Glossery of Disc Golf Terms

Terms:

Ace: A hole in one, the disc lands in the basket on the first try
Air-Bounce: One's drive starts out flying low and straight and slowly raises higher off the ground as it flies forward
Approach: A shot that is not short enough to be a putt, but is far enough to be considered a throw toward the basket
Basket: the target that a disc golfer aims for. A metal basket with chains dangling above it to assist with scoring
Birdie: getting the disc in the basket in one shot less than par (see par)
Bogey: getting the disc in the basket in one shot greater than par (see par)
Disc: the slender round object used in disc golf, similar to an ultimate disc
Double-Bogey: getting the disc in the basket in two shots greater than par (see par)
Drive: the first long shot on a disc golf hole
Eagle: getting the disc in the basket in two shots less than par (see par)
Fairway: the space between the hole and the tee
Par: the score (number of shots) that neither helps nor hurts your score (+/- 0)
Putt: a short, controlled throw that attempts to land in the basket
Slice: when your drive or approach cuts violently to the right and dives toward the ground
Tee: the area that you stand when you throw your drive (see drive)
Tomahawk: a throwing style in which you throw the disc over-hand causing the disc to fly up in the air and flip over itself, hopefully landing near the target
Triple-Bogey: getting the disc in the basket in three shots greater than par (see par)