Bowling Green Am Championships

[SERG]

According to the website (www.bgdg.org) it says you need to be a current PDGA member to play...the winner, Will Ennis, isn't current (unless he renewed at the tourny).

Just wondering.

What was the weather like? Did you guys end up driving home through the storms/tornadoes/hail???

[Mike S]

According to the website (www.bgdg.org) it says you need to be a current PDGA member to play...the winner, Will Ennis, isn't current (unless he renewed at the tourny).

Just wondering.

What was the weather like? Did you guys end up driving home through the storms/tornadoes/hail???

Saturday was beautiful.  Couldnt ask for better weather.  Sunday it rained bad enough during the first round that we had a break for about 35 minutes before starting again, and then there were a few patches of rain in the afternoon round.  By the time the final 9 started, it looked like the sky was about to come down.

I left a little early, probably about 45 minutes before most people...  I managed to come into downtown Indianapolis exactly when the tornado touched down.  I was probably in about the worst place possible, on the highest highway overpass.  The rain was strong enough that I couldnt see past the end of my hood, and the wind blew over enough phone poles and power lines that the lights all went out on the overpass.  The wind was strong enough at one point that it completely broke my wheels loose from the pavement and blew my car from one side of the road to the other.  I managed to inch off the highway and park my car up against the side of a cinder block building to wait it out.  Ive never been so scared in my life.  Apparently there was a confirmed tornado about 3 miles from me, and they think there was another about 1 mile from me.  I drove right in between the two of them.  Down trees everywhere in the city, you couldnt even drive down some streets.

[Mukey]

Holy crap! Glad you made it back here OK.

[whofarted]

hell yea!  thats the kind of stuff that'll get your blood pumping.

[Mike S]

hell yea!  thats the kind of stuff that'll get your blood pumping.

Seriously...  When my car slid sideways and then all the lights went out, I thought my car was about to blow off the overpass.  I cant believe I managed to make it off of there without having a heart attack or something.  I was at exit 105 or something like that, and they said on the radio that cars were being blown into the ditch by the wind at exit 99.  And that's at ground level, not a 50 foot high overpass.

[whofarted]

i cant imagine what that had to be like - winds howling, unable to see in any direction because of rain outside or fog inside - and a gloomy weather report telling you that only miles away things were getting devistated!  that had to be a great feeling pulling away from there - i'd probably beat my steering wheel uneven with excitment!

[SERG]

Definitely good to hear you made it home ok. It had to be one of those things that you seem to only see in movies...then, you suddenly realize this isn't a movie.

[ninjaboy076]

106 out of 150 Intermediates,  I'll take it for my first tournament.

[CEValkyrie]

Andy,

What a way to enter the disc golf ranks playing the largest Am Event of the year. Hopefully you had some fun and learned what you need to do to get better. That's a good outing for the 1st tournament. Congrats!

Brett

[discmonkey]

Glad to hear everyone is OK and had fun.  Looking forward to joining you all next year (I, unlike NinjaBoy, did not have the nads to make that my first tournament, way to go, man!!!    )

[DougEDawg]

How 'bout that Gary Camp!  That Illinoisian showed the youngsters how to get it done!  I played a tournament round with him last year at Lippold (IOS3).  He's not a distance driver (averaged about 325ft on the longer holes), but uses great course management and accuracy in his short game.  He is probably the only guy who could give Pete Shive a run for his money at the worlds.  Don't think Gary's going to go pro to play once a year against Pete, though.  So, Pete can rest a little easier.  Nice job Gary.  Looking forward to playing with you at Lippold later this year.  Maybe by that time we will both be forced into advanced.

[damonshort]

He is probably the only guy who could give Pete Shive a run for his money at the worlds. Don't think Gary's going to go pro to play once a year against Pete, though. So, Pete can rest a little easier. Nice job Gary. Looking forward to playing with you at Lippold later this year. Maybe by that time we will both be forced into advanced.

I played that round too (well, parts of it anyhow.)  Gary's a very good player, but Peter Shive is a *senior* GM (60+) and I don't think Gary's that old. 

[Tom McManus]

Bowling Green Notes:

The players meeting Saturday Morning was kind of nice.  Two guys sang the National Anthem and most everyone else kind of sang along very quietly.  Over 500 players at one place was very nice.  It was good to see some faces from Wisconsin and from the Springfield area. I was in the D grouping which was advanced masters along with some advanced players.  There was a party on Saturday night with a cover band that was pretty good. There was beer and pop along with free pizza and chicken wings.  The players packs were nice.  A tee shirt, a mini, two wraiths, and two other discs, along with some Bowling Green information.

We played four different courses, Whites may have been the toughest course with all the OBs.  There were paths all over the place that were marked OB. Very few trees and a couple of holes over 500'.  Lover's was nothing special, some trees. Hobson was kind of nice with the trees and placement of the baskets, plus it was in a historic location. This was the course that I was on when the thunder and lightening hit. It didn't last long, just enough to jack my round. I need to put a basket in my shower for practice.

They provided nice directions to get to and from the courses.  I would have liked to play the courses that the intermediates played but didn't get the opportunity.  I wouldn't know how the payouts were because I didn't cash.

Overall very well run and well organized. They did a great job of handing out the players packs and they had a lot of vendor space.  I am hoping that Terry Miller did well down there. I certainly plan on making the trip again.

[Mukey]

I need to put a basket in my shower for practice.

ROFL!