Molong Central School teacher Kevin Costa has been spearheaded the movement at the school, which is leapfrogging on the back of phenomenal growth across the country.

There were 12 courses in Australia just five years ago, where there are now over 60, with a dozen more being planned, and 600 registered competitors although Costa said the number of people playing socially would be at least 10 times that.

Disc golf follows the same rules as regular golf, but using Frisbee-like discs, which are thrown towards a 40-centimetre wide basket elevated about a metre and a half above the ground.

Golfers carry up to 20 different discs around the course, with smaller putters akin to regular Frisbees, while drivers have sharper edges and fly further, with different discs slanting in different directions.

However, it isnt played on an open course with fairways like regular golf there are often trees and obstacles to stretch golfers.

Its not an open space, theres strategic aspect to it which I really like with wind, disc changes and trees, Costa said.

Costa is involved with getting students in Molong out to play on a temporary course in the reserve across the road from the school, and said the simplicity of the sport is one of the drawcards.

VIDEO: Kevin Costa talks about the different discs

It costs very little to get into the sport and its very easy to access skill-wise, he said.

You dont need much space for disc golf as you do for ball golf, with a nine-hole course fitting nicely on a 10-acre space.

He also said disc golf doesnt use the space exclusively like regular golf does, with most courses still in open areas which can be accessed by the public.

Costa will be experiencing one of the best examples of a shared space when he competes at Weston Park on Lake Burley Griffin this coming weekend while representing in the 2018 Disc Golf Championship, the peak national competition.

Hes been playing for five years since discovering Disc Golf in Queenstown in New Zealand and said he loves the friendly nature of the sport.

I used to play ball golf, but this is far more social, he said.

A big aspect is because its not as competitive and not as mainstream its far more social and friendly. Some of the closest friends Ive made over the past five years have been from disc golf.

Costa said a couple of hundred people play the sport across the Central West despite only one permanent course at Dubbo in the region, and was especially popular among students.

As well as Molong, Costa spent Thursday in Canowindra running disc golf clinics at the High School there, and is hoping to make headway with a course and potentially clinics in Orange.

The Molong proposal is currently before Cabonne Council and Costa is waiting on grants before being able to begin, but the students at the school have committed to fund the first two holes.

He said Elephant Park or Lake Canobolas would be excellent spots in Orange for a permanent course, and hopes once Orange sees the Molong course there will be a push for a regular course here, too.