Two days after we finish one tournament, I have to start work on the next. I'm doing inventory and ordering for IOS #3. If you have any special disc requests, shout them out.
Quote from: bruce_brakel on May 22, 2007, 07:47:59 AM
Two days after we finish one tournament, I have to start work on the next. I'm doing inventory and ordering for IOS #3. If you have any special disc requests, shout them out.
I hope you order a lot because you're ordering for two tournaments. Rockford is only two weeks after Crystal Lake!
We will all have to do a quick turn-around there to finish the one and get going on the next.
Hey, everybody, if you like to see same day scoring, we need more of you to pre-register. We get scores up pretty quick regardless, but more pre-reg is the key to making same-day possible.
Quote from: bruce_brakel on May 22, 2007, 07:47:59 AM
Two days after we finish one tournament, I have to start work on the next. I'm doing inventory and ordering for IOS #3. If you have any special disc requests, shout them out.
More shirts and other apparel in modern, sweat wicking fabrics.
Some in Size Medium please.....there were many requests for mediums last weekend!!
Quote from: tree on May 22, 2007, 09:46:15 AM
Some in Size Medium please.....there were many requests for mediums last weekend!!
I 2nd that
It is really hard to get anything Discraft or Innova in Medium in Dry Fit or Rapid Dry. And then the price is stupid high. But I could get "IOS Player" attire in the Port Authority brand of sweat wicking cloth. I forget which one is Port Authority and which one is Nike. I was thinking of doing the IOS Player discretely on the sleeve so you could wear it for business casual attire. Does anyone like this idea? Color preferences?
I would like some Medium apparel too, but I would more importantly love to see some D Challengers - stock or tourney stamp, doesn't matter.
If the shirt looks nice I suspect I would be interersted. I don't know if I would want something for biz or cas but certainly would like a shirt or two to wear on the course or on a Saturday afternoon. We all have our personal color preferences but I figure with basics - black/white/blue/red/yellow/beige you should do pretty well. I am told that pink is in my personal color pallette. As long as we are talking about clothing...
...I have searched for any type of neckwear- ties that is- with a disc golf motif. As far as I can tell there aint nothin'. Granted, most disc golfers don't wear ties but some of us do. I always thought it would be cool to have one with baskets or discs on it. I have a bike tie that I wear all the time. Maybe one of our artists out there can design something.
Quote from: acedeucelefty on May 22, 2007, 11:36:25 AM
I would like some Medium apparel too, but I would more importantly love to see some D Challengers - stock or tourney stamp, doesn't matter.
We had a ton of D-Challengers. We'll have some next time too.
more clothes stuff would be good , collared shirts
i guess....
also elitez buzzes
maybe we could make an ios tshirt
we should have TEAM ILLINIOS jerseys for USADGC
The thing i'm trying to get a feel for on the hi-tec fabric shirts is, do they need to be disc golf logo'd? I can buy 30 Rapid Dry Ts or 30 Rapid Dry Polos in assorted colors and sizes and brass price them at good prices. I can get Rapid Dry crew neck Ts down to 20 brass probably, polos at 35 brass -- without any disc golf embroidery. And, I could do really nice cash discounts on those too. I'm fine with doing that if that appeals to the players. If we logo it with "IOS Player" or "Discontinuum" or anything else, the price goes up 10 brass.
The other thing i'm trying to get a feel for is whether a Discontinuum shirt, if that ever gets done, will scoop the market and leave me holding 50 shirts no one wants! Over time, every merch buy I have ever made has worked out o.k.
Anybody want the last Golo dice game? :D
How much Bruce? I just looked at the site and I would be interested in trying it out. I know that Ript is a ton of fun to play so this could be another way to play that.
Quote from: bruce_brakel on May 22, 2007, 01:47:52 PM
The other thing i'm trying to get a feel for is whether a Discontinuum shirt, if that ever gets done, will scoop the market and leave me holding 50 shirts no one wants! Over time, every merch buy I have ever made has worked out o.k.
