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Disc Golf in HaverhillA brief presentation on the benefits and needed support to bring the sport to the city.
What is Disc Golf
Founded in the mid-1970s by Ed Headrick in Los Angeles [along with the Disc Golf Association c.1976]
Currently an international professional sport with over 3000 formal courses in the United States alone!
Available and accessible to players (from professional to amateur) of all ages, abilities, and demographics
Source: http://www.discgolf.com/how-to-play-disc-golf/disc-golf-history/
How to play
Players use specialized throwing discs
• Driving off from initial “tee boxes” in an attempt to throw the disc into baskets [see below] in as few throws as possible
Current Local Area Courses
Haverhill the ideal central location!
Amesbury (1997) – Amesbury Pines course [left]
Topsfield (2004) – Pye Brook Park course [center]
Pelham, NH (2006) – Muldoon Park course [right]
Personal Benefits of Disc Golf
Enjoy nature
Low impact, near year-round exercise
Open to all ages/abilities
Camaraderie: play with friends or other enthusiasts
Stress-relief activity
Inexpensive sport
Potential for advanced competition (tournaments)
Community Benefits of Disc Golf
Low cost installation and maintenance
Economic benefits for local businesses
Tourism to community
Local educational partnership opportunities
Increased vigilance - potential crime reduction
Environmentally friendly courses
An excerpt from “revelation, “Frisbee Golf”by Ed Headrick
“Then an amazing revelation, all my buddies, all my staff at Wham-O, and most of my cult members and I were playing the game I was looking for. Frisbee Golf was right under my nose! Great marketing man right? A game where people would throw an expensive Frisbee into the ground every throw on purpose? Wow! What a market potential!It seems so easy, but what could possibly be better than walking through a beautiful park and throwing at trees, drinking fountains, open car windows and an occasional coed?”