Here's a nice article about it:
From: Filmmaker takes a flier at disc golf subculture (http://www.vicnews.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=36&cat=47&id=692200&more=)
By Patrick Blennerhassett
Victoria News
Jul 19 2006
Take a decrepit 1968 Dodge Fargo van, throw in some disc golfers filled with testosterone and beer, send them all over southern B.C. and record it all on camera.
The result is filmmaker/photographer Sean White's Snap: A Disc Golf Movie. White, a Victoria native, said making sure the sports documentary had some eclectic colour and themes was important to him
"It's a bit of Canadiana," White said. "It's kind of like Strange Brew with Bob and Doug McKenzie. It's just very entertaining and universally funny."
But Snap is far from a second-rate production simply filled with booze and fart jokes. White has worked for National Geographic Television and the Outdoor Life Network, just to name a few of his credentials. Plus he will return to Africa shortly to continue work on a TV show.
Snap chronicles the escapades of three of White's friends as they travel to tournaments in Vancouver and on Pender Island all the while trying to create the perfect golf disc.
"I never planned it to be a full-length film," White admitted. "I just sort of put the camera on these guys for one tournament. They were so interesting on camera and I learned so much about the sub culture of disc golf in that first little outing that I knew I needed to expand on it. It just got out of control and turned into a film."
One of the four friends is local disc golfer Matt MacDonald, who happily admits to being a disc junkie.
"There's few things more satisfying in my life than playing (disc golf)," MacDonald said. "Looking at a long shot knowing what you want to do. I definitely envision a little grey line along the plane that I want to throw it. Then executing that shot and watching it follow that exact line - it's just so fulfilling."
White wanted the film to capture MacDonald's love for the sport as well as dive deep into a sports world relatively unknown to the mainstream.
"It follows the story of Matt and his buddies who are basically real-life guys from Victoria who've got jobs and all that but they love disc golf," White said. "So they set out to try and turn their life around by pursuing their sport. I tell a little bit of a back story and then follow them through some tournaments in Vancouver and Pender Island."
"So basically as you go on this road trip, you get immersed into the sub culture," he continued. "You get to see interviews from different people who are talking about the appeal and you get a sense of the drama of the competition as well."
But White's favourite part of the movie actually has nothing to do with the sport itself.
"The whole movie is interesting stories," he said. "My favourite scene is the guys are in Vancouver and they're in this 1968 Dodge Fargo van that barely runs. It's the first trip they've ever done with this thing and the van breaks down in the middle of the night. And this is after they're all a little bit drunk already after a long day of disc golf competition."
As with any good sport documentary, White said he made sure the film had various plots and themes.
"A lot of it is just these guys travelling and the funny things that happen to them. So it's not over-the-top disc golf action. You're also following their story and at the same type you're getting some insight to a pretty unique and thriving sub-culture and sport."
White does admit he was awe-struck a few times when the guys lined up at the tees and let some long-range drives fly.
"Everyone loves to see it fly. They love to watch it fly and they know that it's an extension of your vision out there and I think that's fascinating to lots of people."
Snap: A Disc Golf Movie premieres in Victoria on Friday, July 28 at the University of Victoria's David Lam Auditorium.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the door.
For more information, go online to http://www.snapthemovie.net.
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Disc golf explained
Occasionally referred to as folf, frolf or frisbee golf, disc golf follows the same type of rules as regular golf. A disc golf course consists of 18 "holes," but instead of clubs and golf balls, players toss flying discs of various sizes toward metal baskets with hanging chains.
The discs are usually smaller and heavier than Frisbees and are divided into three categories: putters, mid-range and drivers. Throwing techniques also vary according to the lie of the disc.
The Tomahawk, an overhead throw, will make the disc fly long and straight and land flat.
The Thumber is similar to the Tomahawk but involves moving the thumb around to the under-edge of the disc to make it roll upon landing.
The Grenade is intended to roll across the ground to avoid higher obstacles or get out of tricky areas.
The Prebinator, a chip shot with backspin used close to the basket, throws the disc directly to the ground after it hits its target.
Finally there are the Bi-Moto and Turbo Putt, where the disc is thrown with both hands for precise direction.
Disc golf has been around since 1976 when the first course officially opened in California. Now the sport boasts numerous pro tours all over North America and Europe plus a World Disc Games every two years.
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