(mimics a horizontal motion of pull-starting a lawn mower).īag tag – A club tag, made of metal or plastic, that has a number and the club’s name. Palm is in the handshaking position.īackhand throw – Where the throwing arm reaches backward towards the opposite side of the body (from the disc/throwing hand) and swings outward/away from the body while releasing the disc from the throwers grip, near the end of the arm swing motion, to complete the movement. Bīackhand grip – A grip with the thumb on the flight plate and the fingers curled under the disc with one or more finger pads pressed against the rim. The away player, or the person with the disc farthest from the basket, always throws next. See our post, “What if My Disc Golf Disc Goes Out of Bounds?” for more information on where to play your disc if it goes out of bounds.Īway Player – The player whose disc (or lie) is farthest from the basket. An approach shot is simply when you approach the basket.Īpproach Disc – Approach discs are used to make longer putts and “approach shots.” Multi-purpose discs, mid-range discs, putters, and putt-and-approach discs are normally used for your approach to the basket.Īpproximate Lie – A lie (or agreed upon location established by a players group) for a player to resume play in the event that the disc is lost, moved, out of bounds, or play was delayed (such as hazardous weather conditions). Also, Anny – “That was a beautiful Anny,” meaning a beautiful Anhyzer throw.Īpproach – An approach shot is a shot within a reasonable distance from the hole that has a chance of either going in or hitting the basket. See our post, “What’s the Difference Between a Hyzer and an Anhyzer?” for more information. You can score an Albatross by throwing an Ace on a par 4 hole (Reference: see Double Eagle).Īll Star (Par) – A scoring term that is used while recording strokes on a card, when everyone makes Par for the scored hole (example: “ayyy, we all got a 4 on this hole! That’s an All Star Par!”).Īnhyzer – An anhyzer throw where the top of the disc is angled towards the thrower and the disc’s angle of flight turns to the right for a rhbh thrower. This term also refers to sudden lift that a disc receives due to wind.Īlbatross – A disc golf term for completing a hole three under par, also known as a double eagle.
A disc golf throw in which the disc is thrown so that it suddenly “bounces” or “rises” into the air early on in its flight.
Aces are easier to get in disc golf than in ball golf, with some players boasting a tremendous number of career aces.Īir Bounce – Physics term. Disc golf takes aces to another level by getting players and the rest of the party to sign the ace disc. You can get an ace by throwing the disc into the basket on the first drive (first throw) of any hole. AĪce – Also known as a hole in one in ball golf. In this post, you will see over 200 of the most commonly used words and phrases on the course. Understanding the terminology of disc golf is super important.
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