Just getting a head-start on next week.

I'm 100% playing Saturday morning around 8:00-8:30. Then the usual after work games with EA on random days and Doubles on Thursday at 5:30.

I'll be playing next week in the afternoons. Unsure when and where and probably won't decide until the day of. Would like to get UAH twice next week.

I am planning on doing doubles at Braham on Thurs.

Alright, I updated it. We should get like a Google Calendar applet and have a page dedicated to DG, kinda like this: http://www.huntsvilleultimate.com/wp/?page_id=17
That'd be sweet, then we could individually updated the calendar with who/where/when. Then I set it up to automatically remind me via txt msg when DG goes down, so even if you edit the calendar and I'm not near a computer, I'll know when you're playing.

I think I'll be able to join you for doubles on TH.

Sweet, check this out.

heart Google.

Eric, Skyler, (or any other THXer) if you want permissions , I can let you add/edit events on this same calendar.

I played this afternoon at BS. I won't be playing Saturday morning, but I'll play one day next week at Redstone. Mondays and Wednesdays work best for me. Tue/Thur is out. If anyone wants to play Redstone Mon or Wed then I'm there. I can play at 4:15-4:30.

Midnight, I'll join you at Redstone Monday at 4:30.

Had a lot of fun playing DG with my Dad this evening. He's never played before, but he was making 30 ft. putts like they were nothing. His driving game is severely lacking, though. Next time a few of us meet up at Redstone, I'm gonna see if he could come along and you guys could show him how it's done.

Somebody other than me can show him how it's done. Actually, I improved a lot today at BS. I tried keeping my shoulder loose. I was tightening it in order to throw the piss out of the disc, and this made for an almost unavoidable upward angle upon release. I'm now concentrating on keeping my shoulder loose, generating spin from my hips, and releasing on a level plane. I went +11 at BS today--my best yet.

Matt, are you sure you want to decide to do something a full 72 hours in advance? I'll see you at Redstone on Monday.

I dunno, depends on what I feel like doing once I step into my car. I might make a rendezvous to the movies to see a certain someone, but I'll probably come. I dunno. It's complicated.

I'll plan on being at Redstone on Mon unless I get drawn to UAH for some reason.

If you've mowed a yard, just pretend you are cranking the hell out of the lawnmower and memorize how your arm moves. Then step 12" from a wall, do that same motion, but angle your arm so that you are pulling your wrist (aka the disc holder) from nipple to nipple. Turn your arm into a whip, not a catapult. Turn you wrist into a spring, not a henge.

Throwing a disc isn't about strength. It's about fluid technique. It's about the kinetics of a smooth throw.

I'll have to look for the chart, but I've seen a plot of arm-speed to distance and while there is some correlation, there are a lot of outliers that show technique is superior to power.

It'll take a year for distance to come because during the next few months you'll be honing your technique. And like Midnight alluded to, you've got to kill the robot and bring out the ballerina.

GG merging DG discussion into one thead. Will be good down the road.

THX claims another RCCG doubles match. I finished 1st with James (new Huntsvillian) as we played against 7 others in the steaming heat. We shot -3 at UAH. James is one of the best golfers that I've ever played with...maybe better than Deano from a couple years ago. He's an Open player with a crush drive. He nearly parked #6 at UAH. He deuced #7 by hitting a 170' Aviar so he's also got touch.

GG at Mastin today with Evan, Ryan, Josh, Andrew, James (above), and Skyler. Josh Mann and I took that doubles round by a shot or two.

I'll be at Redstone tomorrow at 4:30.

GG. We just might have to look into getting a THX disc like you were saying...

When did you guys hit up Mastin today? I was hoping I could join you.

I'll see you tomorrow!

I'm in if someone can pick me up

Where do you need to get picked up from?

EA is picking me up at the Sportsplex.

I'm bringing two friends. One is playing for only the second time. I hope you guys can give him some tips on getting started with his throw.

@Mintz: If you can pick Celery up at the Sportsplex at 4:30, then it would be easier on me as I wouldn't have to leave and return to the base.

I'm assuming you are working at UAH today.

You may not be able to leave work that early. I will pick Celery up unless I hear differently from you or him.

