The Rules of Disc Golf - EXPLAINED!

Ninh explains - The Rules of Disc Golf. A hybrid sport that combines regular golf with ultimate frisbee flying disc that is now played worldwide.
Specific to the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA Tour) rules - watch this short beginner’s tutorial video guide on how Disc Golf is played, Disc Golf rules and Guidelines, and how to play Disc Golf.
Learn about throw, putter, driver, mid range, fairway, shot, par, birdie, disc, green, rough, water hazard, penalty, and more.
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Images: Holly Finley (Various)
Music: ‘Moonshine Town’ by JR Tundra
Narrated, Directed and Produced by Ninh Ly
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[@NinhLyUK]

Ninh explains Disc Golf - a new hybrid sport that is popular worldwide. Be sure to like, share subscribe and post on Reddit!

[@manning0]

Ninh Ly please could you do a video on my sport Flyball which is a dog sport played in the UK, USA, Canada, France, Belgium and Australia to name a few. There's 2 factions in the UK now. The BFA & UKFL with slightly different rules. Also could you make a Bo-Taoshi video because it seems like a really exciting sport but I can't figure the rules out!

[@eddieandersson5570]

Great video Ninh But I'm not sure new is the right word here. From Wiki "Origin and early history Disc golf was first invented in the early 1900s. The first game was held in Bladworth, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1926.[7] Ronald Gibson and a group of his Bladworth Elementary School buddies played a game of throwing tin lids into 4 foot wide circles drawn into sandy patches on their school grounds.[8] They called the game Tin Lid Golf and played on a fairly regular basis. However, after they grew older and went their separate ways, the game came to an end.[9] It was not until the 1970s that modern disc golf would be introduced to Canadians at the Canadian Open Frisbee Championships in Toronto and Vancouver, BC.[10][11] Modern disc golf started in the early 1960s, but there is debate over who came up with the idea first. The consensus is that multiple groups of people played independently throughout the 1960s. Students at Rice University in Houston, Texas, for example, held tournaments with trees as targets as early as 1964, and in the early 1960s, players in Pendleton King Park in Augusta, Georgia would toss Frisbees into 50-gallon barrel trash cans designated as targets. In 1968 Frisbee Golf was also played in Alameda Park in Santa Barbara, California by teenagers in the Anacapa and Sola street areas. Gazebos, water fountains, lamp posts, and trees were all part of the course. This took place for several years and an Alameda Park collectors edition disc still exists, though rare, as few were made. Clifford Towne from this group went on to hold a National Time Aloft record."

[@HollyFinley]

Skip Mcfadden that thumbnail is me.

[@soundlessbird9181]

I should register my Baseball-Flying Disk hybrid into US patent, but wait a sec, I'm not US citizen......

[@nguyendinhtruongvinhbox5049]

ben shapiro

[@bloodykenshiro8218]

This seems nice. It looks like a more accessible, less money intensive version of Golf.

[@NinhLyUK]

More importantly, less expensive!

[@MassEffectFan113]

No, rest assured you're going to pay out the ass for frisbees...

[@evanstowers8529]

You're not going to pay hardly anything for frisbees... this guy must have never actually played this game before and was just judging. Frisbees are cheap or free from nice locals and courses are in local parks all over Michigan so the game is always free.

[@AutobahnSHO]

It is indeed much cheaper. I've been playing for a few years and ended up buying a backpack ($50) to carry discs, and have about 20 of them. They cost $10-20 each but I don't have to pay each time I play. That's free in many places! Check out www.dgcoursereview.com/ for courses near you!

[@BillMcHale]

People can spend a lot of money on discs, but ultimately, that is up to you. 3 or 4 discs is all you really need (plus maybe a few back ups for if you loose a disc)... and many disc golf courses are, unlike traditional golf, free... that is where you really save money.

[@heatherwilliams2844]

I am using this video for my PE class for distance learning! Thanks for this kid friendly and informative video!

[@NinhLyUK]

Great! Glad this video helps! Check out my channel for more videos like this :)

[@chrisiecalautti603]

SAME!!!!

[@he-man5873]

Your school teaches disc golf?

[@filmtomlif]

@@he-man5873 yup

[@kevflo8646]

I just started playing for the first time today this will be my new hobby

[@NinhLyUK]

Cool, hope you enjoy. It's a fund sport for sure. Check out my channel for more like this :)

[@clizyzlol2530]

I’m in love with this sport

[@mawage666]

I've been playing for 22 years but it's nice to refresh on the basics once in a while to remember where you started. LOTS of awesome courses here Minnesota. I've played in Florida Arizona California North and South Dakota and Wisconsin.

