The Ultimate Disc Golf Dictionary
We at Disc Sports Canada love disc golf and Ultimate frisbee. With more and more Ultimate players picking up disc golf we want to make sure there's a rosetta stone for all you converts. We rounded up a list of commonly used terms and definitions. You may be able to sling some discs, but you need to learn the lingo.
| Disc Golf Term | Ultimate Term | Definition |
| Albatross | n/a |
3 Under Par |
| Anhyzer | Outside In Backhand |
The outside edge of the disc is thrown at a higher angle and tilted upward |
| Basket | Endzone |
A target to finish out the hole |
| Beast Mode |
Beast Mode |
Playing with extreme focus and high intensity |
| Bid | Layout Bid | Attempting to hole the basket from a certain distance |
| Birdie Out | Bagel a Team | To shoot 1 under par on the remaining holes. Kind of like destroying the other team. |
| Cash | You can make money? |
When a player earns money from a tournament |
| Circle | Redzone |
10 meter circle around the basket. Don't travel! |
| Crush | Boost It |
A very far throw |
| Death Putt | Zone D |
A basket surrounded by hazards |
| DGPT | Club Season |
A touring tournament called the Disc Golf Pro Tour |
| Distance Driver | Ultrastar - there's more than 1 disc? |
A disc that if thrown properly will fly the farthest |
| Drive | Pull |
First shot from the tee |
| Fairway Driver | Ultrastar - there's more than 1 disc? |
A disc that if thrown properly will go far but not as far as a distance driver. |
| Foot Fault | Travel |
A throw when your foot moves beyond the marker disc before release |
| Forehand | Flick |
A disc golf throw that has your thumb on the outside and index + middle finger are on the inside of the disc. |
| Full Flight | Full Field Pull |
A throw that goes the total distance the disc allows |
| Guardian | Mark |
An obstacle in the way of the thrower |
| Half Go | Gratuitous Layout |
A half attempt at a risky putt |
| Hazard | Out of bounds |
The part of the course that is out of bounds and will incur 1 stroke |
| Hyzer | Inside Out Backhand |
A throw in which the outside rim of the disc is tilted downward |
| Jump Putt | Greatest |
A putt where the thrower jumps from the marker and releases before making ground contact |
| Kiss | Mack |
When a disc barely touches something and doesn't impact the flight |
| Lie | "Where did that go out of bounds?" |
Where the disc lands |
| Midrange | Ultrastar - you mean there are more discs? |
A disc that when thrown properly will go somewhat farther than a putter but not as far as driver |
| Marker Disc | Set a pivot |
A disc (usually a mini) that marks the spot of your disc. You cannot go past this mark until release of disc. |
| Mulligan | Contest |
A redo of a throw (not allowed in tournament game play) |
| Overstable | Backhand With Ultrastar |
The path of a throw when it fades to the left when thrown as a righty back hand |
| Parked | In stride | A thrown disc landing very close to the basket |
| PDGA | USA Ultimate/WFDF | The governing body of the sport of Disc Golf. |
| Play-Off | Universe Point | Sudden death play to determine winner after a tie |
| Provisional | Continuation rule | The act of throwing another disc if the event that the first disc landed OB. |
| Pull | Huck | The act of throwing |
| Putter | Ultrastar - Are you kidding another disc? | A disc used specifically for putting |
| Risk-Reward | 50/50 pass | Balancing the risk vs reward to going for a more difficult landing area i.e. an island vs lay up |
| Round | A game | The course of a game - usually 18 holes |
| Scoober | Scoober | Throwing a disc upside down |
| Skip | Down! And or when someone on campus walk picks up your disc and says check this out. | When a disc is thrown to skip off the ground. |
| Splash Out | Bobble/Drop | When a disc hits the chains but doesn't fall in the basket |
| Taco | Taco | When a disc hits the ground hard enough that it bends in the shape of a taco |
| The Turn | Half-time | The midway point of the round usually after hole 9 |
| Tomahawk | Hammer | You know what a hammer is! Don't try to play dumb. You throw it every chance you get. |
| Touring Pro | AUDL Player | A disc golfer that travels to play disc golf tournaments and usually get paid for it |
| Tree-nied | Hand blocked | When a throw is destroyed by hitting a tree |
| Turnover | not a turnover but could lead to one | Disc flight that turns the opposite direction of what it's supposed to |
| Worlds | Worlds | PDGA World Championships |
| Worm-Burner | Airbounce without going up | A throw that starts low and stays low to the ground |
| Yank | Shank | When a throw goes way to far to the right when thrown as a backhand. |
Also in Intro Guides to Disc Golf
