The PDGA has created standards for the design and installation of new golf courses, to ensure their success in the community. The ongoing fitness boom finds more and more people taking up recreational activities in an effort to improve health and quality of life. Disc golf provides upper and lower body conditioning, aerobic exercise, and promotes a combination of physical and mental abilities that allow very little risk of physical injury. Concentration skills increase by mastering shots and negotiating obstacles. Players of limited fitness levels can start slowly and gradually increase their level of play as fitness improves.
Disc golf offers year-round fitness, even in rain or snow.
Perhaps the greatest attribute of the sport is the expense - or rather, the lack of it. Update your browser to the latest version for maximum effect.