[@NinhLyUK]

Absolutely! Thanks for stopping by.

[@johnnysama]

A very fun sport to be played, and to socialize over. :D I remember when Seinfeld referenced this sport in one ep.

[@NinhLyUK]

Yeah, good point! I recently played this and it was pretty sweet!

[@brandonjontz8587]

Frolf

[@johnlocke_1]

Go Riders

[@jacobr5999]

POV: your here because you need to watch an “instructional” video for this game 😂

[@TheRealAbrahamLincoln]

Nah. I came here because of the thumbnail.

[@cinaannie7338]

And you're here to show the world you can't spell?! 🤣

[@cinaannie7338]

And besides... I've seen these chain type net contraptions in a city park along time ago and never knew what they were until my daughter-in-law just told me about frisbee golf. I had never HEARD of such a thing before! That just goes to show that we are never too old to learn about things! 😊😉

[@michaelcarnevale5620]

No way I could have figured this out on my own

[@evanstowers8529]

Michigan is the place for this game. If you guys are interested, playing disc golf should always be free minus the cost of discs which range from ~$10 used for a decent disc to $35 and up. Don't buy at a store like walmart, go to a disc golf shop.

[@evanstowers8529]

There are places all over and within very close distance of each other in Grand Rapids and other parts of Michigan.

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks for the tip bro. Yeah, I recently went to a disc golf place, which prompted me to make this video. Pretty cool!

[@rikusanaksenaho4334]

It certainly shouldn't always be free. It usually is, but at least here we have private courses that cost few euros to play. They are usually highly maintained, so people are happy to pay the small fee.

[@seymourglass26]

Who the hell makes a $40 disk? Most pros even use pretty accessible equipment, hence one of the advantages over regular golf.

[@mawage666]

I've never seen a disc more than about $18. Cheap discs range from about $7-$10. The more you spend the better quality the disc in most cases.

[@santinopecorella3571]

The work you put in that video is insane, I can tell you edit for a long time, and it looks amazing!!!

[@NinhLyUK]

Absolutely! Thank you very much for your comments ... I like the fact that you recognise the amount of work this takes!

[@TheDanBidondiShow]

THANK YOU! Finally a video that gets right to the point without over long intros and listening to people yap for 20 minutes before getting to the point.

[@NinhLyUK]

You're welcome! Check out my videos for more like this :)

[@DanTheCaptain]

I'd love to try this sport sometime. I'm also pleased to see this sport grow and see that there is somewhat of a league that holds events! Maybe someday we'll be able to see televised Disc Golf games!

[@NinhLyUK]

Already there! I think they stream pro games now, it's only a matter of time before this gets televised. Yeah you should really try it - it's a fun sport to play.

[@Dumass88]

there are a few good channels on youtube, like jomezpro if you haven't seen it.

[@Dwiggy4444]

Excellent explanation! Love the various video clips and images you used as well. I’ll be sharing this with all of my non-playing friends to help them understand the game I love. :)

[@canilogin1730]

"Did you guys know that invented by a bunch of people who were smoking in the woods and then they were like let's walk around and throw stuff." -Jomboy 2019

[@NinhLyUK]

Jomboy does seem to like my channel for ideas!

[@russdarracott395]

Good job on your explanation of disc golf.

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks man. Check out my channel for more like this :)

[@suserman7775]

I've played disc golf hundreds of times. This video was pretty accurate. I'll just add that with regard to "throws", they all curve if given enough flight time. Due to gyroscopic precession a descending disc will tilt to the left for a right-hander's backhand or a left-hander's forehand, and will tilt to the right for a right-hander's forehand or a left-hander's backhand. The tilt that happens during the ascending part of the throw is more complicated and varies highly with the weight distribution of the disc (called stability). The beginning part of the flight (usually high speed and ascending) experiences a tilt called "the turn" and the later part of the flight (slower and descending) has a tilt called "the fade". Turn and fade have opposite tilts but turn doesn't happen if the disc has too much stability (more weight at edge than at center). Part of the challenge is to select a disc with the most appropriate mix of turn and fade properties due to its stability design so that its flight avoids obstacles or hazards along the terrain. DG is my second favorite sport after pickleball.

[@bigmac6862]

Very helpful explanation. Thank you!😜

[@iggy376]

Very helpful, thank you!

