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Thanks and Throw Well
I was extremely excited to hear my favorite disc company, Vibram, was holding their own take on a tournament this year called a Birdie Bash. There was an event set in Kalamazoo and I knew I had to be there…
I played the Auburn Am recently and had a really good time. I scored the best round of golf so far at 9 under par. I had been 9 under once before at the same course but this was by far my strongest showing at an event. I did not perform as well for the rest of the event – I was surprised how well I did in the first round and tried a little too hard to match it. Time to have two really good rounds in one event.
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:
See the rest of Armando’s Pros and Cons with some further thought on having and being a caddie here.
Skip Hyzer discusses your glow golf equipment options for DiscGolfAddiction.com . There is no excuse not to have a league at night now with all the cool disc golf gear available for hukkin plastic after sundown. READ ON !
This LED mounted on the disc is the only way to fly!
It is no great secret that we rely on a lot of FREE applications and services to keep the Disc Golf coming at you… Unfortunately our old E-mail Newsletter Plug-in is no longer supported. So for safety and security reasons we are going to let it go…
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We hope to you take advantage of this new service and as always… Throw Well, trotter | TALKdg
I’ve put off this post long enough; I’m slightly angry about my performance. I’m angry despite my round ratings(922,925,927) being equal to or better than my current rating of 922. I was obviously consistent – I was consistently passive, constantly afraid of the dangers, and persistently less than confident.
I have several reasons for not playing better. Mostly an injury I got the first night at my campsite. While unrolling my bed roll, I heard a loud pop from my right knee, the knee I had injured in high school and on which I had arthroscopic surgery. I was young, didn’t follow through with the physical therapy very well, and never recovered full flexibility.
There were a lot of other factors contributing to my score outside the knee: it was only my 2nd-4th rounds at the course, I played later in the afternoon than I am accustomed, I didn’t eat enough before my round, I didn’t bring enough food, I suck.
That was all B.S. I shot what I shot because that was how good I was that weekend. Sure, I have been better, but I have certainly been worse. I didn’t focus well enough. I don’t always need a reason why. I could have been better. I will be better again, hopefully, this next weekend at the Auburn AM.
Click here to read the rest of my Master’s Cup review and why I think it is better to be a bit angry rather than a bit sorry.
Head on over to ChuckinPlastic.com to read my blog post about my first attempt at disc dying…
That’s me…Using a syringe filled with iDye Poly to fill in the vinyl C3P0 stencil on a Titanium Buzzz…
Spring is here at last and it’s time to fill your bag with the latest plastic and custom stamps. Skulboy Designs is here to help with a new Storenvy SKULBOY STORE with all the latest.
Feast your eyes on the just released super sexy plastic from Latitude 64 and the some of the Skulboy designed Legacy Excel line discs. Stop by and have a look.
It’s that time again for Explore Disc Golf’s monthly newsletter!
Every third Thursday of the month, we send out our company newsletter to bring you up to you speed on all our happenings — from new course design projects and installations to contracted summer appearances by The Mobile Disc Golf Experience and additions to our merch line.
Give the article a read, as this month’s newsletter touches on Brian Giggey — Explore Disc Golf’s owner and Landscape Architect professional — signing with the Innova Ambassador Team, and lists May appearances by The Mobile Disc Golf Experience in Vermont, Massachusetts and Virginia.
Read the newsletter, here.
The 1st basket of The Mobile Disc Golf Experience at Strangecreek Campout in 2012
Explore Disc Golf — a full-service disc golf design-build firm — has broken ground and installed a 9-hole disc golf course on the UMass Amherst campus this March! The course is located on the historical grounds of Massachusetts Agricultural College, and provides a technical, yet beginner friendly layout that offers sweeping views of the surrounding mountains and on-site water features.
The course brings to light the historic property through environmental education, and disc golf beginner tips on each hole. A meeting by the University at the end of May will determine the installation of the back 9, and permanent tees and signage. Explore Disc Golf was contacted by the Hampshire Daily Gazette a couple weeks back to do a story.
Read the article here.
