Here's a question that I have wondered since the day I started playing. Out of all the professional athletes in organizations like the NBA, NFL, track and field, soccer or whatever, even bodybuilders, and marathon runners, but out of all these professional athletes, which one would be able to give up their sport, and become a top pro in Disc Golf?

Not one of them would be able to give up a professional sport that at least pays them three hundred thousand dollars a year to play disc golf where they can only make at best one hundred thousand dollars a year.

I would guess it would be someone on the older end-of-the scale for their sport, set financially, and ready to retire anyways. I think a power weightlifter would have the most potential....is that 'professional enough? There's a tale about when Vasily Alexi [sp?] first got his hands on a Frisbie [circa 1972]; it's told he had amazing control right-off-the-bat.

I think a gymnast would be better suited. The good throwers have great flexibility.

I would have to say a tennis player.

I don't know about weightlifters, I don't see too many good disc golfers that are bulky.

I think baseball players and ball golfers, but obviously there are great athletes in all sports that would excel in disc golf. The reason I say baseball and ball golf is that these sports emphasize timing, patience/calmness, and technique over quickness and/or strength.

I would have to say a tennis player.



Both Schweb and Boobs played Tennis college....and I would say they are pretty decent

I would have to say a tennis player.

hmmmm... schweb, boobs

I used to play Tennis :D

I would also say Tennis and Baseball or Golf. Sports that have to do with Technique and arm strength

If it did happen I would have to say a basket ball player since they have the largest arm span. Just think out all the tork they could put on a disc.

If it did happen I would have to say a basket ball player since they have the largest arm span. Just think out all the tork they could put on a disc.



see scott stokely

I would have to say a tennis player.


I think you have a winner there.

Baseball employs a similar motion when batting, too.

I would have to say a tennis player.



Both Schweb and Boobs played Tennis college....and I would say they are pretty decent



What's tennis college ?

Schweb played at Campbell

Boobs played at Arkansas

I will have to say a golfer would be best. I have learned so much about disc golf from my father who is an avid stick golfer. When done correctly its truly a thinkin mans sport.

I'd say a volleyball player. They'd have the armspan of a basketball player and the skills of a tennis player.

When done correctly its truly a thinkin mans sport.

So true So true. Golf tournaments are won and lost with the mind. Id say golf is 10% physical and 90% mental. Usually the smarter you play the less strokes you will take. Not always but usually :D

That was the hardest thing for me to learn. Play with your head not with your SACK!!! Well that and learning to throw STRAIGHT!!! Now THAT was a pain in the aZS!!

Tennis player they already have the motions down backhand, overhand, forehand. Also I could see a baseball player and volleyball player crushing some tomahawks. Mentally a ballgolfer has an advantage.

Professional Wrestlers :D

I think professional Jai Alai players would be great disc golfers. Just look at this perfect roller form
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I think a power weightlifter would have the most potential....

Not a Bodybuilder, like Schwarzaneggar used to be; the guys who do the clean/jerk...power weightlifters. Because they'd throw the most efficiently, and most accurately. Or did putting get removed from the equation? :o

Gymnast !!!!! If you can hold your weight , doing an Iron Cross , Flip around your weight on the Un-even Bars..............
Those guys ( Both men and Women ) are in excellent shape and can put their body , with weight shift, into perfection on the Golf course. Can you Imagine how much Body snap you could get !!!!!! :eek:

im gonna go out on a limb here and say discus thrower

There's a guy out here who was a HS Champion Discus thrower; can throw 600 feet, 400 is a quarter-effort; can flick a putt from 80 feet effortlessly [he's an Iron Worker, and looks like a tiny English Giant], is gracefully strong, but has no short game. So he never got competitive with it.

Ken Jarvis. :cool:

im gonna go out on a limb here and say discus thrower



I used to throw the discus. 3rd place finisher in my 8th grade All-City track meet 120feet. 6th place shot-puter also (there were only 7 competing) :p

Maybe a professional goat roper? They build up strong wrist muscles twirlin their lasso's ;)

Now, I need to change my guess; how could I [/i]possibly[/i] have forgotten the Professional Goat-Roping circuit? :confused: :confused:

A Racecar driver would be the best.


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A Racecar driver would be the best.


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Nice !!!!!! Really Nice !!!!!!! Lady can drive !!!!!!!!!!!
It would be sweet to have her play Disc Golf !!!!!!!

