Maryland Amateur Tour

[md21954]

md am tour post # 2,000 :o

[hawkgammon]

59 at the rock yesterday.




That's not bad. That was for all 18 right?

[md21954]

all 18 icy tees including #18 long.

i hope i didn't blow my wad before the IB. a 59 could take advanced.

Good luck with that 59 Stud Boy :eek:

[Dick]

ski is talkin the smack, but let's see him walk it. he's almost as famous as 857 for tournament collapses! ;)

[hawkgammon]

You'll have to report back what happens. I think I'm skipping this as the prospect of a third one round Ice Bowl just isn't that exciting to me.

[girlie]

You'll have to report back what happens. I think I'm skipping this as the prospect of a third one round Ice Bowl just isn't that exciting to me.



But Hawk! :eek: This will be my next opportunity to babe challenge it out with you! :D Come on - give me another opportunity to smack you down in 2005! :D

I'm bringing chili!!!!!

[hawkgammon]

But Linds you already have the better number! :D I have to go to the Paint Branch event (which is next weekend? :confused:) so you could go for it then.

[Dick]

yeah, if my foot doesn't feel better i may have to skip it also. but i'll talk smack anyway until the game time decision.

[hawkgammon]

I'm smelling a one discer at Goucher! :D

[imapackerfan]

February Monthly/Ice Bowl to be held 2/13 at the Swamp.
Registration 9:00-10:00ish
Players Meeting 10:15ish
Tee Off by 10:30 SHARP

I'm guessing the usual entry fees? Or is there an added $5?

I think Shark will have the 2005 tags by then, too!

[Sharky]

You are correct :cool:

[hawkgammon]

Thanks Cheesey! I'll wear something special for this near Valentines Day event.

[imapackerfan]

Oh boy Oh boy Oh boy...
How ever will I sleep between now and then? I can't get the image of you with a 'heart on' out of my mind... :o:D

[hawkgammon]

I'm sure there is some representative avatar out there somewhere.

One discer @ Goucher = *** :o:eek: :o:eek: Can't hang with the big boyz ?

[hawkgammon]

I am the Big Boy.

Issues Hawk a " one disc challenge " @ Goucher, date/time T.B.A. Lets get it on stud ! :eek:

[hawkgammon]

I'll be somewhere on Sunday early, and a special Tour stop will occur somewhere Monday afternoon after I get done giving a sample at the doctors. I'm 50-50 on Saturday's RockBowl.

[hawkgammon]

Went to Druid today and worked on the 'ole sidearm. My shoulder now hurts after 18 drives off the wood tees, and a couple of long fairway flicks. Shot a 61. #'s 7 and 14 wood are particularly nasty when forehanding, and totaled 3 of my 7 over par strokes.

Tomorrow might be the Minefski one disc Goucher battle. Time and details to be announced in the morn.

Paul has issued an invite to The Rock tomorrow, 2'ish. Call us...

[hawkgammon]

i hope i didn't blow my wad before the IB. a 59 could take advanced.



So how did you and your wad do yesterday?

[hawkgammon]

Went to Goucher today and played on some still snowy tees. Shot a 52 for the 18. Deuced #8, and #2 the second time around. Avoided any of those humiliating fours for the first time ever out there.

[Dick]

i'll probably be free this afternoon hawk. if not one disc , how about ript? anyway, call my cell after 11:30

[Sharky]

Random notes from the rock IB:

Glen beats the big dogs with a modest 55, myers, and pp both posted 56's and jg a 58 I believe.

Jay G wins masters with a modest 58 over 14 other masters in the new "in" division.

It was my pleasure to play in a group with Jay, E, and George Brown. George just did not have a good day hurling the disc but myself , E, and Jay were close most of the way. Jay eventually got a small lead but I narrowed it a couple of times. I had some nice saves and nice shots, getting a 3 on 9 with a gutsy shot down the middle from mid hill, driving hole 15 (missed the deuce putt) and a nice downhill putt for a 3 on hole 1. Easy hole 3 our penultimate hole was my Waterloo. No one really parked it and my shot 33 feet to the left had me going last attempting the bird. I shot the putt over the basket just a tad and was left with an 18 foot come back putt, I pooched it a little low and it hit the rim and rolled out about 35 feet near my original drive location, the four attempt was OK but not really another miss for a nickel. My 59 turned to a 61 real quick, allowing 5 players to pass me with TT at 59 taking second and a slew of rivals at 60 including bb and E, at least I took last cash 7 out of 15 and $15, I donated a fat $5 to the food bank.

The chili was all good, really good.

Paul shot a 70 something I believe and I think he may have scored double digits on one hole, not sure though, paul how did you manage that 7X?

[hawkgammon]

Happy Birthday Evil! I've contacted the agency and your present should be down there prior to lunch. I have an 1145 appoitment, and should be free after that. I am contemplating the Rock as the doc is in Columbia. I would be up for Ript (though I don't want to sidearm...must rest shoulder for Sunday /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif) as it sounds kinky, or just a straight round.

[hawkgammon]

Jay G wins masters with a modest 58 over 14 other masters in the new "in" division.




Hmmm...what could have happened to generate this kind of popularity?

[imapackerfan]

Shark- I'm assuming Paul's computer must be down or something, that must be why he hasn't answered your post... :confused:

I can't speak for how he ended up with the score he had- but I can tell you what his score was... a 71. How can I be so sure, you ask? Because I shot a 71 too... What is my excuse for shooting a 71, you ask? Being 9 months pregnant was probably a determining factor... ;) :D

Let's anxiously await Paul's explanation. It's going to have to be a doozy- and he can't use pregnancy, I called it first. :D

[imapackerfan]

Oops- almost forgot. Happy Birthday, O' Evil One! :cool: And may I say- you don't look a day over 40... ;)

[hawkgammon]

<font color="red">HAWK TRIUMPHS OVER EVIL IN FIRST EVER TOUR STOP RIPT MATCH </font>

<font color="blue"> Two Players Join In Late And Flee Fearfully </font>

Rich and I met at the Rock this afternoon to try out his RIPT deck. With only the knowledge that the cards tell you what to do we had a go at it. The rules as we understand them are these: Each player begins with three cards. After each drive whomever is closest to the pin gets another card. If a player wins a hole, that player gets another card. Each player can have no more than seven cards at a time. Once a card is used, it goes back into the deck. Off we went. On #2 Rich goes left into the trees. I contemplate my "Move your opponents lie ten paces card", but hold back figuring I've got a chance at a stroke here already. Rich fives to my four. :DOn #3 I deuce while Rich takes a four. :oOn #4 I whip out my "Choose one disc from your opponents bag that they can't use the rest of the round" card. I went for the Mojo (insert own joke here), but Rich counters with his "No way" card and is able to keep his putter. Rich then points out that the card I attempted to play would have no effect on me if the roles were reversed as I have four of each mold I carry in my bag. ;) On #5 we both miss long approaches, and then we each use a "10 paces" card on each other. I position Rich too favorably due to idiocy, while he puts me in the middle of some briars. We both four. On #6 I make Rich change drivers, and pick up a stroke. On #7 we both four. On #8 Rich uses a card that allows him to create a new tee anywhere within 20 paces of the actual tee. He sticks us with a hyzer drive that puts us both in the left side woods. I have to use my "Adjust your lie two paces" card to have a shot out. On #9 I use a "Pick a disc that your opponent has to play the entire hole with" card. Sticking Rich with his Sidewinder, he takes a circle six to my three. :cool:

Scores after nine were:
Hawk-31
Rich-38

While putting out on #9 my cell rings and it's 857 looking for us. He joins us at #10's tee with Jim "Foot Fault" Brazil. We introduce the concept to the boys and they agree to give it awhirl. After watching Rich and I go for two holes, they bail as predicted to hook up with Ski and Mr. Sherwood. On #11 Rich makes me retee after I have a decent drive, and then I exceed the one he made me take back. :eek: Nothing is going right for the birthday boy. :( On #12 (which was a sheet of ice) I end up dead center of the ice flow. After much positioning, I manage to Spider up the rest of the hill and skip left under the basket. On #14 Rich muffs his three putt, and uses a putt mulligan card, and misses again. :eek: On #15 Rich Orcs into the creek for a circle four. On #16 Rich has a good drive, so I make him retee, and he catches an early tree and heads left. Rich goes five to my four on #18 long as we finish the back:

Hawk-30 (60*)
Rich-35 (73)

*My final RIPT card allowed me to deduct one stroke from my round. :D

We both really liked the game, and agreed that it tended to punish poor play as the better driver gets one card each hole, as does the winner of the hole, and if you're walking around with four or five cards constantly your armed to the teeth. I was driving really well today, so I was playing with a full hand most of the round. We shall do this again. Are you brave enough to join us? ;)

[hawkgammon]

<font color="purple">Babe Card Update </font>

Okay I've been thinking about what to do with these. As some of you know the 2005 cards were a quickie prompted by an idea from 857. I'm not thrilled with the quality of the cards this season, and have already begun working on the 2006 batch. 40 are already done which might be enough to get us through next year. More girls! 40 different pics so far! Even with a less than stellar product, requests for cards continue to pour in. As for this year several of you have approached me at events looking for me to organize a mass challenge. Frankly I'm not motivated to work that hard on that part of this. These were really conceived for casual rounds i.e. Tour Stops between two or more consenting adults. Kind of like dating. I believe Mr. Sherwood is of a similar mind when it comes to dealing with tag matches at tourneys with the exception of the 12 annual Paint Branch events at which he may be morally obligated to run his Tag operation. Also I've been looking for ways to differentiate cards from tags as I see no point in reinventing the wheel. The first obvious difference is the playoff rule we have. Secondly no challenge can be turned down. For example Dr. Evil forgot his #2 or #3 card yesterday, so I'll be collecting that on Sunday...prior to putting it right back up as I suspect a return challenge will be issued. To initiate a challenge a card holder must approach another card holder and declare, "I challenge thee." A second option is to look at another card holder and simply say, "Babe Card." At this point the challengee must accept. I think challenges should be limited to foursomes or so for simplicity sake. Do you really want to track down 15 people after a tourney? Also there will be a card finale at the end of the year. Since Mr. Sherwood already is running a traditional operation, the card finale needs to be different. What we'll be having is an all inclusive finale. Tenatively we'll be at Patapsco or Rockburn one Saturday in mid-December. I'll be using the Gangloff rating handicap method to balance the field so that everyone starts off even. I will use the latest ratings update from Chuck & Co. If someone is non-PDGA and ratingless they will be assigned a 900 rating. Now the twist. We'll be playing a round of RIPT (http://www.innovadiscs.com/ript/index.html) (disc golf challenge rules) for the title! :eek: Chaos? A debacle? What could be more fitting? :DWe'll be having RIPT tour stops between now and then, and I would suggest that anyone interested invest in a deck of the cards. You should definitely know how it works before showing up in December. Cards are available at www.zonedriven.com. (http://www.zonedriven.com.) Winner of the card finale round receives an official embroidered Maryland Amateur Tour polo shirt declaring them 2005 Babe Card Challenge Champion. The shirt will be awarded soon after the event as I can't realistically preorder it. For example Lindsay and Rich don't exactly wear the same size, and I want to make sure the winner gets their correct size. Rich in a medium or Lindsay in a XXL wouldn't really work. I had considered an engraved silver plated tray or something as the trophy, but that kind of trophy just sits on a shelf somewhere. Who wouldn't want to poudly sport this collared puppy at all their PDGA events in 2006? /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[md21954]

druhill, 1530 HRS.

days are only getting longer, 57 days till TNT!

[Dick]

go ript! :D

Get RIPT

[Dick]

hawk ript me up with those things the other day. it wasn't even close. i'll have to give him a little payback on sunday! ;)

[hawkgammon]

Ms. Merce is looking for a little RIPT action after the event. If time permits I'm going to accomodate her. Feel free to seek redemption then Dr. Otherwise there's always a Tour stop on the 19th! This weekend I'll just have to take you out straight up.

[Dick]

yeah, all i got to say hawk is "JUST BRING IT"

[hawkgammon]

I'm assuming your referencing your birthday gift which I will bring.

[imapackerfan]

Anything scheduled for Saturday?

[hawkgammon]

Sorry, but not by me. I have errands to deal with (truck and cat going in for tune-ups) so that I can muck around in the Swamp on Sunday. How bad is it by the way? /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[Dick]

the howling wnd should dry it out alot. we'll see if anyone offers first hand info, otherwise we go in prepared for the worst.

hey hawk...i know this isn't "ASK HAWK" but....do you ever make a MAT stop at seneca?...i'd love to feast on some "surf and fowl"(att: SHARKY)...let me know and i'll roll in from the left coast

[hawkgammon]

I'll bring both sets of footwear then.

[hawkgammon]

hey hawk...i know this isn't "ASK HAWK" but....do you ever make a MAT stop at seneca?...i'd love to feast on some "surf and fowl"(att: SHARKY)...let me know and i'll roll in from the left coast




Dear Eagle Boy,

We do infrequently roll into the fabulous Seneca Creek State Park for some Tour action. It is a little bit more of a haul for some of us though, and since I have to make that commute five times a week already, it's not one of my favorite drives. With the Soiree coming up sometime in April, we will be making a couple of stops over there between now and then as Rich and I hone our skills to avoid the dreaded DFL.

[md21954]

bgw tourney at druid is sanctioned. (http://www.pdga.com/schedule/event.php?TournID=5153)

[Dick]

dfl? i'm hoping to cash this year!!! :D

[hawkgammon]

bgw tourney at druid is sanctioned.




Outstanding work young man. Time to start a thread. ;)

[hawkgammon]

dfl? i'm hoping to cash this year!!!




I hope that's not a challenge. :D

[Dick]

challenge? i'm definitely going to beat you!

[Dick]

matter of fact, i'm going to start my campaign of intimidation on you sunday.

[hawkgammon]

intimidation



:D

[Dick]

intimidated yet?

[hawkgammon]

Me? Never.

[md21954]

light drizzle or less and i'll be at druid today, 3:30ish.

[Sharky]

I might make it out, if I do I will need to leave at 4:50 ish but 3:30 sounds like a perfect start time to work in a few holes maybe even 18. I will let you know for sure later. Need to exorcize some of that negative turney action on my part, not that I failed miserably, just could have done a little better.

BTW A public Am tour thank you to Hawk, who delivered to me a spectacular, personalized, Tour shirt, very classy I look forward to sporting it on the links. :cool:

[md21954]

word. if you need to start earlier, i might be flexible. (maybe 3:15).

it's looking like a warm wednesday at the rock for me.

[md21954]

btw....

see the baltimore green week post under the tourney thread up top. we need some chatter!

[Dick]

yes, a big thanks to hawk from me also. probably the best birthday gift i got this year!
how about pictures of all the am tour shirt designs?

[md21954]

now i'm wishing i had gone sunday.

[hawkgammon]

You are both welcome. It's just a thank you to you guys who come out and play all the time. Of course controversy will soon ensue over those who didn't get one. You guys are now my models, and I'll be happy to sell one to qualified members as the marketing campaign begins! Mr. Sherwood's is probably the coolest. 857's is a close second.

[md21954]

Mr. Sherwood's is probably the coolest. 857's is a close second.

now i'm burning with curiosity.

Are you kidding ? Thanks from me too HAWK. The girl friend loves the new Polo, as do I. And mine IS and will be the coolest :cool:.

*** ATTENTION *** A memo from Am. Tour Security:
All active Am. Tour members (you know who you are) are required to wear (with pride) there issued polo's at ALL Am. Tour rounds , or risk ridicule and confiscation of said Polo. That is all, you may resume your regularly scheduled programing. <font color="orange"> MD. Am. Tour Member <font color="blue">69 </font> </font>

[Dick]

that's evil baby!!!!

[hawkgammon]

Naturally I am partially exempt from this ruling as the founder, and also due to my endorsement arrangement with Hooters. ;)

[md21954]

where is the am tour stop this weekend?

patapsco? rocburn? how about a visit to scarborough or codorus?

saturday, high noon.

[hawkgammon]

I've got a 1030 class at the gym on Saturday, so I'll be playing later in the day. Probably a RIPT round if Dr. Evil is interested.

[Dick]

ript at the rock?

[hawkgammon]

A distinct possibility. Perhaps 1330-1400ish. Further details later.

[hawkgammon]

<font color="red"> This Weekends Tour Stop Schedule: </font>

<font color="blue">Saturday-1330 at Rockburn. A round of RIPT as Rich attempts revenge. </font>

<font color="green">Sunday-High noon at Pine Grove. Perhaps RIPT or straight up. We'll decide when we get there. </font>

I'm offline right now at home, so these are pretty much set when I leave work this afternoon. Write-ups will be posted on Monday.

[md21954]

still might do patapsco tomorrow anyway. haven't been there in a while (month or so) and doing the rock today. ript doesn't appeal to me a whole lot. i'd like to try it, but would prefer not to debut in the sanguine fairways of rockburn. the sympathetic fairways of druhill would be perfect yo.

Druid Sunday morning, 0830 HRS. Wake-n-Bake

[hawkgammon]

Your avatar appears to be of a man violating a dog. That's...interesting.

[hawkgammon]

<font color="purple"> RICH ROARS BACK IN RIPT REVENGE ROUND AT ROCKBURN </font>

<font color="green">Big Tom Makes Rare Tour Appearance And Takes Second </font>

Three of us set out this afternoon for an enjoyable windy round o'Ript. Tom displayed a diabolical evilness far beyond the good doctors, and a natural affinity for the game. On #3 Rich parks the basket for an apparent drop in deuce, but Tom pulls out a swap drives card and makes the deuce! :D On #4 Rich gets a little redemption when he Sidewinders 15' from the basket and takes the deuce. :cool:On #7 true horror ensues as Tom makes Rich throw a thumber off the tee to terrible results. Then Rich whips out a swap drives on me after I Spider down past the A pin. :eek: Now I'm in the mess. :( I end up with a seven. On #8 Tom (who appears to have fully mastered the sidearm drive and approach) goes left, but then approaches to within 10'. I make him reapproach, and from there we have a couple of missed putts for Tom to take a six. /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif On #9 Tom makes me play the entire hole with one of my Aviar putters. I attempt to make Rich recreate the debacle of last time with him playing the entire hole with his Sidewinder. (He took a six last time ;)) and Tom's using his whole bag. I get across the creek in two shots, and then nail a 50' putt for the three! :cool:Then Tom pulls out a card cancelling my putt, and makes me redo it. :( It became a four. :mad:

Scores after nine:
Rich-32
Tom-34
Hawk-35

On #11 my approach lands within 6' of the pin, so Rich makes me redo it. A couple of botched putts later and I eat a six. :( On #13 Rich deuces, and then I match him to prevent him from getting another card. Rich was dominating the drives today, so he was king of the cards. On #15 Rich (who Tom and I have denied the use of two of his drivers) throws his Orange Beast across the creek and parks the basket for a deuce. :cool::eek: We threed and foured everything else.

Scores on the back were:
Rich-27 (60*)
Tom-30 (64)
Hawk-33 (68)

*Rich had the bad joker which made him add a stroke to his total. /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Having more than two players obviously minimized the number of cards one can win by taking a hole, so whoever is driving the best and getting the CTP cards has the advantge. I appear to be missing a card gentleman, so please check your bags.

[Dick]

i don't have the card. did you pick up the one i threw to your bag that time?

also 15 was my orange beast as you guys had denied me my pro orc AND my redskins beast. i think my margin of victory was somehow avoiding getting stuck with a 6 or a 7 by the diabolical cards. i really didn't take that many ctp's until the last 6 holes.

[hawkgammon]

Touche. The correction has been made. I don't remember you throwing a card to my bag, so I'm going to have to say probably not. Zonedriven has been down since you Roc geeks crashed it the other day, so I can't order a fresh deck. I did procure a new plastic holder this afternoon though.

[Dick]

i have a few more decks. i'll give you one next time. i guess you'll have to play a card short for now.

[hawkgammon]

I found a disc belonging to Dean at Pine Grove today. The number is disconnected, so I'm open to suggestions on how to get it back to him.

I played solo and deuced #1 and 8. Missed the mando on #11 (again :mad:) [though I ended up parked :D] for a circle six. Also took a five on #13 after one of several cases of yellow fever courtesy of the Discatcher. Ended up at 62.

[Dick]

shark led 9 golfers on a merry journey at the rock.
we broke up into 3 groups.
jim myers actually took a bogey on 7, but still managed a 50 to retain whatever tag he had. the rest of us finished in a pack, except for big tom who slipped and fell and wasn't able to finish. i called him and he is ok.
grape and ray led the hoi poloi with 57's, taking tags 11 and 7 respectively. I manged to hold off BB with a 58 to his 59, even though i botched a great drive on 10 into a 4, and had a 4 for the second straight day on #3. i got 13 and bb takes tag 22. shark shoots 60 i think for the 24 tag and brazil has a bad day and leaves sporting the 26 tag.

[hawkgammon]

But what about the all important Babe Cards?

[Dick]

i beat all babe card holders i know of so i retained #3. i left the hoi poloi to sift out the rest

[hawkgammon]

Now that's the right attitude!

[hawkgammon]

Fantasy Baseball for any of you locals interested. 857 is our defending league champ, and a gracious one at that!

Yahoo! fantasy sports.

League ID# 21303
Password: innova

[md21954]

gracious my [*****]. you all suck. don't bother, the teaminconsistent will rule again this year.

[hawkgammon]

You should read him in a forum with actual free speech! :o

[hawkgammon]

<font color="red">Attention Babe Carders! </font>

I understand that there has been some amusing interplays when players have opted to keep the higher numbered card instead of the lower one they actually won due to a preferred picture. While certainly not against this kind of activity, it brings up the point again that there are only two differing photos. I am contemplating issuing the 2006 cards now and having us use them for this year and next just to make this even more...fun. I could simply swap out whatever number you currently have with the exact same number. They should last two years due to the quality craftsmanship involved. We would still have a champion for this year in December. Thoughts?

[Dick]

change them out. the pictures should be better on the lower numbered cards, not the other way around. unless you want everyone chasing #12!!!! :D

[hawkgammon]

Okay I have 70 2006 Babe Cards made. If you currently have one swap out the one you're carrying with the same number when next we meet. I currently have #6 as Rich keeps beating me.

[md21954]

70 2006 Babe Cards



how many calvert tags does mr. sherwood have? /msgboard/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

"Amusing Interloper" YES I opted for a higher tag soley because the ***** shot is SO much more appealing than the other ! Spoken like a true "[*****] man" :eek: Seneca on Sunday ??? I'm 901 where's that get me ?!?!

[Sharky]

That gets you a $25 entry fee and a whoppin in the silver division :eek:

[hawkgammon]

Seneca on Sunday ??? I'm 901 where's that get me ?!?!





What Mr. Sherwood said, coupled with the knowledge that I paid $5 less than you assuming I opt to muck around in the slush.

Have $25.00, but We'll see who does/who recieves "The Whoppin" ! Place your side bets :eek:. Remember the Ice Bowl ?

[md21954]

GLEN NARROWLY AVOIDS LOSING #1 TAG TO LOWLY AM IN DRUID HILL TIE!

ski and i played a chilly but sunny round from the metals at 0845 HRS. ski was up by five at the break, but i narrowed that to one by hole 17. then i doinked a putt for a four on 18 to ski's par to finish +3 and +5.

glen joined us for a second round, then we picked up rick on hole four. i capped off a signature hole birdie week putting my valkerie 15' left of the pin on 6C for deuce (i hit 15B at the rock- my other favorite deuce- wednesday). after nine, i think it was
glen 25
ski 27
paul 28
rick 29

i deuced 12, 14, 17, 18 with a bogey on 11C.

finals scores
paul 52
glen 52
ski 53
rick 56?

glen kept his #1 tag by nature of the tie

my cumulative record vs. glen now stands at 2-372-1. that's two very close calls for glen and his precious 1 tag in one week.

[Sharky]

You all missed an excellent tournament, although I understand Glen needs to hide out with that one tag :cool:

[md21954]

i had to celebrate my mother's b-day yesterday afternoon. otherwise i might have made it to seneca.

sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo close to grabbing that #1 tag! arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggghhhhhhhh!

fyi... i did beat ski and took his 12 babe card to my 9 card. he wasn't going to give it up if he beat me, so i beat him and took it :D

[hawkgammon]

We've begun swapping out the babe cards for the 2006 models. I have #3 after my trouncing of Rich yesterday at Seneca.

[Dick]

7 strokes over 2 rounds. not sure if it was a "trouncing", but a good win nonetheless!

hawk cashes!
hawk cashes!
hawk cashes!

[girlie]

Nice work Hawk!

Now maybe you can try to beat me in tournament play in 2005! :eek:

girlie is 2 for 2 over hawkgammon in 2005 tourney play
:D

[discgeez]

Don't spend that $5.00 all in one place Hawk, Maybe frame it :o

[hawkgammon]

Listen Pops it was $6 and it would have been more if I hadn't felt bad for you after playing the first round with you and your father.

[discgeez]

Listen Pops it was $6 and it would have been more if I hadn't felt bad for you after playing the first round with you and your father.



Actually it was me feeling bad for you that first round. We couldn't have continued as a twosome after your threatening to quit after 4 holes.

[hawkgammon]

It was merely a psychological ploy to reel you in after you jumped out to that six stroke lead after six holes. Obviously it worked as I defeated you by eight over the remaining 12 holes. This stunning performance earned me the coveted invite to join Team Stick though I'm not sure what benefits I receive or costs I must lay out.

[discgeez]

Yes, but there's always the 2nd round.

[hawkgammon]

Well sure the pressure is different back there with the riff raff than in the lead group. Obviously less intimidation for you when not having to witness greatness hole after hole.

[discgeez]

Just as I planned. Pressue it's a wonderful thing.

[md21954]

LOWLY DRUID AM FAILS TO SECURE #1 TAG IN SECOND TIE VS. GLEN IN TWO DAYS!!! DOH!

very blustery white out conditions. suds flowing, free crack falling from the sky...

final

paul 55
glen 55

we played off for the babe challenge #1 card, but glen was too much of a sissy to put up the calvert #1 in the playoff. what's a 117 pt rating difference anyway?

glen won the playoff, deucing hole 2.

[hawkgammon]

Saturday Tour Stop At Druid.

High Noon. Probably going from the woods.

Come see me break in Mr. Sherwood's favorite driver the Sherwinder and welcome back an old friend to my bag the Beast.

[md21954]

you should probably plan on metals. we only shoveled the metal tees and some of the woods will likely still be icy.

i'm probably heading to loriella ams on saturday.

[hawkgammon]

Curses! Foiled again. I'll/We'll figure it out when we get there. Report back on the conditions from the wind tunnel.

Does the tour stop in PA tomorrow?

[hawkgammon]

Afraid not. The Tour invades Loriella to show them how it's done.

You're playing in the pro challenge tomorrow?

You're playing in the pro challenge tomorrow?

[md21954]

i finally ended my streak of chitting the bed in pdga tourneys at loriella today.

tied for sixth in adv, 119. i set the bar for team grunt with a 62 from the longs (one off the hot round). the 57 on the first round wasn't too good, but both rounds should be well above my bismal rating. :cool:

my highlight was an ace run across the water from the pro tee of eleven. gotta go for it! /msgboard/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

[hawkgammon]

Congrats on the showing, especially in what we heard were wet conditions.

[Dick]

yes, deebo. we moved up. try it you bagger! :D

[hawkgammon]

<font color="red">YOUR DISC GOLF HERO SCHOOLS SENECA HIPPIE </font>

<font color="blue">Party Crashed On The Back Nine By The Hepcat </font>

Arriving at Druid at around 1150 I found several people loitering about...aimlessly. While speaking with one of them Sean B. rolls up and says he's there to play me! A first for the Tour. :cool:After some remedial warming up off we went. I was trying out the Sherwinder today as well as dusting off some Beasts. I ease out into the lead on #3 when my drive sails past the infamous white tree, and I manage to make the putt for a three. On #4 I head straight for the basket, skipping off to the left. Sean drives dead at it also and lands also within 15'. I make the deuce :) while the ponytailed one clanks metal :(. On #5 I again manage to park and putt for a deuce while Sean lands at the bottom of the hill. His putt for three sails past the basket, and then he flys by again, and again...before closing it out with a six. :mad:I return the favor on #6 when I decide to try and Sherwinder through the annie route to the left and try to ease down the road. The basket is currently back left. Hitting a tree I bounce back not even clearing the first road. :oThen I Leopard into another tree landing in the first road. :eek: Finally I Spider to where I meant to be two throws prior, and promptly boink the putt for a five. :( Sean meanwhile takes the traditional route and scores a solid three. :) Not taking this turn of events lightly, I Sherwinder up the hill parking #7 for a deuce.

Scores after nine were:
Hawk-26
Sean-32

Crossing over to #10 greatness approaches us in the form of Glen sporting the coveted #1 Babe Card. I promptly upgraded him to the new card and he was mightily pleased quickly securing it in his jock. A series of mediocrity ensued until Glen deuced #13 driving with his shiney new KC Roc. He followed that up by using the same disc to get within striking distance to deuce #14. On #17 we surround the pin, but I'm the lonely loser :( as both Sean and Glen deuce it. :cool:I manage to become one of the cool kids as I Beast to within 10' of #18 to match Sean's second deuce. :)

Scores on the back were:
Glen-25
Hawk-26 (52)
Sean-28 (60)

I prevented Sean from procuring the #3 Babe Card. :D

[md21954]

Congrats on the showing, especially in what we heard were wet conditions.



actually, conditions couldn't have been better. it was a little windy, but nothing compared to weekday afternoon jaunts to the rock in sub-freezing wind chills with 2'' of ice over the past few weeks. the tees were muddy, but it hovered around freezing to keep them stiff and comfortable. the second round was warm and sunny.

when i saw the radar at 6AM, i almost pulled a hairfarmer. but i stopped at a target and bought a golf umbrella on the way down thinking, "if i buy a nice umbrella, it won't rain". chit if i didn't open the dirn thing up once. :p

I would move up to if I could play in the "protected" pro division :eek:

that's "too"

DEBONE talks good smack. talkthetalkwalkthewalk. :D

[Sharky]

Hey Hey Maryland discers let's play the rock today at 3:00 who the heck is in? :cool:

[md21954]

not i. you will have to come to druid if you want a shot at your eleven tag back :eek:

[md21954]

btw... what babe tag did you not offer me after i won? :eek:

[md21954]

wayne! i see you out there!

is glo on tonight? i think i'm up for some cold weather wind golf.

[Sharky]

What time :mad:

[md21954]

i might be holding out for glo at the grove, 6:30. if not, 3:30 at the hizzle will work.

will let you know around lunch :eek:

[wzink]

Paul,
I will not be glowing tonight - it's the wife's night out at the theater so I will be spending the evening with my son. I'm not sure about the other bobber light guys. You may want to check the MD board when it comes back up.

[md21954]

thanks wayne.

i guess it'll be 3:30 at the hizzle unless the MD board pops back up and mr. no spin or mr. broon or mr. edwards has def glo details.

tonight would be a good night for glo despite the wind and cold. at least the ground at the grove will be frozen.

[Sharky]

Nice way to protect your 11 tag too

[md21954]

i don't care about the eleven tag!

had i won glen's 1 tag, that'd be a different story.

[hawkgammon]

I find all this tag talk very disinteresting. I'm more concerned about Mr. Sherwood's apparent refusal to surrender a lower Babe Card after a defeat. :o

[Sharky]

Sorry sir, I need to step up my respect for the babe tags

I think perhaps Paul has an "old" card, I will not trade my new card for an old one, is that OK chief ?

[md21954]

babe cards never crossed our minds. besides, i have #12 and in the words of paris hilton "that's hot" :cool:

i'm not sure i would have surrendered #12 anyway as that card seems to me more sought after than g-loin's #1.

i need to get the '06 card!

no tour stop on saturday for me unless it is early at the hill (nine-ish). jhu (http://hopkinssports.collegesports.com/sports/m-lacros/jhop-m-lacros-body.html) takes on hofstra at one at homewood.

[hawkgammon]

Sorry sir, I need to step up my respect for the babe tags



It's a card, not a tag. Geeesshhhhh...


babe cards never crossed our minds.



I'm going to pretend I didn't just read that.

[hawkgammon]

Just got my personal recruitment call from the Disc Golf Club of Northern Virginia seeking my renewal. Your Disc Golf Hero is a sought after commodity on the other side of the river. ;) Virginia Masters Tour...hmmmm....

[Dick]

i haven't gotten the call. :(

[hawkgammon]

Don't worry. If I'll go I'll be sure that my contract states that I can bring you with me. :DThey are having a membership tourney at Bluemont on Saturday.

[hawkgammon]

A delayed reaction: /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif


I would move up to if I could play in the "protected" pro division



Unlike the protected Am division you play in now. I think I speak for Rich when I say how happy we are that we will have to compete head to head with Jim Myers, and the likes of Dean Pfeiffer and Brad Hammock at the Picnic. That's some protection. ;)

[hawkgammon]

I went down to Bluemont today to renew my club membership, and practice up for the upcoming Spring Pro/Am. They went one giant field of 30ish players, three times around (27 total holes) from the red, white, and for me never played blue tees that are used in the final nines.

I shot a very disappointing 29 from the shorts where I either parked the hole for a deuce, or took a four. The putting thing was not working for Your Disc Golf Hero today. :mad:The lowlight was on the monstrous uphill #5 where my putt for four went right through as many chains as physically possible and out the backside. :eek: I did play this round with Dave Hendrickson though, and he gave me a stack of the current issue of Disc Golf Magazine to distribute to the unwashed at tomorrows club event. Also Dave's another one of those people putting with a JuJu. Many of my fans were dismayed at my score which put me on the last card :ofor round two from the middle tees.

Saddling up I came out in round two blistering racking up CTP after CTP as my good friend the Leopard was slithering through the woods in an amazing manner. I ended that round at 26 which might have been the best score shot. Eventual winner (and current #1 DGCNV tag holder Ron Turner; who said he would try to hit Paint Branch tomorrow) shot a 29. /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Now sitting on card two in eighth place my group prepares to go from the blues. /msgboard/images/graemlins/ooo.gif Watching the lead card start on #1 and struggle was not encouraging. I started out with fives on #9 (embarassing) and another on #1 (not quite as embarassing) to take myself out of respectability right away. I managed one lone three for the nine, and my three partners shot 34's to my 37. This left me in 13th place. :(

[hawkgammon]

<font color="green"> BABE CARD UPDATE </font>

I ran into the #2 card today at the Paint Branch monthly in the person of Sgt. Ski. After trading out his card and also Scott Harper Valley PTA Grape Ape, I thought it was in my hands until the purplish one outshot me by a stroke to snag Janelle #2. I still sit at #3, and Ski is now #5 Kara.

In another unfortunate tag note, Joe P. came in second or third in Masters taking my #13 tag, and sticking me with #29. :( On the bright side the Disc Golf Club of Northern Virginia took 2 out of 5 money spots at Paint Branch.

[md21954]

bgw practice commences today at 1545 HRS at the hizzle.

[md21954]

whew!!! i thought we lost it.

more practice somewhere today...

[md21954]

where is the tour heading this weekend?

i vote early saturday-- say pine grove 10ish.

[hawkgammon]

I'm doing course work at Patapsco this weekend. I might not play. We might do a RIPT round Sunday afternoon after Rich and I are done.

[girlie]

Thanks Hawk and Rich!

You guys are awesome! :cool:

** Paul **

Will the current layout be used for the Tourney ???

[hawkgammon]

Wrong thread (http://www.pdga.com/msgboard/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=315938&page=&view=&sb=5&o=&fpart=3&vc=1) stud.

So Sorry, what was I thinking your highness ?!?! :eek:

[md21954]

patapsco friday anyone?

[hawkgammon]

I'm tenatively looking to go out there on Sunday. Will post definitively Saturday night.

[Dick]

this nice light rain is going to do a great job of packing those redone teepads. thanks again , hawk!

[md21954]

no sat or sun for me.

[hawkgammon]

I was thinking the same thing driving in today Rich. It's all coming together!

[imapackerfan]

FOUND: PDGA Tour Player Mini #21954, amidst the cow patties on the rolling hills of Hawk Hollow. Does anybody know who #21954 is? :confused: ;)

Here's the oddity- I was under the impression that 857 has never been to Hawk Hollow. Could it be that the playa's mini is more well-traveled than the player himself? Strange... :D

[Dick]

cool it's like flat stanley! al the kids take him on trips and take photos. please send all pics of 857's mini enjoying itself at cool courses to me and i'll post them! :D

[hawkgammon]

Wasn't 857 trying to take advantage of the transgender rules and play last weekend? Perhaps he actually did it.

[Sharky]

Hey I am registered at Sherando in masters. Shouldn't we begin the hype/trash talk now :confused: :D

[md21954]

that's funny! i've never been to biscoe's. i must've left it at the grange or loriella last year. thanks for digging my mini out of the cow dung

...and "take advantage of the transgender rules" isn't accurate. have you seen their ratings? it'd have been some fun competition.

my rating WILL go up this year. :cool:

[Sharky]

Interesting, I saw a spectator at the hollow and it looked like you, I said "hi Paul" and got a quizzical look from the guy, I think he was from NC, one of those fresh faced clean cutt type guys

Anyway, I am playing the rock today at 4:20, you in?

[md21954]

i think the rock might be a lil too muddy for my liking today. that "light" rain yesterday probably did such a number on the grove to preclude glo as well. i think i'm gonna stick to druhill, you should c'mon out.

jazz tonight at the hon yall. just two short weeks till TNT... BOOM!

[Dick]

i saw on the news this morning they were specifically mentioning flooding at druid hill park....

[Dick]

BTW, make sure you get your beauty sleep before sherando professor! don't want any excuses when i take your money!

[md21954]

i saw on the news this morning they were specifically mentioning flooding at druid hill park....



shannon said that to me this morning. if they were refferring to the disc side of the park, i'll believe it when i see it
it'd take an epic monsoon to flood the hill! i hope hawk's tee pads survived /msgboard/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

[hawkgammon]

Hey I am registered at Sherando in masters. Shouldn't we begin the hype/trash talk now





Well I've defeated you at Ice Bowls, and your club event so far this year, so a PDGA beating is possibly in the offering. If both Rich and I finish ahead of you we have vowed to leave you tied to a tree in the woods.

[imapackerfan]

my rating WILL go up this year. :cool:


It has to, doesn't it? Or you'll suffer humiliations galore- I mean, if MY rating improves more than yours... well... :D

Today, Druhill, 3:45?

[md21954]

MOS DEF!!!

see you there.

ps... confucius say there is no shame in being rated lower than a world champ, but there is great solace in defeating one!

[imapackerfan]

Wha...you...uhh...oh... the nerve!! :eek: ;)
Confucius hasn't seen you defeat a non-preggo world champ, now has he? You'd better bring it!! :D

[wilma]

:eek:UH-OH :eek: I found another one ;)

[md21954]

the-two-short-weeks-till-t-n-t---BOOM! handicap final score

gump 45 :eek:
smokin' joe 49 :confused:
paul 52
marc c 52
norm e 52
mr. boyce 54
mrs. champ 59
ella 999 ;)

gump defends the 1 tag because glen h was late. smokin' joe is on the loose with the 11 /msgboard/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

paultapsco tomorrow? anytime. who's in?

What time Patap Friday?

[md21954]

scratch patapsco. druid, noon.

i don't have the low tag but intend to play woods.

[hawkgammon]

Jeff,

I'm probably going to Patapsco on Sunday to celebrate the resurrection of Christ. Check back here Saturday night.

[imapackerfan]

THAT was funny- but seriously, shoot me if that ever happens... :eek: :D

Hey packer fan...get off of this thread its for Amatuers...I heard you were a PRO!

^^^^^^^^What's this [*****] talking about

[imapackerfan]

Susi's done gone schizo- Lord help us all! ;)

I'm the proud owner of a VTI mini- SA-weet!! Thanks, man!

[hawkgammon]

Tour Stop At Patapsco Sunday at 1300 hours. Playing from the blues on the reportedly shuffled baskets. Might be a RIPT round if it's Dr. Evil and myself.

[Sharky]

Sir, I have dinner plans later in the day but I could make a 1230 start could you would you change the start to 12:30?

[md21954]

one is too late for me as well.

1100 HRS mr. sherwood? i might talk glen into coming out.

[Sharky]

Perhaps, but I talked to lefty yesterday and we agreed to play at noon, perhaps 11:30 at patapsco would be best, how does that sound?

[md21954]

now it is the venerable and humble mr. sherwood? congrats on schooling the grunts and a third place finish!

11:30 it is.

[hawkgammon]

<font color="purple">DEEBO WINS RARE TOUR STOP APPEARANCE </font>

<font color="red">Hawk Leaves Rich Behind For Second </font>

<font color="green">shark tour lurks around in misty rain </font>

Having been rejected by the Shark Tour, we welcomed Deebo into Rich and my mano y mano showdown. Naturally Rich forgot all of the necessary lubricants for his chainsaw, so the tree still blocks #9. :( Playing from the blues we set off to have a go at some of the freshly shuffled baskets courtesy of the other Myers.

Trying out my old friend the QJLS I sail into the abandoned ball field. From there I prompty approach the basket and sail past it into the parking lot for a circle five. :oMeanwhile Deebo takes a three. On #2 Rich takes the worse kick left I've ever witnessed, and goes deep off the fairway. He's barely in the park. He ends up with a six. :eek: On the newly lengthened #3 Deebo takes another three. On #5 Deebo crushed a drive dead straight down the fairway, and then the disc hooks right after the last tree. :cool:However he botches this for a four. :oOn #6 we all make a mess of it with Rich and I taking fives. After nine the scores were:

Deebo: 32
Hawk: 34
Rich: 37 :o

At this point the Sharkers come into the parking lot with Billstream proclaiming that he has wrestled the #1 Babe Card from Glen. :eek: After trading out the old #9 for Glen with a new #9 we set off for the back with Rich fearful of scoring worse than 857.

On #10 Deebo sails OB into the road for a circle six. Rich got worked by Mr. Sherwood, and his accomplice Billstream who honked their car horn as Rich was teeing off. Yankaroo. We gave Rich the option to retee since the noise was intentionally malicious instead of a random act of God, but he opted to tough it out for a five. On #11 we all have easy putts for threes which we all missed. :oOn #15 Rich takes another five after his drive turned over onto the trail, and his scoobie shot failed, and his third shot landed near the basket, and then rolled past the basket and off to the right. :eek: I threed to Deebo's four. On #16 Deebo finally gets our one and only deuce by driving within 10' of the basket. On #17 Rich hits two trees and takes three shots total to get past my drive for another five. Scores on the back nine were:

Deebo: 33 (65)
Hawk: 33 (67)
Rich: 35 (72)

Deebo had Babe Card #17, but Rich couldn't find #3 so Deebo might still be stuck with #17. I suggested Rich find #3 and mail it to Deebo. Further updates on that to come.

Babe #3 is secure ;)

[hawkgammon]

Excellent.

[Dick]

you make it sound like i'm a card deadbeat! just a little disorganized.....

the course is looking awesome courtest of hawk. i'll probably clear that laydown on 9 or move the basket to a. i think we need to move at least one basket in closer for ctp's.

[hawkgammon]

Well maybe if you didn't have every card hanging on your walker alongwith your secret decoder ring, you might not have this problem.

Bring in #2. Your CTP's shouldn't be wide open. Make people at least hit the tunnel. Or if you want a wide open one, bring #11 to A.

[md21954]

please leave nine in long! i love that position.

[Dick]

it is kind of cool, but think of the other rec players 857. you're not the only one in that division! :D

[md21954]

i'm not in that division either. i'll be playing it from the longs at least once. /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

are you guys still gonna call me 857 after the april ratings update? :confused:

[Dick]

maybe, we haven't decided yet! ;)

seriously, i played the layout from the longs yesterday with deebo and hawk, and it is just too long to make the INT and am ladies play i would think. you could be looking at scores near 100 for some of the INt and REC guys. Also i really want to have a couiple easier holes rather than have them all so long. i'd like to move at least 2 holes into the short positions. hawk suggests #2. i'd like to do one more. suggestions?

[Sharky]

15

[md21954]

neither nine or fifteen.

int or am ladies shouldn't be playing from the longs at all.

i usually play advanced just to play the same tees as the pros.

[Dick]

that would be a good one, but unfortunately the sleeve is damaged from what i understand. :(

[md21954]

14

[hawkgammon]

are you guys still gonna call me 857 after the april ratings update?




Yes.

15's A sleeve got damaged during mowing last season. If NS can replace it you could use it, but I agree with 857 that you need to leave that one long as it's a classic long hole. You can bring in #11 which is just a Throw it as hard as you can hole anyways. Bring #14 short, and #2.

[Dick]

i think maybye 14 is the best suggestion. but it's not really a good birdie hole even in short, at least for the ams. 3 would be best, but we just moved it out of there!

[hawkgammon]

You don't want to put #3 back as it's been in the same short position forever. You don't want to make everything easy as that takes the character out of the course. You already have Paint Branch and Druid as your shorter courses, and you need to let Patapsco, Seneca and Rockburn be long. Besides you're starting early enough to let everyone get done. Making it Int./Rec. easy is the same mentality that got us into this mess with 29 divisions so everyone's a winner. Mr. Sherwood just wants to shorten #15 as the current position gives him vertigo.

[Dick]

maybe what i should do is move a couple baskets in at lunch time for the long round and leave it as is for the short.

[hawkgammon]

So you are planning on playing short then long? I think you should relax and not sweat this. The tee difference averages what 25' per hole? Not an earthshattering difference distance wise. I'd let the baskets be, and worry about getting the tree gone on #9.

[Sharky]

hawk won't believe this but I was thinking 14 when I typed 15

[Sharky]

I like the downed tree on 9, adds a little challenge /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[discgeez]

I would say the downed tree on #9 is a priority.

[hawkgammon]

hawk won't believe this but I was thinking 14 when I typed 15





This is why at certain ages people shouldn't be allowed to drive anymore.

[Dick]

i actually like the downed tree on 9. it prevents a roller shot, and adds difficulty.

[hawkgammon]

It provided me no trouble yesterday.

[md21954]

me neither. that was one of the few pars i managed :p

[Dick]

i think hawk could verify, but i think i took a 4 there after boyding my drive into the ground next to the fallen tree.

[md21954]

i did hit the tree, but still managed to three it :cool:

[Dick]

nice. deebo landed around the b pin for #8 and threw a crazy spike shot, but still only managed a 4 i think. hawk easily 3'd

[Sharky]

You do realize that the tree must go don't you :confused: /msgboard/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

[Dick]

SO ARE YOU VOLUNTEERING TO HELP DRAG IT OFF? it kind of sounds like that...

[Sharky]

Rich, you know me better than that :D

[hawkgammon]

I like the downed tree on 9, adds a little challenge




i actually like the downed tree on 9. it prevents a roller shot, and adds difficulty.



Translation: I'm too lazy to do this.

[Dick]

no, i just forgot my lubricants! i plan on taking care of this sat while you guys are at that other course in VA which we shall not speak of.

[Sharky]

Trouble in Team Grunt paradise :confused:

[hawkgammon]

Mr. Sherwood again attempts to be a baiter. How declasse'.

[Dick]

oh, he' also a master. i guess we know what that makes him! :o

[hawkgammon]

You can't beat teamwork like that.

Rich, will you want the flags?
I like the idea of bringing 2 in for a CTP

[Dick]

flags would probably be good for a few of the holes, the only problem is that someone has to put them out and collect them at the end. i'll have to find someone to do that. volunteers?

[Sharky]

Each card could take a flag out the first round and plant it on the basket prior to the one they start on and after each group finishes their last hole of the second round they could pick up the flag.

[hawkgammon]

What the Professor said.

[Sharky]

:o

[md21954]

it never works that way. the folks on 15 will forget it, then you might as well go get them all.

i moved all the baskets after the first day of the picnic last year-- that wasn't a picnic.

[hawkgammon]

If Rich lies to everyone and says they are CTP's people will bring them in.

Your Disc Golf Hero will be out at Druid Hill after about 1400ish putting and playing.

[md21954]

many thanks for the shirt. it's sporty!

[hawkgammon]

De nada.

[hawkgammon]

<font color="green">APPARENTLY NO ONE IN MARYLAND HAS A JOB </font>

<font color="purple">Glen Wins One on One Duel of The Unfit </font>

Arriving at Druid around 1330 today I see about 25 people moseying around the course. Why there's the Boyces and their love child. Is that Gawler taking 25' runups? Why yes it is. Check out Brady and a very young girl. ;)
There's Norm and a bunch of guys in polos and khaki's. Then some guy shows up in a blazer like he got lost from the Yacht Club. There were other assorted flingers.

I intended to practice putting for awhile, and got a good solid hour in attempting to refine my stroke. Glen arrived about halfway through this, so we worked on our strokes together. We then set off from #10 playing the longs, with Norm.

A lengthy series of 3's and 4's ensued. Glen was feeling a little under the weather, and my throwing shoulder was sore from 70 drives at the high school yesterday, and well Norm is 58. On #16 I break the rut we are in by taking a five after Boyding my drive with the Beast. Then I bust up the star frame when Norm and Glen park and deuce #17 while I demonstrate my new stroke by clanking metal. Scores on the back were:

Glen-26
Norm-30
Hawk-32

At this point Norm left for a prior engagement, or in disgust with our collective play. On #2 Glen lands his Roc within 10' for the deuce while I fail to turn the Sherwinder over, and take a four. :oOn #3 I crank the Sherwinder into the edge of the right side of the ramp failing to even make it into the field. Another five! :eek: We both land about 20' from #7, while Glen makes his deuce and I don't. :( On #8 we both deuce, though Glen's was further out. Glen finishes the turkey by deucing #9. I got another three!

Scores on the front were:
Glen-25 (51)
Hawk-30 (62)

Glen is taking a soak and some Cold-Eze, and I'm resting the shoulder for awhile.

[Sharky]

Sounds like fun. Nice intimate gathering at the rock yeterday, billfold is doubting his very disc golf existence after a 34 34 68 he had memorable "drives" on 3,7,10(missed dog leg by a country mile), 11 (to the right of the misnamed sharkshanktree), 12,15, and 16 :eek:

I'm now carrying the numero uno babe card. :cool:

[hawkgammon]

I'm now carrying the numero uno babe card.




You will be hunted like an escaped convict on Sunday.

