rockford's anna page park

[whofarted]

howdy all - just wanted to let you know that we have been getting a good group of guys together on wednesday nights at 6pm to play doubles, wolf, skins, four ball, or whatever people want to do.  it is not the same old sunday morning blue collar bunch that you may know, there are few representatives from there, the wiscinois crew, some outgoing and unafraid recreatinoal players, and various others.  we have been meeting at 6pm for the past month and half or so and every week has been a really good time - everyone gets along great, no bickering, and everyone has a say on what course and what game we play.  if you can make it out sometime we'd love to have you.  bring some lincolns and enjoy~

[Tom McManus]

howdy all - just wanted to let you know that we have been getting a good group of guys together on wednesday nights at 6pm to play doubles, wolf, skins, four ball, or whatever people want to do.  it is not the same old sunday morning blue collar bunch that you may know, there are few representatives from there, the wiscinois crew, some outgoing and unafraid recreatinoal players, and various others.  we have been meeting at 6pm for the past month and half or so and every week has been a really good time - everyone gets along great, no bickering, and everyone has a say on what course and what game we play.  if you can make it out sometime we'd love to have you.  bring some lincolns and enjoy~

What are wolf and four ball?

[whofarted]

4 ball - get a random partner, but instead of playing the best of either shot you play your own disc and take the best score betwee the two.  for example - if you and i are partners.  we tee off on hole one - you finish the hole with a duece and i finish it with a par - we take you score and we are now both negative one.

wolf (my favorite) - 5 players are numbered i through 5.  we play 20 holes.  everyone plays in order 2 will go after 1, 3 after 2, etc... i am going to just give an example because explaining it might take a while....

tom - 1
greg - 2
dan - 3
mike - 4
brett - 5

you tee off first on hole one because you are number one (also 6, 11, 16).  you didnt really park it so you dont cry 'wolf' (which means the other four players play against your shot.  you wait to see what i do next.  i completely shank it left and leave it 60 feet from the basket - you pass on me.  dan steps up on the three spot and parks it right under the basket - you pick him as a partner.  now it is you and dan vs myself, brett, and mike.  both brett and mike shoot and leave it 20 feet away.  we take the closest shot and all three miss.  now you and dan are one under and mike, brett, and i are even (assuming we make the par putt). 

next hole - i go first because i am in the two spot.  i shoots and park the stank out of a 400 slow fade anhyzer - i know that there is a very small chance that anybody else is going to park it so i cry 'wolf' and then the remaining four of shoot and play the closeest of the four against my shot.  luckily, i missed the seven foot putt and brett canned the 60 footer from deep.  now you are two down.  i am still even.  dan is two down.  brett and mike are one down. 

it goes on till the 20th hole and the best score wins.  you cant choose a player after the player after them has thrown.

i hope this explains it or at least gives you a good idea - i know that this months disc golf live has better instructions than what i put down here so if you can watch that it'll help.

[shawn]

We play Wolf almost like a skins...  each hole is worth 1...  if you call wolf and win the hole the points are doubled what the hole is worth..

[Dan Michler]

We play Wolf almost like a skins...  each hole is worth 1...  if you call wolf and win the hole the points are doubled what the hole is worth..

thats how i've played it as well.  wolf is a pretty fun game if u have like a 5some and u want to make things interesting.  sometimes its better just to screw ur drive up and be part of the squadron if u have 5 guys.

[stpitner]

I loved how the group ahead of me decided who was going to throw first when I played at Rockford.  As they started walking towards the tee they all started yelling "not it!" and the last one to say it would be the first one to tee off.  I know it's simple and silly, but I thought it was great.  We have a guy that always wants to go first in the group I go out and play with.  He'll do it for every hole too regardless of if he had the best score on the previous hole.  I don't mind it too much, but sometimes it can play head games.  Although... he does make for a good guinea pig for how the wind is going to take a disc on each hole

[whofarted]

We play Wolf almost like a skins...  each hole is worth 1...  if you call wolf and win the hole the points are doubled what the hole is worth..

i dont quite get how the skins are taken - more often than not it will be 2 people versus 3 people unless someone calls wolf.  if the team of 2 beat the team of three then do they both get the skins?  if so what happens to the fifth persons quarter?  or can you only get skins by calling wolf? 

[SERG]

if the team of 2 beat the team of 3 then the team of two get 1 point (skin). If there were any holes that were tied (halved) previous to this hole, the team of 2 gets those points as well.

Make sense yet?

I know I've seen a site that explains different games. I'll try and find it.