I think that's a legitimate question. Of course, no more legitimate than the question of whether we will get a club shirt thing off the ground. I suspect that something remotely disc golf related will make a reason to buy the shirt other than somebody is wearing a soaked shirt and wants a clean one fast. I don't think you want to compete with generic clothing venders but want to sell something that has something to do with the game. If you had an IOS logo or a basket or a disc or something like that, I think it would move. I do not know how these rapid dry type things would handle dye. Cotton is great for dying because its so absorbant. That's why its lousy to wear when you are sweating. Perhaps your signature disc dying looks can be applied to apparrel or at least t- shirts.
Quote from: tacimala on May 22, 2007, 01:58:28 PM
How much Bruce? I just looked at the site and I would be interested in trying it out. I know that Ript is a ton of fun to play so this could be another way to play that.
The dice game plays just like the on-line game except you can play with scorecards from real courses and there are some variants that involve a little more strategy. Like, you have to take a score on the next hole on the scorecard, and then can take as many holes after that as you want. 20 Brass.
Hmmm nah I guess not at this time, thanks though!
Quote from: bruce_brakel on May 22, 2007, 11:58:13 AM
Quote from: acedeucelefty on May 22, 2007, 11:36:25 AM
I would like some Medium apparel too, but I would more importantly love to see some D Challengers - stock or tourney stamp, doesn't matter.
We had a ton of D-Challengers. We'll have some next time too.
Really? I looked last saturday and only say a handful of soft challengers and a boatload of magnets. I must not have been looking in the right place ???
Quote from: bruce_brakel on May 22, 2007, 07:47:59 AM
Two days after we finish one tournament, I have to start work on the next. I'm doing inventory and ordering for IOS #3. If you have any special disc requests, shout them out.
FLX challengers stock stamp
Max weight FLX Buzzz's.
Quote from: acedeucelefty on May 22, 2007, 02:26:32 PM
Quote from: bruce_brakel on May 22, 2007, 11:58:13 AM
Quote from: acedeucelefty on May 22, 2007, 11:36:25 AM
I would like some Medium apparel too, but I would more importantly love to see some D Challengers - stock or tourney stamp, doesn't matter.
We had a ton of D-Challengers. We'll have some next time too.
Really? I looked last saturday and only say a handful of soft challengers and a boatload of magnets. I must not have been looking in the right place ???
I could be wrong. I'm doing the Discraft inventory tomorrow.
I would like some visors... Innova or discraft.
The guy I spoke to at Innova East said they just got more visors yesterday, so I will get some. Flex Fit hats are back in stock too.
That cold weather on Sunday was nice for getting rid of the last of my winter hats! ^_^
They are still out of most bags. I'm getting three or four Tour bags, if that was the size he said he had.
I've got so many "Throw Discraft" player packs already paid for, I'm going to have to find something else to do to account for all the free stuff Discraft gives me. Diana keeps saying, "Just keep it and sell it!" but I'm thinking...
If anyone wants to volunteer to do data entry on the computer for same-day scoring on the day you don't play, I'll load you up with free stuff. And then, if you don't need anymore free stuff, I'll buy it back from you at wholesale prices.
I can't say how much you'll get because I have not inventoried and ordered the Discraft yet, and I want you to volunteer out of the goodness of your heart.
I'd be up for doing some data entry, but I'd rather let someone else have first crack and some free plastic. I have enough as it is ;)
Bruce,
I would be more than happy to help enter live scores in on tournament days that I do not play in. I can help out at Cryztal Cruise. I am not sure if I will be playing in it. I am having surgery the week before.
Just let me know.
Eric
Trophies are under dye. The two from Lombard are also under dye.
Quote from: bruce_brakel on May 24, 2007, 09:34:43 PM
Trophies are under dye.
Did you do rec women this time?
Yes. And not intermediate women.
I put in my Discraft order today. I'm getting a lot of stuff with the 2007 Rockford stamp on it. Highlights include FLX Challengers, Cryztal Z Challengers, every kind of Buzzz they make except Second Time First Runs, and Flicks. I'm getting 30 assorted Pro D discs to make the Throw Discraft player pack easy to spend.
If we have any Ultimate players who want Ultrastars, I can get them. Erich was trying to get me to buy some.
I'd be interested in 2 Ultrastars Bruce, black if possible. My brother is a big-time Ultimate player, so he would appreciate having a couple more ultimate discs!
How much will your FLX Challengers be priced at?
