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Flying disc golf takes off on Mull Visitors to Aros Park on Mull will soon be able to try out a new free activity – disc golf. The sport is popular in the United States but is now a fast-growing sport worldwide. Players need to make their way around a course using a flying disc instead of clubs and golf balls, and metal baskets replace the holes. The baskets have hanging chains above them that are designed to catch the discs which then fall into the basket for a score. Try your hand at disc golf - a new sport craze The trial began this month on Mull at Aros Park and anyone can play the nine-hole course free. A 90,000 professional players help improve mobility and small supply of flying discs who compete in regular, boost health and wellbeing will be available at Forestry and we think it’s going to be prize money tournaments. and Land Scotland’s park But it is also a great and a very popular addition to site to let visitors try out the the park.’ easy sport for people to sport. take up and enjoy, says disc It will be Jo Maclean, golf organiser Ben Bolton. Mull’s secIt’s often FLS area visitor He said: ‘There are around ond disc golf referred to as services man90 courses across the UK course after the ‘best sport ager, said: ‘This Fanmore, west but only about 20 in Scotis a great idea land and this one in Aros of Ballygown, you’ve never that certainly Park will be the second which is host heard of’ adds a new on Mull and in the west of to the annual and fun twist Scotland as a whole. Mull Classic to a walk in the ‘It’s a great twist on the Tournament. forest. Versions of the sport have idea of a healthy walk and ‘It’s often referred to as is much less expensive than been around since the the ‘best sport you’ve never 1920s when lids from old golf and – for some people heard of’ but it’s a fantastic tins would be pitched to– a lot more fun, too. activity that’s great fun for ‘I’d recommend anyone to wards a circle. The modern families and also for more give it a go and start pracversion of disc golf dates competitive players. from the 1970s, is played in tising. Once you’ve tried it ‘It’s a bit of fun that will you’ll be hooked.’ 40 countries and has over
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