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That's awesome. I look forward to seeing some pics and reading some stories from you.
Here's a short update from me:
I'm getting closer to parring a course for the first time - I shot +3 at the Truckee River course today. I was actually at -2 after hole 10. 8 pars and 2 birdies... but then of course the nerves set in. Still, I managed to keep it together somewhat and finish off the course with 5 bogeys and a few more pars. No double bogeys at least...
I had a round on the same course earlier this week where I was still at 0 on hole 14... but then I bogeyed it, and tried too hard to make up for it on 15... shanked my drive really bad and got stuck in the trees. Ended up TRIPLE bogeying the hole, and then I was so frustrated that I bogeyed 16, 17, and 18, which meant I ended up with +7.
I've parred the last few holes on this course plenty of times now... I just can't seem to keep it together when I know I'm having a great game. At least I'm finally at a point where I know my skills are sufficient enough to par this course - I just need to learn to keep my nerves in check. Case in point - I made several 20+ foot putts in the front 9 during my game today, but in the back 9 I missed several 10-15 foot putts that I should have been able to make easily. I know it was all nerves... my brain was just going "OMG YOU COULD PAR THE COURSE TODAY! DON'T F*** UP! DON'T F*** UP!"
So... any advice on dealing with the mental aspect of the game?
I haven't forgotten, but all of my spare time lately has been spent in the river.
As far as advice for the nerves, I could ask you the same question about downhill riding. There's a couple of spots on the local trails that are particularly tricky, and sometimes I can make it, but usually I hesitate and let the nerves get the better of me, and I have to walk it or try again.
I know the answer though, and it's the same as disc golf finishing jitters: practice.
Well, practice, and I still maintain that you should try lots of putters until you are absolutely sure you have one or two you like. I use a DX Rhyno and a Blowfly.
Well done on your improvements! Just remember.... DON'T F*** UP!![]()
Sound interesting.
Now I gotta find if there is even a course near me???
Click here, search for your location.Originally Posted by Monstabonza![]()
I was inspired to head out to the course this afternoon. Boy am I rusty!
1. Hit a tree off the tee, then landed in a tree. Bogey + tree penalty = double bogey
2. Threw over a hill and into the wild blue yonder. Decent second drive but some terrible putting secured another double bogey.
3. Easy par
4. About 200' totally blind throw over some trees. Decent tee shot allowed a birdie.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10474983/disc1%20003.jpg
5. Landed directly on top the the primary location of the basket. Unfortunately it's on the secondary location. Bogey.
6. Super long thumber landed me here. Birdie.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10474983/disc1%20004.jpg
7. Par
8. par
9. Easy birdie. Lost the picture somehow.
So after 9 holes I was resting at +2.
10. Par
11. Par
12. Par
13. Par
14. Ridiculous lie off the tee. I took a picture but again lost it. I've got to figure out this camera. Drew blood trying to get to the disc. Anyway, par.
15. Bogey. Stupid tree.
16. Double bogey. Stupid everything.
17. Bogey. I liked these flowers though.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10474983/disc1%20007.jpg
18 Par.
So that's how I'm playing these days. +6. I need to get out there more. I favor spring and fall for disc, when the river isn't boatable and the mountains are bereft of snow. Yes, that's a shameless excuse.
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Great read. Nice to see you are getting out there. BTW, if you surround your image URLs with an image tag they will appear directly in your post - just highlight the URL text and click the "Img" button above.
Also, I believe you can say you got +5. I used to play with tree penalties as well... but then I learned that it's not actually a dead-set rule. Check it out:
Watch this video. Skip to hole 10, which starts around 21:00. One of the guys clearly lands way above 6 feet in a tree, but doesn't get an extra stroke for it. The same thing happens on hole 11. After watching this video I decided to do some research. Here is the official rule.
Evidently it's NOT a rule by default. It's only a rule for specific tournaments in which the tournament director declares the rule to be in effect. Seeing as I don't compete (yet), and there are no tournament directors to tell me whether or not the rule is in effect, I stopped playing by it a while ago. If I get stuck in a tree I just throw from directly below my disc without taking a penalty stroke.
This has happened to me so many times...Originally Posted by ThunderDuck
That whole sequence made meOriginally Posted by ThunderDuck![]()
Thanks for he link. Found two courses both 120km but in opposite directions, 1 in Sydney and one in Newcastle. Now just gotta get a few of the boys to give it ago.
