ManaTEE SIGNS [Archive] - PDGA Discussion Board

my_hero

Jul 18 2006, 03:09 PM

The course needs tee signs in a VERY bad way. How would you like to be a guest on our course? You'd be a lost guest!

Last i remember Jason has the tee sign maps on his PC. Can we get them printed out? I'll gladly put them in their right place once i have them.

Should be a simple thing to do.....kind of like have a website. :confused:

sandalman

Jul 18 2006, 04:36 PM

i second the need for tee signs. all we need is the files from whoever has them.. or heck for that matter, just new printouts... we can scan them first, amke any mods we need, then print em and get them on the course. it has been years since they were refreshed.

on the website side, willy is working on a site, but it uses an Access database and some other stuff that is ok for small sites, but not really anything i can help with. i he wants to do the site, i say fine, thats great, and someone with those skills can help. if he doesnt, then i could easily convert the keohana site into a Vets site in a matter of a week or two... and we could have score tracking, cards, membership lists, whatever nice features we want. i'd be happy to help with it, but i am not gonna get in willy's way if he is onto something.

juliwithnoe

Jul 18 2006, 07:05 PM

Yes, the course needs new signs along with new decor at the kiosk. When you go to put the new signs up beware a lot of those bolts holding the signs on are rusted and a pain to remove.
I don't get to mini's much but I will print some new pictures and such to put at the kiosk. I also gave Jason the ADGA logo that Arlis made, I may have a copy of it somewhere.

The city will give you a new map of the course to put up, It fades pretty fast,but looks good for awhile.
Let me know if I can help.

sandalman

Jul 18 2006, 08:22 PM

juli, could you send that logo to me in email? patb@earthoffice.net. good idea about the new map. who is handling those contacts with the city these days?

willyc

Jul 19 2006, 11:05 AM

Julie,
Forward the logo to me also, I can use it for the new website. Thanks!

my_hero

Jul 19 2006, 02:25 PM

Is there any way that we could work a manatee into the logo? That would be dreamy. :D

juliwithnoe

Jul 19 2006, 11:37 PM

Well guys, I can't find the logo.Another one can be made if Jason and Ginetta don't have it.
Pat, there is one lady( Donna I think) at the Arlington Parks and Rec Center that handles the map,she was more then willing to help out.Sorry said I would help and look at me now :confused: So is there a new website for us??

sandalman

Jul 20 2006, 09:49 AM

i was gonna do one, but it sounds like willy is already on it. i'd be happy to do it and could add some database driven features like my round scoring and tracking. i am not sure what features willy has planned, but he's a good programmer, so hopefully it will be sweet

wrentex

Jul 25 2006, 03:09 PM

What about laminating the tee signs in plastic so if it ever rains the maps won't bleed to death?

my_hero

Jul 25 2006, 03:41 PM

If you look close enough, you'll see that they are laminated. The sun faded all of the red ink. The blue lines/distances/elevation marks are still there.

They are just old. Need new ones badly. Might have to persuade Jason with some MANaTEETEE in order to get the job done. :eek: :D :p

sandalman

Jul 25 2006, 10:45 PM

a UVproff laminate, or plastic plate with UV protection will keep them from fading

my_hero

Jul 31 2006, 11:25 AM

Jason? ManaTEEtee SIGNS?

gnduke

Aug 01 2006, 02:20 PM

Something like this may help.

http://www.inkjetart.com/misc/bulldog.html

my_hero

Aug 01 2006, 03:40 PM

Thanks GD. We need to take care of these manaTEE SIGNS.

sandalman

Aug 01 2006, 04:06 PM

good luck. i have been asking jason for a full year and have gotten nothing.

methinks we oughta might as just as well atart from scratch.

my_hero

Aug 01 2006, 04:10 PM

Do you mean that the old saying of:

"if you want something done, then wait for someone to do it for you." isn't working?

