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We are the official representative in Australia for two of the world’s largest Flying Disc bodies.The Australian Flying Disc Association (AFDA) with over 3000 members and the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) with over 5000 worldwide members. We are also affiliated with WFDF. We are run by players for players. We support any Disc Golf activity from any group in Australia whilst operating constitutionally as a branch of AFDA with financial and decision making autonomy. As such we are part of an impressive infrastructure with automatic insurance, Federal recognition and other aspects outlined in this site. From 2004 we are the official organizer of the Australian and State Disc Golf Championships Board and Committee Members Position Name President Chris Finn Vice President Dave Bandy Treasurer Martin Ryland-Adair Director of Competitions Paul Arden Committee Member Harvey Yarnall Committee Member Richard Sampson Committee Member Greg Sparksman Committee Member Tim Marcbank Committee Member Greg Bowers State Representatives State Name New South Wales Martin Ryland-Adair Victoria Greg Bowers Western Australia Dave Bandy ACT Greg Sparksman Tasmania Harvey Yarnall Queensland Tim Marchbank
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What is Disc Golf? Disc golf is played much like traditional golf. Instead of a ball and clubs, however, players use a flying disc, or Frisbee® The sport was formalized in the 1970′s, and shares with “ball golf” the object of completing each hole in the fewest number of strokes (or, in the case of disc golf, fewest number of throws). A golf disc is thrown from a tee area to a target which is the “hole”. the hole can be one of a number of disc golf targets; the most common is called a Pole Hole® an elevated metal basket. As a player progresses down the fairway, he or she must make each consecutive shot from the spot where the previous throw has landed. The trees, shrubs, and terrain changes located in and around the fairways provide challenging obstacles for the golfer. Finally, the “putt” lands in the basket and the hole is completed. Disc golf shares the same joys and frustrations of traditional golf, whether it’s sinking a long putt or hitting a tree halfway down the fairway. There are few differences, though. Disc golf rarely requires a greens fee, you probably won’t need to rent a cart,…
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