For Haydn Shore, golf is better with a frisbee.
Disc golf is more "user-friendly" and more relaxing than traditional golf, Haydn tells Summer Times.
Disc golf enthusiasts Haydn Shore and Daz Switalla Photo: Bruce Barnard
The concept of disc golf is the same as "ball golf", he says, but instead of hitting a ball at a target, you throw a frisbee.
"That tiny little frustrating white ball at the end of that big long stick… [instead] you actually get to hold a frisbee in your hand and fling it.
"We throw frisbees into what we call a basket. A basket is a metre and a bit tall device with hanging chains. You throw the frisbee into the chains and it catches it, hopefully. And that's the hole finished and you move onto the next hole, as you do in ball golf."
Golf with frisbees also tends to be more relaxed.
"The joy of disc golf is it's very low-key compared to your traditional golf, which has more formality to it. You can play in jandals at your local park."
Disc Golf New Zealand has been running events since the late 1970s and Haydn, who is managing director of the supplies store DiscShopNZ, admits the sport has been slow to take off here.
But that's all changing now.
In New Zealand, there are over 60 "basketed" disc golf courses, including the "baby" Haydn designed in Henderson, West Auckland.
There are also regular tournaments and championships you can find out more about here.