Time for a new saying:

If you want something done, do it yourself! :D

jasonc

Aug 10 2006, 09:31 AM

I'll have them to Toolen by Sunday /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif.

my_hero

Aug 14 2006, 03:59 PM

:confused: /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif :D :p

jasonc

Aug 14 2006, 04:39 PM

They're still sitting on my end table . Guess that will teach me to give them to him during a poker game ;).

my_hero

Aug 17 2006, 10:15 AM

.....are you saying that he can't handle his beer intake? :D

sandalman

Aug 17 2006, 11:27 AM

arlington disc golf in general cant handle their beer intake it would seem some days :D

my_hero

Sep 14 2006, 11:30 AM

I've offered numerous times to install the signs that have been printed and are with Toolen.

sandalman

Sep 14 2006, 03:18 PM

PLEASE make copies of them first so we can scan them into computer files and edit them as needed.

my_hero

Sep 15 2006, 11:41 AM

I can only ask so many times...

sandalman

Sep 15 2006, 12:51 PM

me 2. except for the $200+ that i fronted the club when we got ripped off that one sunday. that one i iwll ask for 10000000000 times if i have too :cool:

my_hero

Sep 15 2006, 02:14 PM

Toolen told me 3 or 4 weeks ago that he was about to pay that back to you. :confused:

jasonc

Sep 15 2006, 03:40 PM

There, now the subject line is correct. I finally did my part ;).

my_hero

Sep 15 2006, 05:12 PM

Oompa Loompa doompadee doo
I've got another puzzle for you
Oompa Loompa doompadah dee
If you are wise you'll listen to me

What do you get from a glut of TV?
A pain in the neck and an IQ of three
Why don't you try simply reading a book?
Or could you just not bear to look?

You'll get no
You'll get no
You'll get no
You'll get no
You'll get no commercials

Oompa Loompa Doompadee Dah
If you're not greedy you will go far
You will live in happiness too
Like the Oompa
Oompa Loompa doompadee do

sandalman

Sep 16 2006, 08:04 PM

Oompa Loompa doompadee doo
I've got another puzzle for you
Oompa Loompa doompadah dee
If you are wise you'll listen to me

What do you get from a faded tee-sign?
Low course ratings and hole hard to find
Why don't you try simply printing the pic?
Or would the effort make you too sick?

You'll get no
You'll get no
You'll get no
You'll get no
You'll get no birdies

Oompa Loompa Doompadee Dah
If you're not greedy you might get a par
You will live in happiness too
Like the Oompa
Oompa Loompa doompadee do

bslamoreaux

Sep 25 2006, 09:05 AM

New tee signs have been posted an 15 of the holes. 4 still need to be done as I didn't bring open ended wrenches. The sockets I had wouldn't work.

No wonder it took a while for these to be done. What a way to spend a couple of hours......

my_hero

Sep 25 2006, 09:08 AM

What? I ask 4 times and you ask once? :DThanks BL.

bslamoreaux

Sep 25 2006, 09:12 AM

What? I ask 4 times and you ask once? :DThanks BL.

John, I'm obviously more important and trustworthy when it comes to things like this. :D

Sep 25 2006, 02:06 PM

Meow, put the claws away!

my_hero

Sep 25 2006, 02:18 PM

We're just playing. This is a message board. Never take anything personal....unless hamsters are mentioned. :eek:

Sep 25 2006, 03:47 PM

Hampster, I am more of a Guinea Pig kind of guy! :D

my_hero

Sep 25 2006, 06:28 PM

Uh-Oh.....just remember, you said it first. Ask Lamoreaux what happens now. :D

bslamoreaux

Sep 26 2006, 08:35 AM

Uh-Oh.....just remember, you said it first. Ask Lamoreaux what happens now. :D

Let's make fun of him and his little pigs.... :D

It's not me, it's not me.....

Sep 26 2006, 01:16 PM

Let the onslaught of ridicule begin........

my_hero

Jul 10 2008, 10:23 AM

So i had the pleasure of meeting Jeannie (http://www.pdga.com/msgboard/showprofile.php?Cat=0&User=5415&page=11&what=showm embers) at Bear Creek last night. She had contacted me before the July 4th weekend about an upcoming trip to Arlington, from Warwick, NY. She asked what are the must play courses in the metroplex. I gave her my opinion and listed Vet, ZB, Crowley and Cedar Hill.

Her first DG adventure was at the Vet. She said she LOVED the rugged Texas style golf but was a little disappointed in our signage. Can you blame her?

She played 1-3, but missed hole 4, which is easy to do if you don't know the course. She played 5-7 and eventually found 8-10. After 10 she walked down the sidewalk and saw what she thought was #11, once down near the basket she realized it was 16. So, she went back to the sidewalk and played 11. Not sure how she missed seeing 12's tee but she ended up on 14's tee and was able to navigate 14-18. All in all she missed 3 holes and wasted quite a bit of time looking for the next tee.

