Download or read book Introduction to Disc Golf Course Design written by Lawrence Leonardi and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-03 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sure, a monkey can design a disc golf course. But, what kind of quality will that end up being? Will it bring users back over and over again? Will there be major safety issues? How will users perceive the course? Most people will tell you if you build it they will come. But if they come and it isn't quality, then they will not return.Introduction to Disc Golf Course Design uses a combination of common sense, conceptual thought, and years of experience to deliver a modern-day approach disc golf course design.This book is intended to be used as a guide to help newer designers begin to visualize and hone their skills, teach good management practices, and help landowners to understand the importance of hiring a professional designer.If you are interested in disc golf course design and the sustainability of the sport, then this is the book for you.The disc golf revolution is in full swing. With the player base of the sport growing at 20 percent or better for the last ten years, the growth in the number of courses that can keep up with the newest technology and provide players with a competitive challenge lags behind. This book provides a baseline of information required to create a quality disc golf course that players will enjoy for years to come. Now is the perfect time to install a disc golf course on your park or property. Landowners and course designers alike will find this book an invaluable guide to their journey of creating a great course. This book is filled with decades of knowledge compiled from multiple senior designers throughout the United States. If you have interest in learning to design like the pros, or just want to understand the fundamentals of disc golf course design this is the book for you.

Download or read book Disc Golf Course Design written by Michael G. Plansky and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-01-08 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disc golf emerged as a lifestyle sport from the countercultural movement of the 60s & its popularity has grown while other postmodern recreation forms have faded or plateaued (Wheaton 2004). As an accessible malleable form of recreation its appeal can be explained by a genius loci elicited from direct engagement & a culture of play. What landscape & cultural characteristics of disc golf make it attractive? Participants in the LA region were given semi-structured interviews at 4 popular courses representing 4 distinct typologies to discover preferences. Demographic results and analysis of interviews revealed an overall reluctance to travel, but a desire for variety. Interviewees also expressed overall enthusiasm for courses developed on underutilized post-industrial sites. Camaraderie at each site was shown to be uniquely shaped by rule-creation through play forms (Callois1961); leveling the field for new players, or creating complexity/challenge for experienced players. Guidelines & recommendations are given.

Download or read book Definitive Guide to Disc Golf written by Justin Menickelli and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For people just starting to play, disc golf can become an exciting and addictive sport to play for a lifetime. Avid disc golfers often find playing a challenging test of both physical skill and mental determination. Disc golf is a "greener" sport than most, and has fewer barriers to entry than traditional golf and other recreational sports. It is also one of the fastest growing sports in the United States. The Definitive Guide to Disc Golf provides readers all the essential information they need to get started playing disc golf, but it is much more than just a basic "how to" manual – it is a thoughtful, fascinating, and thoroughly enjoyable exploration into the history, nature, science, and skills of disc golf. Featuring more than 80 instructional photos, this is a comprehensive book about disc golf that would be enjoyed by all players, from beginners to aspiring professionals.

Download or read book Emerging Sports as Social Movements written by Joshua Woods and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-07-28 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the rise of an emerging sport as a grassroots effort (or “new social movement”), arguing that the growth of non-normative sports movements occurs through two social processes: one driven primarily by product development, commercialization, and consumption, and another that relies upon public resources and grassroots efforts. Through the lens of disc golf, informed by the author’s experience both playing and researching the sport, Joshua Woods here explores how non-normative sports development depends on the consistency of insider culture and ideology, as well as on how the movement navigates a broad field of market competition, government regulation, community characteristics, public opinion, traditional media, social media and technological change. Throughout, the author probes why some sports grow faster than others, examining cultural tendencies toward sport, individual choices to participate, and the various institutional forces at play.

Download or read book Advances in Social and Occupational Ergonomics written by Richard H. M. Goossens and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-06-23 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reports on cutting-edge research on social and occupational ergonomics, presenting innovative contributions to the optimization of sociotechnical management systems related to organizational, policy, and logistical issues. It discusses timely topics related to communication, crew resource management, work design, participatory design, as well as teamwork, community ergonomics, cooperative work, and warning systems, and explores new work paradigms, organizational cultures, virtual organizations, telework, and quality management. The book also describes pioneering infrastructures implemented for different purposes such as urban, health, and enterprise, and examines the changing role of automated systems, offering innovative solutions that address the needs of particular populations. Based on the AHFE 2018 International Conference on Social and Occupational Ergonomics, held in Orlando, Florida, USA on July 21–25, 2018, the book provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the current challenges in both organizational and occupational ergonomics, highlighting key connections between them and underlining the importance of emotional factors in influencing human performance.

Download or read book Introduction to Aircraft Flight Mechanics written by Thomas R. Yechout and published by AIAA. This book was released on 2003 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a 15-year successful approach to teaching aircraft flight mechanics at the US Air Force Academy, this text explains the concepts and derivations of equations for aircraft flight mechanics. It covers aircraft performance, static stability, aircraft dynamics stability and feedback control.

Download or read book DISCOURSE ACADEMOS 5 activist essays on the disc golf phenomenon written by Michael G. Plansky and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-02-17 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 5 essays on efforts to promote and develop disc golf as a unique lifestyle sport. The Disc golf phenomenon has been evolving for nearly 40 yrs now, and it's time that the rag-tag legions of recognized disc golf enthusiasts take the reins. A roots movement of activists sharing experience and vision will develop the branch structure necessary to weather the influence of mainstream media when they discover that disc golf may mean dollar signs. From Carson City Nevada to the IRS to the Cal Poly Pomona Space Activators! to Sci-Fi fantasies to Guradians of The Trees, these essays span the 5 years I went back to school for landscape architecture. The capstone of my interest in disc golf as regenerative recreation was my thesis: Disc Golf Course Design: Inscribing Lifestyle. These academic writings trace the activism of one disc golfer's pursuit of better design. What do you see in disc golf's future? The olive grove of Academos awaits! Fling away.

