Winter Throwing

Check out any of the many Disc Golf forums online and you'll find lots of players talking about playing in the cold and snow.  When I was growing and throwing in the snow belt it was a certain thing that friends and I would play Disc Golf the first snowfall of the year.

It was always a lot of fun including time spent looking for discs in the snow, picking up pieces of broken discs that had shattered against trees and trying to find the best way to throw in the cold and snow.

Years of playing cold and snow Disc Golf has led me to two things that work for throwing in the cold.  The first is to buy receiver gloves...the kinds that NFL players wear.  You don't need to spend a fortune on these gloves...a cheaper pair will do just fine...unless you plan on playing everyday.  If you want to go a bit different route, try putting latex gloves over cotton gloves.  Both work well.

Understand one thing right away...neither will let you play as well as you do on a 70 degree spring or summer day but both will give you decent grip while allowing to keep hands a fingers a little warmer than if you were throwing without protection.