I'm getting off at 3:30, going to throw the front 9 at UAH then head to the Sportsplex for whoever is picking me up. I'll check back to see who it is before I leave.

I'm gonna try to hook up with y'all before I go to class tonight. At least I will throw around with y'all before you head to Redstone, if that is what you are going to do.
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Nah, I skipped lunch, so I can get off a little early to pick up Skyler. We'll have to make a pit stop at my house, though, so I can change and pick up my discs.

Skyler, it'd actually be even easier for me if you just stayed at UAH, because the disc golf course is right next to the building I work in. I can even pick you up at 4:00.

Skyler, I am going to try and meet you at UAH at 3:30. I have class at 5:30, so it doesn't make sense for me to try to play with y'all on Redstone, seeing as how I can't get on unless I carpool. So I'll just throw some around with you if that's okay.
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Sounds fine with me, I should be leaving work here shortly.

Just give me a call or text if you cannot see me at UAH Matt.

GG at Mastin Lake yesterday. I really enjoy that course. Too bad it's not located a little closer, otherwise I'd play it alot more often...

Sorry if you showed up at UAH Andy, I had to run all the way home after work to pick up my shoes to play at Redstone.

As far as DG for the rest of the week, I doubt I will play again until Friday. Which sucks because I just got invited to play a big bag tag round today and going to miss doubles on Thursday. I'm thinking of playing in the tourney this weekend up in Florence. Cost is $28, you get 2 rounds of 18 on a new course - am player pack which consists of one disc and mini, and possibly the chance to win money/plastic.

I took you off the list for Thursday, Skyler. Sucks that you won't be able to make it. Hopefully me or Eric can keep up the 1st place THX streak.

I know nobody else here plays Ultimate, but just in case you wanted to play today and had no intention of telling me, I'm gonna let you know that I'm not playing today.

NP, Sky, I ended up hangin' out with my boys at Sign Time... so it worked out okay.
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GG Skyler's drive on #8 at Redstone. A laser beam off the pad that is bending right and is obviously going to miss the mando. And then Boom! The disc hits 3 or 4 trees to the right of the mando and bounces off at about a 45-degree angle to the middle of the fairway and in front of the mando. Kind of like the tree played his second shot for him.

I'm going to be selling some of my discs as soon as I write down their color and weight. So, if anyone needs some plastic, I should have some used for $5 each.

That shot was pretty freakin' amazing. I think I saw the tree reach down with one of its branches and smack the disc back in the right direction.

I just dropped by Foot Care plus between getting my oil changed and going to work today. My throw is just now getting to where I can start to tell the difference between different discs, so I bought a Wraith to try it out. The Beast has treated me pretty well over the past year or so, but it's time to branch out! BTW, the owner was a really nice guy, and very helpful in selecting a new disc to try out.

@ Rap, I may be interested in some of your plastic. Let me know when you get ready to sell some of them. I also still owe you $10 for the THX DG course signs. I haven't forgotten. ;)

Rap, I too am interested in your discs. I'd also like to buy that RAM you were talking about, as well as helping you out with the DG signs.

My friend Daniel is interested in your used discs (as am I). Specifically, I want one overstable disc that will fly an S-shaped path.

Anyone playing this weekend? I'm up for Saturday morning pretty much anywhere. I still haven't been to Mastin Lake.

Great guys. I'll make a checklist of my plastic. Basically, I'm consolidating my discs and getting rid of the ones that I'm not using for discs that I will use. Some of this discs have been thrown less than 20 times. Some have been thrown 100 times.

I heard that Indian Creek is going to be the longest course in Alabama. The new UAH course has no doubt made me a better player, but I've noticed that it doesn't get played as often as the previous UAH course by beginners. I straight up know that the people that I was playing with at the old UAH course don't want to play at the new UAH course. I don't think I played UAH once last year.

I'm thinking that Indian Creek will also deter beginners from enjoying the game. Here's hoping that we get a Rec course soon that's fun for beginners.

Too far out to commit to playing this weekend. I definitely would like to find time to play.

I'd like to play this Sat.
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I'm just going to stay in town Saturday. I will start at UAH at 8:30 then hit up Mastin Lake afterwards stopping at Burger King on the way for a quick free meal that I won off the Indian Jones Scratch off game. Should be finished before noon hopefully.

