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  NutSac 11:47 am on August 16, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Your Disc Golf Hero: Ruhlman Brewery Disc Golf Tournament 

  So I’d seen this brilliantly named tourney listed on the local message board for the past month or so. A family farm has added brewing and the son plays disc so he (Matt) and his buddy Andrew had bought 18 temporary baskets and laid out a course around the farm. A lot of the locals were wound up about beer samples included in their entry fee, but since I don’t drink this Z tier wasn’t really on my radar. Besides most temp courses are some portable baskets in an open field with the basket tucked behind the lone tree. I was going to pass.

  Then Matt emailed Greg at NutSac world headquarters recruiting me to show up. Greg forwarded the email to me. I was horrified. Greg as usual left it up to me, but since TD Matt took the effort to solicit my attendance I told Greg I would show up if he could work out the details of me performing i.e. high end call girls and food. Greg said he’d handle those negotiations with Matt.

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  NutSac 9:28 am on August 6, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Your Disc Golf Hero: Landfill Field Trip 

  I’ve been contemplating playing the Scarboro Scorcher Association tourney later this month. I’ve played it a couple of times before, but I never play the course for practice. I tried to rally the troops to join me today.

  Friday I text Dick and he replies: I have to work Saturday. Maybe Sunday.

  This morning I text Jorge and Jerman.

  Jorge replies as I’m just rolling out in the Civic: I just woke up. I’ve got thingsto do today. I don’t follow up on “things”. I had contemplated contacting some of the locals i.e. Jeff or Don, but was afraid they’d be overwhelmed at the thought of a practice round with YDGH. The glowing adulation could get embarrassing.

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  Disc Golf Family 5:51 pm on July 30, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Shillito Park & a Bad Round… Disc Golf Family 

  A bad round at Sillito Park DGC in Lexington, KY.

  Shillito Park and a bad round

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  NutSac 5:49 pm on July 30, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Your Disc Golf Hero: Seneca Sizzler 

  Dick’s drive kicked left. Seconds after he executes this recovery approach he starts screaming and thrashing about. It looked a little like the dancing Jerman had just been describing at a music festival he went to last weekend, but in actuality Dick’s drive had landed next to a yellow jacket nest and he just got stung on his right index finger. Jerman and I exchange knowing smirks. To his credit Dick soldiered on and never whined about the sting the rest of the day.

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  Vince Caddell 7:31 pm on July 9, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Shooting The Club 

   

  

  A couple of years ago I stuck a cheap camera in my bag and started shooting while playing.I was instantly hooked on photography and the club enjoyed seeing themselves and our awesome courses.Pretty soon I overloaded the website and was encouraged to start a gallery.I managed to get a few shots published locally along with several shots in the 2011 and 2012 Discraft Catalogs.  Enjoy!

  http://picasaweb.google.com/jvcadd/

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  NutSac 11:19 am on June 21, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Your Disc Golf Hero: Just A Couple of Guys Looking for Some 3?s 

  Friday I text Dick and Coach to see if they want to throw a round at Patapsco. Dick and I enter our usual negotiations over a start time. Coach is non-responsive. Dick and I agree to meet at 1030ish. For Dick that translated into 1048. For me that meant 1053 as I overestimated how late Dick would be.

  I arrive at the parking lot to find Dick sitting in a shiny new red Mini Cooper. Apparently he’s finally come to his senses about the minivan. He explains that yes he traded in the van for a mini, but his is green. The red one is his wife’s. Who says consumerism is dead?

   

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  NutSac 11:18 am on June 21, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Your Disc Golf Hero: Hawk’s Hall of Shame 

  One of the things I do whenever I play in an Association tourney is see who I beat in the division I’m in who has a higher player rating than me. TheAssociation sells us constantly on the concept that these player ratings are accurate depictions of our skill level. Let’s be honest; if the Association didn’t give you a rating…why would you join? I figure this is one useful application of my rating. This might be the only useful application of my rating.

  Anyways I always snicker when the results come in and I’ve finished ahead of some other tool with a rating higher than my tool rating. I approached Greg with the idea of recognizing these players and in particular the player who suffers this indignity the most frequently. Greg has graciously agreed to recognize this player with a NutSac of their very own because…

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  All Things Disc Golf 12:39 pm on June 14, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Checking out the Red River Ski Area Disc Golf Course 

  

  A few weeks ago, I posted a photo of a disc golf course that includes a gondola ride up and down the mountain to get to the course.

  Needless to say, I was interested. The folks at Red River Ski Area saw the post and said “Hi” on Twitter. I reached out shortly after that to find out more information on the course. Turns out this gorgeous disc golf course is located in Northern New Mexico. The disc golf courses I play are surrounded by corn or soybean fields. Seriously. The courses are mainly flat, but still a lot of fun. When I see mountains in the background and a great location, I had to find out more about the course.