Pricing on the FLX Challengers will be like what you saw last weekend.
So they'll be $0 since there weren't any? :P
If they are going to be the same as other FLX discs then I know what you are getting at.
Years ago when Discraft and Innova had their price fixing agreement, I got in trouble for selling too low. Now i think Discraft is o.k. with what I'm doing because someone there said to me, "Price competition is fine. We're into competition these days." But my prices are so much lower than market prices, I don't want to rock their boat.
The Crystal Cruise trophy discs are done except for Intermediate Women and a second Junior Boys. I'll be checking the pre-reg when we get any up. If no one is pre-registered in your division, you should.
The last two Lombard trophies should be in the mail tomorrow.
I forgot to mail those two Lombard trophies. They are done.
I have a few special items for Crystal Lake you just cannot get.
I have two ESP Torques. These are "misprints" but not defective in any way that affects their flight. You might not even notice the misprint. These are $14 cash. I paid $14 cash for them, because I figured anyone who liked the Torque will want one.
I also have five or six ESP Flashes. You cannot get these generally. I cannot order them. When they are gone, they are gone. These are 15 Brass or 16 Brass, something like that. I grabbed the last of these for prizes so they have the DGLO art on them.
so where's all the excitement from everyone? It seems like a completely different world compared to last year's IOS series. This should be a fun event, let's hope this one maxes! My pre-reg is going in the mail tonight! :)
Looks like the weather is going to be great for this event.
Quote from: stpitner on June 19, 2007, 03:26:45 PM
so where's all the excitement from everyone? It seems like a completely different world compared to last year's IOS series. This should be a fun event, let's hope this one maxes! My pre-reg is going in the mail tonight! :)
i'll be there for my 21st consecutive IOS event mofo. i definitely have some revenge to get on Lippold. can't wait!
I couldn't find the info on the board, does anyone know if there was an ace hit last year in Crystal Lake? Also, what is the ace pot at right now? This is going to be a great event this weekend.
The Ace pot was drained in Lombard on the lower day. Nothing left.
Forecast for this weekend: Sat Partly Cloudy 82, Sun Mostly Sunny 83.
Save yourself $5. Pre-reg today!
I just wish I was out there today rather than sitting here.
Quote from: Tom McManus on June 20, 2007, 01:27:13 AM
I couldn't find the info on the board, does anyone know if there was an ace hit last year in Crystal Lake? Also, what is the ace pot at right now? This is going to be a great event this weekend.
No aces were hit last year at Crystal Lake because from the Rockford thread they said about $580 rolled over (and then I remember that none were hit at Rockford and they made a $1000 pot for Streamwood where a couple aces were hit by some peeps). Kinda surprising no aces were hit at Lippold on Saturday (sunday's weather was terrible)... LOTS of aceable holes.
Will the tees be clearly defined this weekend? Maybe with some spray paint or something. When I played there last weekend the tees, or what they call tees are large and not clear as to the start/stop. I mainly ask because most of the tee areas that are the crushed stone have hills or big dips in them that seem dangerous.
First IOS of the year, looking forward to it
the tees will be clearly marked with flags or cones
Brett will clearly define tees with flags. I think Brett posted a description of the tee locations somewhere.
a michigan dude did hit a $750 ace last year at crystal lake on saturday. money rolled over because the ace was capped at 750 and a reserve fund had money in it. also no aces were hit that sunday.
thanks for the correction Dan... it was hole 9 wasn't it? Something in the back of my mind was telling me that #9 was hit while I was typing the post. I should have thought it out some more before posting!
Joe Kowalski got the ace on a short hole that hyzers through some trees and the basket is near the bike path and the next fairway plays down the bike path. It was a skip ace. That is 8 or 9, not really sure.
Bruce,
offhand do you know if you have any kc pro whippets?
Quote from: Top Banana on June 20, 2007, 12:12:58 PM
Joe Kowalski got the ace on a short hole that hyzers through some trees and the basket is near the bike path and the next fairway plays down the bike path. It was a skip ace. That is 8 or 9, not really sure.
hmm, both hole 8 and 9 are like that lol. Hole 8 ONLY has a hyzer shot for righties, whereas hole 9 has a path of trees down the middle, and righties can hyzer the right path and lefties can hyzer the left path. Both 8 and 9 have baskets near the path, and hole 10 also plays along the path, so that's why both 8 and 9 qualify based on description. I guess we DO have pictures of the course, but why make it easy like that? ;) The bottom line is that an ace was hit last year on Saturday.
