IOS #3 @ Crystal Lake, IL--06/21 & 06/22 2008

[Bruce Brakel]

I've seen more and more players using these.  I can get them a lot cheaper than Innova's price. 

[Bruce Brakel]

Elf Alert:  There was a lot of what looks like bagging in the Am 4 and Am 2 divisions at IOS 2.  Could you check out some of those top finishing players and let us know if we need to bump them up?  IOS 2 should be included in the ratings update, so count it. 

[pickax]

In MA4, if we only allowed in players with established ratings, I would have tied for first.
Should we go back to completely restricting MA4? (of course, I'll be bumped to MA3 after the next update).

[Bruce Brakel]

We usually don't make new rules mid-season.  This year we decided to treat it like any other division. 

We'll exclude non-members based on elfin ratings, though. 

[pickax]

The elves knew about Dave Halstead and Jon Spinazzola, neither of them should have been allowed to play Novice. (Dave is MA2, Jon is MA3) I'm not sure why the registration table didn't catch them. Maybe the elfin print is too small. The others at the top of MA4 were not known previously to the elves.

[Jon Brakel]

The elves knew about Dave Halstead and Jon Spinazzola, neither of them should have been allowed to play Novice. (Dave is MA2, Jon is MA3) I'm not sure why the registration table didn't catch them. Maybe the elfin print is too small. The others at the top of MA4 were not known previously to the elves.

Too many lists to check at registration. Becky checks the pre-reg list as they come in but sometimes forgets when it gets busy. She often checks during the round on Saturday to see if she missed anyone but obviously she does not do that on Sunday since she plays on Sunday.

It is really hard to check lists and keep the line moving when we have lots of day of registration. We also had lots of last day and Saturday registration which sometimes gets overlooked for the second sheet.

[stpitner]

just gives me another convincing reason to have a laptop available during registration.  take that list that the PDGA sends me, do a quick find based on pdga # or last name, make sure they are in the right division, move on (would be nice to do that while a second person is handling the money and change).

My only problem is that I'd want the laptop over by merch so that I could use the point of sale system ... hrmm...

[Jon Brakel]

just gives me another convincing reason to have a laptop available during registration.  take that list that the PDGA sends me, do a quick find based on pdga # or last name, make sure they are in the right division, move on (would be nice to do that while a second person is handling the money and change).

My only problem is that I'd want the laptop over by merch so that I could use the point of sale system ... hrmm...

I think checking the PDGA list is pretty fast. Checking one list is fast enough. I think checking the PDGA list printed out is usually just as fast on paper as it would be on the laptop.

We're talking about also checking the elf list (which is, of course, the list baked by little elves in a hollow tree) in addition to the pdga list. Two lists just means more checking and possibly more forgetting or more getting flustered by the long line for registration.

[bigeric]

I have heard that last year at this tournament the bugs were insane!  If this is true anybody have any tips, other than the obvious, of course. 

[roman]

Went on a "disc golf tour" last year with some friends. Our last course was Lippold, shortly before sunset. It was June 24th. It must've been the quickest 18 holes we've ever played. Those woods were brutal! We literally threw and ran our way through some of the wooded holes. I can't give too many tips other than bug spray, but that doesn't keep all of them off.

All the rain we've had in the past week isn't going to help the situation any.

[tacimala]

I don't remember it being that bad for the tourney last year but I have heard it is bad there.

[pickax]

Do not forget bug spray. The skeeters in the woods were ubiquitous.

[Bruce Brakel]

For a few days before the tournament take supplemental B vitamins and don't drink alcohol.  That'll keep the mosquitos off. 

[Bruce Brakel]

I'm bringing a stack of previously viewed DVD movies for IOS 3 odd merch.  I got them for a price that would make sense for me to price them at 7 Brass. 

Meet the Parents -- Robert DeNiro and Ben Stiller
Happy Gilmore -- Adam Sandler
Meet the Fockers -- Robert DeNiro and Ben Stiller
Dick Van Dyke Show -- 3 Episodes
Lord of the Rings (ROTK 3) -- Those guys
Whole Nine Yards -- Bruce Willis  Matt Perry
Pirates of the Carib. 1 -- Johnny Depp
The Truman Show -- Jim Carrey
Bruce Almighty -- Jim Carrey
Oceans 11 -- George Clooney, et al.
Oceans 12 -- George Clooney, et al.
Spiderman --

I'll have to go back for the LOTR movies. 

[stpitner]

lol, let me know if you would like some dvd display stands, I have a few extras   maybe I can trade one or two display stands for one of the dvd's haha

[Chainmeister]

With the swiss army knives and DVD's and other assorted flotsam and jetsam its starting to look like Maxwell Street at the Merch table. Now, if you could serve a Maxwell Street Polish for lunch and have a blues band, it will feel just right.

I was out there today and it got a lot, lot wetter than it was when Damon and I went there Saturday.  Crystal Lake must have had a boatload of rain.  #5's basket is surroundsed by about 100 foot moat that gets to about 6" deep.  The reeds to the right on #11 are very wet and squishy with standing water and the open area on #14 is very wet. Nice reward for making through the trees. Most of the wooded holes are sloppy but not too bad.  For those of you who have not been out since  last year they have added flypads.  15's flypad is under water but I could tee off from the middle of the limestone area about 20 ft in front of the flypad.  I am not sure what the TD's have decided about how many of the pads will actually be used. I assume 18 will not be used as its normally  closer to 17's tee rather than 17's basket where the pad is.  4 is now longer but a bit in front of the spot where IOS normally has the tee.  The IOS tee is 20 ft longer but has an actual route. The flypad has a luck of the draw shot up the gut and a hyzer for righties anny for lefties shot that doesn't really get to the basket but gets close enough for an easy putt.   There did not seem to be an abundance of flying arthropods.  I am not sure what will hatch between now and then. Conditions sure are ripe.

Somebody didn't quite make it in time to use the  outhouse in the parking lot. I hope they clean that up!  Yuck.

[pickax]

Mmmmmm Polish

[Bruce Brakel]

If the odd merch didn't sell, i wouldn't keep doing this.  I have to go back for the other two volumes of LOTR.  If there any titles you want me to look for, just say so. 

The United Artists/Universal Pictures player pack will be two movies and a mini.   

[tacimala]

Might as well start calling it Bruce's garage sale!

[Bruce Brakel]

I stop at the garage sales so that you don't have to.