Building my first disc golf green!!
Witness the gritty reality of backyard course construction as a creator attempts to build a custom disc golf green for a new home course in Massachusetts. Instead of a standard flat layout, the project involves engineering a mini wedding-cake style pyramid structure to accommodate the pin position on a challenging slope. The video highlights the unexpected obstacles of manual labor, specifically the frustration of digging through soil that is essentially composed of boulders and rocks, a common issue in the region. While the creator initially chose to do everything by hand to save costs, the physical toll and slow progress from heat exhaustion and difficult terrain prompt a reevaluation of this approach. The narrative follows the journey from planning four driveway holes to the harsh lesson of leveling the ground without machinery. Viewers will see the detailed process of cutting a new gap in the driveway and the constant struggle to achieve a level surface amidst the rocky subsoil. The project is aided by a small, furry "helper," adding a charming touch to the grueling work. This candid look at DIY disc golf course design offers insights into the physical demands of creating personalized fairways and greens, showcasing both the creative vision and the practical hurdles of transforming a backyard slope into a playable landscape. It is a relatable account for anyone tackling ambitious home improvement projects involving earthmoving and landscaping.
Professional disc golfer Simon Lizotte shares expert tips for building a disc golf green from scratch.
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You're ready? >> Yeah. >> Let's do this. All right, welcome back to the channel. I have a little backyard project going on. I already prepared a lot of this yesterday, but this is basically going to be my green of my whole one home course. And instead of just putting it in the grass, I decided I need to build a little mini wedding cake style pyramid uh for this pin position. I cut a whole new gap down the driveway. I'll show you that, too. And I'll show you basically all my four driveway holes that I have planned. And uh this is going to be difficult because this is on a slight slope. So, I have to dig a bit further and then try to level it as good as I can. And then building begins. And this is my little helper. Hi. This is the biggest problem here. When I started this project doing it all by hand, I forgot that we live in Massachusetts and the soil is basically just a bunch of boulders and rocks, which makes digging with a shovel wildly depressing, and frustrating, painful. The reason I am doing this by myself and by hand is mainly because I wanted to, but I'm slowly regretting that decision already. >> [music] >> You're collecting worms? >> Yeah, collecting all of them. >> What are you going to do with them? >> I'm going to put them back the grass. When I find all the ones I want. >> Okay. >> Um, are these >> Work. Every, literally every dig with a shovel or the rake is more rocks. It's literally impossible. Unless you're like superhuman or something. So, I might have to resort to machines. Oh, I can't believe it. Such a small little project. But, the soil makes it Look at all those rocks. Like every little bit and it's not very close to even yet, either, or level, I mean. This has to go at least 2 more inches down. This has to come slightly up. Oh. All right, it is a new day. Yesterday was a terrible day. After we gave up here because we were not making progress and dying from heat. I walked through the woods with one of my tree guys for uh some woods holes and I stepped on a wasp nest and got stung. I...
