Mystic Mills 2007

[cyferban]

Saturday October 27, 2007
The Mystic Mills tournament will allow everyone to play two rounds od Disc Golf, 24 holes in the afternoon and 21 holes of “glow” when it gets dark. The Original course will be fully decorated for the “glow” round. There will be Spooky Scary things all around the course. Each basket will have a jack-o-lantern and flashlight.

Pumpkin Carving Contest
Friday October 26 from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Hudson Mills Metropark
The winning pumpkin will earn its carver a free entry into the Mystic Mills tournament.

Potluck Between Rounds
Please bring a hearty dish to share in the feast! Main dishes are needed most. Make sure your things are returned to you by putting your name on the container and lid. Don’t forget a serving utensil! If possible, label what you brought, and note if it’s vegetarian or vegan. The club will supply plates, forks, napkins, and cups (and maybe a little something to put in them, too).

Glow round Rules
Glow and Non-Glow discs are allowed during the glow round. Light sources such as LED battery lites and miniature glo stix may be attached to PDGA approved discs and used for the glow round. The light source must be attached to the bottom center of the disc and be no more than 1 ½ inches long and ¼ inch in diameter. Lites may be attached to glow discs if desired.
No Flashlights
Mini Optional
UV lights and camera flashes can be used to illuminate discs during the round. They can not be used to search for lost discs or find a route to the basket.


Tournament Schedule
11:00 AM Players Check-in In
11:30 AM Check in closes. If you don’t check-in before 11:30 your spot will be given to someone on the wait list.
Noon Players Meeting and first round
About Potluck Dinner
3:00 PM after first round
6:00 PM Glow round
9:00 PM Awards
10:00 PM Park Closes

Registration Fees
Open $60.00
Open Women $50.00
PRO Masters $50.00
AM Masters $45.00
AM1 $45.00
AM1 Women $40.00
AM2 $40.00
AM2 Women $35.00
AM3 $35.00

SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR!!!
Berry Hill Farms, 3 miles West of Hudson Mills on N. Territorial Rd is donating pumpkins this year! They have U-Pick Raspberries and pumpkins on Oct ! visit and thank them!!! 734 475-1516

[dischick]

l.e.d. lights will be allowed this year? thats sweet

[kwilliamson]

LED lights will be allowed but the Mystic Meld trophy for the hottest glow round will only be awarded to someone who throws all traditional glow discs.

[cyferban]

Remember the pumpking carving contest the night before the tournament gives away a free entry into the Mystic Mills tournament for the winning pumpkin, Friday the 26th.
If you carve a pumpkin sponsored beer (by Ashley's) and pizza (by A3) in limited quantity will be availabe to pumpkin carvers the night before. You must carve a pumpkin to get beer or pizza! while supplies last, 6 - 9 PM!!!!
Don't worry we need to carve over 25 pumpkins!

[terrycalhoun]

Hey, someone told me that the Meld Trophy will be awarded this year for the very last time; whoever wins it gets to keep it forever. Is this true?

[Michalak]

This event is fantastic and unfortunately the 1st time I will miss it in 4 years. Everybody have a great time at this very well run A3 event.

[wander]

Hey, someone told me that the Meld Trophy will be awarded this year for the very last time; whoever wins it gets to keep it forever. Is this true?



I have NOT heard this, nor read it.

I HAVE heard at least that, to be eligible to win the Meld a player must use only Glow discs during the second round. That said, bobber lights and other on-disc lighting is allowed during the evening.

As to permanent retirement of the Meld, nothing confirmed. Looks like glow discs will become relics of the past in a few years but I say keep playing for the Meld each year.

Joe

[cyferban]

We want to thank all the people who came out and carved pumpkins, drank beer, and ate pizza.
The winner of the pumpkin carving contest was Doug Egbert, Mark Piotrowski came in 2nd and 3rd, with a 3 way tie for 4th.
Thanks to all the people who came out and carved several pumpkins, Myself with 5, Doug Egbert with 5, Kevin Williamson with 4, Shiela Calhoun with 2, Becky Gilbert 1, Nikki Gilbert 3, Mark Piotrowski with 4 so we had extra pumpkins carved.
We would like to thank all 10 people who showed up and helped setup and carve pumpkins.
We will have Beer for sale tomorrow to anybody with ID and free to all the people who helped with the prep work!

Hopefully you will all make it out to a great event tomorrow, see you all then. Thanks to the people who pre-reg'd and registered tonight.

[dischick]

results?

