Disc Golfing for the curious. A Woman's View

The adventures of Disc golfing and blogging

    Hello Everyone! My name is Rebecca. I live in Vermont and I love to disc golf. I average at least four days a week playing 9 hole courses and when I'm feeling energized, with extra time to spare, I will end up doing an 18 hole course. However, I have only been disc golfing for a little over a year.

    You're probably thinking, "Only a year? And you're already going to write about the game?". Yes, I agree it may seem as though I am getting a little ahead of myself, but I also know I will never be a Paige Pierce (A pro woman disc golfer. Watch her play on youtube. She's amazing, but we will get to that later.). My goal with writing these weekly blogs is to help those out there who have heard of the game, are interested but aren't sure what to expect. With questions like what will I need for playing other than discs or will it be worth learning. I also want teach you using my experiences as a new player in the world of disc golfing. This blog is driven towards all new players but mostly women.

    Last week, my boyfriend and I decided to take a week long trip through New England playing 18 holes of disc golfing a day. We called it our "New England Disc Golf Tour". After seven days of consistently throwing discs, I noticed I was the only girl on the course. I believe it was my last day playing when I saw two girls playing. It dawned on me. More women need to know and join this sport. Even when traveling through the week we would mention that we were disc golfing and I started to notice the reactions men would give us verse women. 

    Most of the time the men would find it cool and interesting, whereas the women were interested, but the responses would be, "what is that?" or "sounds fun but I don't play and wouldn't be good at it". 

    Disc golfing is a very male dominant sport. As much as I love playing with my boyfriend and the male friends around town, I simply only have one female friend who has disc golfed with me and its very difficult to convince the rest of my girlfriends how much fun it is to play. It's not just about the sport, but its also a bonding time to socialize and have fun with your friends in a way you may not have done before. 

    So with that being said, I invite all of you to read my blog, weekly, and reach out to me with questions and comments. 

    I love disc golfing, but being a Male favored sport I hope I can inspired more women to get out there and play. Because it truly is a great and empowering game (especially when you are around other women playing). 

    As for now, I will be logging back on at the end of the week to start this great adventure with you all. But if you want to get started before that, the first things you'll need are a set of discs, water bottle, and course to play in your local area.