Disc Golf and Foot Golf Sharing Space

[jakebake91]

I had never heard of footgolf. So I googled it. My initial thought was "that seems stupid" then I realized that I chuck plastic circles at weird looking chainy baskets...then spend hours on a forum discussing it...yeah we can't judge...

 

[Getty]

Thx for all the replies! I don't know sh!t about foot golf, but I think I'll design a 9-hole foot golf course to go along with the 24-hole design I've come up with for us. How hard can it be? Gonna throw in a windmill, a clown's mouth and a dinosaur for the kids. Errbody wins!!

 

[air show]

I have played 4 disc golf courses with shared space for foot golf.
Edwardsville ,KS https://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=9841
Army Depot -Memphis, TN https://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=7791
Pine Valley Golf Course- Sherwood, AR https://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=8349
Lakeview- Chanute, KS https://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=8833
I have seen no conflict between DG and foot golf. Maybe one of the reasons for this is no one plays foot golf. I have maybe seen five foot golfers in probably 10 rounds of disc golf.

 

[DoWork]

If someone gave me a 10k grant and wanted me to incorporate a new sport called fart golf alongside my new DG course, I'd happily say yes.

 

[scarpfish]

I have no clue how big foot golf holes are, but if they're similar to ours, I wouldn't see much of a conflict. They could possibly even share tees so the two games don't interfere with each other.

One thing that we love that might present a problem for foot golfers ---> elevation.

 

[sisyphus]

Played a (now extinct) campsite course in Modoc, IN once that had a few foot golf holes sharing space. Since nobody but me was out there on either course, I can't give any input into how they work together. I thought the holes (just big bowls like a ball golf hole scaled up for a soccer ball) might be good tripping hazards for the unawares at dusk/night.

 

[whitefedora]

I have no clue how big foot golf holes are, but if they're similar to ours, I wouldn't see much of a conflict. They could possibly even share tees so the two games don't interfere with each other.

One thing that we love that might present a problem for foot golfers ---> elevation.

There is a foot golf course on the same property as Muddy Run, but the courses are totally separate spaces. The foot golf course looks to have EXTREME elevation. I saw a tee that I'd have to quit on because there is no way I'd ever be able to kick a ball up the hill.

 

[ru4por]

Thx for all the replies! I don't know sh!t about foot golf, but I think I'll design a 9-hole foot golf course to go along with the 24-hole design I've come up with for us. How hard can it be? Gonna throw in a windmill, a clown's mouth and a dinosaur for the kids. Errbody wins!!

Got to be some foot golf enthusiast around you. Much like a disc golf course, it seems silly to drop in a foot golf course that sucks. Getting some input and help from someone that knows about the game, would seem like a win/win. I would guess the city seeing value in both would help ensure the survival of the disc golf course as well.

 

[sidewinder22]

The Ridge @ Hunt Valley CC shares a 9 hole ball golf course with 18 holes of kick/foot golf and disc golf.
https://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=9100

 

[jtrod]

Mission Bay Golf Course in San Diego is a 18 hole executive "ball" golf course. About 3 years ago they added foot golf and this year they added disc golf. So this course is shared by 3 styles of golfers. The disc golf hours are limited, however, this course does have lights so you can play disc golf at night.

I coach hs golf and we use Mission Bay as a practice course and I rarely see foot golfers but when I do, they are usually in a big groups like soccer teams having some fun.

Good luck

 

[rhatton1]

Hi not sure if it will carry much weight from over here but Footgolf/golf/disc golf courses are something I'm specialising in the UK

I've got a few very successful ones where all three sports are played at the same time on the same layouts - Tilney - https://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=8319 has been going 2 and a half years and Disc golf is growing strongly. On a saturday afternoon all holes will be filled with the three different sports playing concurrently.

Lichfield has been in just over a year and we finished a redesign in October, this 18 hole layout plays the same for all three sports and is doing superbly well in an open space park - https://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=9388

Worldham is newer (August) but doing well also - https://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=9964 They run golf in the morning and footgolf/discgolf in the afternoon.

We've got another 10 or so similar ones that are/should be going into this over the next year.

The sports play very well side by side as long as the fairways aren't too long and wide open, we suit academy courses and par 3 courses with beginner courses going in well on pitch and putts that have some foliage.

 

[Flick Maniac]

Here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BoT8gcfjf7w/

Foot golf is super difficult. Tough to get the distance, and "putting" is pretty hard too. That course had 9 holes of this. Pretty much all in the open, and not too long. No real challenge for a disc golfer of any level, but good for families. You can also play "park golf" or whatever they call it, with plastic clubs and floorball or tennis balls. I think the hole is a pretty ingenious design. I have also seen a par 3 golf course to have disc golf and foot golf all three on the same hole. Tee is same for all, but the targets are separated. I think the challenge would be how to combine easy foot golf for families with disc golf that has any challenge.

 

[rhatton1]

I have no clue how big foot golf holes are, but if they're similar to ours, I wouldn't see much of a conflict. They could possibly even share tees so the two games don't interfere with each other.

