill or fitness levels required to even begin to play. Men and women, young and old, families with small children -- all can play disc golf. Because disc golf is so easy to understand and enjoy, no one is excluded. Players merely match their pace to their capabilities and proceed from there.

How Much Does It Cost To Play?
Many courses are located in city or regional parks where citizens play free. Most private and several public facilities will charge up to $5 per day to play, or earn passive income from annual passes and/or fees to enter the park. Secure donation boxes are also often placed at the beginning or end of a course. The equipment itself is quite inexpensive – discs designed for golf sell for $8-$15 each and only one is needed to get started.

What Kind of Construction Would Be Planned for the course?
The installation of a 9-hole disc golf course in the Stevens Creek Trail area would include the construction of tees and the installation of signs and baskets. No foliage would need to be planted or removed. A few branches usually need to be trimmed or removed near a few tees and baskets, especially near eye level range but that is all. Once installed, the thin baskets will be hardly visible to trail goers. The huge PG&E towers will distract them if anything! If complaints arise about the baskets being an eyesore, it’s nothing an artist and a little paint couldn’t fix.

Tees: Each hole would have two tees, a short one for novice players and a longer one for advanced players. The novice tees would be made of concrete, the advanced tees would either be grass or gravel. On a few of the proposed holes, the asphalt pathway itself could be marked somehow and used for a few tees to save money, and for the discs to be thrown away from trail users. On the rest, concrete tees 4" thick measuring approximately 4' x 8' would be built flush with the ground. We estimate that a maximum of 9 tees of this size would be required.

Baskets: Each playable hole would have a basket mounted on a pipe that slides inside an anchor pipe that gets cemented into a hole measuring approximately 8" in diameter and 18-24" deep (technical specifications for the installation of tees and baskets can be found in XXXXXXXX). The basket pipe and anchor pipe each have collar tabs that line up and are securely locked with a padlock. Each hole would have 1-2 additional anchors installed so that the basket could be moved to different anchor locations periodically to reduce soil compacting and erosion, plus add some variety for players similar to moving holes around on a golf green. We estimate that approximately 9-18 anchors for the baskets would be installed.

Signs: Tee signs are very important to help first time users find their way through the course. Each hole would have a sign indicating the number, length, recommended flight path and par. In addition, a rules sign and information board should be installed before the first hole. The signs can be constructed with a variety of materials although we believe it would be preferable to construct signs with a natural appearance to fit in with the surrounding area. Commercial signs designed for disc golf are also available from several sources.

What Maintenance Is Required For a Disc Golf Course?
After installation, the maintenance needs for a disc golf course are primarily grass mowing. Unlike weekly mowing usually required for ball fields, mowing for disc golf can be stretched from quarterly to once a year (depending on rainfall). This particular section of Stevens Creek never has foliage taller than 1’ so it will never be a problem and could survive without any mowing at all. And even then, only the fairways need attention. The targets are made of welded steel anchored in concrete and need no regular maintenance. In the unlikely event that one of the targets is damaged beyond repair or stolen, they can be replaced for around $350. Much of the area of the proposed course is underutilized and not highly maintained. SF Disc Golf Club volunteers would be eager to undertake an initial clean up of these areas and then maintain them as trash-free zones. With 1-2 anchor placements per hole, wear and tear on any one area is reduced. Walking pathways used by players may need occasional maintenance to prevent erosion and soil compacting. Club volunteers would also be willing to help under proper supervision.

How Much Land Is Needed?
A 9-hole course would cover approximately 7-9 acres, depending on design. The rough rule of thumb for total space needed is about one acre per hole. A significant advantage of disc golf is its ability to utilize areas that are not very desirable or usable for other activities such as woods choked with non-native foliage like buckthorn, rocky areas and slopes. In addition, a disc golf course need not be an exclusive use area -- it can co-exist amicably with other active and passive recreation uses such as hiking, dog-walking, etc. Finally, the relative portability of baskets and signs allows the park department to inexpensively relocate the course to another site as the needs of the master plan dictate. The baskets will last a lifetime, and could survive several moves to different areas if needed.

2. HOW DOES THE PROJECT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY:

The installation of a disc golf course in the 2009 expansion of The Stevens Creek Trail would benefit the surrounding community by increasing and enhancing recreational opportunities, park safety and conservation goals.

Recreational Needs: A disc golf course would provide an inexpensive form of recreation for people of all age and skill levels and be one of the first few courses in the south Bay Area . Disc skills, and in particular disc golf, have been incorporated into the San Francisco Unified School District's athletic curriculum for more than 10 years. Unfortunately, there is currently no disc golf course in the south Bay Area that could benefit the future generations of Mountain View and surrounding cities. Given the high density of residential neighborhoods in the south Mountain View area, the installation of a disc golf course would provide an important recreational resource for youth that reside within walking or biking distance. Adults that have the ability to drive to the trail will travel quite a distance to play Disc Golf in Mountain View, as the nearest course to Mountain view is in San Jose at Coyote-Hellyer Park to the east, and San Francisco to the west. That is quite a distance for people stuck in the middle.