  I got in contact with Sarah from Red River Ski Area to find out more! I found out that this family owned business wanted to put in a disc golf course. After settling on the idea, they reached out to some of the locals to get some tips on course design. I’m always happy to see a group want to expand into the ever growing world of disc golf!

  Check out the interview here.

  

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  Gonnagal 5:19 am on June 13, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Worlds Warm Up 

  My close friends and I took the trip from Michigan to Charlotte,NC for my bachelor party the first week in June. The weather on the drive down was less then ideal as it rained the entire 12 hours. Once we arrived we instantly wanted to play a course and played Sugaw Creek which was just a quick drive from our hotel.

  The first course we tackled was Nevin, and while we were meeting up with our friends from Virginia around the practice basket we got to me the man himself, Stan McDaniel. He was in the process of pruning Nevin to really let it shine for worlds. He was such a great person to talk to, he even found us before he left the course to apologize for the course look so awful. That couldn’t be anything farther then the truth! Nevin was an absolute gem, just amazing fairways carved in the woods. Not only was Nevin looking top notch all of the other courses we played were clean, cut, and just begging people to sling Frisbee’s.

  We played 10 courses in 5 days, and we hit the big ones down there, Nevin, Nest, and Renny along with going to Winthrop Gold in SC. All of those courses are easily Championship caliber and then some. My personal favorite was Renny, it’s just gorgeous! Long fairways carved in and out of the woods, great elevation, precarious basket placements, even a spotters tower. The people that are going to be at Worlds this year are going to be in for one heck of an experience. They are going to play some incredible golf on courses that are going to test the Pro’s more then any of the courses of past worlds. I have a feeling the SSA for this worlds is going to come in being one of the toughest worlds. Just looking back at Nevin, Charlotte’s Web layout, and Renny Gold, Pro’s are going to have their work cut out for them. I personally can not wait to watch them destroy the courses that beat me down.

  If anything I’ve learned from my short time down there is, pin placements are amazing, you have to throw forehand, and everyone is so nice down there! Charlotte you are truly a gem, and I’m envious of this years Worlds players!

  

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  NutSac 12:39 pm on May 7, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Your Disc Golf Hero: Cinco de Mayo at Rockburn 

  Dick and I rolled in this morning for a 10 a.m. practice round for the upcoming Rumble. I arrived at 0957. Dick arrived 3 minutes late i.e. 1018. Dick time is always somewhere between 10 and 15 minutes later than everyone else’s time.

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  trotter 1:34 pm on April 9, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  It only takes that one shot… to keep you coming back. 

  I have been battling a really sore shoulder for about three months now.  It has really limited my game – sidearm is out of the question and I will only throw a 150 Z Flick overhand for little dink shots when I am scrambling… which I do a lot of with my game.

  

   

   

  So as I suffer through my “got no distance” game… it only take one shot to get me to come back to the course.  We are on vacation and while down in Albany, GA so I hit up this course while the family was checking out the zoo.

  I get to #12 and it is yet another Lefty dominant hole after quite a few Lefty dominate holes and just before even a couple of more Lefty dominate holes…  did I mention I was a righty with no forehand shot available in my bag of tricks?

  So threw yet another anny seasoned Roc – like I said, no sidearm in the arsenal and it slid nicely in the straw to about 48′ from this raised basket.  One of the joys of playing a casual round is there is only as much pressure as you put on yourself – so I went for it.

  Jump putt with a DGA D-Line Reef… spinning in the chains  center-right and sliding down into the base of the basket.  It only takes that one shot.

  My addiction did not end today…

  

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  NutSac 2:29 pm on March 28, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  NutSac presents: Your Disc Golf Hero 

  NutSac’s pro discer and intrepid reporter Hawk Corrick, who holds the dubious distinction of being the worst sponsored PDGA player,  files his latest field reports on the Disc Outfitters Spring Equinox tourney and the Cordorus Putters Only Doubles.

  Follow Hawk and the boys as he struggles through a season playing Advanced. Painful for him, entertaining for us!

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  Gorilla-Boy 8:44 am on March 28, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  Leagues are starting!! 

  I woke up this morning to a txt from a friend letting me know leagues here are starting. I can’t wait, been sitting around all winter just sewing and not getting out to play at all.  It’s really starting to get boring. but starting tonight and within a few weeks after that I’ll have monday night leagues and wednesday night leagues to play, like I said – I can’t wait!

  And in other news…. I’m gonna be starting on Simians again here in a week or so.  I’m start getting caught up on the 30 that have all been pre-ordered so hopefully those will be all done and shipped in about a month or so…

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  Bryan Kleiner 6:25 pm on March 25, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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  My day at the King of the Mountain 

  Today was tourney day for us folks in Eastern PA. I went out to have a great time and write an awesome recap. Things didn’t go as planned.

  Instead, I wrote a rather lurid account of what it’s like to play a tournament while battling some demons at the same time.

  Give it a read and let me know what you think.

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