October 21, 2008

In Our Time of Dyeing

Maybe you’ve seen dyed discs on places like eBay. Or maybe you’ve browsed through threads like the infamous Dyed Discs thread on ODSA. Or maybe, you didn’t even know that a golf disc could be dyed.

Well, for those that are curious about the process of the dip dyeing technique, see the videos below. Chuck, who is well known through the Pacific NW, and dare I say, even on a national level, for his immaculate dyes, was gracious enough to come by my place and give a brief tutorial on disc dyeing (as well as help clean my kitchen).

Part 1:

Part 2:

This is just a basic intro to dyeing, with practice you can achieve some astounding works of art. Check out some of Chuck’s pieces after the jump:
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Filed under Multimedia, Tips and Tricks by TimC

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August 11, 2008

Tightening Up Your Short Game

disc golf basket from wikipedia

As I mentioned in the Disc Golf Fundamentals post, putting is a huge part of being a great disc golfer.  If you’ve played disc golf, you probably know the frustrations of just missing a clutch putt…and then watching your disc roll down the hill with visions of making par or better suddenly replaced by the reality of a bogey.

If this sounds familiar, it’s probably time to spend some quality time working on your short game.  Disccraft’s video on putting sums up all of the key points.  In case you don’t have the time or patience to sit through a 20+ minute youtube video, here are some of the key pointers I have taken away from not only the video, but from other players better than myself: More on Tightening Up Your Short Game

Filed under Tips and Tricks by Brian

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