Advice on putting in Disc Golf

Not that I am any kind of expert, but with my blog and YOUTUBE videos I am often asked about Disc Golf tips and techniques. For what it is worth, I would like to share some advice I recently gave one of my YOUTUBE viewers when asked about putting:

Over the years I have stood over many putts and had that nervous feeling when faced with making or missing a putt. What I have learned is not to care about the putt at all. Who cares if it goes in or not just make the mechanics of the putt and let the chips fall where they may.

You have to get your putts to be as natural as if you are walking or driving a car. Think about it, walking is a very complex task yet we don't give a thought to taking step after step. We just let our senses provide the input and allow the mind to work in automatic. The same thing happens for most of what we do when we drive a car. Using those examples, when you putt, let your senses feed your mind and let the mind do everything in automatic. For me now, no matter how much pressure is riding on a putt, it does not bother me at all cause I approach each putt like I take each step and I find I am making more putts because of that mental approach.

Another thought on putting is to throw the putt to the chains as if you are throwing to a little kid that has trouble catching. Put it softly right in his hands.

Let me also add:

Practice, Practice, Practice. Try to Putt everyday if you can even if it is throwing to a tree in the yard. Practice in your mind as well. Visualize and daydream about putting.

I hope that helps your putting game, unless you are playing against me, then don't follow any of my advice :)

Tuesday Disc Golf at Rutgers and my first ace of the year

Headed up to Rutgers Disc Golf Course for some rounds of Disc Golf. I got my 345th Ace.


Cubby's 345th Ace Photo.


Cubby's 345th Ace Video.

Disc Golf is all about passion!

Check out this video of my firend Michael. He is an Israeli Disc Golf Champion and Boomarang Champion. In this video he takes Disc Golf to the streets! I love it!!

Here is a link to Michael's YOUTUBE Channel. Tell him Cubby sent you. http://www.youtube.com/user/mikithepioneer

I salute Michael's passion for Disc Golf. Just makes me want to go out and play another 24 hours of Disc Golf in the remnants of a hurricane and Norester.

Cubby co-hosts Disc Golf Monthly Episode 56 for coverage of the 2008 North vs. South Disc Golf Tournament at Codorus State Park

Click on the video clips below to see Cubby co-hosting Disc Golf Monthly Episode 56.

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Thanks to my co-host Matt and producer Kevin for another great Episode. You can see more of Kevin's work on his YOUTUBE channel. Click on the following link: http://www.youtube.com/user/DiscGolfMonthlyTV

Thursday Disc Golf at Sedgley Woods. The first Disc Golf of 2009.

Headed to Philadelphia, PA to compete in the 31st annual New Years Day Disc Golf Tournament at the Sedgley Woods Disc Golf Course. This is one event I go to every year. It is one round of 22 holes. There were 131 Disc Golfers at the event. I usually arrive at sunrise and play lots of rounds before the Noon start of the event, but this year I arrived just before the start of the event. With all of the Disc Golf I got in last week, I was a little too sore to start the day at sunrise.

Phil, Cubby, Zander, Mike, and Jake.

Here is the group I played with during the tournament. We had a good time during the round. I ended up tied for first place with Dave Adams from Vineland in the AM Masters Division with a 3 under par. Jake took first in the Pro Open division. It was my first time playing with Jake. It was a real treat to watch him play. He ended up at 12 under par.


Lots of Disc Golfers at the New Years Day event.


Plenty of food was on hand for the event.


Barry and Topher looking over the scorcards.


Bear the Frisbee Dog.


Uhle got the only Hole In One during the event. Maybe the World's first Ace of 2009! He got it on Hole 3. I was in the group behind him. I gave hole 3 a run myself hitting the basket on a skip shot drive.


Here I am with Kevin, the producer of Disc Golf Monthly the Disc Golf TV show that I have had the pleasure of co-hosting. We got in two rounds of Night Disc Golf after the event.


It was a cold day, in the 20's. After playing Night Disc Golf with Kevin, I hung out around the fire with some of the locals until 11:30PM and then headed back home to Jersey. Spending the day at Sedgley Woods was a great way to ring in the New Year. It was nice to see so many of my friends at the event. Happy 2009! I have one New Year's resolution: Play more Disc Golf!!!