I have to quote you on this picture !!!!!!!! :eek:

OHHHHH I LOVE HER!

There is nothing better than a fast whooooorah to get your ROC's off :confused:

Runners have the lean muscle strength and usually long limbs for the high disc speed to throw long.

A runners mental game however is both a benefit and a detractor to a golf game. A runner has the dedication to practice until perfection, however when a runner gets behind in a competition their instinct is to try harder. That gets you nowhere in disc golf. That only puts you into trees. :mad:

First hand experience here. :D

It has been my experience that runners suck at disc golf. Or, more accurately, this runner sucks at disc golf.

I think your explanation of why is pretty accurate, Mr Twoputt. Whereas "trying harder" (ie, accepting more pain) sometimes works in running, trying harder in disc golf often results in more missed putts and, consequently, a kicked bag and a tacoed disc.

From roughly a mile in length and up, Runners' bodys are comprised mostly of slow-twitch fibers. That's only useful in endurance contests. From the mile distance down towards the pure sprints, slow-twitch predominates, but then it's all talent; the dedication factor isn't there. :o

...take it from a former Marathoner...runners may have a love for the outdoors and the aesthetic of the game, but not much 'game'.

...take it from a former Marathoner...runners may have a love for the outdoors and the aesthetic of the game, but not much 'game'.



Then this former 1:56.00 800m and 4:09.00 1500m runner will set out to prove that wrong in the next few years to come. (I have also gained about 50 lbs of muscle since my running heyday.)

RAD!! Good luck!! You're probably in the 60% fast-twitch range; that's just a wild guess.

...I ran 3:58.6 for the "metric mile". /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
...never cracked 2:00 for 800M, though. :(

I really suck. Here are some of my slow times.

800: ~2:01 (relay split, never ran the open 800)
1500: 4:05
Steeple: 9:45
Marathon: 2:51:03 (Only raced one on a hilly course, and it sucked...although I did get to the 20-mile mark in under 2 hours.)

My rating is 967, I can throw only 400 feet, and I have not cashed at the last two events. If I weren't equally bad at running, I would just do that instead.

I have to second McCoy's idea that jai ali players would make the best frisbee golfers.

raquetball players should be able to transfer their skills easily to disc golf.I have been telling my raquetball buddies that the back hand is almost identical to throwing a dsic for distance.I play both and see the that both sports are compatible.

Those 800 & 1500 times are pretty good for non-Kali HS, and 'decent' for non-Division 1 college. You're a plugger!!

If you're 967 [and that's about a hundred more than mine], your best event was probably the 400, or even Int. Hurdles. Why didn't you listen to the Coach? :D

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raquetball players should be able to transfer their skills easily to disc golf.I have been telling my raquetball buddies that the back hand is almost identical to throwing a dsic for distance.I play both and see the that both sports are compatible.

E.g., Mark Ellis.

See also Kirk Yoo and I may be wrong but wasn't Ron Russell also?

Hey Slo, you are anything but!

Actually, my best event was the "Naked Mile." Today, it would probably be the "Beer Mile." Unfortunately, they don't keep records for either event, and I can't get motivated to train for anything serious right now.

Pro dart player�.. They can be overweight�. They Drink lots of beer� and would be good at putting! :D

I would say Pro Golfers. The golf swing requires excellent hand-to-eye coordination, rhythm, tempo, grip, strategy and follow through. All of the things neccesary to direct an object towards a target.
They'd probably be the most upset at our lack of reverence for all things "golf" though. :eek:

Hey Slo, you are anything but!

Actually, my best event was the "Naked Mile." Today, it would probably be the "Beer Mile." Unfortunately, they don't keep records for either event, and I can't get motivated to train for anything serious right now.

I'd still like to run Bay>>Breakers, [single] Dipsea, and a 20th 26.21875er, possibly Boston, someday, but not as motivated as I used to be. Bicycling 400 miles a month sates the endorphin lust, and besides, too busy checking my prospects on that Grandmaster Professional Goat Roping circuit. :)

Slo, I did Boston this spring and had a blast. The girls at Wellesley were the best part of the course!

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The best, most consistant DG in our town threw Discus and Shot Putt in college. His mechanics are so ingrained that he can not play DG for weeks, and come back and get it all back within one round. Plus, hes a dead-on putter within 25 feet. He consistantly shoots at our course SSA (around 47.5). He also has a share of our course record (42)