Chasing Disc Golf and the Overall Title: Confessions of the Overall World Frisbee Champion

by Scott Zimmerman, Dan Roddick (Foreword)

How does an ordinary teenager become world champion in a demanding sport--and stay on top year after year? This book explains how I did it. Skill and hard work, yes, but also grit--and a surprising amount of imagination. Come along as I hitchhike to tournaments, practice on freezing nights in deep snow, and survive lots of dumb moves along the way. I share many competitive tips and secrets. You'll learn how a tennis star whom I never met shaped my competitive attitude, and watch me design, and follow, the training plan that made me a winner, including a major championship in 2011 after a grueling comeback. Covers the fascinating history of our sport from the very first weekend of the Professional Disc Golf Association. Read dozens of exciting stories, including throwing across Niagara Falls on national TV, winning the World Frisbee Golf title, four world records, appearing in Hollywood commercials, and playing in the World Guts Championships. 30 photographs. 200 pages.

213 pages, Paperback

Published March 7, 2020

About the author

When he was seven years old, he got a copy of Huckleberry Finn on a Saturday morning. He didn't stop reading until he finished it that night, only taking a break when his mom called him to dinner. As a teenager, Scott began a career as a professional flying disc athlete and won 17 world and US championships, while setting several distance throwing world records. He then pursued a career as a software engineer and cloud architect. He retired in 2020 to enjoy writing and playing disc golf. KOSTYA is his first novel. He's married living in Georgia.

Reviews

[Kevin Free · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really great book to learn about the history of frisbee sports and disc golf, through the lens of Scott’s inspiring history in the game. It reads like a conversation with Scott, which I enjoyed in this context! As an avid disc golfer, I thoroughly appreciated discovering more about all of the Overall events and getting a first hand perspective of what it took to be dominant in them for a decade. I would say a vast majority of disc golfers today have no idea what events like DDC, SCF, and Discathon even are. I’d recommend this book to any of them as well as anyone curious about frisbees in general! 🥏🥏

[Melissa Petruzzello · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyable, easy read if you're interested in disc golf and some of the history surrounding the early days of disc sports. He was such a motivated teenager!