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Disc Golf Course Design,
Installation, Management
We can supply equipment
and offer our course design experience to make your
disc golf course one that will be safe, challenging
and fun to play.
If you are considering
setting up a 'pay to play' course, you may be interested
to know that there is evidence of courses paying for
themselves within the first 12 months of opening.
If you are interested
to start a course, please email
us with your enquiry.
Basic
Equipment Considerations
Tee areas, targets (baskets), signage, discs.
Ideal
Locations For Courses
1. Unused, undeveloped or low usage parkland or woodland
area.
2. Tended parkland, grassland, wooded areas, undulating
terrain.
3. A course benefits from natural hazards such as trees/shrubs/lakes.
4. Anything above 6 acres has potential. 10 acres is
workable, 15 acres is good, 20 acres is lovely, 20+
acres and you're getting into serious disc golf course
territory.
5. Extremely useful to have somewhere for players to
hire/purchase golf discs + accessories.
6. Also important to have nearby access to amenities
ie toilets, food/drink, parking.
Course
Design
This is a key factor in defining your course and making
it a success. In a perfect world, the perfect course
offers challenge and enjoyment for players of all levels
and abilities; the design and flow of the course plays
a major role in achieving this.
We advise that anyone
new to disc golf should seek advice from the most experienced
course designer available to them.
Discology can help with
course design assistance or we can put you in touch
with experienced disc golfers who may be able to volunteer
their time to help with course design.
Number
Of Holes
Much like ball golf, most
disc golf courses will offer 18 or 9 baskets. However
there are no rules to say you cannot break from this
format. There are micro courses with less than 9 baskets
and there are courses with more than 18 baskets. Disc
golf is extremely flexible.
Types
Of Course
Basically, there are two types of course - Recreational
Level and Championship Level.
The length of the holes is the most obvious difference
between the two - a Championship course will be significantly
longer to cope with the extra distance that advanced
players are able to throw.
18 hole Recreational Course
- requires approx 10+ acres.
18 hole Championship Level Course - requires approx
20+ acres.
The land area and type
of terrain limits what can or can't be achieved. If
the land is suitable, a Recreational and Championship
course can exist together. One way this can be achieved
is by setting up two tee positions or two basket positions
for each hole.
By offering challenge
to all levels of player there is also the opportunity
to host State, National and International tournaments.
Big tournaments can attract over 100 players.
If you are interested
to start a course, please email us with your enquiry.
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