You should! If I'm playing a tightly wooded tunnel with penalizing rough, I like to imagine it as twice as small (both in width and height) and I try to hit that tunnel. That way, if you smack a tree then it's most likely lower than the normal tree hit and minimizes that wayward treedirection off into the rough!
Hurricane Beryl made the wooded course near me a unique experience before they got around to the cleanup. Downed trees across fairways present interesting challenges. Now they have to replace the 3rd basket which got demolished by the clean up crew.
I actually prefer wooded courses because I don’t throw far that far. I enjoy the technique of hitting lines and gaps and scrambling. Seems a lot more like how disc golf should be played rather than just constantly throwing 400ft hyzer bombs in an open field.
I’m in the same boat. We have both options near me and I really enjoy the wooded technical play more because I just don’t have the arm for the open fields!
i recently incorporated this into my own game and its done wonders for me. my personal best on my home course was +18. i caddied for a pro at the dgpt event here and he was telling me different ways to approach things mentally and this is one of the tips he gave me. i went back to the course and started playing for par and i shot +9 shattering my PB. i also had one out of bound and mucked up two or three approaches. the only bad thing about this method is that you must have a decent approach game. if youre going to lay up then youre taking bogey if you miss your approach. so its double crucial that you hit your lines. great video!
Oooo my favorite thing to do on a wooded course is to round my drive and hit that tree on the right. You know the one that you think no one could ever hit. Yeah that one, that's me. Then I like to hit every tree from there on, cause you know, I don't want any of the other trees to feel left out. On another note, fantastic tips, going to try them.
My home course features 95% heavily wooded holes, and I would say the most important things to have are an exorbitant amount of patience, and bug spray.
Had to come back to this to say THANK YOU! I have my first Trilogy Challenge coming up this weekend on a course that’s mostly wooded and VERY difficult where it is wooded. I watched this the other day and then used these tips today, and even though I only shaved off 1 stroke from the last time I played at this particular course, I felt way more confident and like I was able to make more smart decisions this go ‘round. 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Just wanted to add a thank you here. Thank you for the insight and reminders about how to best play a wooded course. The best part of this video, for me, that was the most effective, was throwing lower for less tree impact affect. Improved my score by 8 strokes!! Thank you, thank you, thank you Robbie!
One of my favorite disc golf channels. I want to play with you robbie! You the man. Im only a month in but already love the woods at night with the glow. So much fun
This was the best advice video yet, Robbie. As in Michigan we have a lot of wooded courses, and this definitely helps the mind-set when playing those courses in the near future. Thanks!
Another fantastic vid. So many great ideas. A 'scrambling in the woods' vid would be a great companion. A 'patent pending' is a must learn in the woods.
I have a bunch of shots I practice in the field and actually use in my scramble game. Left and right handed Tomahawk, grenade, left and right handed flick roller, patent pending, right and left forehands (I suck at distance forehand but can throw them OK for short distances), left and right backhands, etc. Sometimes you're just trying to throw maybe 100 feet or less but being able to do it left or right handed when stretched out in a variety of ways can really help you get an angle that works. Flick rollers can be really amazing get-out-of-jail throws if the ground isn't too crappy. The other is I do what Robbie C says-- risk analysis. If I have a bad shot and need to scramble I usually concede that I've already lost a stroke. I'm trying to save bogey and if I'm super, super lucky maybe I'll get a par, but I'm not counting on it. This mindset causes me to often just go for the short shot that gets me back to the fairway if it's clear that trying to bite off more forward distance with my scramble shot has a good chance of putting me back into the woods again or maybe not even escaping from where I am currently trapped. I just take my lumps and settle for a 4, thereby preventing my 3 from becoming a 6 or 7.
