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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– For 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 Fairway Driver– Power flight under control Fast Green– This is not easy money Field Work– Practice practice practice 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– Repeating stragegic 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 <body></body> 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 Stabilty– 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