Roots of Flight
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Roots of Flight
Join Gabe LaBounty, PDGA #90668, as he seeks out the multitude of untold stories of the early days of Frisbee Golf, and traces those influences to the modern day game of Disc Golf. Produced in conjunction with the Disc Golf Hall of Fame, this podcast works to preserve the spirit and the stories of t...
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S2E10 - Local to Regional Clubs: SFDGC and NEFA
Local clubs are the lifeblood of disc golf, and the examples of NEFA and SFDGC from the regional to course level show just how strong the foundation o...
S2E9 - Long-Running Tournaments Redux: The American Flying Disc Open
This is the one where Dan “Stork” Roddick won a car in 1974. Jim Palmeri, PDGA #23, takes us through the early history of the American Flying Disc Ope...
S2E8 - Course Design Pt. II: What Makes a Good Course? w/ Leonard Muise
Part I gave us the evolution of course design through the lens of John Houck and Dee Leekha. For Part II, we talk more with Dee about why designing co...
S2E7 - Course Design Pt. I: John Houck's Evolution
Without course designers, there would be no disc golf courses, and without courses, there would be no disc golf. Like many aspects of disc golf there...
S2E6 - Memorial Tournaments: The People and Their Legacies
If you follow professional disc golf, you know about the Memorial Chamionship in Arizona, but do you know the people being memorialized? Roots of Flig...
S2E5 - Disc Golf Retailers: Setting Up Shop
Disc golf stores are more than just a place to buy your discs. Tom Monroe and Snapper Pierson of the first two episodes are joined by Dan Mangone to g...
S2E4 - Differing Disc Disciplines: The Branches of the Frisbee Family Tree
Early in the life of disc sports, disc golf wasn’t the only game in town. Juliana Korver, PDGA #7483, takes us through her experience with the current...
S2E3 - Codification of Disc Golf Rules: Beyond Bolf
Disc golf took on traditional golf rules and had a bit of a head start on the other Frisbee disciplines, but the way specialized rules developed to ad...
S2E2 - Disc Golf Origins: American South w/ Tom Monroe
You cannot trace the origin of disc golf in the South without Tom Monroe, PDGA #033 who was one of the earliest people to make money with disc sports....
S2E1 - Disc Golf Origins: Southern California
Disc golf was Frisbee golf first, and the widespread availability of discs and courses can be directly attributed to the wide reach Wham-O had from it...
S1E6 - Local Clubs: The Lifeblood of Disc Golf
Individuals can have a huge impact on disc golf, but local organizations that maintain the courses, run events, and actively share disc golf with othe...
S1E5 - The Beginnings of the PDGA: From Headrick to Smethers
"Steady" Ed Headrick (PDGA #001) became the founding father of organized disc golf after quitting his executive position at Wham-O in 1976 and foundin...
S1E4 - Discs: Shaping Flight
Unlike the disc golf target, golf discs have undergone dramatic changes from the very first Frisbee intentionally thrown at a tree. The most important...
S1E3 - Baskets: On Target(s)
The disc golf pole hole target is the most recognizable symbol in the sport. It has largely remained unchanged from its original design in 1976, but t...
S1E2 - Long-Running Tournaments: The Torchbearers
Although disc golf has developed through a few twists and turns since being established as a competitive sport, there are tournaments that have been r...
S1E1 - Disc Golf Origins: Frisbee's Kid Brother
Disc golf has come a long way from its origins in the 1960s, but it’s still a young sport at 43 years old. While the pioneer generation of a sport age...