We have some amazing courses here in Northern Indiana/Southern Michigan, alot of them being a beautiful/challenging mix of open holes and wooded holes with some crazy elevation thrown on top!!.. Meyer Broadway North and South courses are absolutely amazing and so freaking challenging! If you ever make it to southern Michigan Meyer Broadways 2 courses are the ones to play! Side Note, I played Idlewild last year and it was surreal playing there, trying to match the lines I would see on Jomez.. It was so cool! Great course
Thanks for the great video, brother. I just started playing about a month ago and just went and killed an all woods course after watching this video. Playing for par (aka playing it safe) and picking up birdies occasionally helped me shave off two early bogies.I will keep tuning in for sure 👍
That tip about playing what's possible versus what's probable is something i need to take to heart. I have a very hard time making myself lay up halfway down a 270 ft hole because I just don't have the shot to get to the basket. Cause I don't know what's good for me I try to get real spicy and lay down a forehand roller- def a low % play but did not stop me from trying it on monday
Love the woods, the great equalizer. Wonderfully useful advice. Would you make a video focusing on scrambling in the woods? Flex shots, rollers, overhands, etc. Thanks again Robbie.
If you are off the fairway and have no chance to get up and down, just pitch out and take your bogey. This will save you so many strokes compared to trying to make the hero shot through a 1 foot gap 150 feet from the basket. Sure, the hero shot may work out one out of 10 times but those other nine times you’re taking a double. Play it safe, play smart, take your medicine when need be, and birdie the next!
Could you do a video on gripping the disc? (Or link it if you’ve already made one). I’ve been playing disc golf for a while now and I’ve had a tough time getting better. On a fluke today, I gripped the disc a bit lighter and it seemed to really increase my glide. I’m curious to hear what I’ve been doing wrong.
Sorry I can't help add subscribers, because I already am one. I just started playing less than a year ago, but all the courses around here are wooded. So, maybe I'll be at an advantage learning in the woods? Thanks for the tips!
@@RobbieCDiscgolf , so I played the other day, which was the first time since watching this, and knocked 10 strokes off from my previous time out. Granted the previous time out was the first of the season, I felt that keeping your tips in mind I was able to make smarter decisions.
Great tips Robbie. As an 800 rated player, I will definitely be thinking about "shooting for par" in my next tourney instead of the "birdie every hole" mentality I usually do. I play in Rec division and am usually shooting just under bogey golf. What is your strategy for a long Par 3 (say, 375' to 425')? Should I be shooting for bogey because the rest of Rec division will probably be scoring bogies on that long of a hole? Also, is the goal to land your second shot within C2? So, on a 300' hole, it is a simple 150' drive and a 100' or better approach? Sounds good to me. Are you a fan of a putter only round to practice this technique? Keep up the great videos. I am really learning a lot from them.
Could you do a video on drills to improve spin in the backhand throw? At the start of the season I had a lot of OAT on my drives, adjusting my grip, by squeezing the disc harder fixed about 80% of it. I would like to get rid of that last 20% as well. I know I need to get my hand on the outside of the disc in the power pocket, but I havent really found anything to train my muscle memory to do this consistently.
How did I miss this video. I'm a noob playing for about 3 months in heavily wooded NC. I've watched every disc golf tutorial video on you tube. Very frustrating, pinballing you disc off of multiple trees. Freakin pinball wizard here. I practice everyday because...Well I can and it's addicting. I did figure out about a week ago stop trying to kill it. Just try to make par on these hole.. PUTTER.. flies straight, easy. still bogey's but hey I suck. So, question.. We have a lot of Hills, how do you throw uphill?? You're on a flat tee box and well hell.. I either thrown into the hill or throw to high and fades out.. Maybe you can do a video on it if you haven't already.
Wait wait wait wait.... Most of the holes in the courses around me are wooded, most of my shots are flat, and I can get them straight... You are telling me I am getting sub 300ft drives in an open field is because I am throwing them too flat?
Honestly never thought about the height of the tree hit and margin for error that can create before... great tips bro! 🔥
You should! If I'm playing a tightly wooded tunnel with penalizing rough, I like to imagine it as twice as small (both in width and height) and I try to hit that tunnel. That way, if you smack a tree then it's most likely lower than the normal tree hit and minimizes that wayward treedirection off into the rough!
