Disc Golf in Haverhill A brief presentation on the benefits and needed support to bring the sport to the city.

What is Disc Golf Founded in the mid-1970s by Ed Headrick in Los Angeles [along with the Disc Golf Association c.1976] Founded in the mid-1970s by Ed Headrick in Los Angeles [along with the Disc Golf Association c.1976] Currently an international professional sport with over 3000 formal courses in the United States alone! Currently an international professional sport with over 3000 formal courses in the United States alone! Available and accessible to players (from professional to amateur) of all ages, abilities, and demographics Available and accessible to players (from professional to amateur) of all ages, abilities, and demographics Source:

How to play Players use specialized throwing discs Players use specialized throwing discs Driving off from initial “tee boxes” in an attempt to throw the disc into baskets [see below] in as few throws as possible

Current Local Area Courses Haverhill the ideal central location! Amesbury (1997) – Amesbury Pines course [left] Amesbury (1997) – Amesbury Pines course [left] Topsfield (2004) – Pye Brook Park course [center] Topsfield (2004) – Pye Brook Park course [center] Pelham, NH (2006) – Muldoon Park course [right] Pelham, NH (2006) – Muldoon Park course [right]

Personal Benefits of Disc Golf Enjoy nature Enjoy nature Low impact, near year-round exercise Low impact, near year-round exercise Open to all ages/abilities Open to all ages/abilities Camaraderie: play with friends or other enthusiasts Camaraderie: play with friends or other enthusiasts Stress-relief activity Stress-relief activity Inexpensive sport Inexpensive sport Potential for advanced competition (tournaments) Potential for advanced competition (tournaments)

Community Benefits of Disc Golf Low cost installation and maintenance Low cost installation and maintenance Economic benefits for local businesses Economic benefits for local businesses Tourism to community Tourism to community Local educational partnership opportunities Local educational partnership opportunities Increased vigilance - potential crime reduction Increased vigilance - potential crime reduction Environmentally friendly courses Environmentally friendly courses

An excerpt from “revelation, “Frisbee Golf”by Ed Headrick “Then an amazing revelation, all my buddies, all my staff at Wham-O, and most of my cult members and I were playing the game I was looking for. Frisbee Golf was right under my nose! Great marketing man right? A game where people would throw an expensive Frisbee into the ground every throw on purpose? Wow! What a market potential!It seems so easy, but what could possibly be better than walking through a beautiful park and throwing at trees, drinking fountains, open car windows and an occasional coed?”