“My Dad Does That”

It was early in the season, and the kids were running drills. I was on the sidelines of my son’s soccer practice, working on approach shots with a putter, trying to thread them between two pine trees toward an imaginary basket.

Then I heard a small voice behind me say, “My dad does that.”

I looked down to see a little kid watching closely—curious but confident. I smiled and handed him one of my discs. We started talking about how his dad throws, too.

A few minutes later, his mom walked over to grab him. I said, “I hear your husband plays disc golf.”

She laughed and said yes—very enthusiastically, yes. She promised to introduce us at the first game.

That’s how Matt and I met.

The Beginning of a Hobby

Like a lot of people who find disc golf, we didn’t just enjoy it. We got obsessed. We watched videos, researched discs, debated plastics, worked on form, and played whenever we could.

It was fun. It was healthy. It gave us something to chase.

But what made it better was having someone to share it with. We compared notes, learned together, and pushed each other to get better. Disc golf became more than something we did. It became something we built into our lives.

Not Everyone Has a “Matt”

Looking back, we were lucky. We had each other. We had someone to:

• Help decode tournaments

• Test new discs

• Talk through what MA3 vs. MA1 meant

• Share the awkward first-event nerves

But not everyone has that.

Some people are curious, but don’t know where to start. Some want to play, but feel intimidated by the gear or the jargon. Some are just one introduction away from loving the game.

That’s Why Hobby Exists

Hobby Discs isn’t about making the sport more complicated. It’s about making it easier to enter.

Easier to understand. Easier to enjoy. Easier to share.

Because sometimes all it takes is a kid saying, “My dad does that,” and two people deciding to throw, together.