I realize it's quite randomly asking but do anyone know of a good website to watch new series online?
@Ahmed Edwin I use Flixzone. Just google for it :)
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Hurricane Beryl made the wooded course near me a unique experience before they got around to the cleanup. Downed trees across fairways present interesting challenges. Now they have to replace the 3rd basket which got demolished by the clean up crew.
I actually prefer wooded courses because I don’t throw far that far. I enjoy the technique of hitting lines and gaps and scrambling. Seems a lot more like how disc golf should be played rather than just constantly throwing 400ft hyzer bombs in an open field.
I’m in the same boat. We have both options near me and I really enjoy the wooded technical play more because I just don’t have the arm for the open fields!
Depends, here in Finland 200m+ (~700feet) wooded courses aren't too uncommon.
@@AssassinAgent Hiitteenharju :D ai saakeli 300m pelkkää mettää
We have some really long heavily wooded courses in Virginia as well
i recently incorporated this into my own game and its done wonders for me. my personal best on my home course was +18. i caddied for a pro at the dgpt event here and he was telling me different ways to approach things mentally and this is one of the tips he gave me. i went back to the course and started playing for par and i shot +9 shattering my PB. i also had one out of bound and mucked up two or three approaches. the only bad thing about this method is that you must have a decent approach game. if youre going to lay up then youre taking bogey if you miss your approach. so its double crucial that you hit your lines. great video!
The Bull Run, VA course I play is all wooded, and these tips are gonna help me with my game for sure. Thank you
Oooo my favorite thing to do on a wooded course is to round my drive and hit that tree on the right. You know the one that you think no one could ever hit. Yeah that one, that's me. Then I like to hit every tree from there on, cause you know, I don't want any of the other trees to feel left out.
On another note, fantastic tips, going to try them.
My home course features 95% heavily wooded holes, and I would say the most important things to have are an exorbitant amount of patience, and bug spray.
Had to come back to this to say THANK YOU! I have my first Trilogy Challenge coming up this weekend on a course that’s mostly wooded and VERY difficult where it is wooded. I watched this the other day and then used these tips today, and even though I only shaved off 1 stroke from the last time I played at this particular course, I felt way more confident and like I was able to make more smart decisions this go ‘round. 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Just wanted to add a thank you here. Thank you for the insight and reminders about how to best play a wooded course. The best part of this video, for me, that was the most effective, was throwing lower for less tree impact affect. Improved my score by 8 strokes!! Thank you, thank you, thank you Robbie!
The stack of discs behind you looks like an oreo
One of my favorite disc golf channels. I want to play with you robbie! You the man. Im only a month in but already love the woods at night with the glow. So much fun
I have almost all those board games in the background... you must be my hippy spirit animal
nice vid robbie. standing by for the idlewild round
I’m playing a tournament on the 18th and it’s super wooded. Thanks for the tips!
Excellent tips! Thanks for all of your content, you are definitely one of my “must watch” channels.
I dig you humor and chill vibe man. Keep putting these out, and you'll get 5K+ subs for sure.
This was the best advice video yet, Robbie. As in Michigan we have a lot of wooded courses, and this definitely helps the mind-set when playing those courses in the near future. Thanks!
Another fantastic vid. So many great ideas.
A 'scrambling in the woods' vid would be a great companion. A 'patent pending' is a must learn in the woods.
I have a bunch of shots I practice in the field and actually use in my scramble game. Left and right handed Tomahawk, grenade, left and right handed flick roller, patent pending, right and left forehands (I suck at distance forehand but can throw them OK for short distances), left and right backhands, etc. Sometimes you're just trying to throw maybe 100 feet or less but being able to do it left or right handed when stretched out in a variety of ways can really help you get an angle that works. Flick rollers can be really amazing get-out-of-jail throws if the ground isn't too crappy. The other is I do what Robbie C says-- risk analysis. If I have a bad shot and need to scramble I usually concede that I've already lost a stroke. I'm trying to save bogey and if I'm super, super lucky maybe I'll get a par, but I'm not counting on it. This mindset causes me to often just go for the short shot that gets me back to the fairway if it's clear that trying to bite off more forward distance with my scramble shot has a good chance of putting me back into the woods again or maybe not even escaping from where I am currently trapped. I just take my lumps and settle for a 4, thereby preventing my 3 from becoming a 6 or 7.
