DISC GOLF TERMS
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2-meter rule
rule in which a penalty stroke is incurred when a disc settles in a tree 2+ meters off the ground, mainly in effect in California
a reaction to the wind in which the disc rises in the air as if it is bouncing; OR a shot type in which the disc is thrown towards the ground and right before release is tilted nose-up, causing the disc to bounce off a cushion of air
the side of the basket that “pros typically avoid” because they know that the spin of their disc has a higher chance of hitting the chains and splashing out; left-hand side of chains for a RH player
thumb and palm on the flight plate and/or rim with fingers on the underside of the disc
a disc that has hit many trees, has been used for a considerable period of time in which the flight characteristics have changed to be more understable than when the disc was new
when a player is shooting exceptionally well and they earn so many birdies in a row that they should be selling tickets to the show
Central Coast Disc Golf (CCDG)
archnemesis and post production rival of JomezPro. the yin to our yang. the Jack in the Box to our Whataburger. the Team Iceland to our Mighty Ducks. our team has made a vow to stop at nothing until there remains only ONE SUPREME LEADER IN DISC GOLF COVERAGE! jk..we love and respect the hell out of those guys and totally eat at Jack in the Box pretty regularly
10-meter (33 ft) circle around the basket, indicates the putting area in which the disc must come to rest before the player can move beyond their mark
pertains to a circle on the scorecard, indicates a penalty on the hole; some players indicate penalties with a “p” as well
a putt in which the player has gone long of the basket and has to “come back,” typically after a missed putt
when your disc hits a tree branch so hard that you knock it down and effectively create a bigger gap for other players
the occurrence of a disc hitting the basket and rolling very far away, particulary at the famous De LaVeaga Disc Golf Course
dead “fudging” last, this is the absolute worst that a player could finish in their particular division at a tournament. technically, someone has to finish DFL, but DO NOT be this person in your group of friends. they will never let you forget it!
to throw a slower speed disc instead of a higher speed, typically for greater accuracy
a game where the objective is to throw a disc golf disc into a disc golf basket, maneuvering through the trees
the sport we love; a game where the objective is to throw a disc golf disc into a disc golf basket, maneuvering through the trees
a lie, designated by the TD, from which the player must throw after having missed a mando or gone out-of-bounds in certain circumstances
propensity for discs to hook left at the end of the flight given a RHBH throw; low-speed stability
speed 6 to 9 disc with potential to fly distances farther than a midrange but shorter than a distance driver
a putt after which a player touches their marker disc, or any object beyond the lie, before having demonstrated balance
card of featured players selected by fan vote, tournament sponsor, etc. only for first round
a throw-in from long-range; ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgC54XfiaEw
flight shape in which the angle of release is flat then, mid-flight the angle changes to hyzer
shot type starting on a hyzer angle to slowly turn right and then fade to the left for a RHBH, completing an S-shape in flight
a putting style in which the putter is thrown nose up in order to float into the chains; or a disc that floats; or an Ultimate Frisbee
a shot tracker in which the flight of the disc is followed with a colored line; ex: https://youtu.be/2FymhKa-pyM?t=39
an anhyzer release with a overstable disc, relying on the stability of the disc to hook up
a throw type in which the player faces the target with the forehand grip and flicks their wrist
palm “to the sky” and thumb placed atop the flight plate, typically index and middle fingers are tucked into the rim with remaining fingers along the outside of the rim
shot type in which the disc is thrown upside down at a nearly vertical angle in order to go above the trees and drop straight down
the reaction of the disc once it hits the ground, typically in the form of a skip or curl
out-of-bounds area in which a one stroke penalty is incurred and the player throws from where their disc has settled
the part of the course associated with a particular teeing area, putting green and hole. play of a hole begins from the teeing area and ends when the ball is holed on the putting green; basket
when a disc is thrown with a hyzer release angle and “flips up” to flat, typically a long straight shot
distance that players on the internet claim to be able to throw but typically cannot
when your disc grazes a seemingly innocent leaf, but instead knocks your disc out of the sky with a mystic power comparable to Thor’s Hammer
when your disc is thrown poorly or redirected off the fairway into thick grass, bushes, or trees and your next throw from that lie feels like you’re in jail with no reasonable throwing options
/joe-mez/ the nickname given to Jonathan Gomez (JomezPro Founder) at a summer camp that he worked at with his brother in 2007. everyone called his older brother Chris, “Gomez”, so they used it as a way to differentiate the two
Jomez Productions, founded in 2012, a professional media company that is dedicated to the sport of Disc Golf
a putt in which the player jumps from behind marker and lands beyond marker, note: release must be from behind marker with the player having contact with the ground
area in which the player attempts to land for the best angle into the green, typically on par 4s and greater
an artificial point in which it is mandatory for a disc to fly on the designated side, usually a tree or a pole, and to make the hole safer or more difficult; missing the mando results in a penalty stroke
variation of the backhand grip, mixture of the fan and power grips generally with two fingers on the rim and two along the flight plate
a second chance (or more) to perform an action, usually after the first chance went wrong through bad luck or a blunder; whereby a player is informally allowed to replay a stroke, even though this is against the formal rules
a birdie that the player must get in order to keep pace with the field, opposed to a bonus birdie
an event series for the Open and Open Women’s divisions developed by the PDGA and its marketing partners
rough so thick that the player has to pitch out sideways into the fairway with little to no distance gained thereby, essentially an OB stroke
when a disc skips in an altered or opposite direction than the expected direction (also known as an anti-skip)
a situation in which someone says “Nice” referring to what looks like a nice shot only to see that same shot take an unfortunate kick or otherwise have a less than ideal result
meaning there is no evidence as to how a score was achieved on any given hole; usually referring to a poor attempt at a putt that somehow manages to be successful