Explore Disc Golf’s landscape architect professional and Innova Ambassador Team member, Brian Giggey
I have participated in several different types of competitive sporting events from road races, triathlons, mountain bike races, ball golf tournaments, tennis tournaments, and finally in disc golf tournaments. In my experience, disc golf events have the highest range of success vs. failure. I have never been in a running event that was run as poorly as some of the worst tournaments I have attended. At the same rate, I have been in disc golf tournaments that have been run with the same professionalism as the San Francisco Marathon. PDGA is in great need of consistency and oversight of its events. The PDGA is trying to address these issues and the True Amateur Initiative is one very big step in the right direction.
The PDGA has several issues to address: Player conduct, event professionalism, and amateurism. I have never competed in any other event where amateurs compete for prizes. Amateurs should compete for trophies, strive for personal accomplishments, and participate for pure enjoyment. Testing oneself in a public arena against other athletes for the joy of personal success and defeating one’s opponent has been enough for me in every other endeavor. So why do I yearn for material gain in disc golf events?
See the rest of my discussion about the True Amateur Initiative and why it is so important for the growth of disc golf and the PDGA here.
If you haven’t seen this guy’s dye jobs yet, you really need to! He is doing some really cool stuff!
Check out my post about Scotty, aka the Wondernut, here!
Check out Wondernut’s facebook page here!
Check out ChuckinPlastic.com on facebook here!
My name is Justin Weilacher and I fell in love with disc golf about 5 years ago. I had just moved to Flagstaff, Az. for work. The job didn’t work out and I found myself unemployed for about a month. During that time, I played as much disc golf as I could. I had played a few times in Gainesville, Fl. while in college with some friends. The rounds were as much about beer and friends as they were about golf. I still have a soft spot for the course there, Northside Park, and play it every chance I get. Hopefully, I can compete in an event there someday.
I was lucky that I found disc golf in Flagstaff. There are 4 quality courses within a 20 mile radius: McPherson, Northern Arizona University, Thorpe, and Snowbowl. There is so much variety at these courses: long holes, shorter technical holes, holes with elevation change – everything you need to master most aspects of disc golf. No wonder the new Tour Events Manager was part of this community.
There is also one of the best disc golf communities I’ve seen. The Flagstaff Disc Golf Club, run by a great guy named Barley, was very inviting, ran good tournies, maintained regular weekly events and encouraged new players to learn and love the sport. Their website is well maintained, consistently posts weekly league scores, and encourages communication in a very inviting community There is a wide range of skill levels and all are welcome – unlike some of the communities in California that shun new players.
After two years playing Northern California disc golf, I was unhappy with the golf scene. Some local clubs were exclusive and resentful of poor players on their courses. I witnessed rudeness and douchebaggery on a level I had not imagined. I was at the Rocklin golf course when a weekly league started and all of a sudden there was a group of 5 on every hole with no regard for the folks already playing the course. They acted like we were trespassing. No signage, no offer to play through, just a stern “this is a weekly league and this is our tee-pad.” We would have never acted this way in Flagstaff.
Soon after, I met a golfer out of the San Jose area named Armando during a PDGA event. We discovered that we had played together in some Arizona events in the Show Low area and that we shared the same feelings about etiquette. We agreed that disc golf needed a new direction, a direction to make disc golf a mainstream sport that is respected.
Read the rest of my recently updated post – thanks to your feedback – about why I started DBFreeDiscGolf here. Happy golfing and good scoring everyone.
Entries have started to roll in… but we want your efforts too.
Please submit your design, which can be up to 9″ x 19″ and must be a single color, for a chance to have your art featured on a limited run of our new Disc Golf Storage Boxes.
Submissions must be received by March 31st to be included in our Contest Poll which will be hosted by TALKdg.com. Please submit your art to box4discs@gmail(dot)com before Midnight on March 31st for your chance to win 4 of the new boxes with your design – this is a $50.00 Value.
In addition, we will pay you $0.25 for every box we print with your design (not sell). Future runs of your art box are possible and royalties would continue to be paid. Art + Disc Golf = Paying Gig…
An artist can submit more than one entry – encouraged…
Please make sure to include your signature and date of your work in your design. Screen-printing of your design will be a limited run produced by our friends at Paragon Disc Golf.
We’ve updated our website with a page explaining the available Fundraising and Sponsorship Packages that are available to disc golf clubs, tournaments and tournament series. Click on the link to get the details…
Thanks and Throw Well, trotter | Box4Discs
SweeT! Another new course!