Download or read book Disc Golf Data written by Chris Bawden and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-06-28 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You want to become a better disc golfer. You have taken advice from friends, watched videos online, and maybe even signed up for a clinic or two. Now is the time to take the next step that will propel you ahead of the competition.That next step is data. Data beyond the number of birdies you made or the distance you throw. This data measures some of the most important pieces of your disc golf game. You will learn what data to consider and how to use that data to become a better disc golfer. This book will introduce you to a new set of disc golf metrics, beyond what exist today, crafted specifically for disc golf. These metrics are organized into goal-oriented sections to help you identify areas of your game that need work and then target those areas with data to help you to improve. You may even learn a few things around building out a better bag! This Disc Golf Data book focuses on tactical areas of your game, but it also includes some data that can help shape your strategy or how you approach holes.The disc golf data revolution has begun; you are leading the charge.

Download or read book Personal Development for Smart People written by Steve Pavlina and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite promises of ''fast and easy'' results from slick marketers, real personal growth is neither fast nor easy. The truth is that hard work, courage, and self-discipline are required to achieve meaningful results - results that are not attained by those who cling to the fantasy of achievement without effort. Personal Development for Smart People reveals the unvarnished truth about what it takes to consciously grow as a human being. As you read, you'll learn the seven universal principles behind all successful growth efforts (truth, love, power, oneness, authority, courage, and intelligence); as well as practical, insightful methods for improving your health, relationships, career, finances, and more. You'll see how to become the conscious creator of your life instead of feeling hopelessly adrift, enjoy a fulfilling career that honors your unique self-expression, attract empowering relationships with loving, compatible partners, wake up early feeling motivated, energized, and enthusiastic, achieve inspiring goals with disciplined daily habits and much more! With its refreshingly honest yet highly motivating style, this fascinating book will help you courageously explore, creatively express, and consciously embrace your extraordinary human journey.

Download or read book Disc Golf Strategy Tactics written by Patrick D McCormick and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-07 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zen & The Art of Disc Golf author Patrick McCormick returns to tackle the game's physical tactics and strategy. Strategy & Tactics begins with everything you ever need to know about discs: types, stability, ratings, and weight. McCormick then takes an in-depth look at each throwing tactic and when to use each to improve your round: sunshine, wind, or rain. Finally, McCormick reveals keys to disc golf strategy from the course level down to strategizing each shot.In this book, you will learn: -Why different types of discs exist.-The science of disc stability.-How disc weight affects throwing distance-Tips and tricks for backhands, forehands, rollers, and more!-How to throw in different wind conditions.-The difference between training, practice, and play.-Many field, accuracy, and putting drills to prepare you for victory.-Many disc golf challenge ideas to keep your friendly rounds interesting-How to use the gym to improve your game.-Mental tools and tricks to get out of your own head when playing competitively.-Learning the course, competition, and yourself to aid in determining course strategy.

Download or read book Fore Gone written by Joe Bissen and published by . This book was released on 2013-12-10 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the crazy to the classy, "Fore! Gone." rediscovers and relives more than 80 abandoned golf courses in Minnesota.

Download or read book A Chain of Events written by Jim Palmeri and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two of the early discoverers and players of flying disc games, both leading authorities on the history and collecting of plastic flying discs, collaborate to relate the discovery, early history, and growth of the popular sport of Disc Golf; illuminated with a colorful collection of early flying discs.

Download or read book Golf Has Never Failed Me written by Donald J. Ross and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1996-01-29 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many years before his death in 1948, legendary golf course architect Donald Ross wrote a book that was never published. Within the manuscript, Ross offered many of his thoughts on the game that he so dearly loved. In the mid-1990s, the book was miraculously rediscovered and published to great acclaim. Golf Has Never Failed Meis an insightful look at the game by one of its most famous and beloved people. And what may surprise you is that many of the astute observations that he made so long ago still hold true today.

Download or read book Introduction to Sports Biomechanics written by Roger Bartlett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-04-12 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Download or read book Safety Instrumented Systems written by Paul Gruhn and published by ISA International Society for Measurement and Control. This book was released on 2006 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation This newly revised best-seller is ideal for instrumentation and control system engineers in the process industries who are responsible for designing, installing, and maintaining safety instrumented systems. Engineers, managers, technicians, and sales professionals employed by end users, engineering firms, systems integrators, and consultants can all benefit from the material presented here. Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis, and Justification, 2nd Edition addresses the increased realization that today s engineering systems and the computers used to control them are capable of large-scale destruction. When even a single accident could be disastrous, the luxury of learning from experience no longer exists. This book is a practical how-to text on the analysis, design, application and installation of safety instrumented systems.

Download or read book Sustainable Golf Courses written by Ronald G. Dodson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-02 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sustainable Golf Courses is the most authoritative guidebook on environmental management of planned and existing golf courses. Featuring a practical integration of scientifically based siting, design, and management practices founded on accepted principles of sustainability, this convenient resource helps readers meet the economic, ecological, and social expectations facing the game of golf and the entire golf course industry." "Complete with detailed case studies and environmental research from the USGA, Sustainable Golf Courses is a valuable tool for maximizing open-space opportunities on golf courses."

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