Throwing UFOs Into Metal-Chained Structures

Today, I went disc golfing for the first time. Accompanying me on this trip were two disc golfing veterans--John and Ben, guitarists in my band. I knew I was in for a butt-whooping, but I still tried to go into the round with a positive mindset.

Surprisingly enough, my drive on the first hole wasn't that bad. It curved to the left slightly, but all in all, it went pretty far and set me up with a good angle. I didn't convert my putt of course, but at least I knew I could somewhat compete with the guys.

After a few troubling holes, I finally managed to get a birdie, thus beating my adversaries (for the time being). But it was a short-lived feeling of success. On the next hole, I completely butchered my drive and tossed the frisbee into the trees. Momentum. Killer.

As the sun began to set, we arrived at the final twelfth hole (which surprised me, because I thought there were eighteen holes, similar to golf). John was ahead of me by two strokes and Ben was ahead of me by one stroke. I still had a chance, to my amazement.

I had an excellent drive. Right down the fairway and at a perfect angle. John, however, pushed his drive to the left and found himself in the deep woods. Finally, I had an opening.

But then, Ben capitalized on his drive. He out-drove me and had an even better angle. John, on the other hand, continued to struggle, finding it increasingly difficult to escape the confines of the woods. Eventually, he did get out of the jungle, but at a very costly price--he gave up valuable strokes. Ben had a putt to win the round, thus coming back from a one stroke deficit.

However, Ben missed his putt. That meant I had a chance to make my putt to have an all-around tie. I just barely missed it. I was fairly heart broken.

John had a little bit of clean up left to do--he had to make a ten foot putt to claim victory over Ben and I. But he unexpectedly missed it. Ben took advantage, made his putt, and won the round.

Although I didn't win, I was surprised I was somewhat competent at disc golf. Albeit I didn't know any of the disc golf jargon they used in conversation with each other, I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Soon, I will be buying my own beginner's set of discs and will someday be showing them who's boss.