Disc Golf archive at { RSS }

Archive for the 'Disc Golf' Category

Highbridge Disc Golf 2008

Published by rodney July 11th, 2009 in Disc Golf. 0 Comments

Since the 2009 disc golf trip is almost here I figured I had better post the pictures from the 2008 trip.

The exact details are a bit foggy since I am writing this almost a year since the trip. There are 158 photos that I had to whittle down from about 400. One thing I do remember was the constant LOUD house music that was being played at the 8 or 9 stages they setup for a big music festival. I like most of that kind of music but when I say constant I really mean 24/7 for three days. We could hear the music at our campsite which was about a mile away. ALL NIGHT LONG. Another bad thing about the music festival was that they closed down some of the courses that we wanted to play. We still had a great time though.

I also got a bit too much sun on Saturday. Late in the night I ended up giving up my fantastic steak dinner to the woods since my body didn?t want it anymore. Yeah a hat would have been a good idea for saturday.

Check out the pics here.

Throwing Disc @ Lunch

Published by rodney June 6th, 2008 in Disc Golf. 1 Comment

A few weeks back when the weather seemed like it had made up its mind to be summer, my friend Brian and I went to the soccer field over the lunch hour to throw some disc. Brian actually wanted to use his new digital SLR camera more so than hucking plastic which worked out well for me as I wanted to huck plastic more so than use Brian’s new camera.

Its a nice quiet field that shall remain nameless although some of you might recognize the surroundings. ☺

Click here for the gallery.

What’s in the bag?

Published by rodney May 6th, 2008 in Disc Golf. 0 Comments

My arsenal of golf discs has increased steadily over the last few years. I wanted to experiment and find out what I could do with a variety of discs. So far it is going well. ☺

Currently in my bag as of 05/06/08.

Putters
Star Aviar PnA - Standard Putter. This one gets the most use.
Star Rhyno - Great for windy conditions and trick shots.
DX Aviar PnA - Was my goto putter until it came out in star plastic.

Mid-Range
Star Gator - Still not too sure about this one. Very similar to the Cro. Still checking this one out.
Pro ROC KC 12X - Fantastic midrange disc.
Star Cro - Very similar to the Roc.

Drivers
Star Destroyer - This disc will fly like a rocket out of your hand. Love this disc.
DX Destroyer
Star Wraith - The wraith is one of my favorite distance drivers.
Star Wraith (Huck Lab) - Great design by Huck Lab.
Champion Wraith - A lighter disc for forearm throws and drives.
Star Valkyrie - A great all around driver and fairway driver.
Star Valkyrie (Huck Lab)
Star Tee Bird - reliable driver
Champion Tee Bird 11X - lighter weight t-bird great for sidearm drives.
Star TL - This disc will fly extremely straight with a tiny bit of fade. great fairway driver.
DX Cheetah KC 8X - A found disc that has performed well.
Star Roadrunner - used for backhand shots where i want lots of high speed turn. Rollers.
Star FL - similar to the TL with a bit more fade.
Star Max - becoming a new favorite disc for distance drives.
Champion Beast BS 2X - Found disc… have not incorporated it fully into my game.

C.P. Adams Tournament

Published by rodney October 21st, 2007 in Disc Golf. 0 Comments

I was at the C.P. Adams Tournament today in Hastings. The weather wasn’t the best for playing disc, cold windy, with some rain mixed in towards the end of the day. I wasn’t exactly excited about this tournament as the last few times I played the course I didn’t to that well. The very least you could say about my performance today was that I was consistent with my previous rounds at this course.

I had a total of four out of bounds shots for the day. Yay! Not yay exactly… no. More like im crying on the inside, and cursing and flipping my disc off. But that was all on the inside… I did a good job of keeping the outward displays of negativity down which I am proud of my self for doing. ☺ One thing I have noticed is that on the course others negative attitudes or positive can have an affect on my game. With that in mind I try to not affect others games in a bad way.

Due to my less than fantastic performance today Im a little grumpy at the moment. My first round I shot a 72 and for the second I had a 75. I tied for 10th place in my division. Not a stellar showing at all but Im still glad that I went and I did have fun … Im sure the grump monster will be gone by tomorrow. It was a good learning experience. Playing in a tournament always seems to bring in to focus the areas that I need to work on… mainly putting putting putting. I will have to get on that somehow over the winter months as I think this will be my last tournament this year.

Jer vs. The Water Hazard

Published by rodney September 14th, 2007 in Disc Golf. 0 Comments

Jer went into the water hazard on Blueberry Hill #13. Its a decent sized file so I would say start it going and watch the whole thing once it is finished loading.

Enjoy!

Highbridge Action Shots…

Published by rodney September 13th, 2007 in Disc Golf. 0 Comments

I tried using the continuous shot feature on my camera to capture some of the action at Highbridge.

Ben 1, Ben 2, Ben 3
Jer 1, Jer 2, Jer 3
Jim 1, Jim 2
Josh 1, Josh 2
Matt 1, Matt 2, Matt 3
Rodney 1, Rodney 2

Highbridge Disc Golf 2007

Published by rodney September 7th, 2007 in Disc Golf. 2 Comments

For the second annual disc golf trip to Highbridge Hills Sports Complex we added two new players, Ben and Matt, in addition to the original crew from last year: Jim, Josh, Jer, and I!!