Quote from: acedeucelefty on June 20, 2007, 12:19:06 PM
Bruce,
offhand do you know if you have any kc pro whippets?
Offhand, I probably have three. I remember seeing them on the inventory.
Quote from: acedeucelefty on June 20, 2007, 07:22:26 AM
Will the tees be clearly defined this weekend? Maybe with some spray paint or something. When I played there last weekend the tees, or what they call tees are large and not clear as to the start/stop. I mainly ask because most of the tee areas that are the crushed stone have hills or big dips in them that seem dangerous.
First IOS of the year, looking forward to it
Late Friday afternoon i'll mark all the dirt/wood chip tee pads with flags & paint. I will also be marking the alternate holes. Early Sat & Sun morning cones will be placed to mark all of the limestone pads.
Thanks Brett. See you Saturday
hopefully hole 14 will be slightly less muddy around the tee area and then the schule will not be quite as soggy. At least the lake that was there has drained out. There's rain expected tomorrow, but hopefully some more sunshine will keep that as dry as possible.
I don't know if anyone would be willing to discuss tactics, but it's really more about actually executing instead of just talking about how to execute. My question is how in the world do you play 14? It's so tight for the first 75 feet or however long it is of woods before it opens up. Do you take a putter and try to get through the gap and then hope for a good approach shot? I guess it makes a big difference based upon your rating. I have so much trouble powering through that gap even if I throw my most consistently straight driver. That hole is pretty much my make or break hole.
Quote from: stpitner on June 20, 2007, 09:08:16 PM
I don't know if anyone would be willing to discuss tactics, but it's really more about actually executing instead of just talking about how to execute. My question is how in the world do you play 14? It's so tight for the first 75 feet or however long it is of woods before it opens up. Do you take a putter and try to get through the gap and then hope for a good approach shot?
I played a round there today, and deuced that hole. 3 out of the 4 of us made it to the other side. I don't know what the others were thinking. But backhand using a Wraith, I concentrated on 2 things: spin and forward motion (since I was using a long range disc that can fly on its own).
You can think about a lot of ways to attack a shot...angle, grip, speed, playing the wind, keeping it down, etc.. I took all that out of my mind, so the trees became less relevant. Just concentrated on 2 things, and if I hit the trees or didn't make it over the marshy area, I'd worry about that upshot when I got to it. Luckily it worked out...to continue my deuce-run. That was my 4th in a row.
Another guy in our group was from Wisconsin. His name is Scott. He's been playing for 10 years. I think he threw his at a slight angle. I'm not sure. So maybe he was using more of the fairway. That might be something to consider.
And the third person was from Crystal Lake. Since local players know the course the best, they might be the best people to give advice for something specific like this.
scott, if you know going into the hole that there is not a good chance of you getting out if you throw driver, then throw something you are more confident about getting out there with. you dont' have to do what everybody else does.
i personally am going to throw my red orc under the basket on that hole, so i guess thats my tactic.
Throw something that will just cut down the trees. That way when I throw behind you I have a larger opening. ;D
Quote from: krupicka on June 21, 2007, 05:32:05 AM
Throw something that will just cut down the trees. That way when I throw behind you I have a larger opening. ;D
Use that Quest Turbo Putt. It looks like it could damage some trees!
Think positive, not "I've got to get out" or "I've just got to miss that first tree". Just think of the line through the gap and what the disc will do after. If you have no confidence to do that, throw a putter to land on the path a little short of the edge of the woods and use your upshot to set up the par.
Quote from: krupicka on June 21, 2007, 05:32:05 AM
Throw something that will just cut down the trees. That way when I throw behind you I have a larger opening. ;D
you know that turbo-putt disc does kinda remind me a little bit of saw blades... ;)
Quote from: Dan Michler on June 21, 2007, 05:14:28 AM
scott, if you know going into the hole that there is not a good chance of you getting out if you throw driver, then throw something you are more confident about getting out there with. you dont' have to do what everybody else does.
i personally am going to throw my red orc under the basket on that hole, so i guess thats my tactic.
