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I am in the process of getting my seven year old out on the course more often. He has a basic bag with kid weight discs. It is awesome to see his game improving every time we go out. :clap:
Anyway, we went out a few days ago and met up with another player and his daughter. We played a course I had not played before. During the first few holes, Adam showed my son a way to throw his disc. The technique Adam showed my son increased his throw distance dramatically!
Because of his increased distance on my son's throws, I made him a deal. I wanted him to work on getting his throws more consistent and to build even more distance into his throws. He currently is running three kids weight discs. My deal to him was that if he could prove to me that he gets better with those discs, I would eventually get him a few more discs.
I am stoked to say, now that I made that promise, he has wanted to go out and throw every day. And, through this whole process of going out and throwing with him, my game is improving. I am currently running a full bag of discs, but sticking to three main discs. My game has improved dramatically over the course of play.
I do have one thought though and wanted your opinion. Most courses, at least here in the Metro Denver area are Par 3 courses. What I want to know is, does it make sense, as my son is starting out, and I am returning to disc golf, to make all holes Par 4's? I am consistently throwing +1 with a very low but improving ratio of Par 3 pars.
So, is it worth bumbing all courses to a Par 4 as a recreational player right now?
Oh, side note. I have been keeping track of my son's score but not sharing it with him. I have told him he is taking strokes off his game. I really only want him to have fun right now and not worry about his score.
I also want to thank the disc golf community for welcoming my son to our wonderful sport with open arms. He is really excited to keep playing. Thanks again all.
Anyway, we went out a few days ago and met up with another player and his daughter. We played a course I had not played before. During the first few holes, Adam showed my son a way to throw his disc. The technique Adam showed my son increased his throw distance dramatically!
Because of his increased distance on my son's throws, I made him a deal. I wanted him to work on getting his throws more consistent and to build even more distance into his throws. He currently is running three kids weight discs. My deal to him was that if he could prove to me that he gets better with those discs, I would eventually get him a few more discs.
I am stoked to say, now that I made that promise, he has wanted to go out and throw every day. And, through this whole process of going out and throwing with him, my game is improving. I am currently running a full bag of discs, but sticking to three main discs. My game has improved dramatically over the course of play.
I do have one thought though and wanted your opinion. Most courses, at least here in the Metro Denver area are Par 3 courses. What I want to know is, does it make sense, as my son is starting out, and I am returning to disc golf, to make all holes Par 4's? I am consistently throwing +1 with a very low but improving ratio of Par 3 pars.
So, is it worth bumbing all courses to a Par 4 as a recreational player right now?
Oh, side note. I have been keeping track of my son's score but not sharing it with him. I have told him he is taking strokes off his game. I really only want him to have fun right now and not worry about his score.
I also want to thank the disc golf community for welcoming my son to our wonderful sport with open arms. He is really excited to keep playing. Thanks again all.