Stuff - Quad City Disc Golf Club

LOCAL LINKS

Iowa DG
A comprehensive and growing resource for disc golfers in Iowa. Sign up in the forum to stay in the loop. Tournaments, technique, disc reviews, clubs, local aces.

Iron Lion Disc Golf Supply
The Quad-Cities only disc golf pro shop with discs, bags, accessories and apparel. Stop in and talk DG with Chase. Check out Chase's ebay auctions

B&B Hardware
Located in Milan, B&B carries disc golf supplies inculding discs, bags, baskets and accessories.

Hippie Golf Wear
Disc golf clothing, dyes and accessories all done right here in the QC. Check out Denny's ebay auctions

Quad City Disc Golf.com
Dedicated to promoting and creating opportunities for the public to discover the sport of disc golf in the Quad Cities area.

NATIONAL LINKS

Professional Disc Golf Association
The Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) is the governing body of disc golf. It conducts championships, gives awards, and offers memberships to enthusiasts.

Innova Disc Golf
Innova is just about the most popular line of golf discs. They also make bags, baskets and other accessories.

Discraft
With more than 20 years in the biz, Discraft is passionate about disc golf. Chek them out for disc, baskets and gear.

Gateway Disc Sports
Gateway makes a fulls line of discs, bags, clothing and accessories.

Revolution Disc Golf Bags
Since 1997, Revolution has been making top-notch disc golf bags. All thier bags are made in the USA.

Gorilla Boy Disc Sports
Gorilla Boy Disc Sports is small company located in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin dedicated to providing disc golfers with quality disc golf bags that will last them years of use in the most extreme disc golfing conditions.

huk lab
huk lab is a disc golf gear company based out of Portland, Oregon anf their mission centers around creating the highest quality disc golf apparel and gear available.

Disc Golf Courses on Google Maps
A programmer from Wisconsin who has done a fantastic job of mapping out tons of disc golf courses with embedded course photos!

GLOSSARY

Anhyzer: A throw that is designed to go against the natural angle of the disc.

Beefy: A "beefy disc" is an overstable disc that can handle a big throw without turning over. A "beefy drive" is a shot that goes farther than anticipated.

Bottom Stamp: Bottom-stamped discs have no markings on the top of the disc, but instead are stamped on the underside.

Casual Water: Bodies of water other than those that have been specifically designated by the director prior to the start of the round as out-of-bounds or those that have been specifically designated by the director prior to the start of the round as not being casual water.

Fade: A disc's tendency to tail off to the left at the end of its flight (for RHBH).

Falling Putt: A putt after which a player touches his or her marker disc, or any object beyond the lie, including the playing surface, before having demonstrated full control of balance.

Flex: When the disc will return back to the natural fade, creating an ‘S’ curve.

Flippy: See Understable.

Griplock: A shot that is released later than intended.

Helix: A often used for getting around complex obstacles that results in an s-shaped or backwards s shaped pattern.

Hyzer: A throw that takes advantage of the natural angle of the disc. Most common is the right hand backhand hyzer which will fade to the left.

Leak: Refers to the late flight fade. If the shot hyzers out too soon it "leaked out."

Mando: Mandatory - "an object or objects that the disc must pass in a designated manner on its way to the hole." - PDGA rules. Mandos are utilized to improve safety, add difficulty and enhance flow.

Marker: A miniature disc used to mark a player's lie. Also called mini.

Overstable: For RHBH throwers, a disc that has a tendency to fade to the left when thrown and released at a level angle.

Pancake: An overhand shot thrown with considerably less power that flattens out upsidedown. The disc generally lands face down.

RHBH: Right-handed, back-hand thrower.

Roller: A method used to make the disc roll on it's side, often used to go under obstacles or cover a great distance across uninterrupted terrian.

Sandbagger: A tournament player who competes in a division below his or her skill level.

Shank: A throw that very much takes off in the wrong direction.

Shule: Thick rough. Bushes, branches, thorns, etc.

Stable: A disc that has a tendency to fly in a straight path when released at a level angle.

T.D.: Tournament Director.

Taco: A shell with meat, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and other great condiments. A disc that smacks into something so hard it bends into a taco shape.

Thumber: An overhand throw that involves placing the thumb inside the lip of the disc resulting in a flight pattern useful for going over or around difficult obstacles.

Tomahawk: The disc is released from a verticle angle, causing the disc to fly very high and return to the ground upside-down.

Turnover: The flight of a disc that curves to the right when thrown flat or at hyzer. A less overstable or understable disc will generally be easier to turn over.

Understable: For RHBH throwers, a disc that has a tendency to turn to the right when thrown and released at a level angle.