[cyferban]

Al Schack and Brook Plantz tied in the PRO division
Brook took the PRO trophy.
Brook Plantz and Justin Leopold tied for the low glow round at -11 Brook won the meld in a playoff. So brook home both trophies, congratulations Brook

Jason Kirkaldy won AM1
Justin Hundich won AM2
Peter Kunoff won AM3
Sarah Ferris won AM Women
Bob McAleer won AM Masters
Jeff Lewis won PRO Masters

[rob9128]

nice job Mr. Plantz

[dischick]

nice shootin Brooke! congrats!

[brookep]

Thanks Guys it has been a goal of mine since 1999. I have been close in the past so it was great to win the Meld.

I want to thank A3 for the great job they do at every tournament. Also playing with Justin and Al was spectacular they are both great players. Let’s face it Al has won at least 8 times and is on the Meld 3 times so anytime you get lucky and beat Al it is a great day.

Thanks again to everyone who played and volunteered. Mystic Mills is a tournament everyone should play.

[wander]

Add my name to the list of those offering congrats, Brooke. Nice shooting.

I've had kid piano recitals now on MM Saturday for the past 6 years at least. Maybe some year I'll be able to get back out and enjoy the full Mystic experience.

Disappointing turn out, indeed. Nothing like screw-you scheduling to make things difficult. It irks me to no end to know that well-meaning folks meet each year to come up with a decent and conflict-free schedule for the season, and yet its wasted effort when it gets trampled upon by those who arbitrarily add events to the mix late in the year. Calling such tactics disrespectful is an understatement. Blatant asinine behavior, imho. But hey, at least we've got a solid persona in mind for next year's Horses Patoot of the year award.

[Mark_Stephens]

Well, I am not sure what you are talking about and I cannot t8hink of anything else that tou are referring to than Byron Big D Doubles. You are WAY off on your statement and you may wish to revise it since it is filled with some inaccuracies. It has been on the MDGO schedule since January of this year. If you are referring to the Singles the next day, it pulled only 20 players so, I doubt that affected the turnout of this event.

[wander]

My bad on the schedule thing, Mark, sorry.

I'm sure Byron had nothing to do with the poor numbers. How could the two even be related. Bruce told me so himself.

Joe

[Mark_Stephens]

It probably did affect it

HOWEVER

The MDGO which, A3 is a part, created the schedule for the 2007 season. Did the A3 Representative(s) voice their conecerns then? (I don't know I was not there). That would have been the time to do so, not after the events have taken place. Since that is the crux of your problem with the two events, I was just wondering...

[cyferban]

I am the MDGO rep for A3!!! If you attend scheduling meeting you should already know unsanctioned events are not given conflict free status only sanctioned ones.
I see the byron on the jan 07 revolution of the schedule. Bruce could have chosen to step on somebody else he chose to step on mystic. so we could be crying here or somebody else could be crying. My JOB as MDGO rep is to report our schedule to Paul. I can attempt to resolve schedule conflicts if possible but i can't make other clubs change dates of events.
Those are my 2 cents.

[Mark_Stephens]

As I said, I did not attend the meeting because at the time we were not a club.

Nor did I say that you or A3 could have stopped it from taking place. I only said that the time for making comments/complaints was then, but making them after the event does no good at all. Are people goign to listen to your concerns/complaints? Who knows???? At the meeting you can only hope to work with people within the state but, that is the time to let them and everyone else know about it.

Basically, what I was trying to say is that after-the-fact complaining is never going to accomplish anything.

[discow]

Disc Golf is a wonderful sport and a zeal for the building of this sport is what I have!! If Byron had a course it would be great! If Byron had a club it would be even greater! If Byron had a disc golfer base to draw from it would be even greater yet! About the only thing we have when we set up the tournament on the golf course is Chainstars, other than that, we just try and run a tournament that we ourselves would like to play.

As far as stepping on somebody, that is so far from the truth! I suppose if it was the Northern Waters series in Traverse we would still be stepping on someone! Wow, all I want is to produce the sport of disc golf in my community, just as you do. Have you ever had tournaments that ran on the same day as someone else? I suggest that you not attempt a tourny on a golf course on the same day as someone else or you will be blamed for another tournament not filling! JM2C!

[rob9128]

Basically, what I was trying to say is that after-the-fact complaining is never going to accomplish anything.



That's not exactly true. I get what you're saying and while it is true that the past cannot be changed, after-the-fact complaining has had some pretty big successes over the course of history. Its why we don't belong to England, for instance.

[Mark_Stephens]

Its why we don't belong to England, for instance.



BEST laugh of the morning after reading that. Thanks! On a Friday even!!!! :D:D:D