This park is a small 9 hole course. Only 1 hole over 300. Fairly easy course but fun if you don't like to look for discs. Baskets on many holes are protected by trees.
This if a quick fun course. It looks like it was landscaped specifically for disc golf. The holes are short, but most are well protected by trees.
I met David H. and friends here today for a quick round during lunch. We had a foursome start out and finsihed as a fivesome. I had a lot of fun.
David, do you guys play out there every day? I'd be up for doing that again.
Are all the tee pads cement now?
ya they are... there are like 3 huge ones and the rest are big
QuoteAre all the tee pads cement now?
They always have been, but they used to be those little tiny ones with the sign actually ON the tee pad. Like Crooked long name said, there are two huge ones and the rest are BIG.
They also added signs there...they are nice but the "suggested" flight paths are quiet funny
QuoteI met David H. and friends here today for a quick round during lunch. We had a foursome start out and finsihed as a fivesome. I had a lot of fun.
David, do you guys play out there every day? I'd be up for doing that again.
If you're playing Thursday I might join you.
QuoteQuoteI met David H. and friends here today for a quick round during lunch. We had a foursome start out and finsihed as a fivesome. I had a lot of fun.
David, do you guys play out there every day? I'd be up for doing that again.
If you're playing Thursday I might join you.
As long as the weather holds out, I think I will. It's nice to get out and play at lunch, because by the time I get out of here in the evening, it's dark out. Give me a call on my cell if you want to play Damon. Two, Two, Four 588-7834
I can get out there around 12:15 most days.
QuoteI met David H. and friends here today for a quick round during lunch. We had a foursome start out and finsihed as a fivesome. I had a lot of fun.
David, do you guys play out there every day? I'd be up for doing that again.
Yes, pretty much every day. Unless the weather is bad. I don't mind the cold, but, I hate trying to throw a wet disc. I have enough trouble with a dry one. We're usually out there by 12:15 to 12:30. We can try to set up a little more of a permanent T-time, so it's easier to meet. Unless you don't mind me calling every day - "We're leaving now! Be there in 5 minutes."
If you want, we can just shoot for 12:15. If plans change, then we call.
Unless it's raining, I'll probably be out there every day this week.
QuoteQuoteI met David H. and friends here today for a quick round during lunch. We had a foursome start out and finsihed as a fivesome. I had a lot of fun.
David, do you guys play out there every day? I'd be up for doing that again.
Yes, pretty much every day. Unless the weather is bad. I don't mind the cold, but, I hate trying to throw a wet disc. I have enough trouble with a dry one. We're usually out there by 12:15 to 12:30. We can try to set up a little more of a permanent T-time, so it's easier to meet. Unless you don't mind me calling every day - "We're leaving now! Be there in 5 minutes."
If you want, we can just shoot for 12:15. If plans change, then we call.
Unless it's raining, I'll probably be out there every day this week.
You could call me if you're not going to be there at 12:15. If you're going to be there around 12:30 I might eat lunch before I get there.
QuoteQuoteQuoteI met David H. and friends here today for a quick round during lunch. We had a foursome start out and finsihed as a fivesome. I had a lot of fun.
David, do you guys play out there every day? I'd be up for doing that again.
If you're playing Thursday I might join you.
As long as the weather holds out, I think I will. It's nice to get out and play at lunch, because by the time I get out of here in the evening, it's dark out. Give me a call on my cell if you want to play Damon. Two, Two, Four 588-7834
I can get out there around 12:15 most days.
I believe I will - might be working but I'll find out for sure tomorrow; haven't played EGV in at least 2 years. I think I'll play Lombard early that morning (haven't played *there* since May) and I'll call you from there around 11:15 - looks to be about a 25 min trip that time of day.
My cell is seven seven 3 nine 88 five 99 eight.
Clark Park got new baskets today. I'm not up to date at all on basket styles, but they look like the same as was there before, only they have deeper baskets and the chains are attached to rings at the bottom rather than attached to the basket like they were before.
The old ones are still in the ground also as of today.
New ones are in but had to be taken out and put in deeper. I'm trying to get my hands on an old one =)
Given the proximity of the new playground to pin 3, and the hyzer route directly over the playground, I think the Park District will end up moving pin 3 once the playground opens. Thoughts?
Yep I agree 100%. However, the preferred route is the tunnel shot. ;)
Quote from: tacimala on March 04, 2007, 10:23:57 AM
Yep I agree 100%. However, the preferred route is the tunnel shot. ;)
Yeah...I bet you do now! ;D
Anyway, the playground has been there as long as I've played the course and though it makes me a bit nervous when klids are on it, I've always hyzered over the playground with no problem. Though the tailwind yesterday made it hard.
