Fox Valley Metro Disc Golf Club is a brand new club based out of the Aurora, IL area (but open to include all Fox Valley area courses). The first club meeting is on November 16th at the Civic Center in front of Eagle Ridge Disc Golf Course in Oswego, at 6:30. (I will post again, if the location changes). Aaron Scott is organizing the meeting. If you have any questions you can email him at cubsfanatic023@aol.com. I will be recording the gathering (and all FVMDGC events) for a documentary.
Everyone is welcome to come help shape the club. It is at its very beginning. So, officers will be chosen, a mission statement will be drafted...we'll go over everything from a new web site, to setting up tournaments, to improving the course design of our local courses, and a lot more.
Food and drinks will be served. We have shirts and bagtags if you interested in that. They also come as part of the membership. But meetings are always open to everyone, not only the members. If you are in the area, and just want to come hear what's happening with disc golf in our area, feel free to stop by. You are always welcome. :)
is the club going to run pdga santioned events next year?
Right now as we are just beginnign the club, we have not addressed the issue. As we are having our first meeting next week, this has not been brought up yet. Pending how fast we can get the ball rolling, it is definately a possibility.
Quote from: DougEDawg on November 06, 2006, 10:31:34 PM
is the club going to run pdga santioned events next year?
We didn't get a chance to get to that this time. But it was a great meeting. 20 people attended. And we'll probably have more next time.
Very positive signs for the first meeting. One thing we agreed to was to meet every 2 weeks instead of every month. The 2 hours went by very fast. It was good to see people from Channahon to West Chicago show up. This thing is open to everyone. If you can make it out sometime, feel free to stop by.
I'll post the next time & place when we get the location booked.
I need to ask a stupid question. Where is this club located? The Fox River Valley is huge although none of it runs thru what I would call a metropolitan area.
Quote from: Jon Brakel on November 18, 2006, 10:19:24 AM
I need to ask a stupid question. Where is this club located? The Fox River Valley is huge although none of it runs thru what I would call a metropolitan area.
read the 1st post on the thread
Quote from: Dan Michler on November 18, 2006, 11:04:38 AM
Quote from: Jon Brakel on November 18, 2006, 10:19:24 AM
I need to ask a stupid question. Where is this club located? The Fox River Valley is huge although none of it runs thru what I would call a metropolitan area.
read the 1st post on the thread
Well, I DID say it was a stupid question, didn't I? :-[
Aurora/Oswego is the central location. Jericho Lake & Eagle Ridge are considered our home courses. With a third home course being in the works for sometime next year, in North Aurora.
The next club meeting is tentatively set for December 5th at the Vaughan Athletic Center in Aurora at 7:00 pm. Once that's confirmed, I'll post that information.
http://www.foxvalleyparkdistrict.org/headlines/VAC%20Grand%20opening.html
And there will be an Ice Bowl in January at Jericho Lake. We'll have a meeting to discuss and organize that in the next few weeks. That information will be posted as soon as that gets finalized.
The next club meeting is next Tuesday, December 5th at the Vaughan Athletic Center in Aurora at 7:00 pm. There will be someone (or a sign) at the front directing you where to go once you enter the center.
If you want to bring your discs. We'll have a few baskets and be playing inside the fieldhouse after the meeting.
The address is 2121 West Indian Trail in Aurora.
Another packed house. 25 people at this meeting. And then afterwards, we shot around in the field house, where we set up a few baskets.
Some of the topics from last month were furthered. Officers were elected. We talked about the website, running tournaments, memberships, running clinics for beginning players, and possibly becoming a vendor. And we'll be having second pin placements for all 18 baskets at both Eagle Ridge & Jericho Lake.
Again, with the energy in the room, the 2 hours went by very fast. To those who I've told to check this forum over the last couple months, for updates on Fox Valley Metro Disc Golf Club, we are getting more than my guess of 12 to 15 people per meeting. And these are not boring meetings. A lot of people talk, and the conversations open themselves up to a lot of good discussions.