One thing that we love that might present a problem for foot golfers ---> elevation.

footgolfers love elevation too. one of the top footgolf holes in this country is on a property I've run a number of temporary disc golf tournaments at, their signature footgolf hole is a 200 meter downhill par 3, basically tap it off the top and let it roll down the hill to the pin. Steep uphill can be a problem for them unless banking is in place to stop the ball rolling away (imagine your worst ever disc golf roll away then quadruple it) The good footgolf courses I have seen incorporate lots of ground elements to keep it interesting, fallen trees, hay bales etc. the crap ones are 9 holes in an open field. Just like Disc Golf it's a fun sport if treated as a sport and not a sideline gimmick which too many golf courses are doing.

 

[rhatton1]

Here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BoT8gcfjf7w/

Foot golf is super difficult. Tough to get the distance, and "putting" is pretty hard too. That course had 9 holes of this. Pretty much all in the open, and not too long. No real challenge for a disc golfer of any level, but good for families. You can also play "park golf" or whatever they call it, with plastic clubs and floorball or tennis balls. I think the hole is a pretty ingenious design. I have also seen a par 3 golf course to have disc golf and foot golf all three on the same hole. Tee is same for all, but the targets are separated. I think the challenge would be how to combine easy foot golf for families with disc golf that has any challenge.

Interesting, they have put the footgolf hole under the basket, I've tried to avoid this so far but most of the golf course owners normally want to do this for ease of maintenance. Most properties that i see lend themselves more to footgolf on one side of the fairway and disc golf the other.

 

[TimSyl]

I have no clue how big foot golf holes are, but if they're similar to ours, I wouldn't see much of a conflict. They could possibly even share tees so the two games don't interfere with each other.

One thing that we love that might present a problem for foot golfers ---> elevation.

Holes are 21"diameter. Not sure of the exact specs, but the holes are at least 15" deep. The two courses I played have a a ball golf hole in the bottom to support the flagstick.

There is a ball golf course with foot golf in a neighboring town. Foot golf holes are definitely shorter than ball golf, and even disc golf holes. I have played a few times. Foot golf is pretty fun. Not fun enough for me where I became obsessed like disc golf, but fun and challenging nonetheless.

 

[Tripper]

I'm negotiating with a municipality over taking over a closed golf course and converting it to disc golf. This will be city-owned and be multi-use. They asked me about sharing space with foot golf.

Does anyone here know if there are any disc golf/foot golf courses sharing space? If so, how has it worked out?

The Bear in Hickory, NC is a converted golf course. They have foot golf on the first 6 holes as well.

 

[pmay5]

Tupelo Bay near Myrtle Beach, SC has all three, on a lighted Par 3 ball golf course. All three use the same tees, the foot golf holes and disc golf targets are off to the side, or behind the ball golf greens. The greens are out of bounds.

The disc golf was pretty boring, mostly open holes that finish to the left or right.

They all worked well together the night we were there, after dinner the family went to the course, I threw plastic, the kids kicked balls and wifey walked along (happy not to have to deal with weeds and spider webs), as we followed a group of golfers. Not sure how it would work with longer holes, but should be fine.

GOOD LUCK with your course! :thmbup:

 

[dr.chainslove]

I've played a few. Woodhaven CC in Louisville KY and Plumb Creek in Knoxville TN. Both share teeing areas and fairways. I don't see any issue with it. On the plus side, foot golf gives the park maintenance folks one more reason to cut the grass. I think both of these activities can actually cross-pollinate--attracting more people to each.

 

[Central Scrutinizer]

I remember playing softball golf in elementary school a really long time ago. We threw into tires.

"Golf" can essentially be any game where you aim a projectile into a receptacle of some kind and count the attempts. Mainstream ball golf, Disc Golf, and now foot golf seem to be the most established ones.

In my younger days as an elementary teacher, I helped kids develop a golf game where the projectile was an awesome nerf-like ball coated in rubber (a little bigger than a softball) and the receptacle was a milk crate. We called it "Crate Golf." Even better, whoever's turn it was got to design the hole to be played right then and there: arranging the locations of the tee and milk crate, including which direction the open face of the milk crate was positioned. It could be short, or it could encompass several twists and turns of hallways and stairwells. Their choice, hole by hole. It was a huge hit. We kept records and played it every day.

This was a YMCA after-school program inside a very old school building with multiple floors in Kalamazoo, MI. (Lincoln on the north side, for any of you familiar with the area, circa 1999).

As for the OP's question, I've seen foot golf courses shared with ball golf courses twice now, one at Red Arrow in Kalamazoo, and I think it was at Evergreen Flyways in Baytown, TX too. I have yet to ever see anybody play the foot golf. It's just sitting there while we Disc.

 

[Tripper]

The Bear in Hickory, NC is a converted golf course. They have foot golf on the first 6 holes as well.

My poor memory coming back to haunt me. There are 9 foot golf holes not 6.

The foot golf holes are on the old greens with the baskets off to the side.