FunkyTown

[my_hero]

wuwho....I finally broke the 980 mark



Nice work! ;)

[Big E]

wuwho....I finally broke the 980 mark



Nice work! ;)



I finally broke 940 :eek: :p

[woote01]

Playing with yourself doesn't count Brice! :eek: :p

Good job and Big props for Mike B on all his work with the club and running the meeting last weekend :cool:Be sure and thank this guy next time you see him!

[karateputter]

Thanks Shawn!

The meeting went really well and I have to thank Stephanie, Heidi, Misty and Steve for preparing materials for it. It made my job a lot easier! Thanks!

[Big E]

Hey mike I never got a response to my PM will you be at the Vet tonight with my merchandise?

[karateputter]

Hmm, that's odd. I received 5 messages from you and I replied to 3 of them. I believe I covered everything you asked about, but my apologies if I missed something. I will be at the vet.

I will have a limited quantity of preds, surges, and buzz with the Funkytown stamp. The club merchandise is available to members for $14/disc. Members also have these discounts:
$25 for 2 discs
$36 for 3 discs

Non-members pay $15/disc.

I will have two orange buzz that you requested Eric and it'll be $25.

[Big E]

You the man :DI will use the money you gave me last night for them :eek: :D

[karateputter]

Thanks! Yep, you had a great round, and the CTP too!

[karateputter]

Thanks Shawn!

The meeting went really well and I have to thank Stephanie, Heidi, Misty and Steve for preparing materials for it. It made my job a lot easier! Thanks!



Also big thanks to Gilbert for handling nominations, making the posters that describe the officer positions, and bringing drinks for the mini.

[shaunh]

Good job and virtual high 5 to all that make it possible...

[Heidi]

Wolf @ Veteran's
Friday, July 4th
9:30am sign up, 10:00am start
$5 -$10

[karateputter]

Thanks to Misty and Stephanie for taking pictures at the PIASO. Check the pics out here (http://www.funkytownflyers.org/albums/20080628.html).

[smokingun1]

All I can say is WOW! Thanks Misty and Stephanie! I never knew how much of a sexy beast I was. :cool:

[AnotherSteve]

All I can say is WOW! Thanks Misty and Stephanie! I never knew how much of a sexy beast I was. :cool:



I made you my ScreenSaver!!

[Pogis]

All I can say is WOW! Thanks Misty and Stephanie! I never knew how much of a sexy beast I was. :cool:



I made you my ScreenSaver!!



It just to bad your screen isnt large enough.

[karateputter]

Greetings!

This Saturday, July 26th from 5-6pm we will be having a regular club meeting with these objectives:

- Form Tax ID/Non-profit plan of action
- Member recruitment to various offices
- Confirmation of 2008 vision

I encourage all members to attend to take part in the recruitment process! Recruitment simply means signing your name to offices that you would be interested in helping the club with.

Greenbriar Community Center is located off of Hemphill and I-20 in Fort Worth. Here is the location on Google Maps:

Map (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=greenbriar+community+cen ter,+fort+worth&ie=UTF8&z=12&iwloc=A)

Respectfully,

[Heidi]

Anyone interested in draw doubles before the meeting? Let's say, 3pm... $5 pay in...

[24460]

Anyone interested in playing in the Southern National Pro Championship in Little Rock, Arkansas. Last week in August, 2 day c-tier event with a TON of added cash.

[24460]

Bob Robertson's funeral will be at 10:00 a.m. on Monday July 28, 2008. The funeral will be a graveside service at Lauerl Land Funeral Home. It is located on Crowley Road in between Sycamore School Rd. and Alta Mesa.

All people that ever knew Bob are welcome to come. I am sure that Shawn would apprecaite seeing some familiar faces.

If anyone would like to help the Robertson Family, you could reach them at 208 Heritage Crowley, Texas 76036.


Cancer is a [censored]!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Slowhand]

I'm in for draw doubles at 3pm.

[Heidi]

Awesome! Well, I'll just plan on being there a little before 3... I'll bring scorecards. If enough people show up to play doubles, we'll do that, otherwise, those of us who show up can just play a casual round!

[karateputter]

We have been informed that there is a wedding reception at the community center during the club meeting and we are to act accordingly. Please be respectful to the reception guests and give them the right of way!

Thanks!

[demrick]

all Funkytown Flyers are invited to a special event, a two round mini in Weatherford on August 9th

please see the thread on the courses thread for more info, please bring you basket if you plan on coming and add your name to the list as well

this should be alot of fun and a chance to play the new layout if you've never played it before as we plan on having enough baskets to put in the whole eighteen holes for two rounds of fun, singles/doubles, with your help of coarse

I hope to see everyone there

[karateputter]

Here is some disc golf exposure in the Fort Worth Weekly:

FW Weekly (http://www.fwweekly.com/content.asp?article=7087)

Thanks to Dan McGraw for the interview!

