2005 ILLINOIS OPEN SERIES

[airspuds]

im out of the disc golf loop currently due to taking a refresher course required by work - disc has been put on the back burner

i m out this weekend but  making plans to be at  lombard next month

[DougEDawg]

Looks like rain with heavy winds for ams on Sunday.  The golf index is 0 on a scale of 0-10.  I'm assuming we continue play unless there is lightning, hailstorms or tornados.  Right?

[mirth]

dunno where you're getting your sunday weather predictions cuz Accuweather, Intellicast, and TWC all say mostly sunny & cool... Sunday has been the better of the two days, forecast-wise the whole time.

[Bruce Brakel]

Right now weather.com is saying 30% chance of rain on Sunday late in the day.  I just played a round on my lunch hour today in 30% chance of rain.  It spat on us for ten minutes and blew over.  

You continue playing until the TD blows the horn to signal end of play.  We stop play for lightning or dangerous weather, but not for rain.  

I will suggest to Jon that we have the players bring it in to the building with a foyer that we took shelter in last time we played in the rain out there.  I think it is near 18.  It is where the bus stop is.  It has a covered porch and a large foyer.

But it is not going to rain on the tournament.  Wisconsin is more tourist friendly than that!

[Bruce Brakel]

30% chance of rain on a cool partly sunny day with 76% humidity often means if two clouds accidentally run into each other they'll make rain.  We'll have Brett in charge of directing traffic so the clouds don't do that.  

[SERG]

You will be able to pre-register at the course with Jon, Brett or Bruce Friday afternoon and evening.  And you can pre-register for Sunday on Saturday.

If we are making out a check, who does it get made out to? We add $3 for the course fee, correct?

[SERG]

Do Rec players have to pay the $5 non-pdga fee also? Isn't this fee lifted for some groups?

[Bruce Brakel]

Add the $3 course fee.  If we collect more course fee than we need to pay UWP, the excess will come back to each division pre rata in CTPs.  

Unless Jon or Brett say otherwise, for this one you should make it out to Discontinuum.  

Juniors playing in a junior division do not pay the $5 fee.  Junior divisions go all the way up to 19 now, and if there are some late teen non-members who want to dodge the $5 fee by playing as 19 and under juniors, we are fine with offering the division.  

[Dan Michler]

weather report says mid 60's and sunny this weekend!!

[Brian]

weather report says mid 60's and sunny this weekend!!

What crack are you on?

[Mike Clark]

Accuweather forecast.

Saturday
Mostly cloudy, windy and cold. Winds from the NW at 17 mph.
High: 43° F


Sunday
Brisk and chilly with clouds and sunshine. Winds from the NW at 21 mph.
High: 45° F


 Thumbs down to Mother Nature!!!  

[Chainmeister]

Hey, it might be like Widdershins-- windy and brisk. Scores were high but so were spirits. I'll bring a hat, gloves and coffee. We were throwing in snow not long ago. It won't be that bad. It figures that a Cub fan would predict 60's. Its like cheering for a warning track fly ball. Sorry Dan, I couldn't resist.

[Bruce Brakel]

We will probably bring the trailer to the course on Saturday and Sunday so that volunteers can get out of the wind while doing paper work and stuffing payout envelopes.  

If it is not raining, and you wear the thermal underwear and a hat, 40s are a wonderful temperature for disc golf.  You don't sweat.  You don't have to carry fluids.  

If it does turn out to be windy, it will be the same windy for everyone.  We played league this week in the wind so the Waterford Junior Girls Club is windy ready.

[shawn]

If it does turn out to be windy, it will be the same windy for everyone.  We played league this week in the wind so the Waterford Junior Girls Club is windy ready.

I see they now upgraded the wind on Saturday to 31mph and snow in the morning..  Parkside can be quite fun with a strong wind, it swirls near the school, hard to tell which way it is blowing.


Forecast will most likely change again...  no big deal, just another day in the park.

[Bruce Brakel]

I'm now looking at a weather report that says it will be 10 degrees with three feet of snow and 50 mph winds.  Scorpions will be falling from the sky and the ground will be opening up at irregular intervals spewing lava and poisonous gasses.

You don't want to miss this!

[Chainmeister]

This makes for an interesting challenge.  You would want warm weather gear for the lava but something more insulated for the snow and wind.  I'm checking the NASA website...now if we can train the scorpions to bring our discs to the basket is there a penalty? I'm thinking I might just pick up one of those yellow cheeseheads at Mars Cheese Castle, if it works at Lambeau in December it will work at Parkside in April.

[Bruce Brakel]

I'm now looking at a weather report that says it will be 10 degrees with three feet of snow and 50 mph winds.  Scorpions will be falling from the sky and the ground will be opening up at irregular intervals spewing lava and poisonous gasses.

You don't want to miss this!

I'm sorry I transposed some digits and accidentally typed in the zip code for Hell.

This link is using the zip code for UWP.  Currently no mention of precipitation.

http://wwwa.accuweather.com/forecast.asp?p...=53141&metric=0

[Bruce Brakel]

This makes for an interesting challenge.  You would want warm weather gear for the lava but something more insulated for the snow and wind...

I'm going to stop at Lake and Volcano Outfitters and pick up some winter weight asbestos gear.

[mirth]

I'm now looking at a weather report that says it will be 10 degrees with three feet of snow and 50 mph winds.  Scorpions will be falling from the sky and the ground will be opening up at irregular intervals spewing lava and poisonous gasses.

You don't want to miss this!

you made me laugh so hard, it was great!

[Jon Brakel]

21mph winds? Bah! It was windier than that at Windyshins during the "calm" times! 21 mph winds is nothing compared to that day!