Race for an Ace (or Two!)

The annual Discraft Ace Race is on! If you read my earlier post about non-competitive events, then you’re already somewhat familiar with the Ace Race. For those that aren’t familiar with it, the Ace Race plays like this: you pay $25, you get 2 identical prototype discs, a mini, and a hat, and then you play a modified version of the course, where every hole is an opportunity for an ace. You have one throw from the teepad to try to make it in, and get as many aces as you can. They’re all makable, but don’t expect any gimmes, there’s still definitely a challenge there. Didn’t hit an ace? Oh well, move on to your next hole and try again.

This event is seriously a lot of fun. There is some level of competition here–whoever hits the most aces and/or hits metal receives a fat stack of Discraft discs, and then there are also other prizes for things like oldest and youngest people to ace. An added bonus to it all is that unlike real tournaments where you don’t know who you’ll end up playing with, you can show up to the Ace Race with your friends and play as a group. I should mention that these are not PDGA sanctioned events, so you can draw your own conclusions from there.

Check out Discraft’s Ace Race page to see if there’s an event near you. If not, try looking into running it yourself! This is seriously one of the best non-tournament events on a national level. I think Discraft is doing a great thing by offering this every year, its a great way to bring people out (even newbies) to enjoy this sport together.

Oh yeah, I should mention that my only ace to date was at last year’s Ace Race, and the discs they gave me, the Impact, have earned a permanent spot in my bag. And it WAS a legitimate ace, dangit! About 230′ I’d guess, with a slow sidearm hyzerbomb. So if you’re feeling a significant lack of aces in your history (or feel like chocking one or two more), then the Ace Race is the place to head.