2009 IOS Meeting

[Jon Brakel]

We could piggy back onto one of the Flip City tournaments. It's a wacky idea that I've thought of for several years. You buy entry into the Flip City tournament thru the club as a package. The package includes entry fee, a small bus, bus driver (me), accommodations at a local motel. You'd get IOS points. We'd have to have pre-reg close a couple of weeks before the event so that I could then send the pre-reg to the TD and book the motel and bus.

It could be fun and I think if we hyped it we could get 20 or so players willing to go. All of the IOS TDs and volunteers could play and wouldn't have to help at all!!!

This is something that we did NOT discuss at the IOS summit. But it could be easily put together if the interest is there. It is also easy to accommodate different sized groups so if we only have 8 people that want to do it we rent a van instead of a bus. Depending on when the Flip City tournament falls we could call it IOS 3.5 or whatever it would be.

[pickax]

Flip City is one of the courses that every serious golfer should play (but then you really won't want to play much of anything in Illinois again.)

[Abelardo Arenas]

Keeping with not stepping on toes, I'd think that would also exclude Oswego.

Oswego is always an option for any tournament, any day, any year, by anyone, any time. And eventhough it's arrogant to speak for more than just yourself, I speak for everyone connected to the Oswego & Aurora courses & disc golf tournaments in the Fox Valley area. Aaron, Randy Sr, John Tiffany, Ken Close, Tree, all the officers and new PDGA officials, everyone.

Fox Valley welcomes it, and appreciates it. That goes for any new TDs, as well as the old TDs.

Sorry to add to the drift.

[skipache]

I like Flip City in Shelby, MI.

haha yea i agree with Taylor... or Lundington

[tacimala]

Haha this is awesome, I was just kidding but if it's a serious notion, that would be great!

Bruce - Flip City has cement tee pads now on all 24 holes and moved a few of them back so the course is a bit harder now than a year ago. They also have brooms on every tee to clear the dust and dirt off.

As far as hotels go, camping is available onsite there and Bill takes donations towards course maintenance. That would truly be a treat for an "IOS" event and I would be in full support!

[Jon Brakel]

There are several hotels within 30 minutes of the course.

[tacimala]

Yes there are, but the Flip City experience is great with camping and bonfire included!

[Mukey]

Seeing as Abe opened up Oswego, I hope that stays on the radar. It's one of the best courses in our area IMHO

The Michigan drift is awesome! Road trip!!!

[Sr.]

Seeing as Abe opened up Oswego, I hope that stays on the radar. It's one of the best courses in our area IMHO

The Michigan drift is awesome! Road trip!!!

FVMDGC welcomes tournaments! We plan on having some next year. If any TD would like to run one at Eagle Ridge we welcome that with open arms. It's a public course and our club loves playing tournaments. And the price is right.

                                                                                                                                                                           

[Fox Metro Discer]

I would love to be a part of a discin road trip, as long as I don't have to sit next to Taylor!

[Fox Metro Discer]

Keeping with not stepping on toes, I'd think that would also exclude Oswego.

Oswego is always an option for any tournament, any day, any year, by anyone, any time. And eventhough it's arrogant to speak for more than just yourself, I speak for everyone connected to the Oswego & Aurora courses & disc golf tournaments in the Fox Valley area. Aaron, Randy Sr, John Tiffany, Ken Close, Tree, all the officers and new PDGA officials, everyone.

Fox Valley welcomes it, and appreciates it. That goes for any new TDs, as well as the old TDs.

While this is true, I think what Brett was trying to get across is that the IOS is about getting tournaments to courses that do not have anything else going except for the IOS for the year.