Thanks for the advice Dan. It might be more of a psychological thing for me too. I just need to find the correct release point on the tee because I've noticed that whenever I shade a little left I'll just barely hit a tree on the left, and when I think I'm over a little to the right of that spot (enough to get away from that tree) I end up whacking a tree on the right.
But I don't have the D for a deuce on that hole anyway usually. So maybe putter / decent approach / good putt is my better shot.
I guess I know where I'll be all Sunday morning lol. Try to work on that hole!
All of the comments are appreciated. It was so frustrating when I played there last Sunday. I birdied 12 on a good putt (good gravy is that an evil hole for lefties), birdied 13 with a 100' putt, and then I go whack a tree on 14, have a tough recovery shot, not the greatest approach, shank putt, and wind up with a 5. There goes those two birdies!
Quote from: can't putt on June 21, 2007, 06:38:33 AM
Quote from: krupicka on June 21, 2007, 05:32:05 AM
Throw something that will just cut down the trees. That way when I throw behind you I have a larger opening. ;D
Use that Quest Turbo Putt. It looks like it could damage some trees!
Think positive, not "I've got to get out" or "I've just got to miss that first tree". Just think of the line through the gap and what the disc will do after. If you have no confidence to do that, throw a putter to land on the path a little short of the edge of the woods and use your upshot to set up the par.
lol, you and I think alike about that Turbo Putt!
Definitely a confidence factor. Just remind myself - I can hit the gap on hole 7 and hole 8 at Oak Brook with great frequency... this is NO different, and then just nail it. I think it will help once I see the tee flagged because playing casually we frequently change up where to tee from.
Scott
I feel your pain. That hole has always been tough for me as well. It mainly has to do with the position of the tee pad relative to the tee sign. The little stone seems to be put in a spot where you are very close to the tee sign if you try to avoid hitting a tree right out of the box. Its a little cramped for a lefty to do any type of a run up. You and I are not going to put our Orc right under the basket. I say think 3-4 and not 2-3. Play safe, accept a bogie and avoid a crooked number. There are multiple holes at Crystal where you can buy back that bogie.
if you are playing worlds then over half the holes at Brown Deer are shots like that, so practicing that hole might be helpful. i would suggest you not think at all. just throw it. i think about my angle of release just before i throw and hopefully not the trees or anything else. either way, i've whacked them several times too buddy so don't think you are the only one.
Registration took off today. Online reg closes around noom on Friday. I
Anyone going out there to play today? I get off work at 5:00 and will be there by 5:10.
There will be various Brakels playing the course today as they get there dependent on work schedules, traffic, etc.
Found at IOS#2: men's off white thermal shirt-left at tournament central. It's been washed and will be at the registration table at IOS#3. Check with Becky
Preregistration for IOS3 is closed!
Thanks to everybody to took advantage of preregistration to secure a spot & save themselves a few bucks.
Mirth-what's the ETA on my list?
i cant make it this year, but luke wanted me to pre reg for him. this morning (which im too late) so do you guys thinks its going to fill or no? or can he just sign up in the morning
becky - online stuff is all processed. just waiting for a call from home to say if anything came in the mail.
Quote from: discpro99 on June 22, 2007, 10:38:09 AM
i cant make it this year, but luke wanted me to pre reg for him. this morning (which im too late) so do you guys thinks its going to fill or no? or can he just sign up in the morning
I haven't seen yet how many came in today. We had 38 pre-regged for Saturday as of last night. My guess right now is that we will have day of registration available Saturday morning but check back here later to find out for sure.
thanks jon
Justin - as far as paid preregistrations I've taken in, the field's right about 1/2 full. As long as Luke gets there early he should be able to get in.
just cuz i don't want any day-of destractions.. I want to make sure that my mailed in pre-reg was received for Sunday? I mailed it out Tuesday. I see that my brother's online registration was added, so that's good :)
You sent in a preregistration Scott? Hmm.... don't recall seeing anything & you're not on the list.
just kidding, you're all good.
thx. hole 14 is frustrating enough. I don't need that + "we never received a check from you" on the same day ;)
Quote from: discpro99 on June 22, 2007, 10:38:09 AM
i cant make it this year, but luke wanted me to pre reg for him. this morning (which im too late) so do you guys thinks its going to fill or no? or can he just sign up in the morning
There's 41 pre-regged for Saturday and 52 for Sunday so we know that we'll have a good turn out this weekend but at the same time we have plenty of spots for day of registration. Looks like good weather so I hope to see you all out there!
