Friday, November 15, 2013
Crysta Parkinson @ Well Worn Suitcase
Even the teenagers were talking about how much fun they had on our family outing to Makoshika State Park to play a round of disc golf. And you don’t have to be the parent of teenagers to know how impressive that is!
We had planned to spend some time checking out the park, and started our visit with a stop into the gift shop and museum. On a whim, we picked up a set of Frisbees from the park gift shop. Three brightly-colored discs in hand, we picked up a map (score card on the back) and pencil and set off down the road.
It was the first time playing for most of us (Justin had a little experience), and we didn’t take the time to read the rules, but if you’re planning an outing and want to be a little more official, check out this page for some direction. (We would have benefited from reading the part about out of bounds throws.)
This was a great fit for us because it was not restrictive of age – our three-year-old wasn’t competitive, but she was still able to play – and got us all out in the sunshine and fresh air for several hours.
According to the map, the full course was about a mile long, but we quickly learned that would only apply if we went directly from hole to hole. With a crew of inexperienced players, we were running all over the course and got a lot more exercise in than that! In the end we decided a 9-hole game was the best fit for our first foray.
On the way home, one teen was on his phone Googling locations of other disc golf courses, and one was talking about how we should make it our new family hobby. Success.
We had planned to spend some time checking out the park, and started our visit with a stop into the gift shop and museum. On a whim, we picked up a set of Frisbees from the park gift shop. Three brightly-colored discs in hand, we picked up a map (score card on the back) and pencil and set off down the road.
It was the first time playing for most of us (Justin had a little experience), and we didn’t take the time to read the rules, but if you’re planning an outing and want to be a little more official, check out this page for some direction. (We would have benefited from reading the part about out of bounds throws.)
This was a great fit for us because it was not restrictive of age – our three-year-old wasn’t competitive, but she was still able to play – and got us all out in the sunshine and fresh air for several hours.
According to the map, the full course was about a mile long, but we quickly learned that would only apply if we went directly from hole to hole. With a crew of inexperienced players, we were running all over the course and got a lot more exercise in than that! In the end we decided a 9-hole game was the best fit for our first foray.
On the way home, one teen was on his phone Googling locations of other disc golf courses, and one was talking about how we should make it our new family hobby. Success.
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