I used to play Disc Golf every day - I would travel hundreds of miles a week in every direction to play - I'd play 36-72 holes a day - In addition to that I have a portable basket that I would practice putt on for hours every day - I would play in 2-3 weekly tournaments every week as well as playing in bigger sanctioned tournaments every month or so - It was my pre-trials obsession- that was years ago before I had kids - I miss playing very much and look forward to when my kids are old enough to play with me - for now I'll keep playing trials
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Course wise I would play these on a regular basis:
- Gold Gate Park
- DeLaveaga Park
- Low gap
- Skyline
- Stafford Lake
- Lucchesi Park
- Crane Creek
I've since moved out of California and now if I get the chance to play it's one of these:
- Pier Park
- Milo McIver
as far as discs go I'm an Innova guy - I don't mess around with any of those super fast discs as I find there is a huge accuracy tradeoff - the faster the disc the less control you have over it - so the fastest thing I keep in my bag is a Valkyrie but It's pretty rare for me to use it - Id say 90% of my throws are with either a Roc, Gazelle or an Aviar - my farthest measured throw is 500+ feet (flat ground) and I've had five or six aces - Here's a snap of my back-up disc collection from a few year ago not including the 16 discs I keep in my bag (2 Valkyries, 2 ELs, 4 Gazelles, 4 Rocs and 4 Aviars) - I use multiple versions of the same mold at different levels of wear and tear depending on the shot - the more worn in a disc is the less stable it becomes
1. Aviars: 10x-12x KC, BB, SB, Classic (NB), P&A
2. Star Aviars
3. Rocs: Super, Champion, KC 10x-12x, DX Rancho, Dx San Marino
4. Gazelles: KC 9x-11x, CFR, DX
5. Innova Mids (Non-Roc)
6. Innova Fairway Drivers (Non-Gazelle)
7. Innova Distance Drivers
8. Innova Putters (Non-Aviar)
9. Discraft Misc. (All Mids)
10. Third Party Discs
11. Condors: 200g and 137g
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Your collection is amazing, I can't believe you have so many discs! I have a stack of spares in my garage... I'd say around 30 or so. Here's what I keep in my bag... for now:
Drivers:
Star Katana
Champion Monarch
Blizzard Champion Katana
Blizzard Champion Boss
Mid-Range:
Star Stingray
Putters:
Champion Rhyno
DX Birdie
... and one of those floppy and soft ones... whatever they're called.
I know it seems silly to only carry one mid-range, but I've gotten to know the disc so well and feel so comfortable with it...
I'm still learning to use the extra light weight Blizzard Champion drivers... I'm better with the Boss than the Katana, which is funny because I LOVE my Star Katana and I tried a Star Boss and hated it. The huge negative turn the Katana has seems to work out with Star plastic, but it's just too much for the light weight Blizzard Champion plastic.
Ha! I got one of these yesterday. Practiced for a few hours after getting it, and I just came back from being outside practicing just now... probably only half an hour or so. Putting is the most important part of the game, so I figured I should get better at it.Originally Posted by MurdocLoch
What about faster Innova discs, like the Katana, the Boss, or the Groove? Also, have you tried the new Blizzard Champion plastic yet? As long as there is no wind or tail wind they are amazingly easy to throw really far... as I said I've gotten pretty good with my BC Boss, but I'm still terrible with the BC Katana, but even so it goes amazingly far when thrown correctly.Originally Posted by MurdocLoch
Yea, I've known for a while that pro DG-ers do this. Not only for the wear-and-tear stability factor, but different versions of the same mold for different weights as well. I just don't feel like I'm good enough yet to really be able to tell the difference. Learning a new disc takes me several full rounds of using it for every drive, mid-range shot, or putt... depending on the type of disc. I can't even imagine knowing how to throw 5+ different versions of the same disc.Originally Posted by MurdocLoch
Anyway, I was hoping you'd post in this thread ever since I created it. I'm glad you finally did, and it's awesome to see your collection. I hope you do get back into it once your kids grow up a bit.
EDIT: Oh, and since I'm much more into the sport now than I was when we chatted about it a year ago, I do play by all the rules now, including OBs and Mandatories.![]()
Looks like it's already paying off! Before today, my best score ever on any course was +3. I played two games at the Truckee River Course today - the first round I shot +2... and the second round I shot -2!!! 3 bogeys and 5 birdies.Originally Posted by Malachyte![]()