We have some amazing courses here in Northern Indiana/Southern Michigan, alot of them being a beautiful/challenging mix of open holes and wooded holes with some crazy elevation thrown on top!!.. Meyer Broadway North and South courses are absolutely amazing and so freaking challenging! If you ever make it to southern Michigan Meyer Broadways 2 courses are the ones to play! Side Note, I played Idlewild last year and it was surreal playing there, trying to match the lines I would see on Jomez.. It was so cool! Great course
You owe us an idlewild round! I live 5 minutes away from there, the new pads are great!
Thanks for the great video, brother. I just started playing about a month ago and just went and killed an all woods course after watching this video. Playing for par (aka playing it safe) and picking up birdies occasionally helped me shave off two early bogies.I will keep tuning in for sure 👍
That tip about playing what's possible versus what's probable is something i need to take to heart. I have a very hard time making myself lay up halfway down a 270 ft hole because I just don't have the shot to get to the basket. Cause I don't know what's good for me I try to get real spicy and lay down a forehand roller- def a low % play but did not stop me from trying it on monday
Fantastic advice as usual.
Wooded courses are so much more fun for me
I didn't know courses where not wooded.
Thank you, this made so much sense!
Living in Austin, I look forward to the wooded courses in the summer.
Thanks will try this. Always try to get distance, but end up hitting a tree hard. Then I have major problem.
Great tips as usual.
Great stuff!
Love the woods, the great equalizer. Wonderfully useful advice. Would you make a video focusing on scrambling in the woods? Flex shots, rollers, overhands, etc. Thanks again Robbie.
First comment that "Big Yellow Taxi" is a Joni Mitchell original? Been enjoying the vids, thanks!
Used this video to play a short wooded course that I like and shaved 2 stokes off my score using mids and putters found new love for my star mako3
once played a wooded course that was 10,000+ feet, really changed my perspective on accuracy over distance
Came for the help in wooded course, left wondering what your board game collection looks like lol
these tips are amazing bro
Great video keep it up
If you are off the fairway and have no chance to get up and down, just pitch out and take your bogey. This will save you so many strokes compared to trying to make the hero shot through a 1 foot gap 150 feet from the basket. Sure, the hero shot may work out one out of 10 times but those other nine times you’re taking a double. Play it safe, play smart, take your medicine when need be, and birdie the next!
Could you do a video on gripping the disc? (Or link it if you’ve already made one). I’ve been playing disc golf for a while now and I’ve had a tough time getting better. On a fluke today, I gripped the disc a bit lighter and it seemed to really increase my glide. I’m curious to hear what I’ve been doing wrong.
Video summed up in one sentence
Throw putters and midranges on low lines on a wooded course chosing accuracy over distance.
My aunt and uncle live 45 min from idelwild so next time I go down there I might check it out
Yo, I'm playing the nadgt indigo in july. Never played inverness so I'll take these tips to heart! 👌
When you get ready for a practice round let me know! I’d call Indigo my home course!
@@RobbieCDiscgolf gotcha! I'll be in town the weekend of the fourth. Maybe I can meet up with some of y'all for a practice round then!
So have you gone to Idlewild yet? There wasn’t a link!
Sorry I can't help add subscribers, because I already am one. I just started playing less than a year ago, but all the courses around here are wooded. So, maybe I'll be at an advantage learning in the woods? Thanks for the tips!
Definitely an advantage!! Hitting lines in an open course is the same as hitting lines in the woods, one just punishes you more!
@@RobbieCDiscgolf , so I played the other day, which was the first time since watching this, and knocked 10 strokes off from my previous time out. Granted the previous time out was the first of the season, I felt that keeping your tips in mind I was able to make smarter decisions.
