Old disc golf video - 1980 - Municipal Park, Mobile, AL

[ww180roc]

Justin Tolbert found this really obscure video on youtube of some guy playing disc golf at Municipal Park in Mobile in 1980. Here's a rare look at some of the old original pole holes many of us have heard about in the area. Mike Brown emailed the uploader of the video and below was his reply.

"I grew up in Mobile. Went to Shaw High School, graduated in 1978. The course probably opened around 1979. My friends and I were into playing frisbee golf. It was the first course in Mobile. Although there was one earlier at River Styx campground over around Robertsdale.
I made the film for my friend Hobie Shoquist, for a class he was taking at Mobile College to demonstrate how to play frisbee golf. You'll notice the baskets are wooden. I think they were made by the city.
They once had a frisbee gold tournament at the course sponsored by Seven Up, around 1981, and my friend Jordon Zorker won a trip to Las Vegas.
I now live out in Pasadena, California, which is home to the very first original frisbee golf course at brookside park next to JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory, near the Rose Bowl. John Root"



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gLPSThpRIM&feature=related

 

[The Bird Man]

That was interesting. Thanks

 

[Marty McFly]

Saaaweet baskets!

 

[bikinjack]

Here's the embed


That's some funky weird music. Cool video, and I those were some unique baskets.

 

[bizarbies]

I loved it. The music was perfect, and was synchronize just right. That just made my day.

Biz
Team Bert

 

[woodcutter]

nice vintage,,maybe your mood ring was throwing you off,

 

[Marty McFly]

Slam dunk at the 1:30 mark.

And some treejection at the 2:00 mark.

 

[snappyfingers]

Thanks for posting this. It's really interesting to see video documentation that shows how far our sport has come.
I love the shot from the tree!
And the music is perfect!

 

[Marty McFly]

Thanks for posting this. It's really interesting to see video documentation that shows how far our sport has come.
I love the shot from the tree!
And the music is perfect!

Yeah he broke the rules getting in that tree. Shame shame... That would be sweet to pull off in a tourney though.

 

[Marty McFly]

Golf of the next generation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-s6H272AIg&feature=player_embedded

 

[BucketBonanza]

i just like the name Jordon Zorker. this makes me want to go out and fly a wham-o!!!!!!!!!

 

[WillACarpenter]

BAD DOG!!!!!!!!

 

[Phil_Ludvik]

Cubby used to be thin! And he had hair! He aced that 73 foot par 3 hole!!!!

Just kidding, nice find

 

[EduCatOR]

Wow, that was awesome, really diggin' the music.

 

[Spatula Cornroll]

Looks like everyone else did at that time who wanted to look like a porn star.

 

[REDARMY]

Looks like everyone else did at that time who wanted to look like a porn star.

what, you DON'T want to look like a porn star????

 

[REDARMY]

interesting video, and yeah, the music was pretty cool

 

[robbrews]

i wonder what the game would be like if the baskets were still the same.

 

[Rip Van]

i wonder what the game would be like if the baskets were still the same.

People wouldn't be putting with the nose up, that's for sure. You all missed out, because back in the early days the targets in the video were considered good disc catchers. It was more common to see a shaky wooden stake in the ground, encircled by chicken wire. Quite a few people putted dead vertical spike hyzers. I kind of prefer the new-fangled pole holes.

 

[eegor]

Looks like everyone else did at that time who wanted to look like a porn star.

The porn stars wanted to look like us.