Event update -
As announced at IOS7 on Sunday, here are event details:
Saturday, 10/28/06 - Bevier Park in Waukegan, IL
36 total holes played, 3 times around the park, straight through (no split rounds)
Gather at 6PM. Tee off around 6:30.
Bring your own partner, those who come without a partner will be accomidated as best as possible.
$20 entry per team, paid out to top 50%
2 pools - Pro/Adv and Int/Rec. All efforts will be made to ensure fairness in the pools.
Bring your own supplies for glow! The baskets will be illuminated by glow sticks, but we will not have any mini sticks for sale for your discs. Get supplies at your local source of fishing supplies (mini glow sticks or Thill Nite Brite lights).
Quote from: mirth on October 17, 2006, 12:11:26 PM
Event update -
As announced at IOS7 on Sunday, here are event details:
36 total holes played, 3 times around the park, straight through (no split rounds)
Gather at 6PM. Tee off around 6:30.
Bring your own partner, those who come without a partner will be accomidated as best as possible.
$20 entry per team, paid out to top 50%
2 pools - Pro/Adv and Int/Rec. All efforts will be made to ensure fairness in the pools.
Bring your own supplies for glow! The baskets will be illuminated by glow sticks, but we will not have any mini sticks for sale for your discs. Get supplies at your local source of fishing supplies (mini glow sticks or Thill Nite Brite lights).
How about providing the date? I know it's glow, but please don't keep everyone in the dark.
date? there's a date for this thing?? ;)
Glow necklaces for illuminating the baskets have been ordered! There will be two necklaces per basket, one in the top assembly & one in the basket.
Concrete tees all 3 rounds or some alternates?
concretes all 3 rounds as the alternates would be difficult for people to locate in the dark, especially folks who don't play bevier often.
Cool. That gives me more ammo to convince my friend that hasn't played a tourney all year.
Also, props on how you're lighting the baskets. Gary Lewis did that the first year I played Glow and it had a very Tron-like effect which I like a LOT better than regular white lights on the baskets.
(jeez my spelling is horrible) :-[
last year I hung a couple regular size glowsticks on the baskets on the top assembly. that worked pretty well too.
Mirth,
Will be be playing A1,2,3, B1,2,3 & C1,2,3?
All letter holes will be the "2" tees.
Quote from: mirth on October 24, 2006, 09:45:28 AM
All letter holes will be the "2" tees.
Cool. Gonna get some practice in today.
which one is "2" for hole C? Is that the one where it is straight towards the basket? I don't think it's the one where you walk to it by turning left after B and then the shot is long with a hook left. I can't remember where the other alternate tee is at.
Thinking about playing this... never played glow before though. I also need to find a partner!
C2 is between the 2 pine trees. Walk out of the woods and turn a little to the right.
You don't necessarily need to find a partner... will try to accomidate all who want to play, if that means pairing up w/someone who also is partnerless or maybe midwest.
accuweather's forecast for this saturday is looking good. a little chilly, so be sure to wear warm clothes!
Quote from: mirth on October 24, 2006, 09:01:36 PM
accuweather's forecast for this saturday is looking good. a little chilly, so be sure to wear warm clothes!
actually looks like the weather is going to be pretty good for the next couple weeks! thank god i'm so sick of rain.
Saturday, Oct 28
More Details Mostly sunny and windy. Winds from the WNW at 18 mph. Realfeel®: 40 °F High: 50 °F
Saturday Night, Oct 28
More Details Partly cloudy and cold. Winds from the WNW at 12 mph. Realfeel®: 27 °F Low: 34 °F
Seems good to go!
Mirth,
Do you want #9 in the long position?
Also, Is there a rule about using flashlights? I got a call today asking if flashlight usage would be allowed. I agreed with the caller that using a flashlight to look at holes and flash them on baskets should not be allowed.
Looking forward to tomorrow for some glow golf.I agree no flash lights to find flight paths or baskets only for walking in the woods.
Quote from: MR.AVIAR on October 27, 2006, 07:46:19 PM
Looking forward to tomorrow for some glow golf.I agree no flash lights to find flight paths or baskets only for walking in the woods.
I 2nd that. It's not fun to walk right into a tree.
I was so confused by those Thill Night Brite Lights, but I bought 4 of them anyway because I figured I would figure it out later. I got home and realized that you twist the small LED light and now it all makes sense! I was having the worst time imagining how in the world you would use the big bobber for night disc golf, but i'm all good now :) I also bought a couple of flashlights, so hopefully I'm good to go :) Oh yeah, and I bought clear duct tape too :)
Yes, if I don't say something tonight then remind me to.... Flashlights should only be used tonight for after throwing - eg: no illuminating the basket (taken care of already with glow rings) or finding flight paths. Feel the force, luke.
Oh yeah - I'll be at Bevier after 3... why I'm not really sure, but it gets me out of the house! ;)
Fun times last night :) Congrats on the ace on #4, Dr Dye :) I was getting really tired of seeing nothing but dark by the end of the 3rd round, but I'm glad that I went!
Thanks man O0
Yeah it was a blast!!! Thanks for the good times Mirth!!! Who ended up winning open/advanced and what was their score??
Quote from: drdye on October 29, 2006, 06:19:24 AM
Thanks man O0
Yeah it was a blast!!! Thanks for the good times Mirth!!! Who ended up winning open/advanced and what was their score??