[whofarted]

just want to say thanks to those that showed last night for wednesday night league play in rockford.  shawn and fred came in from morengo and rockford had all the regulars plus four newbies.  i dont think i have seen such a large league group that cohesive in a while, maybe ever.  everybody got along great, exchanged names and greetings before the round, traded beers, hacky sacked in the parking lot afterwards for a long time, and generally enjoyed the company of those they were playing with.  oh yes, it was a good time.   shawn and fred ending up taking home the bacon with an 11 down on the old sides 'a' position (which includes 7 and 14 in the long position and several attainable, but very tough two shots).   hope to see more of you out here soon - sundays mornings and wednesday nights are when everybody knows to meet, but if you are coming in from out of town on a different day something can certainly be arranged.  enjoy!

[El Mexicano]

Are there leagues on Sundays?

[whofarted]

oh yes - 10am every Sunday.  there aer some people that havent missed more than a week or two of Sunday doubles in the past five years, we got a dedicated crew.  you can expect anywhere from 10 to 20 on an average week.  also, if you are an early riser there are some that get together at 8am to play skins, but most now are just showing for 10am dubs and sticking around for another round at noon.

[El Mexicano]

Saturdays and sometimes Sundays are the only days I can try to make leagues on. I have never played Anna Page, so I will try to make it this weekend, unless the misses tightens the leash! Maybe I will drag the whole family along. Is there a playgroung at the park? My 2 year old can enjoy playing around while I play a round.

[whofarted]

anna page has a great playground area with a gazebo, grills, electrical outlets, and washroom nearby.  also, there is a park about a quarter mile away called lockwood that has horse riding trails, old barns, and all other types of farm and ranch type things that are geared for family activity.  so if you want to make a day of rockford it can be easy to do.  as far as dubs goes, i would not bring a family to walk with the most of dubs crew during the 10am round - some of them can get a little lewd in the speech and behaivor, not all the time, but i wouldnt want them to slip up that one time and have your wife and kid(s) see it or hear it.

[El Mexicano]

Oh I can be that way as well sometimes. I would leave them in the playground.

[esau]

just played both courses today for the first time. got off work early and decided what the hell, might as well check out rockford at least once before the tourney.

compliments all around, very nice set of courses you got there.
i played the more open one +6
and the densely wooded one +5(had 2 LUCKY drives and deuced 17 and 18)

i am signed up for recreational(this being my second tourney, and i never finished the first tourney i played), but would those scores belong better in intermediate?

[whofarted]

i played the more open one +6
and the densely wooded one +5(had 2 LUCKY drives and deuced 17 and 18)

i am signed up for recreational(this being my second tourney, and i never finished the first tourney i played), but would those scores belong better in intermediate?

shoot that again and i'd say you'll get on the top 15% of the rec field if not higher - probably top 35% of int field.  some of those holes out there, like 7 on either side, will automatically be bogeys for 95% of the rec and int divisions and of course there will be shanked drives, missed putts, and other calamaties from all.  so if you can keep that damage to a minimum, and i'd say that a 5 or 6 on either side is minimal, then you will do well.  what i have been telling people from all divisions us to concentrate on those pars, forget the bogeys when they happen and get those dueces when you can. 

compliments all around, very nice set of courses you got there.

thanks for the props but it is only going to look nicer as we get closer to the tournament - look forward to lots of mulch around the tee pads, proper trimming where need be, the grass being mowed three days before the tournament, and some mulberrys the size of your big toe! 

[pickax]

If this is still your first/second tourney, I'd play recreational.

[whofarted]

and some mulberrys the size of your big toe! 

here's one of those genetically enhanced anna page 'ooey gooeys'...

[can't putt]

Concrete tee pads have been poured at Anna Page West.  Also, the course has been modified somewhat.  Two of the final four holes which went back and forth through the trees have been eliminated and replaced with two holes that go back and fourth across the open field back by hole 10.  The course routing through 11 remains the same.  After 11, go left to the tee for 12 which plays across the field, wide open, about 450 ft.  Then play 13 back across the field, wide open, about 450 ft.  The old #12 is now 14.  Also, the #15 (old 13) tee has been moved to the left, eliminating any hyzer/anhyzer decision.  It's now just a straight shot.  #17 uses the same basket, but the tee is the old 15 tee.

I know many will like the elimination of two of the tree holes, but I find the replacements uninspired.

[Mukey]

That kinda sucks, I like holes with los of trees, more reward when you get one all the way down there.