Over 20 people are now much more familiar with the rules and techniques of disc golf following a ‘come-and-try’ session hosted by Mackay Disc Sports last Saturday.
Participants learnt how to hold and throw the disc and were taken through the first three holes of the course before playing through themselves.
A slightly more competitive league day followed on Sunday with prizes on offer for the winners.
One of the six founding members of Mackay Disc Sports Sarah Whitehouse said there was little to no disc sports scene in Mackay before the club was formed.
“The challenge when you’re doing a disc sport is that no one knows what you’re talking about,” she said.
“A bunch of what we’re working on at the moment is to teach people how cool it can be.”
Disc golf is a game in which participants throw a disc into a series of metal baskets on an outdoor course with the object being to complete the course using the fewest possible throws, much like golf.
“All you need is a disc, a map and yourself,” said Sarah.
“You don’t really have to have much physical ability.”
Mackay Disc Sports erected temporary baskets throughout John Breen Park near the Gooseponds for the weekend and are in talks with Mackay Regional Council to install permanent facilities.
“Hopefully, one day, we can get enough groundswell and lots and lots of people really interested, and the parks department will put a permanent course here,” said Sarah.
“We brought another 20 people into the park to use its beautiful facilities and spend time outside that wouldn’t normally be there.”
Mackay Disc Sports aims to host similar events once a month, with the next one happening on Sunday, November 27 at John Breen Park.
Find Mackay Disc Sport on Facebook or email mackaydiscsport@gmail.com for more information.
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