(Photo focus will run every two weeks or so on Rattling Chains. The idea is to focus on disc golf photographs submitted by staff members and readers. To see the guidelines for submitting a photograph for this feature, click here.)
The frustrations of winter disc golf (photo by David Prunty)
The seventh hole at Panther Highlands in Dryden, New York, finishes with a steep, right-to-left slope. A second shot landing close to the basket is all most average players can possibly hope for, given the long and narrow approach — and the slope — to the area.
Playing after some moderate snow, my playing partner made a solid second shot that appeared to land very close to the basket.
Or so we thought!
As we walked up to the landing area, we saw these marks in the snow. Clearly, his disc landed and rolled backward down the hill, flipping over five times and then landing on the top of the disc to skid the rest of the way down the hill.
The disc ended up about 120 feet away from where it landed.
This kind of thing happens all the time, but you rarely see this “CSI” level kind of proof about what happened when you walk up and see your disc a long way from where you thought it would be!
Techie info:
- Camera: iPhone 5
- Aperture: ƒ/2.4
- Exposure: 1/3623
- Focal Length: 4.1 mm
- ISO: 50
- David Prunty
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Simpletwist says:
More, gives more of Panther Highlands! Great pic. And TC3 is my favorite course.
TimJ says:
Hey, that was MY disc. Thanks Dave.
Jack Tupp says:
One of the coolest disc golf pictures ever that didn’t include a disc, basket, or disc golfer.
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Rizbee says:
Living in SoCal I rarely have a chance to play in snow, but on Saturday we held an Ice Bowl on the course at the Sky High ski resort in Wrightwood, CA. On the first hole I played I had a 12-foot putt for par. It hit left chains, toppled over the cage and landed upside-down on the crusty snow…then proceeded to slide about 250 ft down the hill. It looked very much like the tubers who were sliding down the hill next to the course. Thank goodness it was an Ice Bowl! Can you say…Mulligan!
Nyles J says:
I feel the pain. The picture says so much, but the explanation tops it off. Awesome! Thanks for sharing.
Nawanda37 says:
this is my favorite of these posts, by far.