10 meter circle

[sandalman]

when i played in AZ one winter, they always had a 10 meter circle around each pin position for the tourneys. it was really cool, actually, and i always wondered why the other places i've played (mostly cali and texas) do not do this. it defines the 10m rule and even looks cool. it seems like it would work really well for discTV.

do other locales practice the same thing? any ideas as to why it is not more of a standard?

[rhett]

SoCal Disc Golf has been painting the 10m circle for SoCal Series events for the past couple of years.

[ck34]

It takes 2/3 of a mile of paint to do solid 10m circles around just 18 holes. Not exactly good environmentally unless you use chalk or perhaps flour (expensive). It's also difficult to do properly on wooded holes not only physically working around trees but being able to mark wood chips well.

[sandalman]

agreed that on wooded holes it more challenging. reasonably priced environmentally sensitive solutions probably exist... what do AZ and SoCal use?

[bigchiz]

At the one annual B tier we use striping paint on our two tournament courses. The courses are mostly flat and open, it helps to dress them up a bit.

It would be a huge help to us jump-putters...especially us that jump at 32'9"!!!

it seems that something flush to the ground, like partially buried stones or something similar would make a cool looking 10m ring around a basket...

[bschweberger]

I love the 10 meter circle because, I love to jump putt if at all possible.

[sandalman]

stones are too permanent, and make movingthe basket a lot of work... strips of some sort degrade within days

Hey Shweb, address that last comment directly to all my doubters...EW,CC,J.Markov...all have told me I was crazy to jump at every chance. It's like sex with a goat...IT JUST FEELS GOOD...no matter how it looks!!!

[gnduke]

bring a weedeater out and scalp the 10 meter ring.

sandles,

most courses never move baskets.


bb,

that is more information about goats than we probably need. :^p

If stones are too large and permanent, you could always just line the circle with PEBBLES. /msgboard/images/clipart/happy.gif

You will know be know as "OUTSIDE THIRTY JOHNSON". I you ask me if you are outside,when you are about 50 ft away,i'm going smack you and your goat!

[snoophaney]

Just tie a string to the bottom of the pole hole. Then you can use it for ctp's and the 10 meter rule. A very inexpensive way to solve the problem.

[wit]

i like the rock/brick thing... and the string attached to the basket sounds easy and economical. i have heard of people carrying a 10 meter string with a small hook on it and just hook it on the basket and measure.

[sandalman]

that was funny mark! cant wait to make ya pay /msgboard/images/clipart/proud.gif

string thing sounds cools also...

www, sort of true, but since most course are on public parks, holes tend to move, albeit slowly, to accomodate changing patterns in park use.

anyway, i basically know nothing, and really just wanted to say i liked the circles, and hope more events give them a try.

[rhett]

We just spray paint the grass with whatever we have. Environmental concerns? pshaw! Whaddya think we are, NorCal'ers??? /msgboard/images/clipart/proud.gif

<FONT SIZE="-2">we'd line 'em with old 55 gallon drums of PCBs if we hadn't already dumped it all in Arizona.</FONT>

[gotcha]

The first course I played with 10-meter circles was Woodson Park in Oklahoma City. That was probably 1993 or 1994 during the Oklahoma Doubles Championships. Rather than use paint, some sort of grass/weed killer was used as all the circles were basically rings of dead grass. The 10-meter circle is a great idea and I wished more greens were marked that way.

[Jroc]

Amarillo has painted 10m circles at their events since I have been playing them (5 years). I think its a very professional touch. We started painting 10m "dashed" circles at our events here. Paint on for 2 steps, paint off for 2 steps, etc. Uses half the paint...but still serves its purpose. Also, it is announced that the line is APPROXIMATE. So, if there are any questions about putting vs. jump putting...it needs to be measured.

Unless its obviously closer than 10m, most players around here will allow a jump putt.

[5355]

How about invisible fencing at the 10 m mark and microchips on all discs used for putting that would signal whether or not it's acceptible for those avid putt-jumpers? :D

[zbiberst]

i was hoping that your invisible fence suggestion would be followed with electric collars, so that if you jump put inside or over the 10m line you get shocked.

[DiscHof]

i was hoping that your invisible fence suggestion would be followed with electric collars, so that if you jump put inside or over the 10m line you get shocked.



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[reallybadputter]

i was hoping that your invisible fence suggestion would be followed with electric collars, so that if you jump put inside or over the 10m line you get shocked.



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And you have to hole out to shut the fence off... that way you're encouraged to go for the long putts since going to mark the drop in after the layup/miss will also be painful... :D

[mgaffney]

one of the west side courses in phoenix used surveyors nails (big nails with plastic bristles attached). Be sure to drive them down so that the bristles are only 1 or 2 inches above the grass. This keeps mowers and people from pulling them out.
Gaff

[mgaffney]

Oh, and I am the one who has done the rings at the Memorial for the last 8 years. I use striping paint, I get three holes per can if I walk fast. Lasts nearly two weeks. I use a paint stick with rubber coated cable preset to 32 ft 10 in. A quick clip with two wire clamps to set the proper distance. Have the cable 3 feet out the other side of the paint stick to pull on, this keeps tension on the wire making the circles accurate and saving your arm at the trigger of the paint stick.
Gaff

[mpetre]

I ran a skills competition and used surveying flag/tape (you know the thin stuff used to mark trees and such. One roll covers each hole and at $1 a roll it's not a bad deal for 18 holes. I used the biggest U nails that I could find to hold it in the ground. This worked pretty well and was pretty easy to pull back up when the event was over. Takes some time (about 2-3 hrs to get it setup) but it really clearly defines the 10m circle and gives everyone something to shoot for on upshots.

[virtualwolf]

I love the 10 meter circle too. Not enough tourneys do it though. I am putting a 30' string with a hook on it in my bag tonight....Love that idea!!!

[the_kid]

I love the 10 meter circle too. Not enough tourneys do it though. I am putting a 30' string with a hook on it in my bag tonight....Love that idea!!!



Make sure it isn't a 30ft circle though! I have seen this done many times.

[krupicka]

Methinks you need to get a longer string. 10m=32'10".

[MikeMC]

You can use powder agricultural limestone or "lime" for marking the circle. It's cheap, readily available, and good for the environment. It's a naturally occuring mineral that is used to lower the PH/acidity in lawns which is a problem everywhere in the environment because of acid rain. It's a white powedery substance that looks like flour. Temporary but completely safe and good for the environment.