Playing frisbee golf a good way
to see campus, scare passersby
By Paul Morgan
Erne fa id Reporter
If you art' walki ng at mss
t ampus ,1 ntl sudden 1 v hear
someone bellow FORK!
don't be alarmed Tham es are
you have just entered one of the
fairvvavs on the Cniversih s
frisbee golf course
The frisbee golf t nurse on
campus is an 18 hole (or lamp
post) trip through the corridors
of trees and past the ivv cov
ered halls - not to mention the
throngs of students that work
as moving obstacles (or targets,
depending on the rules).
And although the sport tan
sometimes be as frustrating as
its predecessor, it does offer
players a good chance to see
the t ampus and learn a new at:
tivity. Best of all, it's cheap
The current course was de
signed by members of the Eu
gene Dark Star Frisbee Associa
tion. said Michael Wing, ulti
mate frisbee teacher for the
Physical Education Depart
ment After playing the course
many times, Wing said a cou
pie of members standardized
the course that stands today
“The first time 1 played it, I
played something like ftl! holes
1 just couldn't stop playing,"
said Wing, who has been play
ing frisbee golf for seven years
Frisbee golf is very similar to
golf, without the expensive
clubs or green fees Players
throw their frisbees from a tee
and proceed taking shots until
they can hit a designated lamp
post. After eat h hole, players
take turns adding their scores
At the end of I fit* course, the
base st ore (tin for tins course) is
subtrat ted from the total A
sub-par score, or negative
score, means the day's outing
was belter than the average
The first hole tees off from
the hill between Carson II,ill
and the FMC and finishes on
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the east end nf the KM1 ' Drct'/v
vv u\ I he sei ond hole is I he
shortest hut possibly the most
c'hill longing , ,1s players .in
ion ed to mmieuver through .1
thn ket of trees Pitt feet to the
post
The rest ot the course winds
through i iiinpus: between Men
drit ks mill lohnson 1 lulls, to
the southeast corner of ( hap
man Hall; from between 1 enton
and Hilbert Halls hooking
around to the north side ol (iil
bert; between Villard Hall and
franklin Boulevard: the par >
seventh. Wing’s favorite
whii It runs af>(> leet between
Villard, Lawrence. Death , and
Allen II.ills, to a lamp post just
west ol Friendly Hall, from just
east of Johnson Hall on t.tth
Avenue to a post west ol Hen
drii.ks Hall, and then the ninth
a para. aH*f It endurance test
that starts at the south end ot
the FMH Ureezewav and veers
lett to finish east of Carson
Hall
The second half of the course
basically follows that same pat
tern but in reverse
The rules for frishee golf vary
depending on how serious the
players want to make it In
some circles. Wing said, con
Instants must lot the lamp post
in a certain area, usually a four
or five foot space between the
bottom and the top. however.
Wing said the way he plays is
to hit the post at any point.
Some play with boundaries
(going out ot bounds tones .1
one-shot penalty) or with .1
t ti ree meter rule j w hen t he
frishee hinds on any stnu turn
over three meters high the play
er must take u one sliot penal
ty)
When playing on ,1 crowded
d.l\ . U mg S.111I |||,I\ els 1 .III
subtract .1 stroke it the frishee
hits ,m innoi ent bystander
"We never do that on pur
pose though W ing saiil
Despite the variations there
is one rule that is ever present
You cannot improve vonr lie
Players must stand behind the
spot where their previous
throw landed when they at
tempt the next one
Frishee golf is becoming
more advanced, with frishee
manufacturers taking advan
tage of its growing popularity
In making spec ial disi s Play
ers c an buy frisbees in a wide
range of weights and si/es,
each designed to fly at different
lengths and velocities
In lf)Hri the Recreation and
Intramurals Department spoil
sored a tournament on the c am
pus course, but Wing said it
was not heavily attended
"I don’t think they really
knew how to run it." he said
"But if they were to put more
advertising out it would he a
good event
Maps of the campus c nurse
are available in the Kec reation
and Intremuruls Office Room
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