OT: Best disc golf courses on the coast

[TrueMaroonGrind]

I usually play in Hiller Park in Biloxi. It is a fun course, but I wouldn’t mind playing some others. Any suggestions are welcome.

 

[MarkDallas]

There is one at Buccaneer Park on the beach in Hancock County.

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

There is one at Buccaneer Park on the beach in Hancock County.

Thanks. I haven’t been to Waveland before. That park looks pretty nice, so I’ll give it a shot.

 

[bulldognation]

There's one over at St. Martin High School.

 

[TimberBeast]

There’s one on MGCCC’s Gautier campus. I haven’t been there in a few years but it was decent. If I had to guess there are probably homeless people around it now. I don’t know where they came from but the Lowe’s area has a bunch. There is / was a course at the state park in Gautier also but it was a terrible course.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

Do you get your pot before or after you get down here

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

Do you get your pot before or after you get down here

I didn’t know that was a requirement. Guess I have been doing it wrong.

 

[Faustdog]

I’d be interested to see the amount of crossover between disc golfers and rollerbladers. Betting it’s extremely high.

 

[SanfordRJones]

https://www.dgcoursereview.com/

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

Yes. It is. And playing hacky sack

 

[FISHDAWG]

I usually play in Hiller Park in Biloxi. It is a fun course, but I wouldn’t mind playing some others. Any suggestions are welcome.

Sunkist in Biloxi... not great but not bad either. Small greens that have some undulation and depending on time of year they can get pretty quick but a decent price gets you on a decent golf course there

ETA - never mind ... I think I just found out what "Disc" golf is

 

[johnson86-1]

I usually play in Hiller Park in Biloxi. It is a fun course, but I wouldn’t mind playing some others. Any suggestions are welcome.

So what makes a course good or bad? Is it just scenery? Or is there a lot that goes into course design? Does disc golf have dog legs, or blind throws (? shots?) where you are throwing over trees? Are their water or other hazards?

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

So what makes a course good or bad? Is it just scenery? Or is there a lot that goes into course design? Does disc golf have dog legs, or blind throws (? shots?) where you are throwing over trees? Are their water or other hazards?

Pretty similar to golf in what makes an interesting course. Hazards are pretty much only water. They have OOB, but you have to be a hardo to play that. Trees/woods make good obstacles. Change flight patterns and driving lanes. Scenery is great too. Hiller park is nice because it is on the Bay. Had some really nice oaks before the last hurricane. There are less of them now.

To summarize open fields are boring. Too much water is annoying. Right amount of trees make it interesting.

 

[SanfordRJones]

So what makes a course good or bad? Is it just scenery? Or is there a lot that goes into course design? Does disc golf have dog legs, or blind throws (? shots?) where you are throwing over trees? Are their water or other hazards?

Scenery plays a big part. Yes, disc golf has dog legs and blind throws. There's no throwing over trees, but there is throwing around trees. There can be water and other hazards like roads, sidewalks, baseball fields, etc. The most well designed courses are challenging for both new and experienced players. That's usually done with multiple tee pads or basket locations. Great course design involves giving you a variety of unique shots instead of the same thing over and over.

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

Yes. It is. And playing hacky sack

I used to play hackey sack lol.

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

I’d be interested to see the amount of crossover between disc golfers and rollerbladers. Betting it’s extremely high.

I’m getting a good laugh of the disc golf stereotyping. It’s actually a pretty popular recreational sport now. A lot of people play it now, not just hippies and rollerbladers.

 

[mcdawg22]

Pretty similar to golf in what makes an interesting course. Hazards are pretty much only water. They have OOB, but you have to be a hardo to play that. Trees/woods make good obstacles. Change flight patterns and driving lanes. Scenery is great too. Hiller park is nice because it is on the Bay. Had some really nice oaks before the last hurricane. There are less of them now.

To summarize open fields are boring. Too much water is annoying. Right amount of trees make it interesting.

How much are the discs? What happens if it goes in the water? Do you have spare discs?

 

[SanfordRJones]

How much are the discs? What happens if it goes in the water? Do you have spare discs?

Discs are generally about $15-$20. If it goes in the water or is lost in the woods or something, it's more like losing a golf club than a golf ball, so you would probably want to carry a spare if you're playing in a tournament and it's a disc you throw a lot.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

How much are the discs? What happens if it goes in the water? Do you have spare discs?

What color discs mean that you are there only to give hand jobs?

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

Discs are generally about $15-$20. If it goes in the water or is lost in the woods or something, it's more like losing a golf club than a golf ball, so you would probably want to carry a spare if you're playing in a tournament and it's a disc you throw a lot.

We used to play around the lake in front of the Sanderson. At the hole in the bend near the softball field we all threw in the water. Due to poor judgement we waded in the toxic waste and found about 15 discs. Never found the one we were looking for but we had plenty of spares. I have a tail now too. Not sure if it’s related. **

 

[mcdawg22]

What color discs mean that you are there only to give hand jobs?

Crimson of Harvard and Yale Blue.