How to play Disc Golf

Learn the rules to the sport game Disc Golf quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules.

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RULES:
The object of the game is to have the fewest total strokes. One throw, called a stroke, is counted each time the disc is thrown and when a penalty is incurred. Each hole begins with a tee throw and is completed when the disc comes to rest in the designated disc golf basket called the hole. Tee throws must be completed within or behind the designated tee area. Once all players have thrown, the player whose disc is farthest from the hole is always the next to throw. A player can use any of their discs for each throw, or use the same disc for multiple throws, so long as they only throw 1 disc at a time. You may throw the disc however you like.

The lie is the spot where the player’s previous throw landed. Mark each lie with a mini marker disc or leave the thrown disc on the ground where it landed. That player’s subsequent throw is made from directly behind the marked lie.

The fairway is any location that is more than 10 meters away from the hole. Fairway throws must be made from directly behind the lie. A run-up and normal follow-through, after release, is allowed, unless the lie is within 10 meters of the hole. Any shot within 10 meters of the hole requires that the player maintain balance and not move past the lie until the disc comes to a complete rest.

A mandatory, also called a mando, is one or more designated trees or poles in the fairway that must be passed on the correct side as indicated by an arrow. If you pass your disc to the wrong side of mandatory, you must either play from the previous lie, or from a marked drop zone area if applicable, and add a one penalty stroke to your total.

If the disc lands out of bounds, as indicated by the out of bounds terrain being visible between the disc and the out of bounds line, then the disc is considered out of bounds and it must be played from a point up to 1 meter in-bounds from where the disc crossed over the out of bounds line. Permanent water hazards, public roads, and most park boundaries are almost always out of bounds.

A disc that comes to rest in the disc golf basket or is suspended in the chains constitutes the successful completion of a hole and the disc is removed before another player takes a throw. Once all players complete the hole you all move onto the next hole and the player with the fewest number of strokes from the previous hole is the first to tee off on the next hole, followed by the next lowest and so on.

At the end of the course, the player with the fewest total strokes, wins.

[ryangagne]

This explains those mysterious chain net things I sometimes see in park areas.

[remixtheidiot]

we get to see more of the neighborhood team triple s lives in on this video!

the lore expands...

[erickpoorbaugh]

“A ‘mandatory, ’ also called a ‘mando, ’ … must be passed on the correct side as indicated by arrows.”
Mando: “<—This is the way.”

[agrnianTV]

Disc golf is a blast! Got each of my parents a set for Christmas last year (my mom's idea) and ended up playing a game with my brother and dad.
It's neat cause unlike golf the holes tend to be in the woods which gives it a cool natural feeling. It's quick we did a full 18 hole course in about 2 hours and that was with us being amateurs and it being surprisingly busy that day. Also the course was free!
Finally I love all the options for the discs themselves there are the basic types like the Driver, Putter, and Mid, but there there are all this specialized discs for all these different situations. When we went there was this one guy with a carrying backpack that had 24 discs in it. Just goes to show how you can go from a casual $20 Walmart set to expert with all these crazy different discs.

[shumakazi]

Disc golf reminds me of frisbee golf and there’s a difference between the two

[LotusKingdom]

This reminds me of playing that Sports Champion game with my PlayStation Move many years ago haha... Good nostalgia.

[matthewwest]

Thanks for the info. Just tried to play for the first time. Lost my driver in the woods but had a blast!

[noriakikakyoin]

Outdoor vids are fun to watch, keep em coming!

[rongijzen]

Thanks for your clear and to the point explanation!

[kamekmagickoopa]

yay, an outdoor video! can’t say why, but these are a treat. not that indoor videos aren’t, of course

[avakaipizza]

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 star (Good)
Good tutorial

I can use the Innova disc golf discs. Aviar, Shark, Leopard, and Archangel. I also should use the mini marker disc for lies. The tutorial is very happy for beginner disc golfers. I liked the tutorial. I can go to the disc golf course. I can use the mid-range or fairway driver disc for the drive. I can use the putter disc for the putting and approaching. 1:45 the disc bounced off the tree and went to the ground at 1:47

[nfection]

Whoa!! This video game has amazing graphics!!!

[NickArnette]

Terrific video! I'm going to be sharing it a lot when people ask me, "What is disc golf?" Nicely done, and you got right to the point! Bravo!!

[sepruecom]

"The object of the game is to have the fewest total strokes" - just like in real life...

[TG]

The rules are the same as regular golf, except for these changes. For a refresher of those rules, check out this video that doesn't exist.

[vitex]

0:49 "You may throw the disc any way you want"
Including poorly

[vitowidjojo]

"You may throw the disk any way you want"
0:48 *exist*

I will not allow you then

[GermaphobeMusic]

0:29 pov: you are triple s games' child

[TimmyK]

If the disc goes completely through the chains and lands on the green you have to keep putting right? Like the golf ball skipping over the hole?

[albertluy]

You should make a video explaining the rules of the board game cuphead fast rolling dice game