Off-season plans?

[Findisc]

Since October is here, it's getting closer and closer to the off-season. What are you going to work on and better in your game?

 

[DiscinFiend]

There is no offseason. It may start snowing soon in Wisconsin, but I'll still be playing all winter. I'll still be out playing the courses that are open during the winter. I'll most likely do a tourney or two as well. Just because I can't do field work like in the warmer months that's doesn't mean I still can't practice putt at home. I'll still be playing a couple rounds a week. I'll keep improving while others take time off. My rating goes up every year & I'm steadily moving up the amateur divisions. I see local guys stuck in the same division for years. I know plenty of them take the winter off. I'll keep improving, I won't be one of those guys.

 

[DavidSauls]

The off-season here is the loss of daylight after work. Then all it takes is a couple of weekends of miserable weather (cold rain) or other commitments, and the rust sets in.

But there's always putting practice.

 

[VictorB]

This upcoming off season (which starts for me after next weekend's local club championships) will probably not help my game at all. I'll be moving north next month, in temp housing for 2 months so no where to practice putt, until dead middle of winter when I'll probably be inside anyway because it will be too cold...I'll try to get some golf in on the weekends but don't know how any of it will work out. Don't know the courses, don't know how the weather will be. At least by the beginning of next season I should have everything worked out and get back into a regular golfing routine.

I'm probably going to spend a lot of time in the gym instead and just try to stay in decent shape.

 

[Nowherenova]

The summer is the crappy time to play down here in the Southeast. Boy this summer was naasty!

 

[dehaas]

I'm probably going to spend a lot of time in the gym instead and just try to stay in decent shape.

I've been back on a regular routine for the last year or so and I think it's contributed to better golf, even though I'm not playing any more than in the past (only a day a week at most). I've primarily stayed to bench, deadlift, and squat with any other lifts being done with free weights. Strong core means I don't get tired during a round and you'd be surprised how much grip strength you pick up too.

 

[DavidSauls]

If I were more disciplined, I'd spend my somewhat-off season devoted to a vigorous stretching regimen. It would probably help my game, if for no other reason than to reduce my injury-prone tendencies that put me on the shelf for stretches of the on-season.

 

[mattc]

For me, it's almost the other way around.
I work long hours in the summer, and don't always get to play much.
Winter rolls around, and I have a lot more time available.
So I start having work parties, and plus team golf starts.
Just plan on getting rained on

 

[eegor]

In Texas, the best disc golf days are nice fall and winter days. July and August are sweat fests. It rarely snows in the DFW area, so as long as it isn't raining...

 

[Reniger]

Off-season? Whaa? Even here in Michigan where Lake Effect snow means over 10' of snow in Grand Rapids two years ago, there is no off-season.

I've got one winter league starting today at noon and another winter league starting on Nov. 2nd.

 

[scarpfish]

Aside from tournaments, I really don't have an off season. Just a not quite as on season.

 

[Halcón]

I assume the OP is from Finland. Winter is a little different up there.

 

[Chaz58]

I still intend to get in some rounds until it just gets too cold outside to disc comfortably, but will spend some time healing up and working out to get my shoulder back in shape. Just about threw the danged shoulder out completely trying to really air out a RHFH tee shot before I was properly stretched and warmed up back in June and have thrown RHBH exclusively since then. A lesson well learned. Can't afford a wrecked shoulder at my age (nearing 60 years of age) which would end my playing days. Really miss that RHFH too as it added a good 50+ feet to my drives and I was more accurate with it. RHFH I could drive 325 - 350 feet on a good day, backhand I am more in the 240 - 260 foot range.

 

[Moose33]

Really the only difference is I won't be playing rounds after work. Still field work 2-3 days per week and try to do at least one round per weekend.

 

[Cgkdisc]

Phasing back into more swing dancing as the seasons change but still play DG through winter, just a little bit less.

 

[Binky Yutz]

There is no off-season in Southern Mississippi....
Fall, Winter and Spring are THE BEST times to play.
Summer is to darn HOT, so I cut back my playing to once or twice a week ...

With Fall in the air, time to get back to 4 round weeks....

I despise field work (even though it would probably help my game a ton),
so my rounds ARE my field work.....

My DG friends and I are planning a Fall Frolf trip to the Pensacola area for a few days...Blue Angel Park (3 courses), Sunset DGC in Gulf Breeze, a couple of courses in Milton (whose names escape me right now), a nine hole in Orange Beach, AL and hit the Foley, AL course on the way home. Eight courses in 4 days.....fun fun fun....then party at the FloraBama in the evening.

I will not be tossing any Mullets!!!

 

[dwindacatcher]

My local courses semi close. The shut the gate half way back the park, but don't technicaly close the course. You can park back by the gate they close and walk the couple miles back, through unplowed road, or park on a road that comes by hole 6. I doubt I'll get out much to do that.

I do plan on bringing my practice basket into my basement. At a celing height of 6'5" and distance of maybe 40 foot is what I could manage. I feel I'm more likely to get good practice in on thay, learning how to really line drive my putts outside of 20 foot, would be better than getting out in the snow and trying to putt covered in jackets and snow boots.

Can also set it up in my large garage, but I've got to clear out enough to do that.

 

[glassila]

I am in Upper Michigan (Calumet) and we play all winter on the warm days, +20 degrees. We average over 200 inches of snow per year.

 

[Broken Shoulder]

Shoulder rehab and woodworking.

 

[sillybizz]

Winter sux! Seattle courses are flooded, hiking trails (and the roads in) are covered in snow. October through June here is video game and casino season.