I'm assuming that Lavone is going to make IC a major tournament style course with a lot of OBs and tough holes, I'm thinking it will be long like UAH but not as many open field holes. Be ready for plenty of OB at IC, due to the decent size river that will be running right down the middle of the entire course, he has stated a good bit of the holes cross/run along side the water.

I think the MS course is going to be a more beginner friendly course than Indian Creek. Hopefully I will get a chance to check it out this weekend, suppose to be helping with some fairways either this weekend or next.

Lavone also told me about a more Rec style course up towards the Hampton Cove area, he said he should at least be approved to make a 9 hole course. We shall see...

OB? Is that Out of Bounds? Seems like it, according to the context.

Where is the Indian Creek course being constructed?

Yes out of bounds. It is being constructed at Indian Creek Subdivision, or you might know it as the Greenway Running Trail, it's off Slaughter Road.

Mintz, don't you remember us reading the poles at UAH that say "OB Water" or "OB Sidewalk" to figure out what was OB?

I don't think I would want to play another 18 after UAH. I might start at Brahan and then meet you at Mastin.

Gotcha. Are they also building a course near Hampton Cove?

I've been talking to Lavone about a course in Hampton Cove. Hays Preserve is going to be out of the question because it's protected from just about any kind of unnatural development. Too bad, because they've got plenty of land, it's scenic, and disc golf is generally eco-friendly.

I've found that the city has 100 acres at Cove Park which is just past the Hampton Cove Golf Course. There are baseball field there now taking up several acres. It's low and some of it is a marsh. There are parking lots and part of the land is right next to the beautiful golf course. The city could move some dirt and it'd be a nice open place to play. It would be a great way to reclaim land that the city owns but isn't using. I've laid out 18 holes there already: http://ericatkins.com/files/cove-park-sample.jpg

My drawing shows that you can have a long course on that space (most holes are long and in the open...not too difficult...just long). Since I drew the course and inspected the boundary lines, it appears that several of the holes on the left of the map are on RTJGT property. So, the actually course would probably sit directly south of the ballparks, not to the west of them.

But, I think the next course, after Monte Sano and Indian Creek will be down south on Bailey Cove...if I remember correctly from an old forum post I read. I don't think Lavone's been out to see Cove Park yet and I don't think he's talked to the city about this location. But, he does have the go ahead to find more spots to install courses.

Man. If we can get one installed at Cove Park, I'll be there every day to help build it. And then, I'll play it weekly. I hope it's beginner friendly, with alternate hole locations to make it more challenging for the competitive player.

If I'm available, I'll help out at Monte Sano.

When you're standing at a tee next to a pond, it's pretty obvious what "OB Water" means: don't throw the disc in the water. I just didn't consider it meaning "Out of Bounds". I figured it could mean "Oh Boy! Water!" or "Oh Brother... Water.". [/sarcasm]

EA that course looks like a nice hike.

Wait, there's gonna be a course built on Monte Sano? Awesome.

Disc golf stuff for sale: http://hushedcasket.com/node/2900

@Mintz: Some club members are building a course on Monte Sano right now. Lavone is building one at Indian Creek right now. There's no plans to build one in Hampton Cove however the city will help if they find the right piece of land. The same goes for other areas in Huntsville. I've heard that a recreational course is in the works for the McGuckin Park area down south on Bailey Cove. I'm guessing IC and MS will be finished in a few months and no other course will be installed this year.

Can someone post the address/google map link to the Mastin lake course?

http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&q=mastin+lake,&near=Huntsville,+AL&fb=1&cd=7&hl=en&ei=pBtRSKurF4jYrQKtpMS-Cw&sig2=P_W-wAvJyL9La-7sdxghAw&cid=34769710,-86638160,2842197844955532404&li=lmd&ll=34.769467,-86.640072&spn=0.059789,0.102654&z=14

I would like to try out some DG. Have never played, but all this talk is making me curious. How many discs do i need to start? What type of driver and putter are sufficient? EA, I will buy a few off of you if thats what i need.

Dang, Mastin Lake is out there. I'd really like to hit it up though, so I'll probably join Skyler and Jeff out there this Saturday. Updated the calendar to reflect this.

