Home Course: Shadow Pines in Penfield, NY
Home Course: Shadow Pines in Penfield, NY
Please consider becoming a member! Greater Rochester Disc Golf (GRDG) is a vibrant community of disc golf enthusiasts committed to enhancing and expanding the disc golf experience across the Greater Rochester, NY region. Membership fees contribute to sustaining our local courses and facilitating free programs aimed at boosting participation in disc golf within our community.
If you'd like to know more about the disc golf community and events in the Rochester NY area, this is the place to go. GRDG communicates mainly on Facebook via its Facebook group page. It's free to join and it's where you will find the latest happenings for events, leagues, and more.
A separate GRDG Facebook group dedicated for all-things lost and found and buying-selling-trading disc golf items. If you lose or find disc golf equipment, this page is a good place to start.
By far some of the best disc golf instruction you will ever find on YouTube or any platform. They have free content on YouTube as well as a paid Patreon membership providing even more instruction and personal form reviews too.
Jaani Länsiö is a disc golf player and coach with decades of experience in both playing and teaching. He gets to the point. He has a great perspective and reflection on other coaches' coaching styles as well. I highly recommend watching and supporting his channel.
Power Disc Golf Academy has several top touring pros, both men and women, giving detailed coaching and instruction. There are dozens of coaching videos for every aspect of the game. This is a paid membership, but well worth it in my opinion, and it is highly reviewed.
This is a must-have app on your smartphone or watch. Find courses near you, keep and record all of your scores, learn about local events and leagues, measure throws, and so much more. Just get it, trust me!
The Disc Golf Scene is a website with a range of features including detailed listings for tournaments, leagues, clubs, and courses. Users can create profiles, track scores, and participate in discussions. It works hand-in-hand with Udisc.
The Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) is the governing body for the sport of disc golf, providing rules, player ratings, and organizing major events and championships worldwide. The website offers resources on membership, event schedules, course directories, and the latest news and updates in the disc golf community. I HIGHLY recommend becoming an annual member to get your rating tracked in tournaments.
Correct. I do not charge anything for the first hour. I do this for the love of the game and helping people, and I believe in growing the sport, not my wallet. I donate any money I collect directly to the Greater Rochester Disc Golf organization.
I’m John Kelly, a Penfield resident and local disc golf nut. When I started playing, I quickly learned I needed help after I repeatedly hurt myself by throwing improperly. I did find help, both locally and online, and I’m so happy I did. But as my throwing form and game progressed, I realized some things I was taught were flat-out wrong and holding me back.
Fast-forward; I have an instructor background, and I love teaching. As I continue to improve my own throwing form for tournament play, I’m always thinking and learning about how to coach newer players in a way that shortens their learning curve and prevents injury. It’s very easy to injure yourself—often seriously—while trying to throw a disc as hard as you can.
No, I’m not a pro player (yet), and I’m not pretending to be one. If you’re looking for a pro-player coach, I can certainly recommend one or two in the area. But keep this in mind, too… when I initially got help from pros, I quickly learned the hard way (and expensive way) that being a pro player doesn’t always equate to being a pro instructor.
I’m an intermediate player currently rated at 870+ with the PDGA, and I’m an active league and sanctioned tournament player with a handful of top podium finishes under my belt. I’m an avid student of throwing form mechanics, and I know it exceptionally well. I use my Tech Disc for my form improvement and fully understand its uses and limitations. It is a precious tool for rapid learning, but it can also be misused very quickly. I would only use a Tech Disc for players with at least a season’s worth of throwing experience and with some form knowledge.
Contact me, even if you want to talk first about your goals.