Course Strategy

Playing in the Rain

Adapt technique and gear for wet conditions.

Why it matters

Rain changes grip, flight and ground all at once, and the players who score well in it are the ones who simplified rather than the ones who threw well. A wet round rewards preparation and conservatism far more than it rewards skill.

How to do it

Keep towels dry. Carry at least two, keep the spare sealed in a bag, and dry the disc immediately before every throw.
Use grippier plastic. Base plastic putters hold far better in the wet than premium ones.
Throw more hyzer and simplify your shot selection. Wet discs slip and release early, which turns over anhyzers and flat shots.
Expect no skip. Wet ground stops a disc roughly where it lands, which actually makes approach distance easier to judge.
Keep your grip pressure slightly firmer than usual and accept a little less distance for a lot more control.

Common mistakes

Throwing with a wet flight plate.Dry it every single throw. A slipped release in the rain looks exactly like a form fault and is not one.

Using one towel until it is soaked.Two towels, the spare kept dry inside a bag or under an umbrella. A wet towel does nothing.

Playing the same aggressive lines as in the dry.Simplify. Rain is a round for safe, stable shots and accepting pars.

Key points

Keep a towel and grips dry under an umbrella.
Throw more hyzer — wet discs turn less.
Simplify: safe, stable shots.

The drill

Drill · Play one wet round on purpose — 9 holes in the rain, drying the disc before all 9 tee shots. Go out deliberately in light rain and play nine holes with a strict towel routine on every throw. You are rehearsing the handling as much as the shots, and the first time you do it in a competition should not be the first time you have done it.

Watch: 5 HACKS for RAINY Rounds // Disc Golf in the Rain — Apollo Disc Golf