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A
A-Tier– Highly competitive PDGA Tournament
Ace– In and out
Ace Pool– Winner take all
Air Bounce– Catching the drift
Albatross– Soaring beyond expectations
Alternate Pin– Try over here instead
Amateur Divisions– From new players to rising stars
Anhyzer– Right left fade
B
B-Tier– Tournaments for local and traveling disc golfers
Backhand– Original technique from which others evolved
Bag Tag– I belong here
Balance– Poised from start to finish
Band Hit– Violent rejection of an on-target putt
Best Shot– Take it from here
Birdie– One stop flight
Birdie Run– Taking a risk
Birdie Streak– On a roll
Black Ace– No, no, no – over there
Bogey– One wrong step
Brace– Transfering power from body to throw
C
C-Tier– Local tournament for all levels of players
Cage Hit– On line but low
Card Mate– It’s not for life, but it can be fun
Carry Distance– Reaching for soaring glide
Chains– Catch me if you can – sound of satisfaction
Challenge Round– Friendly rivalry with stakes
Chase Card– Pushing the leaders or passing the leaders
Circle 1– Close enough
Circle 2– Almost there
Club Scene– Nearby fun, mentoring, and good works
Collegiate Divisions– College disc golf teams
Color Divisions– Ratings based divisions for tournament play
Community Disc Golf– Supportive neighbors and friends
Competitive Round– Turning up the pressure
Course Architecture– Plan for the best of times
Course Maintenance– Key factor for great course enjoyment
Course Management– Strategic planning - better scores
Course Variety– Change it up for better play
CTP - Closest to Pin– Adding a little competitive spice
D
Death Putt– Don’t miss me
Disc Down– Dialing back strategically
Disc Golf Plastic Types– Plastic composition impacts play
Disc Selection– Your choice
Distance Driver– In it for the ride
Distance Line– Longest path to choose
Divisions - Amateur– The place for amateur disc golf players
Divisions - Color– Ratings based divisions for tournament play
Divisions - Professional– Where the professionals play
Divisions - School– Collegiate and Scholastic disc golf team players
Dogleg– First one way then another
Double Bogey– Oops I missed again
Doubles– Team up for fun and sport
E
Eagle– Two to the good
Elevation Golf– Just when you thought you got to the top
Elite Series– Pros in the hunt
F
FA1 Division– Best women amateur division
FA2 Division– Intermediate female amateur division
FA3 Division– Recreational female amateur division
FA4 Division– Beginners female amateur division
Fade– Tailing off
Fairway– Come this way
Field Work– Practice practice practice
Fast Green– This is not easy money
Final Round– Time for the strong finish
First Available– Oops - sudden derailment
Flex Shot– Sweeping stability reassertion on the way
Flight Numbers– Your initial predictive guide
Flippy– One way and then another and another
Follow Through– Keep moving beyond the throw
Foot Fault– One step forward two steps back
Forced Carry– Just get over it
Forehand– Carrying a sidearm
FPO Division– Women in front
G
Glide– Coasting along
Gold Tees– When far is not far enough
Green– Terrain surrounding basket
Grenade– Drops from the top
Griplock– Just let me go
H
Handicap– Makes everyone count
Hero Shot– If I could just make this one
Hot Round– In the flow
Hyzer– Let’s get technical
Hyzer Flip– Stability isn’t what it used to be
I
Island Green– Requires a hop, skip, or jump
J
Jump Putt– Momentum transfer with technical timing
K
Kick– Surprising bounce, usually
L
Landing Zone– Aim for me to be where you want to be
Laser Beam– The shortest distance between two points
Lay Up– Now for the easy part
Lead Card– It's good to be in front
Leaderboard– Who's in first?
League Play– Join together for great disc golf play
Lie– Where it’s at
Local Scene– Close to home
M
MA1 Division– Best Amateur Division
MA2 Division– Intermediate Amateur Division
MA3 Division– Recreational Division
MA4 Division– Novice Division - the fun starts here
Major– Highest level of competitive play
Mando– Mandatory
Meathook– A not so subtle approach
Mental Game– Pressure from within
Momentum– Everything's going my way
MPO Division– Open to the best
Mulligan– We’re among friends
Multi-Route Hole– This way or that
N
Noodle Arm– Generates a pretzel toss – headed nowhere good
Nose Down– Hug the terrain with speed
Nose Up– Premature deceleration likely to follow
O
OB– Out of bounds
Overstable– When you want to stay in line
P
Par– Right on target
Par 4– Step by step
Par 5– Strength, planning, and resolve
Parked– Just where you wanted it
Patent Pending– You may never see me do that again
PDGA– Professional Disc Golf Association sanctioning body
PDGA Ratings System– How it works
Penalty Stroke– Two for one
Pin Placement– Just where the basket should be
Placement Golf– Repeated strategic play
Placement Shot– Right here right now
Player Development– Slowly but surely with hard work
Power Pocket– Coiled for optimal energy transfer
Practice Round– Tournament preparation to learn the course
Pressure Putt– All eyes on the back of your head
Professional Divisions– In the money
Propagator– Postive influencer and disc golf promoter
Protected Green– Harder to be close
Punishing Rough– You really don’t want to be here
Push Putt– Extend, project, transfer momentum
Putting Percentage– Be excellent up close
Q
Q-Mark– What's a little scuff
R
Ratings– Know where you stand
Reach Back– Locking and loading
Release Angle– Start right to finish right
Relief– Just a nudge to be safe
Rim– Having a good edge matters
Risk/Reward– Variety defines a great course
Roller– A great roller behaves on a line
Rounding– Spinning out of control
S
Safe Play– Discretion
Safari Layout– A new face on an old
S-Curve– A particularly pleasing feminine shape
Scholastic Divisions– Pre-college school affiated divisions
Scramble– How did I get here and where am I going
Scramble Percentage– I know I can get out of this
Shank– When things suddenly go wrong
Shot Shaping– A way well mapped
Signature Hole– Know me by this
Skip Shot– Bounce me home
Snap– Powered up at transfer – easier said than done
Spin Putt– Expand putting range with your wrist
Speed– Disc rating relevant to player power
Splash Out– When the chains act as bouncers
Spike Hyzer– Steep angle for climb and precise finish
Stability– Clinging to the line
Stall– Running out of steam
Star Frame– All winners for a hole
Straddle Putt– Bridge over the lie
Stroke-and-Distance– Let’s try that again
T
Tacoed– Buckled up after the collision
Tap-In– Nice to be close
Technical Course– Finesse expected perhaps required
Thumber– Inside the rim for a corkscrew flight
Timing– Rhythm in motion
Tiers for Tournament Play– Types of tournaments sanctioned by PDGA
Tomahawk– A dramatic blow to the course
Tournament Director– Master planner, organizer, and adjudicator
Tournament Layout– Designed for competition
Tournament Play– Competition for prizes and fun
Tournament Ready– Pristine course poised for play
Tournament Tiers– PDGA sanctions differ types of events
Touch Shot– Delicate precision
Tree Love– When you’re barking up the right tree
Tunnel Shot– You’ve got to go through it
Turbo Putt– Down, down, power down
Turn– Spinning in the right direction
Turnover Shot– Sweeping curve start to finish
U
Understable– Beat up but loved
Utility Shot– A tool for every bad lie
V
Valley Shot– Consider the elevation change
Vista Hole– Take time to take it in
W
Wind Play– Whipping about
X
X-Step– Uncoiling Power
Y
Yank– Power out of control
Yips– Shake it off
Z
Zone– The best place to be
