Closest to the Pin (CTP) is a golf term which in disc golf means “the disc thrown closest to the basket”. In competitions, for example, there can be a special prize on one fairway for the player whose opening throw is CTP. This game practices getting the disc close to a target spot.
Supplies
- Cones
- Three discs per player
- 1 other marking item per player (minis, sticks, etc., to mark the CTP for each target cone)
Preparations
- Draw a line at the end of the field as the boundary of the throwing area
- Give each player one cone as a target, and have them place that target anywhere they want within the throwing area.
Rules
- Everyone throws e.g. 3 discs from the throwing area, aiming at one of the targets. The players can spread out and throw at the same time.
- Everyone gets to choose which of the targets to aim for with each throw.
- After the round is over, go to collect the discs. Whoever threw the closest to each goal can place a CTP mark (e.g. stick) at his/her disc.
- In the next round, these CTP marks are moved to a new position if someone has gotten a disc closer to a goal.
Notes
- In this exercise, there will be a lot of repetitions, as the players don’t have to wait for their turn to throw.
- As the juniors get to define the places of the goals themselves, everyone will have suitably challenging goals to aim for.