I'll post information about the next meeting when that gets finalized. It will probably be back at the Vaughn so we can play inside again. If you are in the area, you can come by for the last half hour and hit the fieldhouse with us afterwards. That works too. :cya:
Next meeting is going to be Tuesday January 2nd at Boulder Point Room # 5. 7:00 until 9:00
Boulder Hill Pass and Route 25
It is in the old Pontiac Dealership on Route 25. Across fromthe Marathon station. South of Route 30
Day-after hangovers? Only 16 or 17 people at the latest meeting (I forgot to count). At an officers meeting a couple weeks ago, a $10 initial membership was drawn up...and agreed to at tonight's meeting. Almost everyone bought a membership tonight.
We talked about getting publicity for the Ice Bowl. Finalizing the second pin-placements for Jericho Lake. Running clinics. The website. And setting a meeting schedule which will have us alternating from Boulder Point (Oswego) to the Vaughn (Aurora). Next month is the Vaughn (with the field house to play in afterward).
We're ready for any club challenge after the Ice Bowl. So you name the time and place, and we'll be there. :frocket:
And lastly, everyone also got a DVD commemorating Eagle Ridge as it went from 9 holes to 18; and it also had a feature on the beginning of the Fox Valley Metro Disc Golf Club. :occasion14:
The Fox Valley Metro Disc Golf Club of IL is just about ready to start taking memberships. The items to be included for membership are currently on order and should arrive in time for the Ice BOwl at Jericho Lake on the 27th of January.
The fee for membership will be $10 and will include these benefits:
1) bag tag and club stamped mini ( prizes for lowest bag tag at end of year)
2) invitation to members only tournament at end of fall ( prizes for bag tags will be handed out as well as league trophies)
3) voting rights for all club decisions
once we get more established, we will also be offering discounts on all merchandise ordered through club as well as a discount on 2008 PDGA membership fees.
We will be accecpting membership at the Ice Bowl, if you wish.
The next gathering of the Fox Valley Metro Disc Golf Club is Tuesday, February 13th. It's at the Vaughan Athletic Center, at 7:00pm.
http://www.foxvalleyparkdistrict.org/facilities/vac/vac_intro.html
If you want to bring your midranges and putters, we play PIG and Around The World in the fieldhouse afterwards.
Agenda for the next meeting will be club bylaws as well as spring/ summer leagues and input/ feedback on the Ice Bowl held last weekend.
Memberships are now opwn to anyone who wants one as well.
The cost is $10 and includes a bag tag and club stamped mini as well.
Please feel free to swing by and enjoy putting afterwards in the field house. There will be a traveling trophy for the winner of the putting contest to be held as well. (just a fun little extra for those who show up to the meetings.)
Hey everybody, it is time for our monthly Fox Valley Metro DGC meeting. It will be held at the Vaughn Athletic Center in Aurora at 7 PM tonight.
There are many things to discuss, so please show up! They include:
1)Club bylaws
2)DISContinuum Club Challenge info
3)Review of Ice Bowl
4)After meeting putting in the Field House (time permitting) with a putting contest to be held
If you need directions, Let me know I can get you there!! foxmetrodiscer@comcast.net
Aaron Scott
President Fox Valley Metro Disc Golf Club of Il
Next club meeting on Tuesday March 13th at 7pm. Located at the Civic Center in Oswego adjacent to Eagle Ridge DGC.
All are invited to show up.
We will be discussing club by-laws, a recap of the Club Challenge, a new club website, and possible order of discs.
On Thursday night, Tyler Williams emailed the club asking who was up for a bagtag challenge on Sunday (so he could defend his #5 tag). Nearly 20 members showed up at Eagle Ridge for the challenge. (I think it was 18 or 19...or it might have been 20).
This message is for the people I've told to check this site for information on the club. If you want to play with (or against) the club members (but you can't make it to leagues), this is a good way to do it. It's only $10 for a bagtag/membership. :spam4: We have a good group of players around here. Everyone shows up when we talk about getting together. I wasn't expecting anywhere near 20; maybe 10 at the most (with the 2-day notice). So, make it out to the next one if you can.
