Perk No. 9: The sound of a golf disc and chains coming together

My dad was in town last week.

I live in Utah. He lives in Virginia. We don’t see each other often, so it’s always nice to have him around. Growing up, though he knew I was big into disc golf, it never really struck a chord with him. Being a good father, he’d occasionally throw a round with me, but the bug never bit him.

Anyway, after getting into town, he swung by the house to visit for a few minutes before heading to bed after hours on the open road. When he pulled up to the curb, I was in the backyard with my practice basket. Nothing too intense – just some circle-one putts to unwind after work.

If your game’s at all like mine, trust me …

It needs it.

Anyway, intrigued by what I was doing with my free time and seeing as how it’d been over 15 years since he’d even held a golf disc, I handed him a short-stack of KC Pro Aviars, gave him a quick, 30-second tutorial on push-putting and sent him on his merry way from 12-ish feet.

He made some. He missed some.

However, for the sake of this post, let it be known that he straight-up nailed some, too – like, with authority. Think Gannon Buhr, but on José Canseco’s “special sauce.” Not bad for a soon-to-be 64-year-old. Yes, 12 feet is 12 feet, but still – I love to see the man smile.

It was at that point he said something I loved:

“The sound of these frisbees going in is addicting.”

It took him long enough to get there …

But I agree.

I’m as far from a basketball player as humanly possible, but I’d assume the crunch of a net on a perfectly executed three-point shot likely has a similar effect. And I watch enough baseball to know the crack of an Aaron Judge bomb in the Bronx is nothing short of invigorating.

There are others, too.

• The roar of a stock-car engine.
• Hockey stops on freshly resurfaced ice.
• Courtesy of John Daly, the ping of a golf ball.
• And pins crashing and colliding at the bowling alley.

It just so happens disc golf has the best of the lot …

“Smash.”

No, my dad isn’t likely to make disc golf part of his retirement routine anytime soon – not even close. Which is a shame, because his putt has promise. But the most notable sound in all of the sport is powerful enough to attract the attention of even people who have ZERO interest in it.

That’s pretty cool.

Chalk up another point for disc golf.

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