I didn’t do as well today blowing my previous +2 on the front nine away with +7 today but I followed it up with mostly par through the back 9, resulting in a total of +8 not bad for my 7th game ever. (btw: my buddy and I had been shooting +19 or so in Cranbury)

There were quite a few people playing the course today, Mother’s Day 2009. I played through with a nice guy from Greenville before joining two locals for the last 11 holes. I didn’t hold them up too much and definitely enjoyed the camaraderie.

There are several really positive things I can say about this sport so far;
•    The people along any given course are really cool.
•    If you miss a drive, you still have a good chance at par.
•    Tee to basket is likely to be a rugged walk in the woods.
•    Each course seems to have a 420′ hole.
•    Throwing a disc perfectly through a bunch of trees is awesome.
•    No matter what, it’s all about being outside and having fun.

I enjoyed playing the Richmond Hill Disc Golf course while visiting Asheville. I met some nice people along the way. The course is challenging… or from my perspective, thrilling. I guess the only thing missing was something the four of us talked about while waiting for a party of 8 to clear the line: A disc golf concession stand staffed by hotties in bikinis.

Though a garbage can or two along the way would be helpful, I should note that this Asheville course was 99.9% litter free which contrasts dramatically with the disgusting state of Cranbury Park Disc Golf Course in Norwalk, CT.

Thanks for such a nice course and kind reception this visitor got while visiting North Carolina.

Look at this totally monumental shot, very much stuck in a tree. Disc Golf Art.

Well, just a visitor to this self-claimed “most challenging and exciting course in the country” I played the front nine today. This my 6th game ever, I birdied hole 9 ending the front nine with +2…. and that only due to a miss at five feet from the basket on hole 4 and a tall tree on 5.

Here are some pics of the course which I’ll play again over the next week while in Asheville, North Carolina.

BTW: I thought about it before leaving and didn’t bring any discs. I found a store called DiamondBrand in Arden that sells Discraft and picked up a Comet, which I have never thrown before but read good things about. I’m hooked.