Information will still be posted on the board at Eagle Ridge; but fun challenges like this one was, will be called together through emails...until next month, when our site is up. :hippy2:
We're having another (Fox Valley Metro) bag tag challenge next Saturday (March 31st). 3:30 at Eagle Ridge in Oswego.
The members will have their tags in play, but this is open to anyone who wants to come out and play a round. No cash or prizes involved. You don't need a tag. You don't have to be a member. We'll just keep everyone's score. And the tags already in play, will be exchanged for bragging rights afterwards.
So if you don't have anything else planned, make it out to Oswego next Saturday, and play a round with the powerful & heroic 2007 DISContinuum Club Challege Champions. :bs:
At the next meeting (at the Vaughan Center in Aurora at 7, Tuesday April 10th) we'll try to set a regular schedule for bag tag challenges.
You can always challenge club members individually too. (I have the #1 tag. Send me a message if you want a shot at it...or if you don't currently have a tag but would like to go a round for cash).
I heard that Streamwood had (or was organizing) a disc golf club. And that there was an interest in a club challenge against Fox Valley Metro.
If anyone on this board is a member of the Streamwood group, contact me or Aaron Scott (Fox Metro Discer). Let's do it. August is good. One round at Streamwood, one round at Jericho Lake (or Eagle Ridge).
Elmo heads up that club I believe. He's the guy that heads up the best shot doubles at Streamwood. Tony Battisti is also involved with that group. His id on here is wkebrd93 or something like that.
Damn, just had league last night :-\
I'll mention it to the guys next Tuesday. See what shakes.
A bunch of your crew was out this week and last (The Esquivel clan and a few others) did you send them out to scout us??
LOL
-Later
Next Wednesday (Aug 29th) we're having a meeting at the pavilion at Jericho Lake, at 6:30 PM.
If anyone is playing in Aurora that night, feel free to stop by and check things out. There should be some good information.
We'll be hosting a few tournaments in the coming months. One of them being our annual Ice Bowl. Bigger and better than last year. And our website will be up and running by the time of the next meeting, too. The URL is:
http://foxvalleymetrodiscgolfclub.com
Are your guys running a league right now? I just moved to the area about a month ago and I have been playing up in Waukegan for the past month on Sunday's. I was hoping to find something a little closer for during the week. Let me know. Thanks
Currently we are running 2 leagues:
1) doubles on Monday nights at 6 pm
2) singles on Thursday nights at 6 pm
Both leagues change between Jericho Lake in Aurora and Eagle Ridge in Oswego.
This week's leagues are being held at Eagle Ridge with next week at Jericho Lake.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me here or email me at foxmetrodiscer@comcast.net
Club meeting moved to this Saturday at noon. With a bag tag challenge thrown in as well. Location now Eagle Ridge course in Oswego. If you would like to come feel free, all are welcome!
Under the "IOS #6 Aurora" thread last year, Mike Krupicka wrote:
"There was also another player out taking pictures of the course. He said there is a new club out there starting. The website (not up yet) will be foxvalleymetro.com"
That was August 31, 2006. It's now August 31, 2007.
Better late than never:
http://foxvalleymetrodiscgolfclub.com
It still has another month or so before it debuts. I still have a lot of work to do on it. But here is where it's at right now.
The site is up and running, although not complete yet. The forum is functional, so if you have any posts you would like to get up, FEEL FREE to do so!!
Quote from: Fox Metro Discer on August 31, 2007, 01:13:40 PM
The site is up and running, although not complete yet. The forum is functional, so if you have any posts you would like to get up, FEEL FREE to do so!!
Yesterday the forum was breathing.
Today, I think it's functional. ;)
Just in time, too. Because there's a big meeting tomorrow (Sunday). :sleepy4:
"Big," because we'll be going through the inital phases of mapping out our tournaments, and talking about some important topics related to our courses & our future as a club. And eventhough nothing will be set in stone, we'll have a pretty good timeframe as to what we're looking at.
Bag Tag challenge starts at noon. Meeting afterwards. Eagle Ridge. Come on by, if you are in the area.