[@nestoralegre6125]

Disc golf!!! All right now I know the name of this game. I live in El Monte CA pass by the Whittier Narrows disc golf course almost everyday and never bothered to find out what is that game they're playing with the baskets with chains and backpacks with frisbees in them. LOL you guys are pretty fanatic about this🕵😁✌✌

[@ThePolerbearproducts]

I love Frisbee Golf! I played it a lot as a kid. Might try to do it again this summer

[@NinhLyUK]

Awesome, it's a fun sport to play for sure.

[@TheT0N1c]

Every rule of a game appearing in one tournament :D :D

[@NinhLyUK]

I try and make it fit, for sure.

[@frankgeisenburg9208]

I freakin' love disc golf. It's a low stress environment where one can get outside, enjoy some fresh air and friends, and enjoy yourself. Thanks for covering this!

[@robinmclean7203]

100s of courses do not have 9 or 18 holes....but this is still a very good 'Hunh...what IS Disc Golf' video.

[@guidomista8448]

if you are looking for another sport to talk about that is relatively easy to comprehend, then I suggest downhill mountain biking, or any type of mountain biking, but preferably downhill, since it is the most fun to ride, at least in my opinion.

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll make it if I get enough demand, for sure.

[@dallastringali6543]

Great job as always, Ninh!

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks man, much appreciated!

[@nickwaggoner6561]

Good explanation. Thanks!

[@NinhLyUK]

Glad it was helpful! Check out my channel for more!

[@lazyslistener]

Thank you, kit is on its way.

[@NinhLyUK]

Cool, thanks! It's a fun game to play for sure.

[@3406226]

Great video! Thank you for the instructions. I'm going to take my son out and play!

[@PakistanFrisbee]

thank you

[@erictriplett33]

One comment about making a 1 ... I would say most disc golfers usually call this an "ace" more than "hole in one". You might also mention the two main types of throws (backhand and forehand). Could also mention hyzer and anhyzer but maybe that's getting more specialized...

[@whitgarcia4059]

Great video helped me out a ton!

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks man, much appreciated! Subscribe and check out my channel for more like this! :)

[@krystalbel1417]

I've seen these goal/net things all over the parks where I grew up and never knew what they were until now!

[@krystalbel1417]

The only thing is idk where you are supposed to tee off at ^^'

[@torspedia]

Of all the explanation videos I've seen, of yours, this is probably the sport that I'd seriously consider having a go of. Ta! :-)

[@NinhLyUK]

Yeah it's a fun game for sure.

[@moukafaslouka4796]

The city where I live has a nice 18 hole course that's just behind my house. I found some lost discs and started playing. I now have several discs and this is my favorite pastime now. My wife loves it too. It's like golf except it's much more fun and much cheaper. The only expense I had was to buy discs. The course is free. I forgot to mention that nearby is a free 18 hole golf course. The disc golf has way more young people playing and they have way more fun than the stup ups that play golf

[@mahkai2fye671]

POV: You’re here because of Gym and you need to know the rules so you can play.....

[@jeremypaul376]

Haha yes

[@ZanerG]

I played Disk Golf before it was really fun

[@NinhLyUK]

Yeah, it's a fun game for sure.

[@ZanerG]

Ninh Ly yes it is

[@un33kgaming24]

Here I am, 3 in the morning, learning about disk golf...

[@strangexgiant5950]

Ninh: A putter doesn't go very far Simon Lizotte: 450ft hole, I think I'm going to throw putter!

[@noelleboehm1142]

I like this video also. It is so well done. Great job. I like it very much.

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks Noelle! Check out my channel for more! :)

[@JustDisc]

Well explained! Definitely covered what is most important to know before heading out to the course! If anybody is new to disc golf and is reading this comment, welcome to the family!

[@cinaannie7338]

Yes! I just literally heard about this about 30 minutes ago! Who KNEW someone would invent something this creative?!

[@gallowglass2630]

A bit like irish road bowling in concept except with a disc not a canon ball and on a gras course not a tarmac road

[@emanuelvasquez3380]

now that explains why i see those chain things above a metal basket

[@jamalwoods9649]

So its golf with disc yay

[@NinhLyUK]

Basically ... yes.

[@thetvlover60]

Y’all, I’m virtual... I have to watch this for gym. Anyone else?

[@WrightSideOfThings]

What do you mean, you can’t throw where previous disc has landed? Isn’t that what you’re supposed to do, where it lands you pic it up and through from where it was?

[@thelegend47896]

I got this as homework

[@NinhLyUK]

Okay great.

[@ganrice2984]

The only sport I'm good at

[@NinhLyUK]

It's a cool sport to play for sure.