I guess it depends upon what they do to the playground. If they extend it towards the pin, then yeah, they might need to move the pin. Otherwise, I dont' think it's necessary.
ya when i was out there last week the new park is alot closer to the basket i think it will be a problem if not moved. and i think they made the course worse when they bucherd all the trees there making a easy course even easyer
I was out there the other day and ran into an EGV parks employee and we were just BS-ing about the course. He said that he does all the planning for that park so I suggested that they put some signs up for safety. I suggested one somewhere near the new playground (ie: WARNING: Beware of flying Discs) and another one on tee #3 (ie: WARNING: Beware of children on playground) he said it was a great idea so hopefully he will follow up on that.
just as long as the sign doesn't say something like "beware of flying saucers" or "beware of unidentified flying objects" I'd say that's a fantastic idea :) (ok, sorry for making everyone groan).
I kinda wish they expanded the playground in a different direction or something, but oh well, what are you going to do?
So what happens the first time a kid or parent is hurt by a disc? Sign or no sign, I think that = end of that hole and possibly end of course. All we need is the newspaper headline of "disc golfer breaks 8 year old's arm". Isn't there anything anyone can do to move the hole and make it safer for the kids in the park now while there are still construction crews there?
You can't make parks perfectly safe. People get hit by stuff in public parks all the time. Kites, bicycles, horse shoes, you name it and on any given weekend someone is getting their noggin plastered by it in some park somewhere. Pedestrians get their head split open at Buffalo Grove about once every two or three years. The course doesn't get pulled--stuff happens. I think a couple of signs would be nice.
i drilled some dude on a bicycle last year at Adler on hole 7. he came flying around the corner and had no chance to react. i don't really have a point to this story.
Quote from: Dan Michler on March 27, 2007, 08:56:49 AM
i drilled some dude on a bicycle last year at Adler on hole 7. he came flying around the corner and had no chance to react. i don't really have a point to this story.
And how is this different from the rest of your posts? :-\
Quote from: Tom McManus on March 27, 2007, 09:02:08 AM
Quote from: Dan Michler on March 27, 2007, 08:56:49 AM
i drilled some dude on a bicycle last year at Adler on hole 7. he came flying around the corner and had no chance to react. i don't really have a point to this story.
And how is this different from the rest of your posts? :-\
LOL! ;D
I remeber that throw. You blasted that guy and he stayed on his bike. That was pretty impressive.
it's tough when you get hit. I was whacked right in the elbow on my right arm as I was waiting to tee on hole 9 at Westchester. The guys were playing hole 8. They did yell fore, but by the time I realized where the disc was at I was hit.
Nothing like taking a driver to the arm full force!
It's also the responsibility of the player to yell if there's going to be an errant disc or just skip the hole if there are a lot of kids and you don't feel confident enough in your throwing.
Quote from: stpitner on March 27, 2007, 09:42:07 AMIt's also the responsibility of the player to yell if there's going to be an errant disc or just skip the hole if there are a lot of kids and you don't feel confident enough in your throwing.
Absolutely. Although wise, it's pretty tough to skip a hole however.
My youngest son took 11 stitches across his eyebrow from an errant throw.
Given the proximity of the basket to the playground, and the obvious hyzer route directly over the playground, I just can't see this placement remaining where it is.
Quote from: Mike Clark on March 27, 2007, 09:22:14 AM
Quote from: Tom McManus on March 27, 2007, 09:02:08 AM
Quote from: Dan Michler on March 27, 2007, 08:56:49 AM
i drilled some dude on a bicycle last year at Adler on hole 7. he came flying around the corner and had no chance to react. i don't really have a point to this story.
And how is this different from the rest of your posts? :-\
LOL! ;D
I remeber that throw. You blasted that guy and he stayed on his bike. That was pretty impressive.
Darn! I had a great mental image of someone getting knocked off of their bike unexpectedly by a Michler drive!
Where did the guy get hit?
Quote from: Mukey on March 27, 2007, 10:04:24 AM
Quote from: Mike Clark on March 27, 2007, 09:22:14 AM
Quote from: Tom McManus on March 27, 2007, 09:02:08 AM
Quote from: Dan Michler on March 27, 2007, 08:56:49 AM
i drilled some dude on a bicycle last year at Adler on hole 7. he came flying around the corner and had no chance to react. i don't really have a point to this story.