Can you guys with "secure networks" see the Google Calendar?

It's not too bad. BTW I will be at Mastin Lake way before 11:30. UAH will be less than an hour if it's just me throwing.

@JDOGG: You should start out with a Driver and putter and perhaps an approach disc.

I recommend you go see Lavone at Foot Care Plus which is at the corner of Bob Wallace and the Parkway on the North East side of that intersection. It's a shoe store but he's got a disc golf shop inside. He's a local pro and can give you advice on what discs to buy. He also has the best prices in town (besides club prices with the Rocket City Chain Gang). Call ahead to make sure he's there.

I recommend:
Driver: Sidewinder or Valkyrie at about 170g in Champion or Star plastic ($12-$15)
Putter: whatever feels good in your hand although DX Aviars are the most popular ($10)
Approach: Pro Roc or DX Roc or DX Cobra ($10-$12)

@EA: Thanks for the info, I will go by there tomorrow and check it out. If i get a few discs I will want to play saturday morning...so make room for a nub over at UAH. What does the "g" stand for on the driver?

Jeff, what time will you be at Braun Springs? I'd like to practice a little too.
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g=grams

If you don't want to invest in disc right away JDizz, I can let you borrow some on Saturday. I can come over and throw Brahan instead of UAH. UAH isn't a very beginner friendly course, so I will just go to UAH later that day.

Golf discs are regulated by density, shape, and maybe another factor or two.

You can buy discs in different weights (usually 175 grams is the max).

You can also buy them in different plastics:
Star - most durable and grip like a Pro plastic
Champion - slick but very durable
Pro - grippy and more durable than DX
DX - most grippy and cheap

I prefer Champion plastic on drivers but a lot of people rather have Star.

Updated the calendar, Skyler. Do the times look more accurate to you?

I won't be making the doubles at BS tonight.

Can you guys with "secure networks" see the Google Calendar?

JDogg, I would highly recommend buying three of EA's used discs for $5 each to learn what you like/dislike about them before going with new discs. He's got a decent selection of drivers/mids/putters that would fit a beginner just fine. Borrowing 3 discs for a round would also be fairly beneficial. It's difficult to know what you want until you throw a few different discs.

I can see the calendar at work.

Looks like 8:30 at Brahan Spring is the consensus, with transition to Mastin Lake from there. I look forward to it.

EA: I will buy 3 of those discs. I guess a driver, mid range, and putter would do me fine for now. Whichever ones you think would be best for my I will purchase and use on sat morning if you dont mind. You working tomorrow or are you playing saturday?

I plan to play on Saturday. I may or may not make it to Brahan by 8:30am (I have to work until midnight Friday night), but will definitely make it to Mastin Lake by 10-10:30am to play a round w/ you guys.

@JDOGG: I am not working tomorrow and don't know what I'm doing on Saturday. I'll figure a way to get the discs to you. Perhaps I can give them to Midnight and he can bring them.

Won't be able to make is Saturday. Since Father's Day is the same day as my Mom's birthday, we're gonna celebrate Father's day tomorrow... So I guess I'll just play Mastin some other time.

Anyone got plans this week?

I'm going to play today around 4:30. I'm leaning towards UAH, but might go to BS or Redstone if others are playing. My friend Daniel has never been to BS, so we might go there if he is in. Opinions?

I played one of my best rounds ever at UAH on Monday. Didn't keep score (this helps me relax and improve) but I par'd a few 350+ ft holes. At Mastin Lake on Saturday I watched you guys and had a revelation about how to keep my discs down. Now I'm keeping it down 70% of the time instead of 30%. It's made a big difference in my game.

Skyler and I will be at UAH today after work.

Doubles tomorrow at Brahan at 5:30.

Sunday doubles is at Redstone at 1:30 although I can't commit until Saturday.

I would come to UAH at 4:30 if I had my discs with me, but I left them at home. :(

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Since I'm finally done w/ 2nd shift, I can now play more disc golf in the evenings. I'm down for UAH today. I can be there by 4:45pm.

I can do UAH. What time? 4:45 works for me too if that's universally acceptable.

I think I'll join you at UAH today. I left the Orc at home, and I haven't had a chance to throw it yet. Oh well.