Any body from the North side of Chicago looking to carpool on Sunday?
PM or call 773-506-8620
First round scores for pro/adv are up. http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=6606&year=2007&includeRatings=1#Open
http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=6606&year=2007&includeRatings=1#Open
Final results are up. I will update the pro tie as soon as I am able to verify. The leaderboard cards are in the car right now.
Thanks for a great time! Can't wait for tomorrow! Just a tip to anyone attending on Sunday, you may want to dip yourself in Off before you come. I know the mosquitos cost me at least 3 putts. I think they had them specially imported from the jungles of Vienam just for the tournament.
Off didn't do anything today. The only thing Off was my putting! :(
Oh and I totally forgot to pick up my rain jacket under the merch table after the round. It's green. Please tell me that someone has it and I don't have to kick myself for it. :(
How are the tees after all the rain today?
another good tournament in the books... so to speak
the tees are just fine since the gravel drained pretty well and i didnt notice anyone slipping
Taylor-I have it. Will you be able to pick it up tomorrow?
Becky
Quote from: krupicka on June 23, 2007, 06:24:37 PM
How are the tees after all the rain today?
We actually didn't really have that much rain in Crystal Lake. I'm sure it seemed like more to the guys playing but it just drizzled for two hours in the morning and that was it.
Quote from: tree on June 23, 2007, 07:25:29 PM
Taylor-I have it. Will you be able to pick it up tomorrow?
Becky
Taylor,
I can't see you going to the Int/Rec day, and that is a haul just to pick it up. I can grab it if you want. I live on the North side and work in the loop. So, it should be easy enough for you to get from me.
Thanks to Scary Mike for getting the scores in. I taught him how to do it today. I'm going to let him try to do it on his own tomorrow.
Quote from: J.R. on June 23, 2007, 07:33:08 PM
Quote from: tree on June 23, 2007, 07:25:29 PM
Taylor-I have it. Will you be able to pick it up tomorrow?
Becky
Taylor,
I can't see you going to the Int/Rec day, and that is a haul just to pick it up. I can grab it if you want. I live on the North side and work in the loop. So, it should be easy enough for you to get from me.
Taylor is probably off drinking, but I'll speak for him since I am stuck at work :(
I'm sure he would greatly appreciate it if you grabbed it for him, he won't be around tomorrow or at Rockford in a couple of weeks, so otherwise it would be a while.
At work on a Sat night? Damn, that sucks.
Sure I'll grab it and we'll figure the rest out later.
Yea whoever wants to pick it up would be great. I'll make whatever effort necessary to grab it here soon. Tomorrow won't work but one night this week may.
As for the tees, they are in good shape based on the rain today but overall for those who have not played out there, prepare for some slippery teepads and some erosion/ruts in the areas that should be flat.
Thanks Jay for doing that and Becky for cleaning up after me!
Does anyone have or know the link to the video that the guy shot yesterday? He followed my group for the first round and didn't get too many good shots, but he said that we should be in the video. I forgot to get his card or the address. Just curious, if anyone finds it please post it for the club.
Round 1 scores are apparently up:
http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=6608&year=2007&includeRatings=1#Intermediate
Markie Esquivel takes it again. So long Intermediate Division.
Markie also won 1st place in Intermediate in IOS #1 and #2. And he's only been playing disc golf for a year.
3 Fox Valley Metro members on the final-round, top card. Might be time for another Club Challenge. :boxing:
The Crystal Lake tournament seems to thrive on showing off the glaring problem of not having PDGA membership required - a lot of GOOD non rated players playing Rec! I know that my brother is not a PDGA member and did really well (only his second tournament), but today he was really on and scored ratings close to that of an intermediate - and finished SIXTH.
A 982 rated round from Rec? Congrats Tony - but good grief!
yea dont we have some "non-member" ios rating thing that would make people move up?
