So how do you catch an ace on film?

Pick easy holes.  It does help to hang out with your camera at holes that are easy to ace. But, I have done just that. In fact early on in my Disc Golf video career filmed a couple $10k Hole In One challenges and nothing.

Give an incentive so people will go for it

In 2011 I traveled to several Dynamic Discs events and announced a $100 Ace Bounty at each player’s meeting. If I caught them getting an ace on film I would hand them a $100 bill. I never had the opportunity to pay anyone.

Have someone keep throwing at a hole until they get it

I am not sure I would count this one as something to get excited over. In fact I have heard people say that unless you made an ace on your first throw of a hole then you shouldn’t even count it. I think that is a bit harsh.

Preserverance and more perseverance

This is what made it happen for me. In May of 2013 I was filming the Monkey Island Open for Dynamic Discs and on the second round I decided to follow the lead card for the last 5 holes. On hole 17 there is a park bench right behind the tee pad that allowed me to get a good angle. And that is where it happend. Benjamin Wiggins through that disc right into the basket. When he threw I knew the line looked good but as the disc got closer and closer it was almost as if it started to slow down as my thoughts started to suggest that this thing might go right into the basket. The other guys on the card started the usually chatter, “It’s going in”, “One time, one time”. And then just as effortlessly as it could be the disc connected with the chains and felt to the cage waiting below.

Everyone cheered and after listening t the footage while editing I wonder if I yelled in excitement louder than Benjamin. It was so cool to capture that moment on video.

Here is the tournament highlights from the 2013 Monkey Island Open. You can watch all 14 minutes or you can skip to the footage of the ace.

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Today marks a new era for Grip Equipment. The disc golf bag manufacturer announced earlier this month production on their popular disc golf bag would be coming to an end. This opened the door for a redesigned and improved bag.

This afternoon, GripEQ announced the A-Series disc golf bag. We’ve worked with Dan Hall, Vice President of Operations for Grip Equipment to get all the details on the new A-Series bag. Hall also talked about new partnerships for GripEQ.

Read all the details about the bag (including colors, price, storage, etc…) at All Things Disc Golf.

Reinventing the stamp design

For this release we also really wanted to hear out what our fans had to say about the stamp design. Many of you guys have been requesting us to run the minimal and simplistic type of stamp we used to do back when we got started. For P3 we re-designed the D-line stamp and skipped the extra name we’ve used in most of our latest models. The disc itself is currently available with two stamps: The regular production stamp is available throughout Europe and theDiscmania First Run stamp is the one currently available in the US.

Retooling for premium plastics

This first release of the D-P3 comes with sort of a prototype configuration.

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We are proud to present an all-new Disc Golf medium: TheSpinTV.com. It is a broadcasting channel of everything Disc Golf related in the highest order. The SpinTV will offer its viewers a weekly dose of Disc Golf goodness in the form of state-of-the-art videos. But quite frankly, the SpinTV is much more than that.

“The SpinTV is what the sport of Disc Golf has been lacking. The sport itself is wonderful in many aspects, but we need find ways to promote it so that it’s credible to the mainstream media. We wanted to develop the pinnacle Disc Golf medium out there and I think we’ve done a good job doing so. If you have a friend who doesn’t know anything about Disc Golf, this is the site you should show him.”

-SpinTV co-founder Jussi Meresmaa.

The SpinTV team consists of reputable Disc Golf promoters, players and inventors.

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Essentially, it’s a stick that uses leverage to help you fling disc golf discs with minimal effort. When I saw it, my initial thought was that it would be pretty difficult to actually throw discs accurately using this thing, but it is definitely something I want to try out.

When I was a kid I had a toy for launching snow balls. It was a stick with a cup at the end. Put a snow ball in the cup, swing the stick, and watch the snow ball fly farther than I could ordinarily throw.  It was a lot of fun throwing snow balls with this thing, but for actual snow ball fights, it just wasn’t very accurate — especially for short range throws. I imagine flinging discs with the Folf Club will be pretty similar.

If the Folf Club actually is easy to use, then this could help take the sport to a new level.

Half the fun of disc golf is watching discs fly, and fly, and fly. If you can make a golf disc fly farther, why not?

If you want to see the Folf Club become a reality, here’s more details about how to help fund the project.

Read more at: The Folf Club | Alan’s WordPress Blog.

http://localroute.mrdiscgolf.com/?podcast=episode-12-really

It’s been a big year for the release of new golf discs in 2013. Nearly all the major disc manufacturers have come up with new drivers, putters, and a plethora of mid range discs. If you comprised your bag of strictly newly released 2013 discs, you’d have nearly 30 discs in that bag.

For those just getting into disc golf mode after a long cold winter, here is a summary of the new discs released in 2013.

via New Discs In 2013 | Infinite Discs.

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Read the full review at All Things Disc Golf.

Hi Greg
Does Hawk have a passport and a kilt?
I carry a high Vibram NutSac percentage
We open in a few weeks, ReBoot Disc Golf Course @Foxlake, Dunbar, Scotland. 
Peace

Seamus Scanlon

Now we all get our fair share of spam, however this one didn’t actually mention a Nigerian prince and a wire transfer of funds. Once Greg forwarded the email to me I was intrigued by such an invitation from the homeland, and needed to know more about Seamus.

Meet Seamus Scanlon…

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In just about a week, Bachnein will be at the Sap Bucket Open in Waterbury, Vermont. If you’re not familiar with the Sap Bucket, it’s notable for a few reasons. Not only do you get some classic northern New England disc golf, but it happens to be brought to you by the Alchemist Brewery, maker of Beer Advocate’s Top Beer, Heady Topper. As if that’s not enough, the Sap Bucket is part of the Green Mountain Point Series, which is sponsored by Three Penny Taproom, a beer bar rated as World Class by Beer Advocate and the always fabulous and super authentic Mad Taco.

What we’re trying to say is that Bachnein is happy to be a part of it.

Later in the month we’ll make an appearance in far northern Vermont at the very cool Black Falls in Montgomery, Vermont. If you’re looking for a reason to come visit our fair state, check out what they have to offer. Disc Golf Course Review happens to rate the course a very impressive 4.61. Plus, it’s a course that’s gotten much nicer in the past 12 months. Some come check it out.

In the meantime, Throw Local.

2013 Masters Cup Day 2 MPO Lead Card Part 1

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I really like the events hosted by the Chain Zombies in Auburn, Ca. They almost always start on time. The players meetings are no nonsense and concise. They have well organized side events like CTP’s and mini-disc-golf – though I don’t personally play them. They almost always provide lunch and this year the sandwiches were delicious and exactly what I needed. They had a couple beer options for breaks – I had one but kind of wish I hadn’t as I lost some focus and energy.

The only complaint I have is that they allowed in too many players and had two ghost groups.  I can’t recall the Zombies having this all too common problem before but it was a bit of a drag.  My worst hole was 16, round three, when I hit the earliest tree, careened off another tree, and got buried in thorny brambles. I had to take an unplayable lie and re-tee. I had waited at least 20 minutes to tee. There were at least 15 golfers and their caddies watching my fumble. I’m not saying the wait caused the fumble but having an audience at that moment was unpleasant.

The wait did give me a few moments to think about the topic of this blog and the opportunity to ask some of my fellow competitors what they thought about having or being a caddie. I had been thinking about this since the Master’s Cup a few weeks prior, largely because of a comment my buddy Armando made, “I’ve decided I just can’t play with a caddie.” Here are Armando’s Pros and Cons of having a caddie from the Master’s Cup Amateur Weekend in  Santa Cruz: