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Tournaments / 2012 - Tree Love Classic - 09-15-12

« on: July 15, 2012, 04:07:42 PM »

September 15th at Cliff Drive
2 Round PDGA C-Tier
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Cliff Drive / Re: weak sauce....

« on: June 29, 2012, 10:31:48 AM »

hole 10 and 16 are both lefty roller holes once the grass starts drying out.  the problem is they play in opposite winds.  tailwind makes you put the roller down earlier.  so usually only one of the two is playing as a roller hole.

the loss of a few key trees has made the back side a repeat of shots.  the three pines used to protect the right side of 13.  it made the righties start their drive on an anhyzer to get to a shorter upshot.  hyzer drive left 350+ upshot.  anhyzer increased the risk of ob with south wind.  now, you can start your drive on nearly any angle you choose.

hole 14 had the one huge tree that made that hole.  it was a hyzer between two flip shot holes.  again, now you can start your disc on any angle you choose.

hole 15 is a skilled two in the long position and favors the lefties.  the short location was put in for lions den and leagues early/late in the year where daylight is a concern.  is stays short too much but the short location breaks up some of the monotony caused by 14s change.

hole 16 is designed like a ball golf hole.  it pinches down with double ob where most players land their drive.  the headwind provides the major challenge here.  is can be a little boring without it.  this hole can screw up your round if you take it for granted.

hole 17 needs it tree as well though it is still a tough hole without the tree.  again like fairway bunkers in ball golf, the fairway pinches with double ob where some players land their drive.  wind provides more teeth but this is a tough hole either way. 

hole 18 is not a good hole.  the drive on this hole is usually not meaningful.  500+ throwers can have a chance at 2 by bringing the ob in play.  there used to be a lower branch to contend with on the upshot to the short, but its still usually a star par for advanced/pros.  the long location makes you use your head a little more, but can bring the cars into play. 

swope has had the same problems, and waterworks to some extent.  can u imagine losing some of the key trees that make holes at waterworks?  either the left or right tree on 1,7,8,10?  remember 11 when it had the lower ceiling?  it was a much better hole.  how will hole 13 or 16 be if they loose their one tree?

instead of calling any hole the worst hole ever, how about bringing some extra water or mulch for the smaller trees at your favorite course?  be thankful for some of the trees we still have and . . . play the Tree Love Classic on September 15th where we will be joining together to raise the awareness of this exact issue.  i know, shameless plug 

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Tournaments / Re: 2012 1st Annual Run for the Roses @ Rosedale - June 30th

« on: June 24, 2012, 03:23:08 PM »

I have been trying to correct people with the "1st annual" tag for years.

it okay as they are understood separate adjectives.  it can be the 1st RftR and the Annual RftR.  Like having a hairy white dog.  The white is not hairy, the dog is.

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Tournaments / Re: Eastern Front at Young Park-June 23rd

« on: June 20, 2012, 10:43:42 AM »

10am starts this time of year (around Summer Solstice) are doable.  But there is still the risk of running out of daylight due to delays.   I thought the 8:30am starts for KWCO this year were perfect.  Everyone was done and able to enjoy their evenings each day.  Catering to player interests is great. But a TD's primary duty is to ensure the event runs smoothly and to completion. As a TD, I'd much rather here grumblings about early morning starts than to have to deal with a rain shortened/cancelled afternoon round.

well said tracy.  though with this tourney being unsanctioned i would tend to be less worried about that situation.  if sanctioned tourney, absolutely tee earlier rather than later.

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General Banter / Re: Vibram Open - Disc Sale

« on: May 19, 2012, 03:08:35 PM »

is the airfare the only hurdle? can't let it get away like that, I'll go first, anybody else in for $20?

me

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Bag Tags / Re: Bag Tag Rules

« on: April 24, 2012, 10:29:08 AM »

If you're at a PDGA event out of town and someone from KC is on your card, the tag IS in play.

total d**k move otherwise.  very weak sauce.

yep.  doesnt matter if you are in kc or japan, casual round or tourney.  if you have a kc tag or any tag that is the same kind as any other person on your card, they should be in play.  if not, you are a COWARD and you have wasted your money and the person's you are refusing to compete against.  thanks for the donation to the club and all, but the only challenges possibly not accepted should be off-card challenges and doubles rounds.

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Bag Tags / Re: What tag you got? 2012

« on: April 11, 2012, 08:21:18 PM »

That's what I was proposing at the end of my last year on the board. I thought $25 and EVERYONE gets a tag.

*like* *like* *like* *like* *like*   

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Cliff Drive / Re: Pin Placements

« on: March 29, 2012, 11:03:30 PM »

at $60 / gallon, it kinda hard to come-by

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Cliff Drive / Re: Pin Placements

« on: March 28, 2012, 07:48:28 PM »

16-Practice Basket Orange (18-Left, uphill, close to original) This is for you UBER long throwers, and now with the reservoir trees all knocked down, try to clear the gates baby!

actually, i believe the orange pin on 16 is shorter than the white pin.  as the crow flies, really sure.  i measured the orange and white pins from the red pin last year before the wide open but i can't find where i wrote the orange one down.  orange possibly only on the wide open players' guide.

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Cliff Drive / Re: Pin Placements

« on: March 28, 2012, 05:38:47 PM »

Thanks to Drew for the additional baskets out there to make this type of activitiy happen.

you're welcome.  thank you to jack and keizer for providing two of those baskets.

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Cliff Drive / Re: Cliff League 3/26-Now with Ace Flavors

« on: March 28, 2012, 08:29:43 AM »

Club Money from League Event $26

Kind of misleading.  $13 for club.  $6.50 spending money for Kevin Smith.  $6.50 for future aces that the club hangs on to until that time.  With the interest rates these days, can't really say this is making money for the club.  just sayin'.  unless, of course, none of you guys are current KCFDC members, then yes, there would be $26 dollars for the club. 

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Cliff Drive / Re: Cliff League 3/26-Now with Ace Flavors

« on: March 27, 2012, 04:30:42 PM »

did everyone play open?

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Blue Valley / Re: League on Monday!!! <4-2-12>

« on: March 27, 2012, 10:43:35 AM »

according to jack lowe, cliff drive league has developed into the northeast league, so there will be one ace fund


http://kcfdc.org/forum/index.php?topic=7314.0 post 1, first paragraph, second sentence

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General Banter / Re: Snap issue

« on: March 21, 2012, 09:43:50 AM »

new skin, second skin, super glue, or clear finger nail polish

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Clover Dell Park / Re: Work Days - Back Nine on the Way!

« on: March 08, 2012, 10:10:59 AM »

so . . . . when u say "extreme"?