And how is this different from the rest of your posts? :-\
LOL! ;D
I remeber that throw. You blasted that guy and he stayed on his bike. That was pretty impressive.
Darn! I had a great mental image of someone getting knocked off of their bike unexpectedly by a Michler drive!
Where did the guy get hit?
Adler Park.
Quote from: Tom McManus on March 27, 2007, 10:13:56 AM
Quote from: Mukey on March 27, 2007, 10:04:24 AM
Quote from: Mike Clark on March 27, 2007, 09:22:14 AM
Quote from: Tom McManus on March 27, 2007, 09:02:08 AM
Quote from: Dan Michler on March 27, 2007, 08:56:49 AM
i drilled some dude on a bicycle last year at Adler on hole 7. he came flying around the corner and had no chance to react. i don't really have a point to this story.
And how is this different from the rest of your posts? :-\
LOL! ;D
I remeber that throw. You blasted that guy and he stayed on his bike. That was pretty impressive.
Darn! I had a great mental image of someone getting knocked off of their bike unexpectedly by a Michler drive!
Where did the guy get hit?
Adler Park.
Where on his body? Did it hit his head, arm, leg, etc.
Quote from: Mukey on March 27, 2007, 10:34:29 AM
Quote from: Tom McManus on March 27, 2007, 10:13:56 AM
Quote from: Mukey on March 27, 2007, 10:04:24 AM
Quote from: Mike Clark on March 27, 2007, 09:22:14 AM
Quote from: Tom McManus on March 27, 2007, 09:02:08 AM
Quote from: Dan Michler on March 27, 2007, 08:56:49 AM
i drilled some dude on a bicycle last year at Adler on hole 7. he came flying around the corner and had no chance to react. i don't really have a point to this story.
And how is this different from the rest of your posts? :-\
LOL! ;D
I remeber that throw. You blasted that guy and he stayed on his bike. That was pretty impressive.
Darn! I had a great mental image of someone getting knocked off of their bike unexpectedly by a Michler drive!
Where did the guy get hit?
Adler Park.
Where on his body? Did it hit his head, arm, leg, etc.
Leg area if I remember correctly. We called out and he saw it coming. He took both feet off of the peddles to try to avoid the hit. Didn't work, got him anyway. He was a trooper and just kept biking along.
Quote from: Jon Brakel on March 27, 2007, 08:17:25 AM
You can't make parks perfectly safe. People get hit by stuff in public parks all the time. Kites, bicycles, horse shoes, you name it and on any given weekend someone is getting their noggin plastered by it in some park somewhere. Pedestrians get their head split open at Buffalo Grove about once every two or three years. The course doesn't get pulled--stuff happens. I think a couple of signs would be nice.
This is a given, but on the hole in question, the kids play area is almost within the jump putt circle. They're literally asking you to throw at the kids because trees block most routes except the hyzer route which puts kids directly in harms way. This is a way different situation than when someone gets hit by being the wrong place at the wrong time.
BTW practicing for Lombard last year I threw a lazer shot about 3' off the ground right at a pee wee football mom's head who was sitting in a lawn chair watching the kids play. We all yelled as loud as we could, but she wasn't hearing us. The disc flew in front of her face at nose level and looked to miss her face only by about an inch. She was pissed more because we were laughing (after we realized it didn't hit her, of course) than because I almost hit her.
You can't make parks perfectly safe. People get hit by stuff in public parks all the time. Kites, bicycles, horse shoes,
Please also add...
lawn jart
aerobie
boomerang
spam
empty beverage containers
not so empty beverage containers
tree bark
goose feces
golf ball
tobacco spit
water balloons
...am I missing anything ?
Is this course still open?
Is it open all year round?
OK to play night golf here? Is it safe to be alone?
Thanks for responding in advance...
I have to look for an apartment for my next two projects(Park Ridge and Schaumburg). Elk Grove seems to be in the middle of them.. The place I am thinking about renting is about 4 miles from the course in elk Grove. Having trouble finding something across the street. ;D
Quote from: shawn on September 28, 2008, 08:21:16 AM
Is this course still open?
Is it open all year round?
OK to play night golf here? Is it safe to be alone?
Thanks for responding in advance...
I have to look for an apartment for my next two projects(Park Ridge and Schaumburg). Elk Grove seems to be in the middle of them.. The place I am thinking about renting is about 4 miles from the course in elk Grove. Having trouble finding something across the street. ;D
The course is still open. Huge concrete tees. Some of the baskets have seen better days. It is very safe area even at night. You'd probably have to check the park rules sign to see what the hours of the park are to determine when if would be legal to play night golf there...I don't know about that one.
