Spending time with my daughter on Father's Day:
Showing posts with label LBB. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LBB. Show all posts
Monday, June 21, 2010
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
I went to check out the future site of the 2010 World Disc Golf Championships. It's Lemon Lake County Park near Crown Point, Indiana. I arrived eagerly at the course at 6:30 am just as the sun was rising, only to find a gate blocking my way. "Park opens at 7:00 am." A guy let me in ten minutes early. Cold. Frost on the ground. Trees bare.
This place has 81 holes. There's a "White" course billed as "Beginner" level. 18 holes. Mostly short (200-350 foot holes). Many technical holes through trees. Some over a creek. Some boring and in the open. I played about 6 holes on this course and walked through several others. Pretty decent.
The "Red" and "Blue" courses are billed as "Advanced" level. 18 holes each. I played the Red course in its entirety. Shot a 67. Some holes are marked as par 4 and a couple rightly so. Most holes were in the 275-375 foot range. A few over 400 feet. A couple in the 500-600 foot range. Only a few holes in the open, and even then they bordered trees and had pins tucked somewhere. Most of the course was very technical through the trees. Some minor elevation changes (one significantly downhill hole). A creek comes into play on a few holes. Nice tees, signs, pins. Good mix of left-to-right and right-to-left holes. Probably plays much harder in the summer.
The Blue course was similar to the red course. I played about 6 holes of it and walked through several more holes. Actually, I liked the Blue course a little better. A couple of the holes were very unique.
Unfortunatly, I never made it to the "Silver/Gold" course which was billed as "Championship" level. Local signs say the course has 27 holes (websites aren't updated and say 18). The shorter tees are the silver tees, the longer ones the gold tees. Supposedly big ravines and a creek come into play.
The park was very well kept. Good signs, tees, pins, benches, and trash cans. A couple of the holes were missing signs, though. Every hole has two pin placements and some of the holes have two tees. I expect more work will be done on the courses to get ready for Worlds. The 2009 Worlds was played on nine 18-hole courses, I believe. So, I'm wondering if the place is big enough or if there are other nearby courses they'll play at. Anyway, I plan to be there in August to watch.
Some pictures of the "Red" course:
A tough long fairway:
Hole 14 was awesome:
All the pins seemed to be in the "B" position when I played, which made the course significantly harder, I'd guess.
This is a look from basket 14 back up to the tee:
Some fairways were just a bitch:
I played the long tees when they had them:
This place has 81 holes. There's a "White" course billed as "Beginner" level. 18 holes. Mostly short (200-350 foot holes). Many technical holes through trees. Some over a creek. Some boring and in the open. I played about 6 holes on this course and walked through several others. Pretty decent.
The "Red" and "Blue" courses are billed as "Advanced" level. 18 holes each. I played the Red course in its entirety. Shot a 67. Some holes are marked as par 4 and a couple rightly so. Most holes were in the 275-375 foot range. A few over 400 feet. A couple in the 500-600 foot range. Only a few holes in the open, and even then they bordered trees and had pins tucked somewhere. Most of the course was very technical through the trees. Some minor elevation changes (one significantly downhill hole). A creek comes into play on a few holes. Nice tees, signs, pins. Good mix of left-to-right and right-to-left holes. Probably plays much harder in the summer.
The Blue course was similar to the red course. I played about 6 holes of it and walked through several more holes. Actually, I liked the Blue course a little better. A couple of the holes were very unique.
Unfortunatly, I never made it to the "Silver/Gold" course which was billed as "Championship" level. Local signs say the course has 27 holes (websites aren't updated and say 18). The shorter tees are the silver tees, the longer ones the gold tees. Supposedly big ravines and a creek come into play.
The park was very well kept. Good signs, tees, pins, benches, and trash cans. A couple of the holes were missing signs, though. Every hole has two pin placements and some of the holes have two tees. I expect more work will be done on the courses to get ready for Worlds. The 2009 Worlds was played on nine 18-hole courses, I believe. So, I'm wondering if the place is big enough or if there are other nearby courses they'll play at. Anyway, I plan to be there in August to watch.
Some pictures of the "Red" course:
A tough long fairway:
Hole 14 was awesome:
All the pins seemed to be in the "B" position when I played, which made the course significantly harder, I'd guess.
This is a look from basket 14 back up to the tee:
Some fairways were just a bitch:
I played the long tees when they had them:
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
09 Worlds
Play began today at the 2009 World Disc Golf Championships in the Kansas City area. Tee-off was at 8:00 am. The first ace recorded was at 8:01 am.
Catch all the action at the PDGA Worlds Media page.
Two pieces of disc golf information I'd like to juxtapose for you:
Men's Professional: 577 feet
Boys 13 and under: 462 feet
Women's Professional: 396 feet
Boys 10 and under: 359 feet
The only category that posted a winning throw that I could reach was the Women's Grandmaster (50 years old and older) Advanced division. 243 feet. Even then, I'd probably need several throws to beat it.
Catch all the action at the PDGA Worlds Media page.
Two pieces of disc golf information I'd like to juxtapose for you:
- A couple of days ago, I recorded my longest flat-ground, non-wind-aided, backhand drive of my life: 300 feet, measured to the nearest foot.
- The long distance throwing event was held at Worlds yesterday. The winning throw for girls aged 16 or under was 324 feet.
Men's Professional: 577 feet
Boys 13 and under: 462 feet
Women's Professional: 396 feet
Boys 10 and under: 359 feet
The only category that posted a winning throw that I could reach was the Women's Grandmaster (50 years old and older) Advanced division. 243 feet. Even then, I'd probably need several throws to beat it.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)