When are playing idlewild? Its right down the street from me!
Great tips Robbie. As an 800 rated player, I will definitely be thinking about "shooting for par" in my next tourney instead of the "birdie every hole" mentality I usually do. I play in Rec division and am usually shooting just under bogey golf. What is your strategy for a long Par 3 (say, 375' to 425')? Should I be shooting for bogey because the rest of Rec division will probably be scoring bogies on that long of a hole? Also, is the goal to land your second shot within C2? So, on a 300' hole, it is a simple 150' drive and a 100' or better approach? Sounds good to me. Are you a fan of a putter only round to practice this technique? Keep up the great videos. I am really learning a lot from them.
Could you do a video on drills to improve spin in the backhand throw? At the start of the season I had a lot of OAT on my drives, adjusting my grip, by squeezing the disc harder fixed about 80% of it. I would like to get rid of that last 20% as well. I know I need to get my hand on the outside of the disc in the power pocket, but I havent really found anything to train my muscle memory to do this consistently.
Definitely! I’ll put it on the list!
I actually dented my brand new pig on a tree, it flies so different now but it still flies good.
Idlewild is 4 miles from my office. Hope you can make it.
same, he better get out there ha
@@fewpoundcory I'm hoping he'll invite some of us so we can all suffer together. Lol.
How did I miss this video. I'm a noob playing for about 3 months in heavily wooded NC. I've watched every disc golf tutorial video on you tube. Very frustrating, pinballing you disc off of multiple trees. Freakin pinball wizard here. I practice everyday because...Well I can and it's addicting. I did figure out about a week ago stop trying to kill it. Just try to make par on these hole.. PUTTER.. flies straight, easy. still bogey's but hey I suck. So, question.. We have a lot of Hills, how do you throw uphill?? You're on a flat tee box and well hell.. I either thrown into the hill or throw to high and fades out.. Maybe you can do a video on it if you haven't already.
I make it a game to hit the trees. Makes wooded courses more fun
I love woods golf... it makes most people play crappy like me :D
p.s. thanks for all of the epic content.
amen, the great equalizer! what's scary is when the locals are shooting 10 down on woods courses
Love ya, Brother. Do me a favor. TURN UP YOUR RECORDED VOLUME. Thanks!
Can do!
My goto is a superflex putter, tree hit? no problem, just flops to the ground and stopd
I live local to idlewild id love to catch a round there with you
Bonus Tip: Check for Ticks after playing. Ripped one off me yesterday after playing a wooded COURSE.
Haha, Charlotte
There is nothing more entrancing than a disc snaking its way through the trees. That throw will make you go back for more, every time.
In case anyone lost count. Course(s) was said 15 times in this video. 🤣
I live close to Idlewild, let me know if you need someone to throw with!
Psssst. Robbie. You forgot to put the link to you playing Idlewild, so youre still pointing at a blank corner in the beginning of this video
Thank You!! 🤣🤣
Wait wait wait wait.... Most of the holes in the courses around me are wooded, most of my shots are flat, and I can get them straight... You are telling me I am getting sub 300ft drives in an open field is because I am throwing them too flat?
Next time use "Disc Golf Tree Repellent" from Martins Gift Shop
Is that a tree love hat? L.H.
Yessir!! Love this Treelove hat sooo much!
Trees cause me to make more duck sounds than anything else on the course
As a north carolina player, basically 90% of the courses are in the woods.
Until now, i've got more help of trees instead of punishment. I know why trees are ❤️
Softer gummy plastic kicks less in the woods in my experience.
If discs were cheaper I would love wooded courses but they are not so I dont lol.
Idk why but I read the intro in a veggie tales style…
I like wooded courses, I dont like ponds... I mean water
It's... not a chainsaw?!? 🤨
Sound worse than normal?
Everyone asks why are trees, but no one asks HOW are trees 😢
Always sad to see trees get damaged by angry players. Get better, don't damage plant life.