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The aim is to get a plastic disc around a course, aiming for metal baskets instead of holes. It’s reported that the first known instance of anyone playing golf with a flying disc occurred in Vancouver, Canada, in 1926. A group of school age kids apparently played a game with tin lids. They called it Tin Lid Golf and played on a regular basis on a course they laid out around their school grounds.

The scoring and basics are the same as in golf. You aim to get birdies, by getting the disc into each basket in as few throws as possible. I played on a course at Croydon and getting the tee throws right was mind-boggling at first. The wind had me in suspense as it kidnapped my disc in mid-air and then teased me with the outcome, the disc hanging like a bird of prey above the park. Several times I read the wind’s direction wrong and went hunting for my disc in the bushes and undergrowth. The putting throws require a delicate touch and I was surprised how far I ended up walking. Exercise without realising you’re doing it, is always a winner. There are a growing number of disc golf courses, which are free to play, around the country – this might explain why there are strange wire nets that look like bins in some parks. For more go to www.bdga.org.uk