
How to harness the wind to up your disc golf game
It's cheaper than golf and it's gaining popularity as a fun alternative: Disc golf. See how you can use the power of wind to improve your disc golf game
Golf is a great sport but to play, you gotta pay. And, green fees can get expensive.
Hitting the target of a disc golf basket, on the other hand, is much less cost prohibitive with public courses in Nova Scotia free to play. All you need to bring is a frisbee, or a disc.
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You just reach back and whip your arm around. Not too bad at all.
Jody Wagstaff is a local pro. He says the challenge of the wind is what makes disc golf such a great sport in Nova Scotia because every day you play is different.
“Certain discs can handle the wind better than other discs. Wind will affect the flight. So, if you’re throwing into a head wind, the disc will operate a certain way, and if you’re throwing onto a tail wind with the disc coming behind you, then the disc will fly a certain way,” said Wagstaff, in a recent interview with The Weather Network.

Disc golf. (Nathan Coleman/The Weather Network)
While a run-of-the-mill frisbee will work, you can buy specialty discs that will give you more control if you really get into it, such as a putter, mid-range club and fairway driver.
The rules are the same as traditional golf. Each hole or basket has a par ,and the amount of throws you make before landing it into the basket is your score. The lowest score wins.
The course at the Dartmouth Commons is beginner friendly.
Dean Martin lives nearby, and after trying it out for the first time three years go, he’s been playing a round every day since.

Disc golf. (Nathan Coleman/The Weather Network)
“It’s a social [activity]. I run into people I know almost every time I’m here. It gives me exercise. I live alone, [so] it’s good to get out of the house," said Martin, in a recent interview with The Weather Network.
When you get a hole in one in disc golf, it’s called an ace. The only way I could achieve that on my first day is through creative editing.