I had a friend visiting from Oxford this weekend and so we decided to head over to Toronto Island. After a hotdog, we went to check out the Frisbee golf course. As n00bs we brought a regular frisbee expecting to have our run of the course. Little did we know, but we were about to stumble upon the PDGA’s (Professional Disc Golf Association) Canadian Open. It’s a world I didn’t know existed.

For instance, did you know that they use these special discs? Most competitors carry at least three discs. A driver, midrange and putting disc. Each disc has a speed, glide, turn and fade rating. This site explains it as follows:

Speed - Speed is the ability of the disc to cut through the air. Speed ratings are listed from 1 to 11.

Glide - Is the ability to maintain altitude. Higher numbers mean more glide. Rated 1 to 7.

Turn - Tendency to turn at high speeds. Negative numbers are easier for beginners, rollers, and tailwinds.

Fade - Every disc will fade off in the same direction if allowed to decelerate. Higher numbers fade more than lower numbers.

They even have bags! Like regular golf bags but for discs!

As you can probably tell, I’m fascinated by this. And that’s just from 30 minutes of watching people play. Most fascinating was the total lack of irony out there. (Like the clip below.) This is a growth sport — mark my words: this is going to be huge.