I can get off a little early to join you guys at 4:45.

Andy if you want to still come I have plenty of disc you can borrow plus a spare bag for these scenarios (If you want to hit trees all day, I have a few disc I would love for someone to beat in for me :).

I will either be at UAH at 3:40 or 4:40. Extra hour of work or disc golf.. hard decision.

I will most likely play doubles tomorrow, Saturday morning, and possibly Sunday doubles.

@Jeff, Yeah thats a good idea to never really worry about scores. Whenever I let a score get to me, I start to play really bad. Our bagtag round the other day was a perfect example. I was playing awesome up to #8 and I let a +3 get in my head and I finished the day with a +9.

Thanks, Sky! I have class at 5:30, but it would be nice to play a few holes before I go. I'll leave work at 4:30.
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I've mostly gone to counting pars. With traditional score keeping I feel like I'm playing defense. I'm trying to keep the score from getting larger. Counting pars allows me to focus on achieving success one hole at a time, and each time I remember the score I remember success instead of my +3 screw-ups. I know this isn't they way for pros to do it, but until I reach a certain level I think this is the best way for me. I'm not opposed to keeping score, but I play better when I don't.

When we first started playing, we didn't play "everthing par 3". We played by the par written on the sign or made up our own system.

If there wasn't a sign then we said anything under 300' = par 3, anything 400' to 499' is par 4, anything 500' to 599' is par 5, etc...

You're frustrated with the score but you're counting #8 at Redstone as a par 3. That's not realistic for anyone but a few Open players. Obviously that's the extreme example, but the same goes for the rest of the long holes at UAH and Redstone. If you count other holes as par 4 and 5's I think you'll find the game more enjoyable.

I recommend counting your score by that system that I described if you're getting frustrated with your score. Yeah, you won't be able to relate your score to those that score "everything par 3", but right now you aren't doing it anyway and no one really cares about your score.

"Everything par 3" is really just to make sure golfers can have a point of reference for different courses in different basket locations. Obviously, not every course in Huntsville is a par 54.

I say scale the par to your game and play that way for a while.

That may be a better idea. Christina has already adopted an informal "everything par 4" system for herself.

Forgot about a prior commitment, so don't wait up.

I climbed the highest I've had to climb to retrieve a disc yesterday. 5 of us looked for about 5 minutes for it and we couldn't find it (a white Star Destroyer) on the corner of #4 at UAH.

As Skyler was walking to the basket on #5 he looked at the tree with his lasik vision and saw it. He scoped just a speck of the disc from about 200' away. The disc was about 35' up in a cedar wedged between 4 branches. Fortunately, it wasn't a technical climb.

Previously my highest climb was to the top of the evergreens in the fairway of #6. Climbing those suck because of the leafy needles that fall off by the hundreds down and inside your clothing. And the limbs don't leave much room for maneuvering.

I'll be at doubles today.

Just the icing on the cake to a horrid day of DG for THX. I still feel the pain for Jeff, I would have been all over that Teebird-L that is in the creek bed. Maybe I will put on my knee high rubber boots and fish that beast out and trade you for that disc. I lost mine TL about a week ago and I miss it.

BTW, my dad played in a golf tournament the other day and won those ball retrieval poles that extend to 15-20 feet. That bad boy will be with me every trip to UAH and in the future Indian Creek. Score

Had fun throwing the ~425 bombs on #10.

I will be at UAH today around 1:00 if anyone gets off work early. I should be playing Saturday as well. Should be around the same time as always but haven't picked a course yet.

Avairs
Putter auction on EBay for anyone who is interested in getting a bunch of aviars to practice with. Killer deal so far.

Where you plannin to play at?

Well, I finally lost my trusty Beast yesterday @ UAH, in the ditch on Hole #2. Skyler, you seem to be the Maestro when it comes to finding discs. If you (or anyone else, for that matter) happen to play there in the next few days, and you come across it, let me know! It's the aqua green colored one in Champion plastic.

Skyler really is the greatest disc-spotter. I was about to say goodbye to one of my discs at UAH one day, when he spotted just a sliver of it. I lost it two holes later, but I was still thankful!

I'm interested in playing Redstone around 5ish today if someone joins me.