[dryhistory]

Here is some disc golf exposure in the Fort Worth Weekly:

FW Weekly (http://www.fwweekly.com/content.asp?article=7087)

Thanks to Dan McGraw for the interview!



Throw for Show,

Flip for Dough


what? :confused:

[Misty]

i was wondering what the flip for dough meant too, but maybe he just didn't take good notes! :-)

[dryhistory]

what the flip!?!

[Big E]

300' for par 3
3,600' for par 5 :confused:wtf
I wish people would stop saying Frizbee it's a disc not a Frizbee right?

[karateputter]

I would like to clarify some things for those who may be concerned after reading the comments above:
- There is such a thing as a flip putt [1]
- It does not say 3600ft for par 5. It says 600ft
- The FW Weekly approached us and this was a free thing
- One reason disc golf is named that way is because "Frisbee" is a trademarked term. If not, it is possible that we would be playing "Frisbee" golf instead [2]

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_golf
[2] http://www.disclife.com/whatis.shtml

Dan did a fantastic job considering the time given and scope of the article. Many people have expressed their approval to me privately and are pleased with the outcome. I am also very pleased with the result.

[dryhistory]

I would like to clarify some things for those who may be concerned after reading the comments above:
- There is such a thing as a flip putt [1]
- It does not say 3600ft for par 5. It says 600ft
- The FW Weekly approached us and this was a free thing
- One reason disc golf is named that way is because "Frisbee" is a trademarked term. If not, it is possible that we would be playing "Frisbee" golf instead [2]

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_golf
[2] http://www.disclife.com/whatis.shtml

Dan did a fantastic job considering the time given and scope of the article. Many people have expressed their approval to me privately and are pleased with the outcome. I am also very pleased with the result.



nobody here said anything about disapproving anything, it goes without saying that any mention in the media is awesome, but this is the message board and we just want to talk about how the flip he got "throw for show, flip the dough" it's just bizzare, no?

[karateputter]

... we just want to talk about how the flip he got "throw for show, flip the dough" it's just bizzare, no?



It's based on the popular ball golf phrase: "Drive for show, putt for dough." So he did a play on words replacing ball golf terms with disc golf terms.

In this case, "drive" was replaced by "throw" and "putt" was replaced by "flip". So it ends up in the article as "Throw for show, flip for dough."

I'd say it's funky! :D

[Big E]

... we just want to talk about how the flip he got "throw for show, flip the dough" it's just bizzare, no?



It's based on the popular ball golf phrase: "Drive for show, putt for dough." So he did a play on words replacing ball golf terms with disc golf terms.

In this case, "drive" was replaced by "throw" and "putt" was replaced by "flip". So it ends up in the article as "Throw for show, flip for dough."

I'd say it's funky! :D



you are right typo on my part overall any write up is good for us just never liked the term Frizbee ow well good job B-Low :D

[karateputter]

you are right typo on my part overall any write up is good for us just never liked the term Frizbee ow well good job B-Low :D



All the praise should go to Dan. He emailed me out of the blue for the interview.

I agree about frisbee though. Disc is definitely better. :DFortunately, he used Frisbee only once in the article (with disc 7 times) and only in a analogous way to help readers get the general idea more quickly.

[dryhistory]

ive heard drive for show, putt for dough. but i have never heard of that other wackiness, and flip is not a disc golf term i have ever heard of, unless your flipping for doubles. the point is it makes no sense, it is bizarre!

[AnotherSteve]

ive heard drive for show, putt for dough. but i have never heard of that other wackiness, and flip is not a disc golf term i have ever heard of, unless your flipping for doubles. the point is it makes no sense, it is bizarre!



I believe he was speaking about How Mike and Dalton always seem to Flip for Dough at North Park.

[lazlong]

I believe he was speaking about How Mike and Dalton always seem to Flip for Dough at North Park.



I won the last 2 times I played. So, you must have been talking about when I'm not there. lol :p

[karateputter]

Updated global stats here (http://www.funkytownflyers.org/stats.html).

[karateputter]

See the calendar here:

http://www.funkytownflyers.org/calendar/

[28880]

at the z, these are moved- 9, 10, 11(middle) 12. will move more soon. gonna try tto move 18, and i dont want to hear crap about it, so save yer [censored] for someone else.

[Pogis]

Keep it up Goose, Its nice to play a different course every now and then!

[AnotherSteve]

also 17 to the right....have never Player 18 anywhere else....Can't wait.

[24460]

Good Luck to all the flyers playing in the SNPC in Arkansas this weekend.

[dryhistory]

Good Luck to all the flyers playing in the SNPC in Arkansas this weekend.



yes, good luck brice

[okcacehole]

Teague..why am I not listed on the members page..I paid you at the VET

[karateputter]

On Sept. 5th the board will be holding the club's next monthly status meeting. This time we will meet at Misty's residence. As usual, anyone is welcome. Please send an email to memberships@funkytownflyers.org for the address if you would like to attend. The meeting starts at 7pm and here are a few of the topics we'll be discussing and making decisions with:
- Tax ID/Non-profit status
- Gateway Park
- North Park status
- 2009 Hangover Classic

[lazlong]

title says it all
peace

Everybody go out and pick up a copy of todays star telegram .
Brian Mace is on the FRONT PAGE with a very gratious article on disc golf....