Yes there are non-member ratings that take care of these things. They are updated when the PDGA issues new ratings. But one 980(unofficial) rated round will not alone force someone to move up out of rec (plus it won't factor in for him until September).
Quote from: stpitner on June 24, 2007, 09:08:50 PM
A 982 rated round from Rec? Congrats Tony - but good grief!
Chalk that up to a break-out round for Tony. His rated rounds to date show him to be very close to the cut-off for Rec. . . . but not for long.
Quote from: tjdub42 on June 25, 2007, 06:22:16 AM
Quote from: stpitner on June 24, 2007, 09:08:50 PM
A 982 rated round from Rec? Congrats Tony - but good grief!
Chalk that up to a break-out round for Tony. His rated rounds to date show him to be very close to the cut-off for Rec. . . . but not for long.
Correct, I was at a 874, which I believe is below the cutoff????
Thanks for another great tourney. Well run and enjoyable as always. I have been pretty ambivalent regarding the flight life. After Sunday, however, I think CTPs offer more to the round. It's fun to look at where the marker is, who's name is in the card, and to have a shot come close. The flight life was just ... there. Not a criticism, just my two cents. Thanks.
Quote from: discmonkey on June 23, 2007, 05:03:10 PM
Thanks for a great time! Can't wait for tomorrow! Just a tip to anyone attending on Sunday, you may want to dip yourself in Off before you come. I know the mosquitos cost me at least 3 putts. I think they had them specially imported from the jungles of Vienam just for the tournament.
This may be the post of the year.
Thanks. The Sunday players were warned in advance of the bloodthirsty varmints. They seemed to be resistent to any commercial insecticide. Frankly, the bugs aided in concentration. More than once I stood facing the basket, stepped back to wipe one away from my face, and stood back up to make the putt.
With fivesomes on 22 holes it was a very long day. However, it was a very fun day. I've come to realize that there is a distinct advantage to playing AM IV. For the time being there are two Brakels in AM IV. They need to get back to HQ to help with a variety of tournament responsabilities. I am likely to get paired with them and am likely to get put on one of the first few holes. This has occurred the past three IOS tournaments and I am not complaining. This probably saved about a mile of walking. :)
I think Sunday was a good showpiece for the system you guys are running. Lippold is a fun course but isn't the sexiest disc golf course in the area. Yet, 108 players show up for AM day in Crystal Lake. Something is clearly working here. North of the Cheddar Curtain its tough to find a Rec pool. New players, mediocre players and lousy players like me get thrown to the lions and are pooled with 900 rated players in an Intermediate division. At IOS there are incentives for novice players to get their bag and start chucking discs. Nice job guys and gals. The only strange thing is who wins and who doesn't. In the car going back thee were three of us. I made the observation that I came in last place in our car. However, I was the only player in the car who cashed. It was amusing, but I am not complaining. I am not sure what my car mates would say. Frankly, they seemed too tired to complain. As I mentioned, it was a long day.
Quote from: mirth on June 24, 2007, 04:05:06 PM
Round 1 scores are apparently up:
http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=6608&year=2007&includeRatings=1#Intermediate
Final results are up also. We had final results up just before awards. We actually had 115 players (1 Advanced rated PDGA player showed up not realizing that his only tournament was rated over 915 so we had him play unsanctioned in the "Expert" division). With 115 players I thought our best accomplishment was turning the leader board after the 2nd round. We completed the turn over and were ready for awards within 30 minutes of the FIRST card coming in and about 15 minutes after the last card came in. Much thanks to Mike Krupika, Scary Mike Pontillo, Adrian Sr, Brett, Becky, Diana, Bruce and anyone else that helped make that happen.
I like to do a mix of CTPs and flight life but with the weather this weekend and the turn out on Sunday, all flight life/most improved was the only real option.
There will always be people shooting way above the Rec rating winning rec. Even if they were all members this would still happen. We are doing as much as we know how to keep the competition fair. If you know something else that we might be able to do, please let us know. There should be ratings bumps coming up for members and non-members alike very soon.
We, the Brakels, had a great time. Once we finally left the course around 8:30pm we made a stop at the Dairy Dream in L'Ville for some family banter and sugar high. Hope to see all of you in Rockford!
Congrats to Tony on his win!
