Disc Golf: Round Nine

MUD. Today's word for the day is: MUD. Dreck. Matsch.

MUD. No, those aren't my feet, but that's about the size of it, playing on a wooded, red clay endowed course at Reedy Creek after two days of rain. Sloopy hang on, we're in for a slip-n-slide good time...

Joviality being the second word of the day, i was inspired to jog/run/sprint/huffnpuff after my discs were thrown each time. On the one hand, i never lost sight of them. On the other, i was scootchin' and surfing down mountains of mud the whole time. Wahoo i would say, but a safety poncho to protect the Saturn upon re-entry was not to be had, so i'll have to stick with just wah. Crazy i know, but crazy's my middle name...

Okay, you got me, it's Anja, but whatever. Mike took a beating, twice getting sent straight into a tree that had not the presence of mind nor the sensibility to move out of the darn way, much to his chagrin. Were i in the possession of a digital camera, i'd post a pic of him, all battered and bruised, but alas, the muddy Shark must remain out of the spotlight. All joking and hoity-toity 'alas'es aside, i am becoming a wee bit worried that he's getting bent out of shape. With as much as i practice with that particular disc, i've actually begun to launch it with some force for distance. Like everything else in my life isn't warped enough, et tu, Mike?

Today was the day large groups were out and about as well. Starting off in front of me was a band of four, behind me, of five. By Hole 4 they let me play through, and at Hole 11 i was again caught up with another group...this time of three guys and three girls. The girls were impressed by my tee-off, but i think they'd never played before...but hey, i'll take it were i can get it. Saying thank you i jogged after my disc, almost busting a** in the mud getting to it, then finishing +1 on the hole. Audiences make me nervous.

Total Over Par: +13

The other disc i used today was that Sidewinder again, mainly because slowly but surely my underhand wrist snap throw technique is improving with every outing. Eventually i'll get more distance with it, and right now i'm satisfied that i have a disc and a throw that curve to the right. Once in a while my release is too tilted, and it only goes a few yards before grounding and rolling on its edge. This sometimes sucks, but like today, the rolling can get distance too, and curve in my favor.

Here i'll take the opportunity to share something personal with you. When i was in junior high and high school i played sports...basketball and volleyball. Heck, i was even a mighty might cheerleader waaaaaay back in the day. When it comes to sports, as an adult, i am just not competitive. Not the way others are. Defensive about my 'teams' (NFL: Packers and Panthers, Soccer: Arsenal and Bremen, Basketball: DUKE etc) yes, but not really so much in the sports i participate in now. i want to play, to practice so as to improve my game, and not really into following rules or keeping score. Beware of this if i ever go putt-putt with you. Disc golf is slightly different, since i don't really play against anyone. Most of the time i play alone, or tag on with strangers, who are out of my scoring league anyway. But i do try to keep up with my score, and it is nice to see improvement. So i'll be honest here: i called a re-do on two tee offs that went straight into the closest tree.

The weather was nice and cool, and the sludgey muddiness made it an adventure. This doesn't quite make up for the Packers losing yesterday, nor does it atone for the horrible injustice of the Lame-O World Series pre-empting all my television shows for a MONTH, but it's a start. Yoga choga is only one night away, and who knows what's next after that?

Be the disc.