[Pogis]

I woke up this morning to find it! Its a good article that does nothing but tell about how awesome our sport is! Good job Mace. But the best quote in there made me laugh out loud when I read it!

"Whatever the reasons, the popularity of disc golf, or Frisbee golf, is growing like a weed-a fitting analogy for a game in which players often search for discs in the unmowed fringes of North Texas parks." HAHA.

[AnotherSteve]

"Whatever the reasons, the popularity of disc golf, or Frisbee golf, is growing like a weed-a fitting analogy for a game in which players often search for discs in the unmowed fringes of North Texas parks." HAHA.



I found nothing funny about that statement, sounded like yesterday to me :D

[lazlong]

There's video too. From Bear Creek. It's on the star-telegram.com front page.

[karateputter]

Stats are updated (http://www.funkytownflyers.org/leaderboard.html)!

[inHg]

Any funkytown alumni interested or able to help out this wednesday? i will be out there doing some dirty work. (pm or call 682-478-9231)
Peace

[arlskipshot1]

Greetings to all my funkiest of friends. I just want to take a moment to tell all of you that the ADGA Club Championships are on for Oct. 5th. As most of you know this is one big celebration of life and friends with lots of discs flying, food to eat, and cervesa to cool you down. Hoping to see all of you there. ;)

P.S. I've spoken to Teague and Brownlow about the need for our two clubs to somehow combine an effort here in Tarrant County. This is something we should approach in the near future since we have grown so much here. Take care and thanks.

P.S. I've spoken to Teague and Brownlow about the need for our two clubs to somehow combine an effort here in Tarrant County. This is something we should approach in the near future since we have grown so much here. Take care and thanks.



Define irony ^^^^^

[arlskipshot1]

Was there something you're wanting to convey, Lee?

[karateputter]

http://www.funkytownflyers.org/promotions/20080915-gatewayworkdays.png

Map (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Streams+and+Valleys+Circ le&sll=32.758949,-97.268186&sspn=0.015392,0.041177&ie=UTF8&z=17&iwlo c=addr)

Starts by 9am typically.

Contact Brandon for details!
(pm or call 682-478-9231)

[dryhistory]

Was there something you're wanting to convey, Lee?



yeah, lee, i consider myself a connoisseur of irony, and i dont get it :confused:

[Big E]

I think Lee is saying he already tryed to preach this /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[dryhistory]

dialog is not preaching, i dont get it

[arlskipshot1]

I don't mean to imply that our two clubs need to combine and become one. We each have commitments to certain traditions that we can't expect the other club to be able to give 100% of their attention to. What can happen in the near future is that we try to combine any "surplus assetts" to a county wide effort to educate and expand in some way. A lot of your members are also our members. This shouldn't be too far fetched. Lee, here in Arl. we never see you much anymore. It's understandable. I can hardly ever manage to get free to get over your way either. Now that I seem to be getting healthier and the kids are gone, I can see a little more freedom coming, and I hope to be a member there too. In any case we need to become more of a team working for each other.
Hugs and kisses,
Skip

[karateputter]

We've turned on our old forum (http://forum.funkytownflyers.org/) for the board to hold discussions. Membership is welcome to join in!

[karateputter]

Hey folks,

I added some "recent tournament" statistics to the front page of the website (http://www.funkytownflyers.org/). Check it out and let me know what you think.

[demrick]

today at around 10:30am I recieved a call from a friend with the city of Weatherford, it seems he was following a work truck that was pulling a tractor with an auger, he is part of the work crew that started digging holes and planting the sleeves for the new baskets
the baskets and locks are in storage so once the anchors are set in a few days and the tee poles are set, the baskets will be locked into place
however, the new tee signs will take a few more weeks to appear on the poles and the map will be linked to the course directory about the same time, or you can find it on the city's websitethe tee boxes will be the last to get installed and NO, they will not be cement so you can complain to me directly if it'll make you feel any better
we have decided to go with a crushed limestone for one main reason, to leave as little impact on the landscape as possible
I made that decision in a meeting with the city and I don't regret it as this park is host to many forms of wildlife, deer, turkey, owls, hawks etc. and we as disc golfers should remember we are visitors to their home
one final note, if you choose to come play, please adhere to a few simple requests, yield the right of way to the parks neighbors as many of them walk dogs here, please throw away your trash in the proper recepticles as there are plenty of trash cans in the park and it already has been mentioned that disc golfers throw their garbage on the ground
in short, please be respectful of persons and animals that call this home, please leave no footprint
from me and the Weatherford disc golfers, Thank You

[Pogis]

Sweet!!

[dryhistory]

sweet! concrete tee pads suck anyways, they cost too much and have an impact on the environment that is not always necessary. a little maintainence is all that is needed to maintain earthin teepads. good luck Nascar, cya at teams?

