Nothin' But Chains - August 2nd-3rd, 2008

[stpitner]

hmm, I probably should have left Adv Master and Adv Grandmaster on Sunday.  That Rec field is going to be huge... but then again, so is intermediate.  So who knows.  It's so tough to find a good split!

OB... I'm thinking that water on hole 2 will be casual OB unless any rain this week makes it deeper.  I walked across that water when I played last week.  Hole 3 would have OB water though since it's deeper there (and over the grass edge), 5 would also have OB water.  OB on 4 and 6 I'm not sure yet with the road (it would include the parking lot too, but it's looking pretty overgrown and I could see people debating what's OB out there). 10 Road OB if you really overshoot.  I don't know about the service road that would keep the fairway super tight.  That's super super tough on lefties with no counter hole on the righties.

I'm going to leave it as OB on the left on 11.  There's no easy way to run over there to get your disc without going down near the basket and circling around (although probably following the road there might be a way, I didn't look).

The new 16 to 17's basket would have the road OB, although you'd really have to screw up your throw to go OB.  18 on/over road to left is OB, 19 on/over road to left and beyond is OB.  I think on 20 and 21 there's a playground - I don't remember if the edges were easily defined or not?  On 21 though I like how the road is right behind it - it definitely makes it a tougher shot if I make the road OB.  On 22 I'm probably going to wind up deciding that it is NOT OB mainly because I don't want people throwing more at the outhouse to make sure that it stays far enough to the right and not go OB.  We'll see because if I'm going to make that road OB on 18, 19, and 21 why wouldn't it be OB on 22?

So we'll change it up a bit, give a slightly different feel to the course, but still have a great time

[Mukey]

10 Road OB if you really overshoot.  I don't know about the service road that would keep the fairway super tight.  That's super super tough on lefties with no counter hole on the righties.

You could make ON the service road on 10 is OB, grass on either side would be in bounds

[stpitner]

10 Road OB if you really overshoot.  I don't know about the service road that would keep the fairway super tight.  That's super super tough on lefties with no counter hole on the righties.

You could make ON the service road on 10 is OB, grass on either side would be in bounds

good point - it would certainly make the hole a little more interesting rather than just a righty typical hyzer ace run followed by an easy putt.

[danav]

I've always played that the road is OB. Can come into effect on 4, 6, 10, 19, and 22. I believe Gary always played that OB also during his tournies.

I was talking about OVER the road, not ON the road.

[stpitner]

The Pre-Registration list is now available on pdga.com  Let me know if you don't see your name, but I'm 99% sure that I have everybody that has paid me so far.

[dana]

You can now add me

I like the new registration method, quick and easy!

[Mukey]

I've always played that the road is OB. Can come into effect on 4, 6, 10, 19, and 22. I believe Gary always played that OB also during his tournies.

I was talking about OVER the road, not ON the road.

Yeah, On or Over

[stpitner]

Pre-registration closes tomorrow night at 8pm.  Make sure you get a spot!  16 people on Saturday, 9 on Sunday so far.  There's going to be quite a line of people wanting to register the day of the tournament.  Save yourself the trouble - pre-register

[dgnickster9224]

we just got alot of rain today. i havent been to west lately but it should be dry by saturday. saturday is supposed to be hot too.

[pickax]

The creek was high and fast. Crossing over from tee to pin on 5 required walking the long way around to the bridge.

[stpitner]

how were the creek levels earlier than that - when you went to cross 2?  I'm trying to decide if I want to make that casual OB or not.  It would be OB on 3 and 5 since it was deep enough - I figure it will still be deep enough at the event.

[Mukey]

Scott, one thing I thought of last night when looking at the pre-reg list is: you might want to have some kind of notice about the new PDGA divisions at the Registration Table to avoid having confusion like some of the people at Roselle; most people still think of Rec as the bottom division

[pickax]

Actually I'd say nothing and keep the baggers thinking they are playing in the bottom division... Oh wait, I'm in Rec now. Send all the baggers to Novice    Did the elves send you their list?

Crossing 2 was okay, but you had to be careful. If you dropped a disc in the water, you might not find it. Better to have the stream as OB and avoid the lost disc walk back up the hill penalty.

[stpitner]

yes, I'm feeling somewhat elvish... I'll try my best to check everybody and make the fields as competitive as possible.  I'm hoping to make full use of my new laptop to quickly look up names and get everyone squared away.

[stpitner]

pre-reg is extended to 8AM friday morning.  I plan to be out at the course Friday afternoon (after 4pm?) to take more pre-reg.  I have about 5 more that I need to add that just came in during the past hour.  It's at about 20 players each day right now.  Should be a fun weekend!

[whtsx2005]

I played earlier today and the creek on hole 2 was not a problem at all. I was able to cross without getting wet. The creek to the left on that 400+ hole that plays from the costruction zone to the norrowing fairway is not bad either even though i landed on my ass trying to cross it because it was extremely muddy. It should dry out.

[stpitner]

sorry if anyone was at the course today (Friday) hoping to pre-reg.  I didn't make it out to Joliet until about 10pm, and obviously by then it was way too late to stop by the park.  I think there was only one person that I know that was possibly going to meet there, and I know that I told him I wasn't 100% sure what time I would be here.

Looking forward to a fun day!

[dgnickster9224]

im excited for tomorrow. how long do you think each round will last.

[Mukey]

im excited for tomorrow. how long do you think each round will last.

probably 3 hours per

[stpitner]

we finished around 5pm tonight?  I think.  Only 47 players today.  There should be way more than that tomorrow.  I already have 40+ players pre-reg'd for tomorrow.  I'll update the pre-reg list tonight and get the scores from today posted asap.

Hopefully tomorrow will go as smoothly as today.  Many many thanks for all of my help today - you guys made my life SO much easier!

Scott