Disc Golf vs Ultimate Frisbee ??
It's a Common Mistake
The most common mix up when I say I play Ultimate Frisbee is that people think of disc golf, where you throw smaller discs into baskets. This is probably because disc golf is a lot more common and the names can be kind of confusing. However, this is my biggest pet peeve because the could not be more different. Ultimate requires so much more knowledge of game play and athleticism while disc golf requires the acute knowledge of the disc. As much as you would think these would go hand in hand, the skills do not transfer... trust me. I had played Ultimate for over a year before I picked up disc golf, and I struggled so hard. I was so used to throwing the big Ultimate disc and was used to how it flew and turned. When I transferred to the smaller discs for disc golf, I truly could not get them to fly. I have been playing disc golf for almost a year now and still struggle with throwing my discs. The way you throw it and the way you angle your discs are completely different which is what makes the transfer so difficult, I haven't played Ultimate in a couple months and have mainly been on the disc golf course, so I'm curious to see what happens when I pick up Ultimate again this summer. My most infamous memory of this common mix up is when I went to the Chiropractor for an adjustment and got a free appointment for being a high school athlete. When I told them I was on the Ultimate Frisbee team, the nurse went on and on about how she loves Ultimate frisbee and playing on the courses. This threw me off and then she said "I just love the Ultimate frisbee courses but the small little discs are hard to throw". I even tried to explain that Ultimate was different but it just was not clicking. I get that they can be hard to differentiate but it really gets on my nerves! I love both of these hobbies, one more than the other perhaps, but anything that I can do to get out and active with friends while also holding a disc is up my alley. I would perhaps start with disc golf because in my experience, it is easier to pick up ultimate throws after learning disc golf throws than vice versa.
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