[demrick]

I believe so, just waitin to take my place at the back of the line

[demrick]

UPDATE
I met four friends out at the park last night, two of which were city park employees which also happened to have in their possession ten new Mach III baskets
it took about three hours but I'm happy to report that Weatherford course is now a full eighteen holes with a new putting basket
the course map isn't completed yet but I will put a rough draft in the info tube, it should be GPS'd later this week and then a map will be located on the city's website and linked to the PDGA course directory
the tee signs will be a few weeks in completion so for now I will number the poles with the correct hole numbers only, no distances yet
there was only one minor mistake when the anchors were installed which caused hole 13 to be about thirty feet shorter than originally mapped as the short placement ended up being the long placement now with a new short placement at about 235 and a RH flick

[woote01]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! More DG for the Westside!!!!!!!!!
Thanks, Dave!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[colin-evans]

Big thumbs up to Dave for championing these efforts.... please don't tell the hooligans at z-boaz about how nice it is out there...

ce

[lazlong]

Big thumbs up to Dave for championing these efforts.... please don't tell the hooligans at z-boaz about how nice it is out there...

ce



long time, no see. what team you gonna be whining for this year? :D

[lazlong]

sorry Collin. thought you were someone else. ignore previous post.

[karateputter]

Funkytown,

Gateway West is nearing completion. We are looking to raise $400 to expedite and finish off the clearing effort so that the work team can focus on pin positions, signs, and trimming. The sooner we can raise the $400, the sooner we can have Gateway ready to go for the Hangover Classic! Get with any board member, Brandon, or Gilbert to help make this happen.

If you haven't heard yet, there are tee pads at Gateway West. The team played most of the front nine this morning with a portable and we even gathered a small crowd. It was an awesome experience! But there is still work to do. See you guys out there soon. :D

[demrick]

I'll step up and take donations from the Wed night crowd and whatever is raised, I'll match it
If it's under 50.00, I'll bump it to at least that

[karateputter]

Great Dave!

Every small amount counts. Even $5 can take us there if everybody chips in. We currently have $100 donated.

The clearing will be done with a bobcat. There is some work to do on hole 12 and some trails to finish off. Also, some of the hills on the front nine will be made flat. I will be getting some pictures up soon so that everyone can see how close it is to being ready for play.

[karateputter]

Funkytown,

Thanks a bunch to those who supported the fundraiser! We have raised $400 easily and it will be used towards bobcat work soon. Also, thanks to those we had to turn down! It's clear that people are excited to see this course in the ground.

It's been a while since I've given a status. We are hard at work on these primary areas:

Tax ID/Non-profit work
======================
This is harder than it looks folks, but we are determined to get this done. I'm proud of the work invested so far and I'm especially thankful for our Tax ID team. We wouldn't be where we are today if not for their hard work. Just a few more things to do, including a meeting with some experts, and we should be on our way. Half of the work is finding out what non-profit structure our club fits into and the other half is jumping the legal hurdles to get there. We have spent most of our precious little time working together on finding legal advisers and researching the details ourselves. We have a couple of advisers willing to help, and one of them for free. Our goal is to have the paperwork filed by the end of the year.

PS: If you happen to have some background as a CPA or legal adviser, please come join our Tax ID team!

Hangover classic
================
Although the details are still being ironed out, I can tell you this will be:
- One day
- One round
- Membership renewal
- Bagtag challenge
- On January 1st, 2009
The facilities team is working hard at Gateway under Brandon Melton's direction to get the course complete for this epic event. Heidi is the event organizer and she will be the one to contact for details. She is working with the rest of the board to coordinate fliers, fundraisers, player packages, prizes, and so on.

Membership structure updates
============================
Misty has been hard at work building our new membership structure for 2009. Next year there will be some changes on pricing and benefits that we expect will be an improvement over last year. Be looking for information about that to be posted soon. For those that are wondering, January is membership-renewal month. That means you have one month to renew starting January 1st. New members can join between now and the first and receive 2009 membership.

Website updates
===============
Most of you have probably seen the new PDGA website. Along with that new website they changed some things "under the hood." The funkytown website gathers its statistics and member information from the PDGA and SNDG websites. I've since updated our site as much as I can to use the new PDGA site. There are still some issues left to be worked out. But I believe we will be ready for the next ratings update. I'm also working with Stephanie on some site design considerations.

Gateway park
============
Is it actually true!? Yes folks, Brandon Melton and Gilbert Casas stepped up and are taking this project to its full potential. I'm really proud of these guys and everyone that has contributed their time and blood out there. There is still work to do though, please come out on Saturday mornings and help us finish the course for the Hangover Classic. If you haven't come out yet, please do. I promise you it is worth the experience.

Bagtags
=======
New 2009 bagtags are on the way. From the early work that I've seen so far these tags are going to be sharp! I can't wait to see the final product. Stephanie and Misty are working with Levi Tucker on getting this done.

That's it! See you on the course!

:D

[karateputter]

The leaderboard (http://www.funkytownflyers.org/leaderboard.html) is updated along with all the stats.

Enjoy!

[Big E]

The leaderboard (http://www.funkytownflyers.org/leaderboard.html) is updated along with all the stats.

Enjoy!





Moven on up.............. to the east side :D
Hey it looks like there are work day at Gateway Park thru next year :D

[karateputter]

That's right, Gateway East is next.

First we will play Gateway West at the Hangover Classic. :)

Brandon will have the latest info on the East course.

[demrick]

if you have played the Weatherford course in the last month or two, you will notice the course has a slightly different look this morning, 12-08-08

we moved fourteen of the baskets to the alternate locations yesterday afternoon and will have to replace three anchors so we can move them in the near future, also have to modify one basket slightly to get it to set properly in the existing anchor

none of this will effect play as all eighteen holes will remain playable during the repairs

have fun, Nascar Dave

[hallp]

http://circularproductions.com/tx_teams_results_2008.html

GO CROWLEY!!!! 2008 TEXAS TEAMS CHAMPS!!!!!!

[damonm11]

Gil Casas I found one of your discs at Crowley. You can email me at damonm11@yahoo.com

[28880]

Big thumbs up to Dave for championing these efforts.... please don't tell the hooligans at z-boaz about how nice it is out there...

ce


oh no! was there yesterday, saw 20 large herd of these "hooligans". the end of peace is near...

[demrick]

Well then, I think it's time for all baskets to be relocated to the long placements. That might discourage a few of them.

[28880]

mov'em all! i like 16 amd 18 in the new spots, fun shots. thanks for your work out there dave, its great! i am scared of breakin mi mano on some of those tee sign poles though...

[demrick]

Goose,
We moved holes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 15.
We left 2, 14, 16, 17, and 18 because we thought they played a little harder where they were.
I plan on leaving them where they are for at least three weeks, then we'll see after that.
Now, for some more good news, you won't have to worry about breaking your hand much longer, as it has been agreed apon, they will be cut to approx two feet with the exception of hole one. That is due to the fact that will be more than one sign on that pole, hole sign, rules sign, mando sign.
It shouldn't be more than a week or so, for now, realease further back on the teebox, you can throw six feet further than you are right now, I know you can, lol.

Oh, and one other thing, you aren't the only golfer who has two baskets and no ability to make a twelve foot putt. And mine are Mach III's with plenty of chains, doh!

[28880]

sweet! and yes i can throw farther back on the box, but then how would i explain how sh***y i am? on second thought, leave those poles tall!

[karateputter]

Funkytown,

We have a meeting at Greenbriar Community Center on Jan 17th at 10am to discuss the club vision for 2009. Please come by and share your input!

Parking will be limited, so please car pool if you can.

[my_hero]

Where's my bag tag? I was hoping to slap a high numbered tag onto an unsuspecting poor soul at The Vet in the morning. :p

[24460]

you will be able to do that John....i picked up your tag and will bring it to you in the morning. tag 104

[BrandonYoung]

Sucks for whoever got that terrible tag!!! I will be sure and have #1 back up for graps next week.

[Big E]

you will be able to do that John....i picked up your tag and will bring it to you in the morning. tag 104


Do you have all of the tags? I never recieved my "High #" :D

[my_hero]

Thanks Brownlow(for the tag) and Brice(for bringing it to the Vet.)

There was a 4 way tie for the #1 tag at the Vet! Brandon, Dalton, Brice, and myself. Sure was happy to trade that #104 for #13. :eek:

FYI, if you guys aren't on DiscGolfersR.us (http://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/My_Hero) you need to get on there. It's all about DiscGolf with over 6000 members in a short amount of time. It BLOWS this site away. It has personal pages, email, message board, club pages, live chat, tournament reminders, etc. Just go through my page and click sign up!

[karateputter]

No problem John!

For everyone that was not able to get their tag at the Hangover, please send an email to Misty at memberships@funkytownflyers.org so she can get the tag to you.

Our club meeting on the 17th was a success and we brainstormed ideas for 2009. A club survey will be sent out soon to get everyone's feedback. We will tally it all up and post the results sometime next month.

Thanks to those who were able to attend!

[my_hero]

Am i missing the funky PIO ratings?

[karateputter]

It was posted on the tournament thread but not over here.

PIO Scores and Funky Ratings (http://www.funkytownflyers.org/tournaments/20090110.000/)

Disclaimer: Funky ratings are experimental! And Funky!

[my_hero]

See, i missed them. :DThanks MB!

[mrspank]

Just wanted to say Thanks to Brownlow and Misty for getting my Funkytown Tag (#106!) to me, without even having to ask for it :). I wasn't able to finish the Hangover due to family obligations, but what I stayed for was a great tourney run by a stand-up club. Looking forward to the next Funky event I get to attend!

[karateputter]

We will be sorting out the results of the 2009 vision survey this Friday. If you are a member and haven't voted yet, do so now! If you didn't get the email invite, it may have ended up in your spam folder. Check there first. If not, let me know and I'll have the invite resent to you.

Thanks!

[28880]

are you going to post results here?

[karateputter]

The results will be posted on the website and a link to it will be posted here.

[karateputter]

=> Leaderboard (http://www.funkytownflyers.org/leaderboard.html) <=

Enjoy!

Please send an email to records@funkytownflyers.org if you believe there is an error with your information. Thanks!

[karateputter]

The survey results have been posted at:

http://www.funkytownflyers.org/vision/2009.html

Thanks to everyone who participated! We have set some objectives based on the survey results and are already at work on managing them. Thanks again!

[BrandonYoung]

Anyone know any updates on Gateway?

[Big E]

Brandon Posted some where maybe under courses/Gateway that the baskets where going in in the next couple of weeks he said this about a week ago!

[karateputter]

We'll be running our Gateway mini at 3pm starting this Sunday. Since we don't have baskets in yet we will need people to bring theirs. We'll play whatever we can with the baskets we get. For example, if we only have 3 we'll play 6 rounds from those 3. These minis will start to supply the course fund while we wait on the final baskets.

[karateputter]

Forgot to mention. We'll start at $8 entry with this mini.

If you can bring a basket please contact me so we can know how many we might have.

Thanks!

[Big E]

i THOUGHT THEY HAD 9 OUT THERE!

[karateputter]

If there were 9 we would have been playing minis by now. :D

We did borrow 9 from North Park for the Hangover Classic. But they were returned.

[Big E]

How did the mini turn out?

[karateputter]

Went well. We had 10 players and Gilbert Casas took first with a 64. Thoun and myself were in second with 69's.

[demrick]

Should be a few more baskets this Sunday. I'm bringing two, and trying to get a few Weatherford golfers to bring baskets, maybe a couple more, and talked to Tom Langley, he's bringing two and if Pepper doesn't come, Tom's gonna run by and get his two as well.
That's almost half a course, come on flyers, let's set up the whole eighteen holes and play em all.

[karateputter]

We played all 18 last week too, but by carrying portables around. If we have enough people I would be okay with playing all 18. But if there are only 10-20 people, I think playing a certain set of holes multiple times would be best. We'll decide on Sunday!

[karateputter]

Great turnout for mini today. I will post scores tomorrow.

Also, I should have more details on the basket situation soon as well. I talked with Brandon today and it appears to be a chicken and egg situation where the city doesn't want to pay for the course until the baskets are in, but Brandon doesn't want to install the baskets if the city doesn't follow through on the matching grant as the baskets become city property once installed. One idea would be to petition the city to allow for the baskets to remain the property of Brandon's business until the city fulfills the grant.

I've made a public information request for the contracts from the city so that the club can understand the details as well as what we can do to work with the mountain bikers and equestrian trails not only on the west side but the east side as well. I hope to receive that information from the city soon.

[Big E]

Is there a sports association for that park that we could join? It seems to have worked well for Fritz giving them more leverage with the parks dept!

[karateputter]

Good question Eric! I don't know of one though. Maybe some members can research that and bring it to the next monthly meeting?

In other news, the leaderboard (http://www.funkytownflyers.org/leaderboard.html) is updated.

[AnotherSteve]

Haven't found a Disc in five months but today I found one on 12. Crap it's C Fles's, unless he sold it off.

Star Wraith

Chris, I'll be at the Z this weekend

[Big E]

Have not seen twinckle toes in forever!

[karateputter]

Funkytown,

I'm pleased to announce that we will be assisting Brandon with the install of baskets at Gateway Park West. Please join us if you would like to help out starting around 12-1pm on Saturday for this effort.

[inHg]

I hope everyone is enjoying the course. As most have noticed there has been some unwanted growth throughout the course. Dan Regal and I have done some detail work on #1,2,14 and 15. Mowing, weedeating and pick up of debris in the fairways. If anyone has some time to do some detailing, feel free to do so. 30 minutes or so is all we have spent at a time and it really helps open everything up. If you would like to help and not sure where to start call me and I can make some suggestions. If we all do a little bit the course will be broke in in no time.

peace Bran
682-478-9231

[Big E]

I was thinking about playing a round out there saturday morning I have not had a chance to play the back 9 since the great grow over :DI will bring some leather gloves to clear thorns and the like.

[exczar]

Take a weed wacker! I lost a disc on #1 (old Aviar, 1996 WDGC stamp) :( that hit a tree and went left, and I spent a half hour on it with no success. I also darn near lost another disc on hole #4, when it went left near the (hidden) pond.

I haven't played a bad DG course yet, but there were a couple of holes that had something to be desired. Who were the people who designed the course? I think it was #9 where I looked up from the tee and laughed because there was there not only no basket, but there was nothing to indicate that there was a fairway. I looked backwards to make sure that I was facing the right direction.