Joe,
Tom S. and Brett won with a -25. They shot -9, -7, -9.
Details....How many players, etc.....
Mirth & Dr. Dye won the Int/Rec side with a -17, next closest was -6.
16 total teams, 6 in Int/Rec and 10 in Pro/Adv. Brett & Tom S. won the upper pool w/a -25. Myself & Dr Dye had two very hot rounds and took our pool with a -17.
I'll get full scores done later today.
Quote from: Mukey on October 30, 2006, 07:10:31 AM
Mirth & Dr. Dye won the Int/Rec side with a -17...
Baggers :P lol
although my bro and I lost by 2 strokes to guys drinking hard cider, so I have no excuse for not finishing better! Still happy with my -3 though considering it the first time playing glow disc golf (for both my brother and I), and it was my brother's 1st time to the course (we did play one round during the day)
Yeah, my friend and I weren't doing too bad, we just couldn't get a putt to fall in. Can't tell you how many we "shoulda" had....
I didn't realize how different it would be with only seeing glowing circles to mark the basket instead of seeing the basket itself. There were definitely plenty of misses, but there were a couple shots where I was shocked we deuced it.
Did anyone else experience a change in their discs with the glow stuff taped on the top of it? Perhaps this would be a better thread to start in the equipment forum, but if I'm the only one then why bother ;) I was throwing a 175 Star Wraith, and it was flying a lot less stable than what I'm used to. Either I was suddenly figuring out how to throw that disc a good distance straight or it was acting differently. My second round drive on hole 1 had my Wraith land on the white line of the street pavement! I know that's not a super long distance, but I wouldn't expect to hit there with my 175 wraith. It was also almost entirely straight the entire way out to where it landed. I don't think my mechanics are sound enough to repeat what happened, but I just found it very bizarre.
I've played Glow a bunch and don't really notice a difference in flight of the discs with the lights on them. It might've been because at night you're less likely to try to look at the basket when you're throwing.
I've had glowsticks alter my disc stability a little bit in the past, but don't really notice it any longer... gotta make sure whatever you're using isn't too huge & is centered on the disc...
depending on how you taped it on there, it can make the disc massively understable. if done right though, then it shouldnt' make too much of a difference.
Well, I never moved the tape on this one disc that acted understable on 1, and I know that I was definitely able to get a nice hyzer (don't forget I'm lefty) on hole 6 that went to the outside (left) of the small block of trees that sits straightaway and then it hooked nicely to the right and skipped about 8 feet to the right of the basket setting up the easy deuce. There were other times (hole 3 especially) where it didn't fade as much as I thought it would or should. I don't think it was *that* windy to mess me up even though both 1 and 3 go the same direction. Ah well. At least the tape stayed on for the round unlike during practice before it was dark out!
2006 Widdershins Open Glow Doubles
10/28/06
Pro Division
| Place | Team | Score | Par | Prize |
| 1 | Brett & Tom | 83 | -25 | $60 |
| 2 | Todd & Neil | 85 | -23 | $45 |
| 2 | Terry & Luke | 85 | -23 | $45 |
| 4 | John & Matt | 86 | -22 | $30 |
| 5 | Fred & KVN | 90 | -18 | $20 |
| 6 | Chris & Andy | 91 | -17 | |
| 7 | Nick & Rocky | 92 | -16 | |
| 8 | Phred & Sean | 94 | -14 | |
| 9 | Tom & Dan | 95 | -13 | |
| 9 | Alex & Dave | 95 | -13 | |
Pro CTPs:
Hole 7 - Gateway Demon - Neal
Hole 9 - DX Firebird - Neal
AM Division
| Place | Team | Score | Par | Prize |
| 1 | Mirth & Dr. Dye | 91 | -17 | $60 |
| 2 | Dave & Danielle | 102 | -6 | $40 |
| 3 | Paul & Declan | 103 | -5 | $20 |
| 4 | Mukey & Brian | 104 | -4 | |
| 5 | Scott & Keith | 105 | -3 | |
| 6 | Jawad | 122 | +14 | |
AM CTPs:
Hole 1 - Gateway Glow Wizard - Mukey
Hole 3 - Wham-o Frisbee Disc - Mukey
Neal,
I'll trade you the Wham-o for the DX Firebird
They're hard to find, so message me quick....
>:D
Oh yeah - that was a sweet ace in the dark on hole 4, dr dye.
Also a sweet ace by Brett during warmups, the big hyzer over the willow on hole 2.
Quote from: mirth on October 30, 2006, 02:20:11 PM
Oh yeah - that was a sweet ace in the dark on hole 4, dr dye.
Also a sweet ace by Brett during warmups, the big hyzer over the willow on hole 2.
The Ace by Brett was outstanding, a huge hyzer around the big willow tree that came screaming down into the basket. I don't think that the disc even hit the chains. At the time Brett hit the ace the wind was blowing about 20-25 mph. It was a thing of beauty.
oh yeah it hit the chains, I was only 40' from it when it hit.... saw the whole thing.
Sry Mukey I gave the DX firebird to Todd
Quote from: Cannon Boy on October 30, 2006, 08:38:40 PM
Sry Mukey I gave the DX firebird to Todd
it's ok, I was just kiddin around anyhow