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Tournaments / Re: Grip Equipment presents The 31st Kansas City Wide Open-June 14-16 KCWideOpen.com

« Last post by jack on Today at 10:59:47 AM »

Decades of volunteering, right call/ wrong call, who has said what regarding the call... It doesn't change the fact that the call was wrong and you stand by it. I disagree with you. That's it. We'll see if this moment changes the rule regarding weather for future evets.....

Again this is your opinion Loomis, only you feel it was wrong.  I stand by the fact that the call made was correct and done in consultation with many individuals monitoring the weather closely.  Were you watching your phone or playing the round?  My goal as TD is to ensure that things go as planned and safety is a concern.  Pulling people off the course when YOU felt like it wasn't my concern.  My concern is the safety of everyone and the decision was made in a timely fashion to minimize distraction from the event and allow safety to be maintained.  That was achieved.

You don't like it, you made it clear.  Fortunately though your opinion on this matter though obviously notated had no impact on the decisions of others that were in charge to make the decision.  I get you don't like it, but having played in an event just three weeks ago where play should have been suspended I understood there is a line, you play in foul weather, it happens, you don't play in unsafe weather, that is what we did.  We allowed play in foul weather, and pulled players in unsafe weather.  Your definition wasn't consulted and I apologize for that.  I used the modern thing that I am typing on to gather the information and worked with Kevin at making an informed decision as to when.  Maybe a few minutes could have been done earlier, but the notion of 30-35 minutes earlier is just silly.

Again I will hide it in a big thank you to all that helped, like it or not Loomis, over a 100 people helped to make this event work for you to play, and if you don't like the decisions the step up and run the event and make the decisions next time, and then listen to people that are single sided with conversational points that they see as the only way it should be done.

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Tournaments / Re: Grip Equipment presents The 31st Kansas City Wide Open-June 14-16 KCWideOpen.com

« Last post by Cooper on Today at 10:52:34 AM »

When and where is the volunteer party? If I'm available I'd love to come out and help.

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Tournaments / Re: 2013 Mighty Mo - June 23, 2013

« Last post by ian on Today at 10:52:20 AM »

Anyone mind if I come out and film the full rounds? Random card first round and the lead card second round.

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Tournaments / Re: Grip Equipment presents The 31st Kansas City Wide Open-June 14-16 KCWideOpen.com

« Last post by Loomis on Today at 10:46:33 AM »

Decades of volunteering, right call/ wrong call, who has said what regarding the call... Its empty rhetoric, bud. The captain of the Titanic had years of experience. And those who had opinions regarding the calamity usually never said anything. You can brush the issue aside all you want. You can even cloak your responses in "thank you's" and "congratulations." It doesn't change the fact that the call was wrong and you stand by it. I disagree with you. That's it. We'll see if this moment changes the rule regarding weather for future evets when you and Captain Smith are no longer allowed to use your keen sense of weather prediction for calling a tournament. So it ends with us not agreeing on this issue. You had the right to call it when you did and nothing will change a Jack opinion about a Jack call. So I will go over your head and make sure you don't get to make that call again. Easy enough.

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Tournaments / Re: 2013 Mighty Mo - June 23, 2013

« Last post by mperry on Today at 10:41:24 AM »

I was already planning on playing.

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Tournaments / Re: Grip Equipment presents The 31st Kansas City Wide Open-June 14-16 KCWideOpen.com

« Last post by jack on Today at 10:37:13 AM »

Every player I talked to seem to love the courses and the event. Nate Doss commmented to Kristie and me about how much he and other pro players enjoyed the schedule and playing the core courses of KC> He also mentioned it wouldn't be bad to skip Rosie to play Cliff in the future, after redesign.

We had a great showof community in the form of volunteers and I hope you can all make it to the volunteer party TBA.

Played Cliff last night, it was in beautiful shape.  Moved it to the Mighty Mo Settings.

Cooper, tee-times not directed at you per se, you mentioned it.  Best events don't equate tee-times again I agree with the sentiment that it is an opinion.  If we had more volunteers to help with the event tee-times would be a better option, but we don't people don't all show up to help, many have other items they would rather do fact of live unfortunately.  If we could pay our volunteers it would be better, our sport doesn't support it, and not enough in our community of local disc golfers go out to get sponsors to help to make this a reality. 

Loomis, my call, and it was the right call, as for you and several other cards comment, spot wrong bud you are the only person that has said anything to me that I am aware of (or Kevin for that matter) so we upset you, I can live with that.  Kevin has SEVERAL years of running and helping run events, he made the call as he sees fit, and he is an exceptional volunteer of DECADES of work to the club and thousands of hours, and I trust and believe his decisions over your opinion in this instance.  Sorry YOU don't like it Loomis, it was not your call to make, and your rhetoric to the notion that it was not a wise decision is only your opinion.  Those that volunteered to make it happen thank you, for all the work that went in, please don't let this one sour note ruin another wise wonderful weekend of disc golf.

I know that this is only a couple of items that we are discussing about the event, and overall most are happy with how things developed over the course of the weekend, some mistakes were made, but overall those pale in event as a whole.  It took an entire community of disc golfers (even you and Cooper, Loomis) and I thank you all for the work leading up to the event, during the event, and the continuation of cleaning up the courses and resetting Swope for us to enjoy.

Our courses always look great this time of year, and there are hundred if not thousands of disc golfers in the area that are unaware of our efforts as a collective group to improve disc golf for the players from all over the world.  I think that a thank you is never enough, and as such I know that a volunteer party is being planned.  One item I would like all of you players to think about, is possibly coming out and spotting and caddying for the volunteer party, your way of thanking all of the people that put out their time to make your event work.  It would be nice to see some of that type of behavior from the players in the event locally if you can.  Just food for thought out here.

These are small issues, and shouldn't even really be discussed as everything was followed to the tee of the rules, and the communication was delivered.  It is sad you choose this topic to berate on a great guy for the club, and an event that many enjoyed.

Again thanks to all that played, helped, watched, or followed, it was a fun ride!

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Swope / Re: Swope League 2013

« Last post by slimneal on Today at 10:30:47 AM »

My daughter and I pulled a lot (not all) of the ob flags last night.
If I can I will so some trash runs.

MayorSlim

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Tournaments / Re: 2013 Mighty Mo - June 23, 2013

« Last post by Loomis on Today at 10:18:48 AM »

I will play open so Perry can get his chance at me if he wants it. What say you?

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General Banter / Re: Rosedale update

« Last post by Loomis on Today at 10:16:23 AM »

The first course of action by any political body during a crisis is usually formation of a good offense then deflection of blame by obfuscation.

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Tournaments / Re: 2013 Mighty Mo - June 23, 2013

« Last post by DDKC on Today at 10:13:10 AM »

Waterworks is now in its tournament positions

Hole #1 - Far Right
Hole #2 - Middle Right (Under Tree)
Hole #3 - Middle Short
Hole #4 - Peace Sign
Hole #5 - Short Left
Hole #6 - Middle (Star)
Hole #7 - Short Left
Hole #8 - Medium (1st up the hill)
Hole #9 - Middle
Hole #10 - Short Right
Hole #11 - Long Left
Hole #12 - Short  Middle (Not there yet, assuming we can fix the sleeve)
Hole #13 - Long
Hole #14 - Short Middle  (Not there yet, assuming we can fix the sleeve)
Hole #15 - Long Right
Hole #16 - Long
Hole #17 - Long Left
Hole #18 - Short Left

Cliff Drive is set up and Jack will let you know those details.  The only thing different than the current set up is Hole #1 will play to the practice basket, #17 will play to the island and #18 will play long.