[@bigtimegaming3315]

Looks very fun but did anyone else get click sites and think that girl was going to teach it 😂

[@playdiscgolf1546]

Yes, clickbaited lmao

[@playdiscgolf1546]

You can move some things around the disc, if there are dead branches in your lie or even rocks you can move them

[@jelly1144]

The way I would cheer so loud when someone gets a whole in one 😂 I'd cheer for the opposite team too 😅

[@SpitefulAZ]

This looks like more fun than golf. Cheaper too maybe?

[@NinhLyUK]

Cheaper, definitely!

[@SpitefulAZ]

@@NinhLyUK and more beginner friendly

[@tanveer3384]

Joss Sport 🔥 Love from *Bangladesh*

[@GameiroFTW]

Could you do a video about rink hockey?

[@NinhLyUK]

If I get enough demand, yeah.

[@juancarlos8330]

SUP PERIOD 1

[@mackyd955]

if you're a ball golfer, disc golf definitely scratches the itch

[@NinhLyUK]

For sure!

[@paulsterman7169]

The disc lands on a single spot. I have 2 feet. Where can I stand when throwing the next disc? Am I allowed any lateral movement? Thanks!

[@SteezyOFC]

Poggers pe class vibes

[@coasternut3091]

Disc golf is also MUCH cheaper than ball golf. The courses are also not usually clear cut, and trees are very common

[@davidfox9947]

Maybe the most friendly sport on earth also a lot of fun to play.

[@NinhLyUK]

Agreed!

[@TheMamspoker]

Anybody like me? Just skipping to the introduction panels to look at Holly?

[@blueboy2727]

That's the only reason I clicked on it.

[@basedbartholomew3968]

Plz do Pickleball

[@NinhLyUK]

If I get enough demand.

[@jimekiaatkins9219]

How far can you throw before you can throw the disc

[@jimekiaatkins9219]

How far can you go I meant

[@NinhLyUK]

You can go as far back as you like, but you cannot cross the mark where your disc has landed. (or the marker at the beginning of the hole).

[@benjaminalexander8836]

Ninh I wonder do you follow every sport about which you have made video.

[@NinhLyUK]

Not really, no.

[@Shadow91507]

3:05-3:14 idgi what does it mean to "throw in front" then? Don't all throws naturally go forward? Cuz you swing in front of your body. Nevertheless, thank you great video Ninh Ly!

[@Shadow91507]

Wait ohhh I just figured it out. Ninh is prob saying you're not allowed to STAND in front of where the disc has landed. The target is considered in front of you. You gotta stand behind the spot the disc landed when you make your next throw.

[@ownermichael2463]

So is it the higher the number at the end of the game wins or vice versa?

[@Revitandgo]

You want to be the person who threw the disc less times to make it into the basket. The fewest shots made is the winner

[@sohrsha156]

I have a friend who has won a tournament or sumthing

[@NinhLyUK]

Ah cool.

[@konrad2324]

What if the par is 3 and I needed 5 throws? What is my score for that one then?

[@savethebees2574]

Your score would be 5, and that hole would be considered a double bogie

[@asd36f]

Ninh, Please explain BRISCA Formula 1 stock car racing.

[@NinhLyUK]

Aren't those three different sports?

[@y2j11000]

Golf rules

[@brandonbowens3709]

Have you made a video on a sport called Kabaddi? I am currently watching it on something called ESPN 8 and it looks like a weird form of tag

[@NinhLyUK]

I did. Star Sports filed a copyright claim, it got taken down. I fought it and lost.

[@qwertyTRiG]

@@NinhLyUK Looks like the kabaddi video is back up now.

[@sentryathlete1768]

Liked it

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks bro.

[@jacksonsnellgrove6834]

Please cover the rules of Kabaddi

[@NinhLyUK]

I already did. Star Sports filed a copyright claim, it got taken down. I fought it and lost.

[@lucamathias8446]

Y’all really forgot about the rule where you need to have the cool bags to carry all the discs or else you get a penalty 😤🙌🙄🥱

[@evanstowers8529]

You forgot the weed and beer bro.

[@NinhLyUK]

I had no idea that being stone drunk and high was part of this game. Must have missed that in the rulebook ...?!

[@evanstowers8529]

Ninh Ly just part of the tradition for some who go out on a weekend or afternoon just for kicks. Usually just a handful of beers are drank and/or a small amount of weed. I'm sure that isn't common in every area but Michigan has so many awesome, secluded courses and in my area of Grand Rapids alcohol and weed are a really common occurance anyways among the younger crowd. Michigan is the place to be for disc golf.