leading edge; nose-up is when the leading edge is tilted upwards; nose-down is when the leading edge is tilted downwards
area in which the disc is not intended to settle, incurs a one stroke penalty, player throws from the spot where the disc traveled out-of-bounds. typically given 1 meter relief from where the disc traveled out-of-bounds
most prestigious tournaments in disc golf, including Worlds and USDGC; tournaments requiring qualification or invitation
a number that shows how close your average round scores are compared to the course rating, of the courses you’ve played in competition (source: PDGA)
additional stroke added to the scorecard due to a foot fault, missed mando, landing OB or rule violation
18 under par on an 18 hole course; ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=352G0B4OClU
a shot that comes to rest at an equal distance from the tee as the basket but off to the side
the act of allowing another group of players to play a hole before you in order for them to pass through to the next hole
where cart paths or sidewalk are OB and either side is inbounds as if the cart path or sidewalk was a river
throwing a disc high into the treetops surrounding the basket with the hopes it bounces off the branches and settles near the basket
right-hand side of the chains for a RH player in which there is higher chance of making the putt, opposed to Am-side
an extra throw that is used when the question of whether or not the disc is OB is unclear, to save time and potentially strokes, a player must call a provisional before throwing, the player then plays from two different lies (provisional and OB), the player’s score is resultant from the correct lie as determined later by the tournament director
to tease playfully for special, informal tournaments or between close friends; considered a courtesy violation during normal tournament play and may cost you an additional stroke
marking of a new lie which is farther from the target that is on the line of play, farther from the target, at the nearest point of relief; no penalty stroke for relief if relief is taken following a penalty stroke taken for a disc out-of-bounds or other special circumstances, penalty stroke incurred otherwise
balancing the risk versus the reward for a certain shot, example: going for the island… risk: losing your disc, reward: a birdie putt
tribute song to pterodactyls by artist Unique Syntax. also known as a Disc Golf anthem that was popularized by the CCDG YouTube channel before greed and corruption eroded the heart and sole of their operation. (JK! …but not really)
when your body comes between the disc and the line of play preventing a straight pull; a rounded pull
set of movements before a shot that help the player get in the right state-of-mind and execute
it’s just this thing people say around the office all the time… like when you screw something up in a really irreversible way. you Schruted it. see: we’re The Office fanatics
a utility shot type in which the disc is upside down and thrown in front of and across the body, starting from the player’s non-throwing shoulder; held with the forehand grip
different scores on a hole; a greater variation in scores means a higher scoring separation
the score that produces a round rating closest to 1000; the higher the SSA, the more challenging the course played in that round
(Shool? Schule? Yes, this is a dictionary but no we don’t know how to spell it ;)) – the rough in some parts of the world; thick foliage next to the fairway
a round of disc golf in which a “skin” represents a hole, typically cash is awarded to the winner of each skin; a push in a skins match is when a skin is not won and is pushed to the next hole thus increasing the number of skin on one hole
shot type invented by Simon Lizotte that resembles the thumber but is thrown with the same grip as a backhand roller, throw anhyzer line with an extremely understable disc to flip completely on its back
carding a score of 8 on a hole and making light of the situation by pointing out the fact that the digit looks like a snowman
a missed putt in which the putt makes contact near the center and goes out the other side with minimal resistance from the chains
a missed putt in which the putt was on the side, caught a lot of chains yet was pushed out
a putting style where the putter is propelled forward with both a push and a high spin rate
putting style in which one foot is in front of the other, opposed to a straddle putt
a shot that is intentionally thrown nose-up in order for the disc to stall in the air or in other terms to drop out of the sky as if it were a helicopter that lost power midflight
similar to a jump putt but instead of jumping, the player steps forward beyond their lie
a putting style in which the player spreads their legs and squats as if straddling a horse
an OB rule in which the player is given a penalty stroke and loses any gain of distance towards the hole and must throw from the spot where the previous stroke was made (the stroke that went OB)
refers to throwing a shot that is not fun; examples: laying up in front of a death putt or pitching back out into the fairway from thick rough
overhand throw in which the thumb is placed inside the rim and all other fingers are on the flight plate; flight: flips, pans out, and will straight down
a disc lodged into the ground at a spike hyzer angle, resembles a shark fin and a tombstone
a hole where the teepad is located very high above the basket as if you were teeing off from the top of the world
a professional disc golf player that tours the country (or nearby states) playing many tournaments along the way
a putt in which the disc is held like a pizza (thumb underneath and fingers along the rim)
flight shape in which the disc curves in the opposite direction it naturally wants to curve (fade), ex: RHBH throw naturally curves left, a turnover is when it curves right
a hole that plays somewhere between two different pars, whether between a par 3 or par 4, or between a par 4 and a par 5, etc.
fellow pioneer in disc golf, an app provides live scoring for major tournaments, scorecards, course maps, and many other great features
the act of taking just two strokes to get your disc into the basket when your disc is resting outside the green
the saying made famous in a viral YouTube video in which a player is seen teeing off and grip locks so bad that he shanks his disc roughly 90 degrees to the right of him over a highway. as the disc disappears out of sight never to be seen again the cameraman exclaims angrily, “What the (fudge), Richard!” you have every right to shout this at your friend if you ever see them shank a shot this poorly
footwork in which the left foot goes behind and in front of the right foot for a RHBH in order to improve weight transfer
similar to a grip-lock, disc is pulled too far to the right for a RHBH typically resultant from trying to throw too hard
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Credit https://www.jomezpro.com/ for putting these together.