Disc Golf Lessons
Learn a lifetime sport in a very relaxing outdoor environment.
The introduction lessons will emphasize the following phases of this game:
The introduction lessons will emphasize the following phases of this game:
- Putting
- Approach shots
- Driving (Forehand and Backhand)
- Scoring
- How to purchase the right disc for you!
- How to find local place to play
- Please fill out the form below if you are interested in having one our team members personally teach you, one on one or in a group setting, this lifetime sport.
Course Design and Installation
The Blind Hog Disc Golf Team is prepared to assist you in designing a championship level Disc Golf course that would be friendly for all levels of play. Our professional team has much experience in what is needed to make your disc golf course manageable and successful.
Disc Golf Outreach to Schools
We are prepared to introduce this fantastic life time sport to PE classes, school assemblies, or other creative methods during the school day.
We are prepared to bring the EDGE program in to your local school.
What is the EDGE?
Why Disc Golf?
The Educational Disc Golf
Experience (EDGE) has been developed to provide schools and other youth programs
with a sound program of teaching disc golf fundamentals and allied skills.
Contributions from World Champion disc golfers, educators, and a recreation
therapist have injected a great variety of skills and approaches to bringing
this subject matter to life. With lessons linked to everyday classroom topics,
EDGE helps students understand the importance of math, science, citizenship,
fitness, nutrition, and environmental studies, as they apply to disc golf.
Resource materials, lesson plans, student worksheets, and related materials are
available for varying grade levels.
Our goal is to provide you with a program that can help students learn from and enjoy this
wonderful lifetime sport. We also hope that students whom take up the sport will invite their
families and friends to benefit from better health, fitness, and social awareness by playing
disc golf. EDGE also includes an outstanding program of positive reinforcement awards,
known as SkillShot Awards. These awards recognize increasing levels of shot-making
ability and are designed to develop a well rounded repertoire of throws for the player.
Why is EDGE Important?
From introducing disc golf to young players, to reinforcing classroom skills
through a new activity, to developing lifetime habits of exercise and fitness,
EDGE is designed to give teachers and youth program leaders the tools
they need to succeed.
The US Department of Health has recommended at least 60 minutes of
moderate to vigorous activity for youth between the ages of 5 and 18. M
any other National Health Organizations have stated that a healthy lifestyle
consists of taking 10,000 steps each day. An average round of disc golf can
be played in 60 to 90 minutes and involve anywhere from 5,000 to 8,000 steps.
Playing a round of disc golf can have a person well on their way to meeting the
recommended goals of a healthy lifestyle. Not to mention having a great time
while you are at it!
The EDGE Program is the first endorsed school based curriculum to effectively teach
the basic skills of disc golf. The EDGE Program follows NASPE national standards
and combines teaching the fundamentals of the sport with the educational
objectives of science, civics, and the environment. EDGE begins with lessons
teaching basic throwing skills, course play, and initial discussions of rules
and courtesy. More advanced lessons delve into the science of disc flight, the
mathematics of scoring, handicapping, statistics, environmental concerns, and
civic responsibility as a player. The final phase ideally entails a competitive
club disc golf league between area schools.
We believe that the EDGE Program is one of the ways to get our children active
in the battle against obesity. Beyond teaching the basics of a lifetime sport,
EDGE teaches children valuable life lessons. In this couch potato, media driven,
and video game era, help us get our children back into the active outdoors by getting
EDGE into your local schools or youth program.
Reference
1. Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Curtin LR,
McDowell MA, Tabak CJ, Flegal KM. Prevalence of overweight and obesity in the
United States, 1999-2004. JAMA 2006;295(13):1549-1555.
We are prepared to bring the EDGE program in to your local school.
What is the EDGE?
Why Disc Golf?
The Educational Disc Golf
Experience (EDGE) has been developed to provide schools and other youth programs
with a sound program of teaching disc golf fundamentals and allied skills.
Contributions from World Champion disc golfers, educators, and a recreation
therapist have injected a great variety of skills and approaches to bringing
this subject matter to life. With lessons linked to everyday classroom topics,
EDGE helps students understand the importance of math, science, citizenship,
fitness, nutrition, and environmental studies, as they apply to disc golf.
Resource materials, lesson plans, student worksheets, and related materials are
available for varying grade levels.
Our goal is to provide you with a program that can help students learn from and enjoy this
wonderful lifetime sport. We also hope that students whom take up the sport will invite their
families and friends to benefit from better health, fitness, and social awareness by playing
disc golf. EDGE also includes an outstanding program of positive reinforcement awards,
known as SkillShot Awards. These awards recognize increasing levels of shot-making
ability and are designed to develop a well rounded repertoire of throws for the player.
Why is EDGE Important?
From introducing disc golf to young players, to reinforcing classroom skills
through a new activity, to developing lifetime habits of exercise and fitness,
EDGE is designed to give teachers and youth program leaders the tools
they need to succeed.
The US Department of Health has recommended at least 60 minutes of
moderate to vigorous activity for youth between the ages of 5 and 18. M
any other National Health Organizations have stated that a healthy lifestyle
consists of taking 10,000 steps each day. An average round of disc golf can
be played in 60 to 90 minutes and involve anywhere from 5,000 to 8,000 steps.
Playing a round of disc golf can have a person well on their way to meeting the
recommended goals of a healthy lifestyle. Not to mention having a great time
while you are at it!
The EDGE Program is the first endorsed school based curriculum to effectively teach
the basic skills of disc golf. The EDGE Program follows NASPE national standards
and combines teaching the fundamentals of the sport with the educational
objectives of science, civics, and the environment. EDGE begins with lessons
teaching basic throwing skills, course play, and initial discussions of rules
and courtesy. More advanced lessons delve into the science of disc flight, the
mathematics of scoring, handicapping, statistics, environmental concerns, and
civic responsibility as a player. The final phase ideally entails a competitive
club disc golf league between area schools.
We believe that the EDGE Program is one of the ways to get our children active
in the battle against obesity. Beyond teaching the basics of a lifetime sport,
EDGE teaches children valuable life lessons. In this couch potato, media driven,
and video game era, help us get our children back into the active outdoors by getting
EDGE into your local schools or youth program.
Reference
1. Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Curtin LR,
McDowell MA, Tabak CJ, Flegal KM. Prevalence of overweight and obesity in the
United States, 1999-2004. JAMA 2006;295(13):1549-1555.