[Dan Michler]

Seeing as Abe opened up Oswego, I hope that stays on the radar. It's one of the best courses in our area IMHO

The Michigan drift is awesome! Road trip!!!

what are you talking about, road trip?  did you even play 1 tournament this year?  sorry, but I had to call you out Mukey   

[Mukey]

Seeing as Abe opened up Oswego, I hope that stays on the radar. It's one of the best courses in our area IMHO

The Michigan drift is awesome! Road trip!!!

what are you talking about, road trip?  did you even play 1 tournament this year?  sorry, but I had to call you out Mukey   

It's all good Dan, I expect that from ya by now   

I think I played 3 events this season, just wasn't that hot on tournaments this year. But I'm always down to play new courses, especially ones that have other people who know disc golf say that they are good courses

[CEValkyrie]

Keeping with not stepping on toes, I'd think that would also exclude Oswego.

Oswego is always an option for any tournament, any day, any year, by anyone, any time. And eventhough it's arrogant to speak for more than just yourself, I speak for everyone connected to the Oswego & Aurora courses & disc golf tournaments in the Fox Valley area. Aaron, Randy Sr, John Tiffany, Ken Close, Tree, all the officers and new PDGA officials, everyone.

Fox Valley welcomes it, and appreciates it. That goes for any new TDs, as well as the old TDs.

While this is true, I think what Brett was trying to get across is that the IOS is about getting tournaments to courses that do not have anything else going except for the IOS for the year.

You are very close. We wanted to cut back on the # events. We don't really care if we are exclusive with having the only event on a course or not. It was easier to eliminate Kenosha and Aurora knowing there were going to be good events at both of those venues. I think the IOS crew would have loved to keep Streamwood in play but it did not work out. I think in 6 years the IOS has done it's job promoting events and the sport itself. Prior to the IOS Streamwood, Lombard, Aurora, Rockford, Round Lake, & Crystal Lake had never hosted a PDGA event. Next year it looks like all but Streamwood will have a sanctioned event. Maybe the Streamwood Disc Golf Union will host? The IOS will be adding another new venue to fill the 4th which will probably be the only sanctioned event at that course. I feel good that the IOS is cutting back and the # of events in IL will stay the same or even rise next year.

[WkeBrd3]

Next year it looks like all but Streamwood will have a sanctioned event. Maybe the Streamwood Disc Golf Union will host?

We'll need help, and we all (SDGU) would definitely like to see a sanctioned event at Shady Oaks.

[stpitner]

Tony - you guys know that I'm just a phone call/email/PM away   I can help make the magic happen   I just keep hoping that the PD would get their act together and pour some concrete!!

[fourstringninja]

Next year it looks like all but Streamwood will have a sanctioned event. Maybe the Streamwood Disc Golf Union will host?

We'll need help, and we all (SDGU) would definitely like to see a sanctioned event at Shady Oaks.

We would need to have some actual help from the Park District before anything can happen. Maybe a set date for a tournament would be the motivation they would need?

As proud as I am of the MacGyver job I did on the basket for 11/14A, I don't know about hosting a tournament with such an important basket being held together by plastic tie-wraps.

But if that issue was settled, I would love to help making something like this happen.

[Bruce Brakel]

In the past that park district's attitude toward tournaments has been that they won't charge you anything to use the park and they aren't going to do anything either.  If the basket is not serviceable, you could bag it and use a temp. 

[Bruce Brakel]

Also, in the past some TDs have been required to rent a porta-potty at that park and other TDs have not.  Renting a porta-potty is not that expensive if you're doing a tournament on a low demand weekend, you reserve your porta-potty well in advance, and you have good attendance. 

One of the secrets to success at running tournaments is to keep your fixed costs down so you don't get killed if no one shows up.  Porta-potties are a huge fixed cost.  I'd much rather pay $3 per player for a park use fee than have to pony up $200 for a porta-potty, or whatever they go for currently, because you don't know when you run a tournament if you're going to get 111 players like last year or only 24.  [E.g., Byron Big D Doubles, 2007 versus 2008.] 

If you only have 24 players and your only fixed cost is the $50 PDGA sanctioning and you had the good sense to buy 50 of the hottest disc on the market, sell them for $12 each [or 16 Brass at the end of the day], sell almost all of them, and you can still put on a really nice event.