Ouch, sorry to hear that Josh. I will try to work my magic at UAH on Tuesday. What general area did it go in the swamp at?

Last week was a good week for disc spotting in my life. Not only did I find Jeff's coyote, but I found count em 4 Orcs! 3 CE, and one sexy pink dx. I also found a 149g Shark. All no names so they are sitting in the trunk, 2 of the CE orcs are basically brand new almost, and the dx one looks to be pretty new as well. 6 discs in one day

I also have a 15 foot extendo pole that will be handy to have when we hit up UAH.

Does anyone know if there is something preventing UAH from keeping that ditch free of head-high vegetation? If I knew it was kosher I would donate a few hours to cleaning it out. A crew of 4 with a chainsaw, handsaw, and 2 slingblades could do it in 2-3 hours. I wouldn't mind taking on the creek between 9/10 either.

It normally gets trimmed up once/twice a year. Mainly around the time they have a tournament at UAH, but I agree that it needs it very badly.

I don't think UAH would care about the ditch at #2. The RCCG and other disc golfers might though. You'd have to ask the RCCG leadership if it's OK to remove the vegetation. I bet they wouldn't mind you clearing out some of the underbrush on some of the holes at Redstone.

IMO, the vegetation in the creek at #9 and #10 is a lost cause. I think it would be next to impossible to clean it out without earth-moving tools.

@ Skyler, probly about 50-60ft. back from the hole, near the middle of the ditch. As you're looking into it from the pad, it hit some of the tallest vegetation (trees?), and would seem to have fallen in the water. Jeff and I spent about 15min. looking for it, w/ no luck.

Sounds like the same place I found Jeff's coyote, it could have landed sideways like his disc and penetrated that monkey grass weed like substance and slide under all that crap. I was walking along and actually stepped on Jeff's disc, after spreading the grass apart, I found a little tunnel where his disc had slide down between all the grass. That's why no one found it the other day, we were just looking around/on top of that crap, not underneath it.

I see the point in asking them about it first, but I can't figure out why disc golfers would care that someone cleaned up that ditch.

Everything in that ditch is part of the course. Removing enough vegetation so that it's easier to find discs will probably mean you're removing a huge chunk of the obstacles. The hazard goes being being a wet ditch with vertical obstacles (in the form of vegetation) to a gully with very little hazard. It would cause players to play #2 more aggressively and the # of bogeys made on that hole would go down.

Like Orcs? Here's a good auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=160252583111

There is another auction of 11 Champion Orcs on ebay as well, crazy

DG today at UAH starting around 4:00-4:30. If you want to throw or pick up a special something this is where I will be at. I will give a shot at finding your disc Josh, maybe I have some magic left in me still.

Sky, I can't be there at that time, but I will be in the area soon after. Please leave my Coyote underneath your car.

I will leave my trunk unlocked. Just grab the disc and close it back for me, thanks :)

Sounds good. Thanks.

I get off work @ 4:30, so I can be there by 4:45.

Got it. Sorry if I inconvenienced anyone by coming later rather than sooner. How was it? Did anyone's disc become a part of the course on Hole #2?

Nah. Josh found his Beast in about 20 seconds.

The duck pond claimed 2 discs...one at #13 and one at #17.

Yes, I reclaimed the trusty Beast. Funny, Jeff and I scoured the ditch for nearly 20 minutes w/ no luck, and I found it two days later in about 20 seconds. I took Skyler's advice and looked under the monkey grass. Then I threw an old DX T-Bird into the pond on #17.

Good thing I have my swimming trunks and scuba tank handy...

Well, not really, but I'm very tempted to grab swimming trunks and goggles to retrieve some discs from that pond. Problem is, I'm pretty sure most people wouldn't risk throwing their discs in the water without writing their name/number on them. I guess I'll find out, though, huh? :)

One guy recovered about 80 discs when he spent some time in the water getting discs. He found a lot that didn't have names on them. He returned many of them that did have names on them (I got 2 or 3 from him). A lot of them he kept because no one claimed them. There's got to be over 100 discs in there.

Hopefully this one won't ever be in there:

A 172g CFR Destroyer I just bought on eBay. Yeah girl!

So you're assuming there's ~100 right now? Holy cow.