The trip up to Highbridge was uneventful but as we got closer to our destination everyone started getting all hyper excited about the awesome disc golf that was soon to happen. Ben was unusually hyper but I think thats normal for the Young Champion. Josh created an awesome program with a bio, pics, disc inventory, and stats for everyone on the trip.

We were able to get the same camp site as last year. Jim’s shoes were still in the tree… and if its possible they look cleaner than before. We had a few campers in the same general area but no drunken neighbors. Don’t get me wrong drunken camping neighbors can be funny and entertaining for a while but it gets obnoxious at 3:45am and you want to get up early to play some disc.

Since we arrived after the 2007 Pro Worlds the pin positions and courses were still setup the same. I would have to say Blueberry Hill was my favorite. Woodland Bear, the hybrid course setup for the Worlds was interesting but I could have gone without playing that one. Granite Ridge was the scene of our skins tournament on Saturday. Josh ended up winning both of the Closest To PIn holes. I was able to take the Ace/Aparatus pool. ( i hit the pole on a 300ft drive on Granite Ridge.) I dont have the score card but I think Jer took first place, Josh second, and I mopped up with third for the skins tourney.

Correction: Josh took first in the skins tourney, I placed second and Jer took third.

One of the most memorable events of the trip is Jer going into the pond on Blueberry Hill with is new Star Wraith. He could see the disk in the pond but when he got in the water was deceptively deep. I took almost 15 minutes of mucking around to find the prized disc. I have some of it on video and will be adding it to the the Gallery soon.

Playing disc at night was a very different experience. We played the Chestnut Grove course before dark to get a feel for it and then later that night played it in the dark. The course is partially lit by street lights and by those little solar yard lights. The little lights we taped to the bottom of the discs were mesmerizing. A funny thing happened in the dark… we all played much better!! Im thinking that with nothing much to look at except the basket, your focus is sharpened… no distractions.

In all we played 120+ holes of disc golf. We did play a few select holes from Highbridge Gold but not the whole course.

It was an awesome trip again and I cant wait to go … again!!!!

Goto the Highbridge 2007 picture gallery.

The First One

Published by rodney September 7th, 2007 in Disc Golf. 0 Comments

Tomorrow is the day.

My first ever disc golf tournament. I’ve played in skins tournaments with friends but nothing official like this event.

I will be playing in the MFA Oakwood Open which will be held at the Oakwood disc golf course in Cottage Grove, MN.

I am going to enter the Intermediate division and see how I do. Im a bit nervous. The last and first time I played the Oakwood course I was playing horribly but then it was raining and I had been having an off week. Not a round I want to remember at any rate. My plan is to play in a few more tourneys this year and then join the PDGA amateur division next year.

While my game has really improved this year I still have things that need work. My release point has been a bit troublesome since I switched over to a backhand style of throwing this year. At times I can place the plastic exactly where I want it, and other times the disc has a mind of its own… an unerring laser beam tree finding mind of its own. ☺

Wish me luck!

Blue Ribbon Pines

Published by rodney July 31st, 2007 in Disc Golf. 0 Comments

Last weekend we visited Blue Ribbon Pines in East Bethel, MN. I am really impressed by this course! The first part of the course has concrete or tees like you see here on hole number one. Later in the course there aren’t as many concrete tees but there is evidence that they are adding more and continuing to upgrade the course.

Blue Ribbon Pines is well laid out, Timmy Gill and Steve Beckman did a great job in designing this course. There are some great holes that challenge the technical side of your game as well as more open holes where you can put everything behind the disc. Hole #4 just about blew my brain… its a crazy straight shot through an alley of 100 foot tall pine trees. Pictures don’t do it justice… standing on the tee you can hear the trees laugh at your pitiful attempts to get near the basket.

The course was a blast to play and I plan on going back soon!

…a little plastic disc…

Published by rodney July 23rd, 2007 in Disc Golf. 0 Comments

I have been playing disc golf casually since 1995 or ‘96. The first course I remember playing was Kaposia in South St Paul. It was early spring with snow hanging around in the shadows. I had no clue what I was doing, but Josh and the gang assured me this was GREAT fun! I stopped counting my score when it reached 25 over par by hole #12. Even with my ridiculously high score I wanted to play again.

Who would have thought throwing a little plastic disc would be so incredibly fun?

A few years ago I noticed that Jer, Josh and Jim were really increasing their level of play. Getting beat was really getting old. I had been throwing side-arm up until last year. I found a vid showing a highly rated disc golfer, Im sorry to say I don’t remember who it was, who threw both side-arm and backhand depending on the situation. I decided last year that I would try to incorporate a backhand throw into my game.

After throwing backhand for a few rounds I was convinced I had ruined my arm forever. I was putting to much power into my throws, on muscles that weren’t ready for that much force. I almost gave up. I took good care of the arm over the winter and this year I started training the arm early. I watched an read anything and everything I could find on the net about grip and throwing styles. I bought the Scott Stokely video series. I was hungry for knowledge on ways to improve my game. I started playing more often and going to an open field to practice.

The practice and training has paid off so far!!! Driving using a backhand throw has increased my range by 30-50 feet on average and I CAN NOW OUT DRIVE JER, who typically was the distance thrower in our group. My confidence on the course has increased now that I can switch up my throws as the situation requires.

I have been a little nuts this year in my purchase of disc golf equipment. I think seeing the positive results from really focusing on my technique has fueled my passion for playing the game. Its somewhat difficult to explain how excited I am about playing disc golf. I absolutely love this game!!!! The other guys have all picked up on the fever this year which just makes me want to keep it going!

{ RSS }