Full description of idea:

Space at the Morrinsville Rec Grounds could be used to set up a Disc Golf Course. The baskets can be set up to still allow use of the park for other users and activities. It would require the installation of baskets and tee pads (roughly 1m square each).
A great place to start designing the course would be from the area at the end of Anzac Ave, incorporating the campground area and riverbank. Similar designs can be found at McLaren Falls and Rotorua (Scion tree nursery area).
Disc golf is played much like traditional golf. Instead of a ball and clubs, however, players use a flying disc, or Frisbee® and shares with "ball golf" the object of completing each hole in the fewest number of strokes (or, in the case of disc golf, fewest number of throws). A golf disc is thrown from a tee area to a target which is the "hole". the hole can be one of a number of disc golf targets; the most common is called a Pole Hole® - an elevated metal basket.

How this idea will benefit the community:

Disc golf can be played from school age to old age, making it the one of the greatest lifetime fitness sports available. Specially-abled and disabled participate, giving them the opportunity to take part in a mainstream activity. Because disc golf is so easy to learn, no one is excluded.
The ongoing fitness boom finds more and more people taking up recreational activities in an effort to improve health and quality of life. Players of limited fitness levels can start slowly and gradually increase their level of play as fitness improves. Scheduling is also flexible; a round takes one to two hours, and may be played alone, eliminating the difficulty of scheduling tee times. And as in traditional golf, disc golfers find themselves "hooked;" increasing the likelihood of frequent participation. Disc golf offers year-round fitness, even in rain or snow. Perhaps the greatest attribute of the sport is the expense - or rather, the lack of it. A professional quality disc costs less than $30, and it only takes one for basic play.

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