Thanks for letting me play in my own division since I had no clue that my only tournament last year put me at a 932, not allowing me to play Intermediate. Had a great time in both groups. I'm happy to play advanced until my true skill shines through dropping me back to intermediate. :)
I wish I could say the mosquitoes were responsible for my mediocre play, but they had nothing to do with it even though they were chasing me around like I owed em money.
Very well run tournament; it was lots of fun!
Finally home. We stopped at Discraft on the way home and ordered for Rockford. Now I gotta call Innova and mail out Grip It trophies and call DGA and e-mail Birdie Bags and start dying Rockford trophies.
Jon, Brett, Becky, Mirth, everyone, pre-reg closes on Rockford in 12 days and I need to know what trophies to make.
Brett- do you know what the true distance on #21 was? I had a great rip of a drive know I was not 30 feet short of 550 or whatever the card said.
^^^ I concur with Mike. I had two great rips, and I had about 150' up shots on both... and I know that I don't throw 400'. I could see driving close to 300'...
My guess is that it was actually 450'. Just my guess.
IMHO it was definitely less than 400. Heath parked it (and I mean PARKED it) in both rounds. He's got a big arm for an INT, but not 450 big.
I max out at around 350, and that's on a good day. I was around 30 feet short each time.
My vote is for 380ish.
I'm guessing no one had the chance to measure it as it was moved last minute.
Quote from: krupicka on June 25, 2007, 11:02:08 AM
Brett- do you know what the true distance on #21 was? I had a great rip of a drive know I was not 30 feet short of 550 or whatever the card said.
We had to change that because of the rain (mud issues with the original basket placement) and we made the hole shorter. I thought we covered that in the player's meeting, but if we did not I appologize. I think we estimated the new hole around 440 feet.
440? Damn, then I guess I can throw over 400 now!
I think I'd have to agree with JR. 380 seems about right.
I'd say it was around 320' to the base of the hill, to the basket 340' max.
I didn't throw it, so I'm sure you guys are right. I was just trying to remember what Brett said.
I was basket long and almost on 176 with a Rogue in the afternoon so I'm guessing it was about 400. It might have been only 380. For me it was "Throw all you want. You aren't going to overthrow the basket."
Yea it was in the 390-410. Most people were throwing short on it in my groups and the groups before/after me. Not a ton short, but short enough to put it at 400 range.
It was mentioned in the players meeting on Saturday when Brett said it played around 400. I don't recall it being mentioned on Sunday. I had a super rip as well (was there a blue moon yesterday?) that landed at the base of the hill. My super rips go 360 tops on a football field (end line to end line).
Quote from: WkeBrd3 on June 25, 2007, 11:39:23 AM
I think I'd have to agree with JR. 380 seems about right.
I think this one is pretty accurate. Its less than 400 but I think might be over 350. Krupicka's shot, which was a very good pull, seemed like it was about 325. In Round 1 I threw one about 250. I was just under 150 from the basket. I threw a putter and underestimated the length. I was about 20 short. I recall saying that if I did a proper run up I would have been right there.
Quote from: rackboy on June 25, 2007, 09:35:09 AM
Congrats to Tony on his win!
And congrats to you for winning the Expert Division!
i couldnt have been that far id give it 385'
360, maybe 380, but definitely not 400
Hole 15 was 356 and it was easy to throw past. Hole 21 had a tailwind on Saturday and everyone was short.
I'd say it was definitely under 400, I would agree with whomever said 385. First round I was just short on a throw I didn't get around on, second round I managed to put it on the dirt mound behind the basket somehow and I was throwing my Orc, not even Wraith or Rex.
There was a tailwind but not 400'. I could see people coming up short like I did round 1 due to the grass/wet tee.
Quote from: WkeBrd3 on June 25, 2007, 12:40:14 PM
Quote from: rackboy on June 25, 2007, 09:35:09 AM
Congrats to Tony on his win!
And congrats to you for winning the Expert Division!
haha smartass!
Any division I play in shouldn't have the word "expert" anywhere near it.
Excellent piece by Matt!
http://www.nwherald.com/multimedia/videoplayer.php?id=20070703discgolf
They don't show the putt I had spit on the first hole though >:( Awesome video I like it.