[Sharky]

Release the hounds :D

[hawkgammon]

Just try and hold onto it until Sunday.

[md21954]

druhill 1545 HRS at the latest. prolly earlier.

[hawkgammon]

<font color="blue">857 MAKES SUCCESSFUL RIPT DEBUT AT DRUID </font>

The numbered one and I had a go of it around 1500 this afternoon. I suggested RIPT from the shorts, and he finally agreed as he does want to play in the Babe Card Finale at the end of the season. We both threed #'s 1 and 2, and then things got interesting. 857 uses a card on me in which he selected a disc from his bag that I had to drive with, and he selected a disc from my bag to use for his drive. He chose my 175g Beast, and graciously allowed me to use his beat up no weight marked Aviar putter. Needless to say he barely edged me out for that holes CTP. I took the first four, by missing a 15' putt for the three. Lots of clanking metal on my part today. On #6 I take another four as the Sherwinder didn't make the first road. This disc is barely hanging in my bag. On #7 I make 857 tomahawk from the tee which works out disappointingly well for him as his Leopard :confused: lands up on the hill and turns into a roller. I park the basket with the TeeBird, but 857 moves me behind a tree. Meanwhile he makes a 40' putt for the deuce. :cool:On #8 857 parks the basket with his driver, but I make him retee. I Rhyno down to within 15', but again clank metal. :( At least the new stroke means more metal more of the time. /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif After #8 I tried to change the card luck by using a reshuffle card, but that didn't really get me anywhere. On #9 857 again deuces to my three. Scores after nine were:

857-25
Hawk-29

On #10 I Leopard down to within 4' of the basket, but 857 again moves me behind a tree. He was racking up a lot of CTP cards, and using them to brutal effectiveness. He did take a four to my three though. On #11 the Sherwinder again fails to turnover, and 857's flick is marginally more effective for yet another CTP card. On #12 I Spider down to within 5' of the basket, but 857 makes me retee again!!! I return the favor on #13 when 857 drives to within 8' of the basket. On #15 I drive into the cluster of evergreens on the right. These trees need a cool name. My Rhyno approach ends up in the thorn bush short. I take a four. I also take a four on #16 when I drive into the circle around the basket, but again get moved behind a tree by 857. A missed putt follows a mediocre approach. On #17 I park and finally deuce after 857 cancels the card I try to lay on him for the second time. On 18 857 goes for the total protection of his four stroke lead by making my throw a thumber off the tee. While the distance was acceptable I ironically and fittingly end up directly behind a tree. 857 crushes a pressureless drive dead straight at the basket for a possible deuce, but takes the safe three to my five. :oScores on the back were:

857-28 (53)
Hawk-30 (59)

No Spin and Pitts were out practicing for Sunday, and Jim was intrigued by the RIPT concept, so we should be able to get him to play at some point.

[md21954]

ript was fun, but i'm still a purist and prefer the straight up stroke play. i don't believe our scores would have been different at all. if anything they might have been lower because of the re-tee'd park jobs.

i think ript really favors someone who knows the course well. i was waiting to make hawk throw a thumber from fifteen's metal but lost the card to soon :D

btw... this is a bit of an exageration...


He chose my 175g Beast, and graciously allowed me to use his beat up no weight marked Aviar putter. Needless to say he barely edged me out for that holes CTP.



i didn't crush it by any means, but hawk's aviar flipped (duh), caught an edge and rolled about halfway along the thick onion grass ditch on the right. my drive was about 10' shy of the white tree in the middle for a painless three.

[Sharky]

The sidewinder is a tricky disc. I am carrying 4 now, a light purple 166 that might be starting to show a little wear, a bright yellow surprisingly fresh 166 that I lost on patap 17 about 8 months ago recently returned by seven after wildman gave it to him at the rock, cool :) discs returned via the disc golf grapevine!, a purple 167, and my new secret weapon a red 172 heavywinder for when I want less movement on the shot.

Nice shooting MD219852, you too hawk, don't worry your putt will come around ;) BTW what are you trying with the putt, more of a push putt or what?

[hawkgammon]

btw... this is a bit of an exageration...



Duh. Even the crowd doesn't think your skills are that atrocious.

[hawkgammon]

The sidewinder is a tricky disc.



My experience has been that there is no middle ground for me and this disc. I've thrown a few spectacular shots with it, but the rest have been unacceptable. The Leopard is much better for me so far.

The putt is more of a snap.

[hawkgammon]

Rare weekday Tour stop tomorrow at Patapsco. Time is tenative right now. Either high noon or 1400ish. Probably the red tees as we did the blue tees last time there. I've got a physical Wednesday morning so that my primary medical staff can ohhhh and ahhhh at the magnificence that is me. See you really should have gone into nursing.

[girlie]

I knew I missed my calling! :D

Ah if I didn't just take time off in BG I would be there tomorrow, but I will def be there on Saturday to try and snag a cool new babe challenge tag ;) and to join the PRO tour. :cool:

The #1 Babe is going to Va this weekend :o

[hawkgammon]

I will def be there on Saturday to try and snag a cool new babe challenge tag



It's a card not a tag. Geeesshhh. I'll have replacements and new ones with me Saturday. What numbers are you toting Linds?

[girlie]

This #1 Pro Babe is toting the #7 Babe Challenge CARD /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

See you on Saturday :D

[md21954]

i debuted the md am tour golf shirt yesterday during 36 holes.

tied jim b the first round to defend my 20 calvert tag. he declined his babe card playoff so now i have the four tag (i need to swap this one because it's old).

final scores
jim b 55
paul l 55
derek 59

i hung with glen for about 12 holes on the second round, clinging to a one stroke lead for most of those. then i bogeyed a few and fell away. lil angry man jake joined us to shake off some rust. he claims to have not thrown a discs since last TNT.

second round
glen 51
paul 55
jake 6?

[hawkgammon]

In a bizarre coincidence when I arrived at Patapsco today at high noon I found two aging hippies loitering around the practice baskets. Apparently the Shark Tour had also scheduled a tour stop for the exact same time and place. Then Marc Crist arrived, and after we had played the first hole Minefski and Boston Ray joined in. I was horribly weak from giving samples at this mornings physical not even making it to the mando from #3 blue with my drive. After yanking my drive on #4 into the first or second tree I threw in the towel and bailed on the effort. I know not what happened to the other five.

After rehydrating and fueling up I headed back out at 1500. He who lacks spin was just completing the front nine from blue, and I played the back blues with him. Jim ended up three over on the back to my four over. I believe he was one over for his entire round.

I went ahead and played the 18 from the red as I had intended to do earlier. I deuced #2 and #16 with everything else being a three or four with the exception of #15 where I took a bad five. I took a non counted practice drive with the Sherwinder on that hole after my botched drive and put it under the log next to the basket. :) An uncounted deuce resulted. :( Total for me was a 60.

I have replacement cards for Linds and 857 in the truck for Saturday.

[md21954]

you're not coming to TNT?

http://www.dynomitejj.com/images/goodtimes4.jpg

you know it's DYN-O-MITE!

first TNT of '05.

metal tees, $400 optional (duh) $1 ace pot ($201 minimum payout, $200 minimum carryover), START at 5:36. small chance of t-storms. bring your $3, bring your mini, bring your suds.

[hawkgammon]

As much as I'd like to I have to do this whole work thing. I'll have to check my calendar for my first TNT appearance of the season. I usually only make 2 or 3.

[Dick]

ditto