ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Ü Ü Ü THE PROPER CARE AND FEEDING OF YOUR DISCS Ü Ü By: Rick Voakes, M.D. Ü Ü Bowling Green, KY Ü Ü Ü ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ To achieve a winning finesse with your game, you must realize that discs require a certain rapport with their owner. You must treat each disc with respect, and care for it as though it were a cherished pet. Bathing your discs should be done routinely and with utmost care and reverent ceremony. You should also sand your discs when they sustain injuries. If you fail to do this, they will bite your fingers when you try to throw them! This is not considered post-production modification of the disc, as it does not alter the flight characteristics. Once you have bashed a disc (as in smashing a tree), no amount of sanding will keep it from being a "turn over disc". Discs in your bag rarely show their personality, but once in flight, you will need every bit of psychology you know to keep them under control. Therefore, you should prepare yourself ahead of time by learning what you can about disc behavior. Never order your disc to do something if you don't really mean it. For example, never say "Get down!" Your disc is sure to run into the nearest tree limb and dive to the ground a hundred feet short of the hole. Never say to a putt, "Get up!" I have observed this over a hundred times, and every single one hit the rim and lay on the ground just like an "up" shot. Discs will take your meaning very literally! Discs really don't care where they are going, so they usually don't watch. In fact, they would just as soon watch you. This little known fact can be used to your advantage, since it gives you the opportunity to use hand signals! Discs respond very favorably to the use of hand signals, especially in encouraging right or left drift. Blowing or pushing movement can encourage your disc to go farther. Never wave bye-bye to your disc, as it is sure to become lost! Never order your disc to do something against its nature. For example, never say, "Get legs!" This will cause your disc to realize that it in fact doesn't have legs, causing it to become depressed, lethargic, and it will slow down, falling way short of the hole. Discs try to be loyal to their master, but they are easily confused. If they hear a different voice, they try to jerk around to get a better look at who was talking. This frequently causes them to bash trees, even when initially heading for the basket. For this reason it is considered proper golf etiquette not to talk to another golfer's disc in flight. ("Nice shot!" ...whack). If you want more info on Disc Golf or courses in your area, call or write: Great Lakes Disc Golf Association 5033 N. Palisades Rd. Whitefish Bay, WI 53217 (414) 964-0112 SAY YES TO DISC GOLF! Please help us spread the word about Disc Golf by uploading this file to your favorite BBS. Thank you kindly! For a Free complimentary copy of CHAIN NEWS, the coolest Disc Golf Club Newsletter in the world, fill out this form and mail it to the address above. We'd like to know what bbs you found us on. ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ ³ ³ Send me my free issue of CHAIN NEWS ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ NAME___________________________________ ³ ³ ³ ³ ADDRESS________________________________ ³ ³ ³ ³ CITY_______________________ ST_____ ZIP________ ³ ³ ³ ³ BBS________________________ ³ ³ ³ ³ CITY_______________________ ST_____ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