I'm sure we'll put some of that information under The Club Members' Corner & Disc Golf Courses. But most of the information that you might be interested in will be under Leagues & Tournaments.
I posted this on our site. But it probably makes more sense to post it here:
The next Bag Tag Challenge on Saturday (9/8) was already mentioned. But it probably can be mentioned here too, since the tournament is coming up, and some players might want to come by and get in a free, competitive, practice round before the real thing, next weekend at IOS #5.
We've had non-club members play at all the bag tag challenges, so don't worry about sticking out. The more, the merrier. So this is an invitation for anyone to come out, and get in a competitive round on Saturday at noon (at Jericho Lake), before the big show next weekend. No cost.
Us, with garbage bags, will be cleaning up as we play the round; getting the place ready. So if you can put up with that, see if you can make it out.
Photographs from the 2007 Jericho Lake Ice Bowl are up:
http://foxvalleymetrodiscgolfclub.com/
Good slideshow settings:
delay: 5 seconds (or 10 seconds)
max size: 800 X 800
If viewing photographs individually, 1024 gives you good detail.
Pictures from last year's IOS #6 are up on the site:
http://foxvalleymetrodiscgolfclub.com/Photographs.html
The Date for the Fox Valley Metro DGC Tournament has been changed.
The date has been changed to accomodate those that would wish to attend either the Dark Side of the Plastic tournament held in Kirkland or the end of summer league party held in Channahon.
The date for the tournament is now Saturday, November 3rd. All other info remains the same.
There will be a bag tag challenge for our club this Saturday at Jericho Lake in Aurora. Start time is roughly 2:30 pm. We will start after our weekly doubles league. $1 optional ace pool.
Come get your last chance to grab a low tag before the end of year club tournament.
i sent illinoisdiscgolf aka wilbur a request to link your website
thanks.
Quote from: Fox Metro Discer on October 09, 2007, 09:27:16 PM
The Date for the Fox Valley Metro DGC Tournament has been changed.
The date has been changed to accomodate those that would wish to attend either the Dark Side of the Plastic tournament held in Kirkland or the end of summer league party held in Channahon.
The date for the tournament is now Saturday, November 3rd. All other info remains the same.
I will have the full line of merch available at this event! I will be setting up at Jericho while the first round is still going on at Eagle Ridge. I just placed an order for 60 Star Destroyers, a bunch of glow discs (including Roc's and Aviars), and then 20 each of the 2007 Pumpkin Roc, Pumpkin Aviar, and Pumpkin Sonic.
-Scott
Just a friendly reminder to all Fox Valley members: club tournament is tomorrow.
Singles starts at 3 pm at Eagle Ridge in Oswego followed by food and then a glow round at Jericho Lake.
$10 entry as club fundraiser, includes food and glow sticks.
2 divisions: pro/adv and int/rec for singles random draw 1 division doubles
Hope to see you there!
There are 90 new pictures from IOS #5 in the photo gallery:
http://www.foxvalleymetrodiscgolfclub.com/gallery2/gallery2/main.php
They are all lower resolution pictures. They start on Page 7, with "Brett, Jon, Steve Slater"
The DVDs will be sent out next week. It's a 3-DVD set of IOS #5 in Aurora.
We had 12 brave souls come out for doubles on Saturday at Eagle Ridge in Oswego. Pat Barrett and his partner (?) won with -5 and thank you and everybody who played at Oswego.
Quote from: godzilla46 on January 19, 2008, 02:40:27 PM
We had 12 brave souls come out for doubles on Saturday at Eagle Ridge in Oswego. Pat Barrett and his partner (?) won with -5 and thank you and everybody who played at Oswego.
League schedule:
http://www.foxvalleymetrodiscgolfclub.com/Leagues%20&%20Tournaments.html
We are at 51 members for the year. Not a bad start. Last year I think we had 44 or 45 for the whole year.
Fox Valley Metro Disc Golf Club Members (http://foxvalleymetrodiscgolfclub.com/Club%20Information.html)
If interested in joining please contact Club President Randy Sr on that Club Information page.
Thanks.