Also, I liked the "restricted area - you could get arrested if you enter" sign by the hole where you threw from the circle drive toward the river. I have a hunch that that sign was there because it was evident while I was there Saturday afternoon that the circle drive was a homasexyal hangout (eight cars parked, all had one male occupant, except ones that were empty because the occupant was out talking to another occupant).

I am looking forward to coming back and playing the course when you can shoot a round by yourself and not be concerned about losing a disc that is in or just off of the fairway, or turning my back on the occupants on the circle drive.

[BrandonYoung]

Hole 9 is great...what do you need a fairway for on a 200' hole, just throw it thru the hole and land on the green. IMO it is the best course in DFW and has a ton of potential. What is the point of a course that you can birdie every hole? This course takes it in the right direction and I can't wait for the east side to go in. Don't be mad cause you took 50 shots to get thru the front nine :)

[karateputter]

Funkytown's Gateway workdays are moving to Sundays at 10am. Participating in the workday will get you a $3 discount on the mini. We have an aggressive plan for 2009 to make Gateway tournament ready by the beginning of fall. Come out and play a part in helping this course reach its full potential!

[Big E]

Take a weed wacker! I lost a disc on #1 (old Aviar, 1996 WDGC stamp) :( that hit a tree and went left, and I spent a half hour on it with no success. I also darn near lost another disc on hole #4, when it went left near the (hidden) pond.

I haven't played a bad DG course yet, but there were a couple of holes that had something to be desired. Who were the people who designed the course? I think it was #9 where I looked up from the tee and laughed because there was there not only no basket, but there was nothing to indicate that there was a fairway. I looked backwards to make sure that I was facing the right direction.

Also, I liked the "restricted area - you could get arrested if you enter" sign by the hole where you threw from the circle drive toward the river. I have a hunch that that sign was there because it was evident while I was there Saturday afternoon that the circle drive was a homasexyal hangout (eight cars parked, all had one male occupant, except ones that were empty because the occupant was out talking to another occupant).

I am looking forward to coming back and playing the course when you can shoot a round by yourself and not be concerned about losing a disc that is in or just off of the fairway, or turning my back on the occupants on the circle drive.




Hole 9 is great...what do you need a fairway for on a 200' hole, just throw it thru the hole and land on the green. IMO it is the best course in DFW and has a ton of potential. What is the point of a course that you can birdie every hole? This course takes it in the right direction and I can't wait for the east side to go in. Don't be mad cause you took 50 shots to get thru the front nine



After playing it a couple of time it is also my favorite in the metro! I think the potential for this course and what it brings to the area is awsome! I think a few fairway need a little work but overall look around you volunters left blood on that course to make what fairways you have out there! I birdied hole 9 just throwing a 2 finger over the branch. Hole 12 I took a 4 on instead of a 8 like I did at the hangover:) I can wait for the future of disc golf at Gateway Park! Also about the park homo's I played a round starting around 730- 8 saturday morning and there was not hardly anyone out =there! I also played about 7 holes with Willy and Skip on the back side..... coincidentily they parked in the circle and willy said skip used to be a balariana dont know what thats all about :DThanks for the good time Skip and Willy! Wich by the way was there second time in 3 days to have played the course! They also cast a vote for Saturday morning Sunrise Mini's :D

[BrandonYoung]

Saturday morning minis would be perfect!!!

[karateputter]

Heidi is working on a survey for club to vote on the mini time. We'll find out the results later this month. In the meantime the mini will continue to be at 3pm on Sundays.

[Slowhand]

I played Gateway for the first time on Saturday and greatly enjoyed it. Does hole 7 have a mando into the tunnel? The backdoor option is a bit too easy compared to the tunnel route. Holes 12 and 14 are my favorites for a few reasons: very difficult route, extremely punishing once off the fairway, and pleasantly scenic. Nice job!

[BrandonYoung]

No, there is not a mando on hole 7. But, once the trees feel in, it won't be an easy route to get in. Right now it is a nice way to shave a stroke.

[ericb45696]

I missed it at the wed mini at vet tonight, but something about a party out at rockwall this saturday? any info I can get?

[arlskipshot1]

Heidi is working on a survey for club to vote on the mini time. We'll find out the results later this month. In the meantime the mini will continue to be at 3pm on Sundays.


I would like to take the opportunity to propose Saturday mornings for the Gateway mini. Willy and I have played it a few times now and I really love how an errant shot or an unlucky kick can cost you a full stroke to play back to the fairway. Looking forward to more competition out there.

[exczar]

Anybody find my lost Aviar yet? It is well marked, white with a 1996 WDGC hotstamp in green.

[demrick]

Here is the latest update as of 4-21-09.

I had a very productive meeting with the Parks Department yesterday.

Originally me intention was to ask for 4x8 foot teeboxes. The question was asked if we were going to do them right, what would I like to see done. I said I would be estatic if we could get 5x10 foot teeboxes installed as would most of the local disc golfers. I was also asked about the shape of them since the director had recently seen the new teeboxes at McKinney's course. I said that while the trapazoid boxes are nice, I thought if we went with five foot wide, we would be fine with rectangular boxes. I was also asked about six foot wide boxes to which my opinion is that would be a little overkill. So in the end, we settled on 5x10 foot teeboxes.

