I got my first birdie today in my 2nd round of disc golf at cottage hill park's 10th hole. :cool:

Congratulations.
Let us know when you get your first ace.

Congratulations.
Let us know when you get your first ace.



Hopefully it wont take as long as it did for myself :cool:

Piff, not ace...that could take a little longer than an eagle. Or unless you get both. :)

1 year playing
hundreds and hundreds of birdies
13-14 basket hits ranging from 200-412ft holes.
0 Aces :mad:

Quote by Dean Tannock from Team Innova
"Aces are our favorite mistakes, if they did not go in they would be 30ft past the basket."

1 Ace, 1.5 million coulda-beens

Until my first ace i had atleast 15 or 20 times when i hit chains solid and didnt not stick. The first time that i did I just thought of it as luck but once i hit 3 aces in the past 2 weeks I have discovered that it a lot of luck and some skill to hit an ace unless the hole plays under 100 feet.

I got my first birdie today in my 2nd round of disc golf at cottage hill park's 10th hole. :cool:


Im pretty sure i took me atleast 10 to 20 rounds to get my first birdie.

no ace sense April of 1999

but I did hit chains last night on #18 at Jimmy Porter.

Quote by Dean Tannock from Team Innova
"Aces are our favorite mistakes, if they did not go in they would be 30ft past the basket."



I drive to within 30' of the basket is a good drive in my book.

A drive to within 30' of the basket is a good drive in my book.



"Past the basket", good in that aspect depends on which way the wind is blowing or if the elevation changes. If a hole is reachable by a player, then a good drive should be dependent on whether or not the player lands the disc on the proper side of the basket. The perfect drive would require a player to duck to avoid hitting their head on the basket as they mark their lie and drop in their putt.

I got my first birdie today in my 2nd round of disc golf at cottage hill park's 10th hole. :cool:



My first birdie of the day is always an occaision :cool:
and it has taken till my second round at times

And I still putt with my first Birdie :D

A drive to within 30' of the basket is a good drive in my book.



"Past the basket", good in that aspect depends on which way the wind is blowing or if the elevation changes. If a hole is reachable by a player, then a good drive should be dependent on whether or not the player lands the disc on the proper side of the basket. The perfect drive would require a player to duck to avoid hitting their head on the basket as they mark their lie and drop in their putt.


An ace is the perfect shot. Your grip might be a bit off, but the wind might overcome the grip, or the sweat on your hands, or that your disc has been beat just perfectly. 10% skill 90% luck.

For as many >5' footers I have parked for an easy duece, I feel like I should have more then one ace... and that took me 7 years.

If you don't get it there, there's no chance of it going in. The only time, no matter how far I go past the basket, I get mad is when I leave it short. 0% chance of going in vs. a 1% chance is good odds in my book.

I have had several aces despite being an average player.

At Iroquois Park in Louisville there is/was a short gauntlet hole that I aced a couple of times. And there was a short blind downhill hole that I aced. Now that was cool! You can't see it go in. You just hear the chains.

I have also aced a couple of holes on an object course that I play here in Murray. Also short holes.

I got my first two aces in less than a week last month. A 170 ft line drive. Hit it twice in 6 days. I couldn't believe it. My local course is short and tight, very ace friendly if you hit the right line. Now every time I play that hole I have to go for it. Could be years before I see another one, who knows? :)

Congrat's on the birdie! More to come I'm sure.

It is always interesting to see what types of players get the most aces. I see college kids that only play one course for four years at our local university with 10-20 aces to their name, but they can't play a lick of disc golf at any other course. But some top Masters players in the area don't have any (one in particular has been playing for nearly a DECADE without one), they're proof that you don't need an ace to win!


-Chris.