By PAUL MILLAR
YOU can now slip a disc and enjoy the experience following the creation of a disc golf course in Geelong.
The first permanent disc course in the region has been created at the Barwon Valley Fun Park and will officially open on 25 January.
The man driving the project, Andrew Ferguson, said the sport was booming in Australia and was so entrenched in the United States that there were professional leagues.
“We have seen an explosion in the sport in Australia over the past five years,” Mr Ferguson said.
Although in its infancy in Australia there are already state representative teams around the country with the national championships to be held in Geelong and at a temporary site in Drysdale between 25 and 27 April.
The discs used are more advanced than the Frisbees that you see dogs chasing in the parks and can be hurled with precision up to 120 metres.
Like golf clubs you have a selection of discs for each shot from putters to drivers and when you have mastered the art you can even fade your shot around trees.
The ultimate aim is to fire your disc into a metal basket with a fountain chain hanging from a support pole.
An added bonus is that it costs nothing to play at the nine-hole course and being hit by a disc is not as painful as being downed by an errant golf ball.
Local experts from the Geelong Disc Golf Club will be on hand on the opening day to offer tips on putting and driving, with competition style discs available on the day for a gold coin donation.
