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GOLF WITH A FRISBEE

By Akita Olsen


A while ago I found myself with four delightful children during the school holidays and wasn’t quite sure what to do with the weasels.

At first I thought I would take them to the movies and see if we could find one movie that all of them hadn't seen yet. But then I remembered hearing about a new activity that could be fun, only 25 minutes from Bunbury. It sounded really weird: Ferguson Valley Disc Golf. Yes... disc golf. What was that!? From their adverts in the local paper it looked like playing a game of golf but with a frisbee instead of golf clubs.

So once we confirmed that they were open we jumped in the car and headed off. After arriving we checked in at the office, chose a coloured disc each and, armed with a scoring sheet and pencil, we were away.

We did the 9 holes with fun and a lot of laughter. I must say it took me a while to get some accuracy and the children I took were beating me with great skill. None of us had ever done this before and so unlike going to the movies we did something new that day, learnt new skills, plus got some exercise and fresh air.

Before discovering disc golf, I had no idea that it was actually a sport, and that there are serious

 
competitions held around the country and overseas. Yes, there are people out there who play this sport very seriously. Thankfully they were not there that day I was.

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

The kids had a great day, and hadn’t really held a Frisbee in a long time, but had fun counting how many throws it took to get the frisbee into the basket, locating on the map where to go next, and scoring all the points. I personally enjoyed the experience and the views from this location were amazing.

You'll find Ferguson Valley Disc Golf in the lovely Ferguson Valley, at 41 Wellington Mills Road. For further information call them on (08) 9728 3178 or check out their website: www.fergusonvalleydiscgolf.com.

 


November 2007