A disc golf course would give youth in the neighborhood a healthy and challenging outlet for their energies and would allow members of the San Francisco Disc Golf Club to organize clinics and youth leagues on their behalf. For the growing number of disc golfers in the Bay Area, the presence of a disc golf course in Mountain View would obviate the need to travel to play and would give them a base from which to further promote the sport.

The San Francisco Disc Golf Club, in response to a request by the San Francisco Unified School District's Athletic Curriculum Department, conducted a very successful city-wide training for PE instructors at McLaren. It will also be holding clinics in the local schools over the course of the next year (clinics at Visitacion Valley and Luther Burbank middle schools and Burton and Bridgemont high schools are being arranged). Support from the schools surrounding the park is strong, as the letters in Annex I attest. In addition, the new Recreation Director at McLaren has expressed his strong support for the course and offered to work with club members to design and implement programs for neighborhood youth including leagues and clinics.

The Bay area is home to some of the country's best disc golfers. The De Laveaga Disc Golf Course in Santa Cruz CA is one of the most highly rated disc golf courses in the world. It is famous for its inspiring natural setting, as well as for its uncompromising challenge. The course was originally installed in 1984, with the vision & hard work of local Tom Schot [1991 Grand Master World Champion.] The original course consisted of 18 holes, with the trademark green 4 X 4 posts as the targets. Since then, the park's development has seen the course grow to 27 Holes outfitted with Professional "pole holes". Since then, the park's development has seen the course grow to 27 Holes outfitted with Professional "pole holes". The funds to pay for these "pole holes", cement tee pads, and other necessities have been generated from the activities of the De Laveaga Disc Golf Club, as well as from the generosity of some local players. The course is currently & solely maintained by the De Laveaga Disc Golf Club, which was formed in 1986 to promote disc golf in upper De Laveaga Park. The Santa Cruz City Parks & Recreation Department, does not currently contribute to the maintenance of this portion of the park. Therefore, it is the assumed responsibility of all who share in the pleasures of this game, in this park, to help in its necessary upkeep.

Safety: A disc golf course at The 2009 Stevens Creek Trail expansion would increase foot traffic in the area at random times during the day and steadily during evenings and weekends. The influx of purposeful visitors would discourage the presence of the individuals who are only in the park to cause mischief and perhaps engage in crime. Areas that are infrequently used and considered unsafe would be "opened-up" by the course. The installation of disc golf courses have led to significant decreases in vandalism and litter as users have a stake in keeping the course and surrounding area clean and well-kept.

Conservation: Disc golf is an environment-friendly sport. Unlike traditional golf, a disc golf course may not require trees to be removed, grass mowed and watered daily, plants uprooted or non-native species planted. Many courses can be designed to fit into the existing flora of the park like Stevens Creek. The impact of a disc golf course on the surrounding area is minimal. Each hole has multiple pin placements, ensuring that no one area gets constant foot traffic (this has the added benefit of providing new challenges to players). In addition, disc golfers overall tend to take great pride in where they play, helping reduce potential litter on the course. In the long-term, a disc golf course would also help in the preservation of the park by giving young people in the neighborhood a stake in its preservation and protection.

Economics: A 9-hole disc golf course with two sets of tees, professional signs and baskets can be purchased and installed for under $5,000. That’s less than the cost of 1/3 a tennis or basketball court. A 9-hole course can serve more than 27 people at any time, compared with a tennis court (4 maximum) or basketball court (10 maximum). The cumulative square footage of the hard surface tee pads is also less than either a basketball or tennis court.

The San Francisco Disc Golf club currently has 744 members. All of which have paid and have been paying the $40 membership few. That’s $29,760 a year in membership money that has been given to the club by it’s loyal members. So the $5,000 investment for the Mountain View Disc Golf Course will be paid for by itself once a solid group is formed. If that club has 744 members willing to pay $40 just to be in the club, there must be a few thousand serious disc golfers in the area that would love to visit the unique City of Mountain View to play in a natural setting in the heart of the Silicon Valley.

The San Francisco Disc Golf Club was formed to promote disc golf as an environmentally and socially beneficial sport that is challenging and rewarding for people of all ages and backgrounds and that can co-exist amicably with other recreational activities in the city's parks.

We thank you for your time and consideration.

 

if this years hammy BBQ is at the Stafford Park location in the north bay, they have a disc golf course!
http://stafforddiscgolf.blogspot.com/