We really need to put new tee signs up. In the meantime we probably should do what i've seen done at a few courses; paint the spoke on top of the basket and the spoke on the cage that points in the direction of the next tee. She would not have missed holes 4, 12, & 13 if this were done. There's not much we can do about people seeing and playing 16 while on the way to hole 11. :D

gotcha

Jul 10 2008, 10:55 AM

dryhistory

Jul 10 2008, 11:09 AM

Good post, John. It is definitely frustrating to visit a new course and not be able to locate the next tee (or path to the next tee). Painted spokes, small hanging arrows beneath the basket pan, directional signage near trailheads, etc.....these are simple fixes which greatly benefit players unfamiliar with a course.

hole 7"s basket has an arrow pointing down the path to 8, but i dont think anyone has ever noticed it.

i have wanted the vet to invest in new teesigns since i started playing. i think it makes the course way more professional like and what not. but we have been buying baskets for some reason instead of tee signs :confused:

sandalman

Jul 10 2008, 11:09 AM

i've got the funds from the Own The Hole than can be used for any sign damage. i've also got the old tee sign printouts, and need to scan them in and update. i can get the scan/update part done, but will need a lot of help with the sign cases on the course.

my_hero

Jul 10 2008, 11:17 AM

I'll gladly meet you out there early one Sunday with some nut drivers. (will i regret using that term?)

my_hero

Jul 10 2008, 11:31 AM

as long as it's not after a long night with www.hornymanatee.com (http://www.hornymanatee.com)

http://www.hornymanatee.com/images/fan_art/22762_205019132461b25ad064a5.jpg

gotcha

Jul 10 2008, 12:04 PM

i've got the funds from the Own The Hole than can be used for any sign damage. i've also got the old tee sign printouts, and need to scan them in and update.

What about the course fund? Doesn't the club still collect a buck from every mini entry?

dryhistory

Jul 10 2008, 12:08 PM

can we afford new ones, i was hoping for something better than we currently have, i could do some shopping around and get price quotes.

sandalman

Jul 10 2008, 12:45 PM

you want price quotes? i'll give you price quotes!

"To be willing to die for an idea is to set a rather high price on conjecture. "
Anatole France
French novelist (1844 - 1924)

Free advice is worth the price.
Robert Half

The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish.
Robert Jackson

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), Lady Windermere's Fan, 1892, Act III

A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.
Anatole France (1844 - 1924)

dryhistory

Jul 10 2008, 01:30 PM

“The price is what you pay; the value is what you receive”

"suffering is the price of being alive"

my_hero

Jul 10 2008, 01:34 PM

"Well Bob, It's BRIAN MACE! Come on down, you're the next contestant on the PRICE is right!"

sandalman

Jul 10 2008, 01:54 PM

"How much is that gorilla in the window?"
Ogee, 1964

my_hero

Jul 10 2008, 05:03 PM

In the mid 90's the ADGA generated a lot of money by selling tee sign sponsorship packages to businesses and golfers/families. I'm not talking about the tournament tee sign sponsorship that we currently do, i'm talking about the permanent tee signs at Veteran's Park.

Back then we asked $250 per hole and we had no problem selling them. With today's economy/gas prices we might not be able to ask for $250 every year, but we could ask for say $200 for 2 years. I know i would gladly give the club $200 to have Hole #?? for 2 years!! From a business stand point, that is dirt cheap! Advertising your business for 24 months for $200?!?!!?! Hello!

Just something for you to chew on while you look at mine and Gotchers random post pics. :D

gregbrowning

Jul 10 2008, 07:48 PM

The signs that John Houck does are very good (see Rockwall), and seem to be very durable. Are we interested as a club in investing in this types of signage or do we want to go a cheaper route?

24460

Jul 11 2008, 08:43 AM

You need to contact Levi Tucker. He can have really nice signs made for a lot cheaper.

gotcha

Jul 11 2008, 10:32 AM

Doesn't the present tee signs at the Vet already have sponsors at the bottom? We used to raise $4,500 a year by selling the tee sign sponsorships at $250 per hole. That was always a nice chunk of change to throw toward the VPO. We have done a similar thing at Moraine State Park near Pittsburgh.....that's one way we were able to offer nearly $5k added cash for our tournament this year.

Even if the ADGA priced the tee sign sponsorships for less (similar to what Hero suggested above), something is better than nothing......don't pass on the opportunity to generate revevue via signage. Many parks won't allow it.....fortunately, Veterans does.