I know for fact there is at least 10+ just from our group the past 2 months. If you go driving, find my white dx valk that is basically sitting on the fountain out in the middle :)

I also know there are some nice disc out there, talked to this one guy that put a USDGA CE Roc out in that pond, 30-40 dollar disc. You wont see my sweet babies by that pond thats for sure.

Nice disc, rap!

@ Mintz, I've thought about getting my snorkel gear and going diving for discs. But the thought of what's in that pond has been enough to deter me thus far. Don't know that I'll ever be brave/dumb enough to submerse myself in that filth.

What's in the pond? It just looks nature-y to me.

Tons of duck poo and leaches. I saw FoulBreed (I think it was Foulbreed) go in twice in one week two years ago. Each time he came out, he had a leach on him.

Maybe there's more than 100 discs in there if our group alone lost 10 in a few weeks. I've probably got 8 in there.

The guy that used to go in, Craig, got permission from UAH to dive in there.

Some student needs to make an unmanned boat with a camera, lights, thrusters, and arms to recover all these discs.

Damn, I had plans to go in tomorrow, but not by myself, and not with leeches. I also don't have permission :/ (not that it would stop me).

EA, if you're willing to buy me enough Legos, I'll build you anything you want.

Yeah, I would go in only with a full body wetsuit on, well okay I would go in with the just the correct equipment. I've been attacked by the leeches as has Foulbreed. Too be honest, I have no idea how you could see down there unless the pond was calm for a few days, but with that fountain running all the time I doubt that will ever happen. You can't see below the surface 10feet away, plus I don't want to think about how you have to dig disc out of all those weeds on the bottom of the surface. Nasty.

But man, think of all those discs! All that sweet smelly plastic.

Playing DG at Redstone at 4:15 today.

I'll join you at Redstone.

I can't be at Redstone until 4:45. Maybe I'll catch up w/ you guys.

I'm planning on playing tomorrow morning. If anyone wants to join me, I'm thinking Mastin Lake around 8:45.

I'm not a big fan of Mastin Lake right now, but I suppose I should play it more than once. I'm definitely wearing pants this time.

I have a mosquito bite on each side of my both my ankles legs from Redstone the other day. I guess I missed a couple spots with the bug spray...

I'll play tomorrow...
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"Don't blow this, Gene!"

Meeting Sklyer at Zaxby's on Univ and Parkway at 12:05 today. Then going to Off Campus to look at some discs.

Then going to Redstone and maybe Brahan afterwards.

Saturday morning there is a casual tournament at Brahan. It costs $5 and you'll be put in divisions (everyone on this forum would be Recreational). Money goes toward the US Women's Disc Golf Championships event here in HSV later this year. It's singles and should be a lot of fun. Tee off at 10 am. Signups at 9:30 am.

I'm unsure if I'm playing at all on Saturday. But if I do, I'll probably play the tournament at Brahan and encourage everyone to do so, regardless of how new you are to the game.

Scored an Ace today at Brahan Spring. I couldn't believe it.

Congratulations, that's awesome! If you weren't hooked on DG before, you are now...

GG, Jeff.

Well, my brother in law hasn't called like he said he would do if he was going to play tomorrow, so I will probably hit up the tourney @ Brahan. Got some new discs today, namely a Wildfire putter, and am looking forward to tossing them. I may follow up Brahan w/ Redstone, depending on time of day, weather, and whether or not I decide to hit up the air show that afternoon.

Sounds good, Josh. We wouldn't mind participating in a doubles Pro/Am tournament, but we don't wish to do a singles tournament at this point. Best of luck to everyone competing.

Christina and I will be playing Redstone instead of the tourney. We will be in the small parking lot next to the Drake Ave gate at 8:15 AM for anyone that needs a ride onto the arsenal. At 8:20 we'll be proceeding to the course. Anyone and everyone is welcome to join us if you choose.

I plan on being at Brahan tomorrow morning around 9 for the fundraiser event.

Noticed there is a PDGA sanctioned event in Athens so I expect no more than 20 people out at Brahan in the morning.

BTW, today I saw EA hoss a 146g DX Wraith well over 400 ft. I'm not good at estimating distances yet, but I'm thinking 425 ft or so. Incredible.