Your complete guide to the words, concepts, shots, strategies, and traditions that shape disc golf.
From core gameplay and shot shapes to course design and culture—the language of the sport, defined.
From core gameplay and shot shapes to course design and culture—the language of the sport, defined.
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1. CORE GAMEPLAY TERMS
Ace
Birdie
Bogey
Circle 1
Circle 2
Death Putt
Double Bogey
Foot Fault
Lay Up
Lie
Mando
OB
Par
Parked
Penalty Stroke
Relief
Scramble
Stroke-and-Distance
Tap-In
VIEW ALL 19 TERMS
2. THROW TYPES &
SHOT SHAPES
SHOT SHAPES
Air Bounce
Anhyzer
Backhand
Flex Shot
Forehand
Grenade
Hyzer
Hyzer Flip
Jump Putt
Nose Down
Nose Up
Patent Pending
Push Putt
Reach Back
Roller
S-Curve
Skip Shot
Snap
Spin Putt
Spike Hyzer
Straddle Putt
Thumber
Tomahawk
Turnover Shot
Turbo Putt
VIEW ALL 25 TERMS
3. COURSE DESIGN &
ARCHITECTURE
ARCHITECTURE
Alternate Pin
Dogleg
Elevation Golf
Fairway
Fast Green
Forced Carry
Gold Tees
Green
Island Green
Landing Zone
Multi-Route Hole
Par 4
Par 5
Pin Placement
Protected Green
Punishing Rough
Risk/Reward
Shot Shaping
Signature Hole
Tunnel Shot
VIEW ALL 20 TERMS
4. STRATEGY &
COMPETITIVE PLAY
VIEW ALL 6 TERMS
COMPETITIVE PLAY
5. DISC GOLF CULTURE
& SLANG
& SLANG
Bag Tag
Black Ace
Card Mate
Chains
Flippy
Griplock
Meathook
Mulligan
Noodle Arm
Shank
Splash Out
Tacoed
Tree Love
VIEW ALL 13 TERMS
6. BASKET & PUTTING
OUTCOMES
VIEW ALL 2 TERMS
OUTCOMES
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