UW Parkside

[CEValkyrie]

Surprised no one has put this one on there yet. Liked it when I played it. Very good course. Only been there twice though. I want to try out the elevated tee pad. Do they have insurance on that thing? Don't get sued by some drunk dumb ass falling off.

[mirth]

I like darkside. I've liked playing since my second or 3rd round playing it. Granted, when summer's thick its hard to find an errant disc in the prairie, and its a veritable feeding frenzy for mosquitos most of the season.



But there are some good difficult holes as well. Most of the ones in the woods take skill....

[mirth]

Hell yeah! (even though I AM meeting my parents who live in Kenosha for lunch Sunday after leagues)



:D

[mirth]

Oh my goodness.... Can't read?

First sentance of Jim's post:

http://discontinuum.rafansrule.org/cgi-bin/UltraBoard/UltraBoard.cgi?action=Read&BID=3&TID=1&P=2&SID=1138#ID36

[mirth]

A portable blacklight will work just perfectly and won't destroy your night vision.



If you don't have glow plastic, you can use a 2" glowstick such as are used for night fishing and use clear packing tape to secure it to the top or bottom of the disc. If you tape it on top, it won't affect the true flight of the disc too much if you get it pretty well centered... I've done this a few times, both on and off of glow plastic and I think I prefer the glowsticks overall - best for use on unfamiliar courses and in situations where a disc that fades quickly could get lost in the rough.

Alternatively, the plastic DGA uses for the Glow Fly (blunt mold) will glow for hours on a single charge.

[mirth]

Blacklights are a bit of a hassle to carry around with you at night, sure. But if you don't want to use the glowsticks then the blacklight is the best choice for use. Your mileage will indeed vary with what glow plastics charge better (example: DGA plastic charges extremely well and I used to have a glo-xclone that would be very dim by the time I threw it).



I think what Myk means about the 'warning' about the glowstick getting ready to fly away is that the tape will start to flutter in the wind when the disc is thrown. Its _very_ important to have the surface of the disc to be bone dry when you put on the tape or else it won't stick long - especially useful during the 'damp' seasons of the year when it gets moist out at night.

[mirth]

Hey Shawn, I'd probably be willing to take an extra Roc or two off your hands if you have ones you're looking to rid yourself of

[mirth]

Yeah, unless you're tossing black plastic....

[mirth]

If people live by it AND commute to Chicago to work, its Chicagoland.... I grew up in ktown and always considered it Chicagoland. Phuk, I've heard of people commuting from Madison even!

[jim]

I propose that this Saturday's Skins be moved to Kenosha at 1:30pm, so that whomever can make it can help out Saturday morning. We can take a break (lunch sounds good, Shawn) then play Skins.  How about it?

[jim]

Well, since the replies aren't overwhelming, I'd rather play Best Shot in Kenosha NEXT weekend, so that fair notie could be given to those w/o internet services.  Here's my plan for this weekend:

Saturday 9am - cleanup at Kenosha

Saturday 1:30pm - Skins @ Kenosha

Sunday 9:30am - Best Shot at Bevier



Next weekend, Skins at Bevier and Best Shot in Kenosha.

OK everybody?

[jim]

Well, I made it out to Darkside, and it was primarily Craig (Parkside Prez) and me clearing out the back nine of the existing course. We made a big difference and saw all the work Shawn and Paul had done earlier in the week.  The fairways of 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14 are lined with branches/logs, and all the dead stuff cleared away.  A few teepees (smoking huts/rain shelters) are in the process of being made.  We worked from before 9am past 12noon. The we got lunch (THANKS, Craig), returned to the park, and nobody from Illinois was there. I was so tired that I just took off.  Drove past Bevier at 1:35, and NOBODY was there.  Did people show up later in K-Town?

[jim]

Of course!  I need as much height as I can get!

[jim]

Way to go Shaboooooooo!  I think we can say congrats to Shawn and Paul Kuffel and Dennis Miller a job (getting) well done!

[jim]

I'll be there at 7am with 2 trowels (maybe one with a pole) and 2-way radio/walkie-talkies (if I can find 'em in my kid's room).  :-)

[jim]

Woohooooo - Saturday sure was UNSANE!  Much thanks to Shawn, Craig, Tom Holsten, Dennis Miller, Ed Wallen, and a bunch of other sweaty guys!  I firmly believe that pure determination made those cement tees a reality. At one point, I thought we were in The Lord of the Flies.

But they look GREAT, and the increased difficulty screws lefties in a most beautiful way. Sorry I did not make it Sunday....

[jim]

hOw SuPEr cOoL, dOod!

I love how that course is jammin!

I'll get this new info up on the SEWisc site asap!

[jim]

Come and bring that manly arm to the Blast, you manly man!

[jim]

Please gimme info on Fall leagues at Darkside. Need to post 'em....

[jim]

Hahahahahaha!!!!!!!!

I can't stop laughing! This is the funniest threaed I've read in a while! Everyone's entitled to their opinion, but I just can't see calling Darkside anything but "tough" or "rewarding". Whoever gets putts to fall out must be slicing through the double chains with a 200g Jaguar.

I'm sorry....I'm still laughing after Shawn's post. Maybe we should make certain threads "Non-sober posting only".

BTW, nice Skins match today - that was fun!