Sunny Hill and Shady Oaks are only 2-3 miles from Schaumburg. All of those courses are safe. I'm pretty sure you can play at night at all of them.
I believe Clark Park is next to a Police station on Biesterfield...yah it's safe.
Quote from: Jon Brakel on September 28, 2008, 09:37:09 AM
Quote from: shawn on September 28, 2008, 08:21:16 AM
Is this course still open?
Is it open all year round?
OK to play night golf here? Is it safe to be alone?
Thanks for responding in advance...
I have to look for an apartment for my next two projects(Park Ridge and Schaumburg). Elk Grove seems to be in the middle of them.. The place I am thinking about renting is about 4 miles from the course in elk Grove. Having trouble finding something across the street. ;D
The course is still open. Huge concrete tees. Some of the baskets have seen better days. It is very safe area even at night. You'd probably have to check the park rules sign to see what the hours of the park are to determine when if would be legal to play night golf there...I don't know about that one.
the baskets were replaced a couple years back...
Quote from: skipache on September 29, 2008, 07:30:33 AM
Quote from: Jon Brakel on September 28, 2008, 09:37:09 AM
Quote from: shawn on September 28, 2008, 08:21:16 AM
Is this course still open?
Is it open all year round?
OK to play night golf here? Is it safe to be alone?
Thanks for responding in advance...
I have to look for an apartment for my next two projects(Park Ridge and Schaumburg). Elk Grove seems to be in the middle of them.. The place I am thinking about renting is about 4 miles from the course in elk Grove. Having trouble finding something across the street. ;D
The course is still open. Huge concrete tees. Some of the baskets have seen better days. It is very safe area even at night. You'd probably have to check the park rules sign to see what the hours of the park are to determine when if would be legal to play night golf there...I don't know about that one.
the baskets were replaced a couple years back...
Sweet. I used to play Elk Grove at lunch sometimes when I worked in Schaumburg. We moved our office in 2006 and I haven't been back since. At that time they had a few that really needed to be replaced.
The park is very well maintained. The tees are way to big. They used enough contrete to put tees on an 27 hole course. I played there a couple of weeks ago and met some dude named "FLASH" Pdga#21. He said the original Clark Park DGC was a Steady Ed design. Never knew that.
Quote from: El Mexicano on September 29, 2008, 10:22:29 AM
The park is very well maintained. The tees are way to big. They used enough contrete to put tees on an 27 hole course. I played there a couple of weeks ago and met some dude named "FLASH" Pdga#21. He said the original Clark Park DGC was a Steady Ed design. Never knew that.
The original concrete tees had the tee sign in them in the back right corner. And those tees were very small. They were about the size of two standard side walk squares but not as long. It always felt like someone was standing on the tee right behind you while you drove. Like, "Excuse me but...oh, that's just a sign. Never mind." Better too big than too small!
Quote from: El Mexicano on September 29, 2008, 10:22:29 AM
The park is very well maintained. The tees are way to big. They used enough contrete to put tees on an 27 hole course. I played there a couple of weeks ago and met some dude named "FLASH" Pdga#21. He said the original Clark Park DGC was a Steady Ed design. Never knew that.
My first round that I played when I moved to IL was with Flash - he's got some pretty cool stories!
Not to take anything from the story but a course "designed" by Steady Ed doesn't necessarily mean that Ed ever stepped foot in that park.
Thanks for the info.. I should be moving down there in a week or two.. Looking forward to playing the courses around the area.. still not sure if I want to live in Schaumburg or Elk Grove. I guess I will have to see how bad it is to drive to Park Ridge from the Burg.
i have seen flash occasionally at lombard leagues
Shawn - I work in Schaumburg. Maybe some lunchtime rounds will be in order?
Shawn, something to keep in mind when looking for a place in Elk Grove Village is air traffic patterns. It can get extremely loud in some areas. Also, if you are going to be commuting to Schaumburg and Park Ridge, being located close to an entrance/exit of 90 might be key to convenient commutes.
Steady Ed probably did design the course; he did a lot fo the early ones and came to town with his Winnebago back in 1980 when he did Shorewood and returned when we held the first tournament there.
Quote from: deucemeister on October 01, 2008, 07:02:51 AM
Steady Ed probably did design the course; he did a lot fo the early ones and came to town with his Winnebago back in 1980 when he did Shorewood and returned when we held the first tournament there.
That's cool. I know some courses he designed using layouts and/or over head pics provided by park districts.