Fox Valley Metro Disc Golf Club is now at 71 members for the year.
Click here to see the Club Members List: Fox Valley Metro Disc Golf Club Members List (http://foxvalleymetrodiscgolfclub.com/Club%20Information.html)
For Fox Valley Metro & Joliet League information click here: Fox Valley & Joliet Leagues (http://foxvalleymetrodiscgolfclub.com/Leagues%20&%20Tournaments.html)
There is also a bunch of information for both leagues (Fox Valley & Joliet) on the forum.
Which is here: Leagues & Tournaments Board (http://foxvalleymetrodiscgolfclub.com/forum/index.php?board=11.0)
P.S. If anyone from the new Streator Club is reading this...if you want a page for your league schedule, just send me the file and I'll attach it to the Leagues & Tournaments Page. Thanks ---- Abe Arenas
My email is: abelardoarenas@foxvalleymetrodiscgolfclub.com
There will be a new Fox Valley Metro video on YouTube every week for the rest of the year.
This is the intro to The 2007 Jericho Lake Ice Bowl DVD set:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e189goCmGk8
Click "watch in high quality" under the video. Thanks.
Conclusion to the 2007 Jericho Lake Ice Bowl DVD:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMJGXn3qEsA
Please click "watch in high quality" under the video. Thanks for watching.
Next week there will be a 10-minute long video from the DISContinuum Club Challenge DVDs from last year. No music, just actual play. The teams were Brett Comincioli, Tom McManus, & Dan Michler vs. Roger & Ray Esquivel.
And the following week will be another 10-minute segment from the challenge with Spike, Mike Holmquist, Dan Michler, and the closing ceremony.
This one I just put up to conclude the Ice Bowl pieces I'd compiled:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug5j_MsOIZE
Please click "watch in high quality" under the video. Thanks for watching.
A few putts from the 2007 DISContinuum Club Challenge:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCYRe3qmiFI
Please click "watch in high quality" under the video. Thanks.
The 2007 DISContinuum Club Challenge (Part 2)
Click "watch in high quailty" under the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItsjV55-xvc
The 7 Fox Valley Metro DGC Videos (in stereo):
Fox Valley Metro Disc Golf Club Videos (http://foxvalleymetrodiscgolfclub.com/Fox%20Valley%20Metro%20DGC%20Videos.html)
There is no action in these 2 videos. It's just the beginning of the club (November 16 & 17, 2006).
Click "watch in high quailty" under the video:
Designers of Eagle Ridge in Oswego: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0jgiaEowCk
Original members of the club: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA52FVQ6Pao
If you're coming to the tournament in Oswego tomorrow, and want to see some of the course, it appears in about half of the videos linked above in this thread.
Always click the "watch in high quality" option, please.
Thanks.
This 10th video is of Chris Heeren, Kris Hutter, and Ryan Gremillion, at IOS #6 at Jericho Lake in 2006.
Please click "watch in high quality" if you watch the video. Thanks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS-Qs6RObQE
This is from IOS #6 (2006):
If you watch it, please click the "watch in high quality" link under the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABxIHfy7VPA
And the other 10 videos are here, by the way:
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=AbelardoArenas
It's pretty cool that these videos are on youtube. My new Blackberry can play youtube.com videos directly from the site, so if I meet someone that has never seen the sport, I can show them one of the IOS videos. It really helps explain the sport much better than I could do in words. Thanks!
IOS #6 (2006) Conclusion (with a couple shots beforehand).
If you watch it, please click the "watch in high quality" link under the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjQSF0Kqr6k
This video is from 2005 & 2006. Raw footage of some Fox Valley Metro members. Some very shakey camera work.
If you watch it, please click the "watch in high quality" link under the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXCsw9CC4ec
(If it pauses, just move the slider button back a little). Thanks.
The Fox Valley Metro Disc Golf Club is currently at 68 members for 2009.
Click here for the list of members and contact info if interested: Fox Valley Metro Disc Golf Club (http://foxvalleymetrodiscgolfclub.com/Club%20Information.html)
Cancelled!