I know that I have spoken to a few people about donating their time and labor to work on this installation. At the present that looks like it will not be necessary as the city has also recommened using their contractor for liability reasons. I happen to agree with them from a professional standpoint. I know that we have disc golfers that are more than capable of doing the work, and doing it right. I also believe we can shorten the timeline of a finished installation.

What we really need is to raise funds for our portion of the project. So, even if you think you can't donate much, every little bit will indeed help. Even if it's not much, it will help. I have a target that was given to me in the meeting yesterday that is very attainable. I would like to be able to transfer the funds immediately when the bid comes back from the contactor.

I would like to thank everyone for their ongoing support of the Weatherford Disc Golf Club. It is because of you guys that we are able to get projects like this done in a timely matter.

I would like to also mention a couple others things briefly. First, the course looks great. The city has noticed and is thankful to all disc golfers for keeping the trash picked up. Please keep it up. They mentioned they would keep it mowed and the trash cans emptied in a timely manner. We have also signed up for the "Keep Weatherford Beautiful" project and as a club will sponsor the park for a period of two years. I figured we were already picking up the trash anyway. The second thing is that an additional run of bag tags have been ordered and should be here by the end of the week. The money generated from these go directly into the course fund as well so if you don't already have a tag, this is a great way to help with the teeboxes.

See you at the course.
Peace,
Dave

[24460]

Great job Nascar
how much money do you need to come up with to attain your goal?

[demrick]

I have verbal agreements from three different people, and with what I already have in the course fund, we're about 200.00 short. So, we should be able to transfer when the city is ready, which is proabably about a week or two away.
I'm hoping the teeboxes are finished before June1st.

[karateputter]

Check it out here:

http://www.funkytownflyers.org/leaderboard.html

[damonm11]

Is there a mini at Greenbriar on Mondays?

[karateputter]

Is there a mini at Greenbriar on Mondays?


I think so, but check with Brandon first:
inchesofmercury@yahoo.com; 682-478-9231

[demrick]

Special Request: Please keep an eye out for two stolen baskets, they were stolen from the Weatherford DGC on Saturday, June 20th around 10pm.
The descriptions are as follows, both are DGA Mach III's. The first one is the practice basket with the DGA logo on the nuber plate and various stickers on the pole inside the chain assembly. The second is Hole 18's basket with the number 18 in bright red on the number plate.

[demrick]

Tentatively we are looking at a 4pm start time so as not to conflict with other local minis.
Also, we are looking at an entry fee of 20.00 for now but may lower it before the event.
There will be a max of two CTP's paid per person so as to spread the wealth around.
However if you hit three or four, you will have your choice of prizes.

[demrick]

Ok, planning is finalized, start time will be the normal 9am start time on July 4th.
Entry is going to be $20.00, and the CTP stuff is still coming in.
Several prizes in excess of sixty dollar value, several autographed discs, several first run champion and star discs, a new golf bag, a George Foreman grill, shirts, towels, and much more swag. Everyone that wins will win more than their entry costs them and the cap is two CTP's per person so nine people are gonna win something.
Please join us for this special event.

[demrick]

The Weatherford July 4th Fundraiser will start at 9am, sign ups at 8am. $20.00 entry and close to $1000.00 in prizes for CTP's on every hole. Maximum CTP's are two per person so at least nine different winners. All money from the entries will go directly to replace the two stolen baskets. Please join us for this special event.

[AnotherSteve]

Just Finished Playing the Z and the POS's struck agin. This time number 11 is gone. I didn't make the Mini yesterday but didn't read anything so it had to happen since then.

This a copy from the first post about 18, I'm sure it still goes here as well.

Reward for info, please contact Brian Mace or Shawn Wooten. You can also contact any Member of Funkytown's Management Team.

Please keep your eyes and ears open, these people will make a mistake, they need to pay.

[AnotherSteve]

This Has Been a Test, And Only a Test, Of The Emergency Basket Theft System!!!

I found I was premature in sending out the Stolen Basket Notice. In fact, it has been pulled for PM. I didn't mean to clutter everyone's forumsl but to raise your awareness. Thank you for you diligence in this type of possible activity.

[karateputter]

The leaderboard (http://www.funkytownflyers.org/leaderboard.html) has been updated along with member stats! Check it out.

This month the board is meeting at Starbucks on Rufe Snow/183 on Monday 6pm to go over the following issues:

2010 Bag tags (design, etc)
2010 Hangover Classic venue (zboaz?)
2010 Voting and other legal stuff
Preparations for Twisted Two-step #1 at Gateway
Filing tax exemption under the correct 501c number or seeking parent 501c3 membership
Finishing any extra paperwork with the state
Adding a limited liability clause to our articles of incorporation