[@NinhLyUK]

I'll bear that in mind if I come to Michigan!

[@cryangallegos]

2 guarantees on the course, you'll see beer cans (in designated receptacles most of the time) and the musty smell of mj 😆 But at least that means everyone is super chill and nice

[@themazespinner2610]

Can you do rules of Shin kicking?

[@NinhLyUK]

No.

[@themazespinner2610]

Ninh Ly Why?

[@qwertyTRiG]

Ninh Ly Didn't you already do a video with a segment on shin kicking?

[@NinhLyUK]

I did. I explained the rules pretty much then. There really isn't too much more than that.

[@harmonycarson8291]

If ur here for gym this game might sound fun but nah, there will be those kids who are great at it and then u... anyway I’m also here because there opening one at the park right accross from my house and my mom said go check it out ugg

[@nightsurvivor3673]

My vote for the next video is: Olympic Shooting

[@NinhLyUK]

There's many different kinds - skeet, air pistol, pistol, rifle, biathlon etc. There's lots of shooting events, but sadly I've not received any overwhelming demand for any variation.

[@emilp6506]

3:42 OMG Finnish

[@matthewmillar3804]

What do you mean you can't throw in front of where the previous disk has landed?

[@NinhLyUK]

If a disc lands at a spot, you then can't pick up the disc, take three steps forward and then take your next shot. Your next shot has to be behind where the disc has landed.

[@matthewmillar3804]

@@NinhLyUK oh, I misunderstood. That makes sense. Thanks for the reply. 🙂

[@BlaccOut]

Let's play shot put utimate frisbee golf

[@pdawg193]

How about Putt Putt/Mini-Golf?

[@NinhLyUK]

That's not a sport. And if you watched my video on golf, that pretty much covers it.

[@eddieandersson5570]

@@NinhLyUK You are wrong it's very much a sport. Again wiki en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miniature_golf kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIazfJ1npdOoaMU

[@clarkobannon8740]

Whomever is reading this, God loves you and he is good! Have a wonderful day everyone!

[@stevenmccart5455]

The main rule is...he who winds up with that cute redhead wins.

[@brandonlee0115]

But do they have titleist pro v1xs in disc golf?

[@NinhLyUK]

No.

[@glub__blub]

But we do have discmania d-line p2s.

[@BlaccOut]

So its golf with a frisbee

[@lbh002]

car ma

[@peacefuljeffrey]

Disc golf really isn’t in any way related to Ultimate Frisbee, unless you’re just talking about the fact that a flying disc is thrown.

[@NinhLyUK]

So in that regard, it's similar.

[@sirrivet9557]

Remember, the map for disc golf will always be missing.

[@NinhLyUK]

Probably!

[@dathanwright5348]

Bro wtf why am I learning this for COPE

[@MassEffectFan113]

It's not an Albatross it's a DOUBLE EAGLE folks, sheesh.

[@NinhLyUK]

It's known as both. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_albatrosses_in_important_tournaments BTW: don't be an arse.

[@robertholmberg1958]

3:38 Suomi mainittu, tortillat avataan

[@NinhLyUK]

Hämmästyttävä, kiitos!

[@oshawastaken]

Brodie Smith....

[@NinhLyUK]

Yeah his stuff is pretty sweet.

[@peter007crouch]

He is not a disc golfer, he es an ultimate player.

[@matthewlo7868]

Guess I’m first... Not a bad vid.

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks.

[@dabeachman]

Who is girl on cover?

[@relikvija2]

where the fuck is ninh

[@NinhLyUK]

I'm the fuck here!

[@chuckriceyall9667]

thats not how match play works

[@CrossoXoHair]

Redheaded click bait: check

[@NinhLyUK]

Nah - if I wanted clickbait, I'd just put a woman in a bikini holding a frisbee. That would be infinitely more persuasive.

[@AngelinaRandom]

Anyone here from kendraaaleighh on Twitter ? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@NinhLyUK]

Just you so far?

[@sentryathlete1768]

Have you watch avengers infinity war?

[@NinhLyUK]

Yeah, I watched it when it came out in the cinemas.

[@sentryathlete1768]

Damn that movie is good.

[@NinhLyUK]

Yes it was.

[@AlgorithmDG]

DEFINITELY NOT FRISBEES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CATCH ONE.

[@NinhLyUK]

Yes exactly.

[@lewishudgens]

Well, you can catch a putter.