A glossary of Frolf terms

If you have come to read here, you probably know your hyzers from your anhyzers and your rollers from your tomahawks. We’re not going to re-write the disc golf dictionary. That said, if you intend to read here for any length of time, you’re going to have to know how we talk about the game. Here are a few terms we use on the course.

Ankle-breaker n. Any hazard on a course that could result in unexpected personal injury. Initially named for a hole in a drain pipe leading up to what is now Hole #14 at Timmons.

But for…–Shortened version of “But for that tree, it would’ve been a perfect shot.” Look for our t-shirts coming soon.

G.E.D. — n. Acronym for Good Enough Drive

Go-For-It-Don’t-Go-For-It–v. The act of throwing a very dangerous putt in which a miss could result a bad roll into a creek or a roll so far that it’s going to cost two or more strokes to putt out that thus results in a throw that is neither really going for the basket, nor tossed as a traditional safe layup.

He who speaks for the trees–n. A player who, against all odds and good sense, is able to throw his disc into a tree, grove, or forest and somehow land his disc exactly where he wanted.

Frolf–Yes, we know it’s Disc Golf, and we’re happy to call it that in mixed company. That said, we don’t think it denigrates the game to call it frolf and we’re not going to stop calling it that just because some people are sensitive.

Frolf toe –n. Mysterious medical condition resulting from playing too much disc golf in which the big toe on the dominant (throwing) side of the body aches for days after playing.

Long Ball–n. The pinnacle reached by beginning disc golf players when they finally learn to throw a disc properly for distance.

Magnolia Problem– n. A condition in which any time a magnolia tree is present, the afflicted will throw a disc directly into the tree’s branches (see: Timmons Hole #11, Holmes Hole #4, Simpsonville Hole #2/#11)

McSkeevey–v. The process of skipping a disc off the ground and into the basket. n. A player who signed Hole #6 basket at Holmes Park claiming an ace and who eltreedr intends to show up by using his name on the signature skip shot.

Moray n. Out-of-print light midrange disc that Otis carries in his bag at all times. It’s red, beat to hell, and one of the strangest discs ever made. v. Synonym for anhyzer shot if it’s coming out of Otis’ hand.

Otis Stomp n. A hard placement of the lead foot on the final step of a drive. So named for how Otis threw every drive when he first learned to play.

Snake pit–n. Tangle of deadwood and underbrush at the end of the creek nearest the 11th tee pad at Timmons Park. In warm months, home to at least a couple of snakes.

Super Long Ball–n. The milestone reached when a player finally understands that long ball is how nuns and school children throw and that any disc golf player who hopes to shoot well actually needs to throw the damned disc more than 300 feet.

Tequila–n. The name given to the celebration that will occur if every player in a group shoots a 3 or better on Hole #11 at Century Park in Greer. Following the round, the group is compelled to go to a bar and drink four shots of tequila apiece. In the event everyone in the group also shot a 3 or better on Century Park’s Hole #3 prior to shooting 3 or better on Hole #11, every member of the group will drink eight shots.