Ben Geren Mini

[superd]

Starting on September 23rd and running until November 4th there will be a 10:00am mini every Saturday at Ben Geren. Entry fee is $5 bucks, $1 buck going towards WAFDA, $1 buck going towards ace pot, $3 bucks going towards payout.
WAFDA has already tossed in $25 bucks from their own account to kick off the ace pot. The mini will be singles and I will alternate from the a pins and the b pins. No mixed pin positions for the mini's they will be in either a's or b's. Myself and the slinger will be running the minis. If you have any questions feel free to ask. until then keep on throwing.

[3902]

What about the C positions?A's? B's? No C's?That really stinks man

[superd]

Bring out 18 portables and we have c's.

[Birdie]

What about the C positions?A's? B's? No C's?That really stinks man

Negativity is never the way to the solution.

[evandmckee]

Negativity is never the way to the solution.

There are no "C" positions, Pitch is just being a smart *?!@

Besides we all know that he favors the "A" hole positions

[accidentalROLLER]

I bet if Ben Geren had "C" positions, there'd be added cash all over them!

[evandmckee]

I bet if Ben Geren had "C" positions, there'd be added cash all over them!

In whatever position that they are in there is added cash for an ace in league play ($25 added) + whatever the pot equals
If you can find time come on down and play some in the league, I know that there's bigger ace pots and "action" but we'd appreciate some better advanced types helping some of our rec players.

[3902]

There is,Yours.Thanks to your donations we can now make those improvments we've wanted.Silly AM.Not to worry. I hear the Mayor is willing to give you some advice on your other problems.Like that Greasing your palms thing.(Sorry Colin,No come back for that one.It was too good)

[superd]

if you come down and play the mini's we can add your cash into the ace pot and the payout.

[evandmckee]

Starting on September 23rd and running until November 4th there will be a 10:00am mini every Saturday at Ben Geren. Entry fee is $5 bucks, $1 buck going towards WAFDA, $1 buck going towards ace pot, $3 bucks going towards payout.
WAFDA has already tossed in $25 bucks from their own account to kick off the ace pot. The mini will be singles and I will alternate from the a pins and the b pins. No mixed pin positions for the mini's they will be in either a's or b's. Myself and the slinger will be running the minis. If you have any questions feel free to ask. until then keep on throwing.

This will be a handicapped league also, trying to make it fair, particularly for newer players as well as players that have never played competitively.

We've seen alot of different ways to handicap and we're not totally set on 1 yet, we're leaning towards simplicity - draw everyone towards par 54 - if you average 2 under par you'd have a +2 handicap, if you play 3 above par your handicap will be -3.

Does anyone have any suggestions on this? I like Chuck Kennedy's method on discgolf.com or doing it by a PDGA player rating but I think it might be confusing to inexperienced players and this league is really geared towards them as far as fairness.

The scores used will be on the honor system particulary for the 1st round, we'll keep a ledger for determining the handicap as the league progresses, its only 7 weeks long.

Ideas or comments are welcomed!!

One concern that I already have, and I don't want to be overly examining the method so much as to complicate whats not really complicated but IMO if the tee's were all consistent throughout the 7 weeks it might help better track peoples handicap - remember this is designed for newer players, 500 foot holes can discourage a new player pretty quickly! Maybe move everything long for the very last round of the league or even let the players that are playing vote on what to play.

But most importantly, it's great to finally see an organized mini with WAFDA's name on it, let's have fun and play disc golf

[superd]

i'll start out in the shorts and we can discuss how we want to run the layout with the players that show up. yes this is going to be geared towards the newcomers to the game but anyone is welcome to play. the park has been seeing quite a lot of newer players out there, some with xp some without. this will hopefully be a way to get a good gathering of the local players new to the disc golf scene. hopefully the chance to play with experienced players and see how they play will be an incentive to come out and see whats up.

[Rod07Ger]

Awesome day for some golf ???

4 brave souls !!!
a lot of water hazards !!!!
some running and some falling !!!

but over all a typical good time on the golf course !!!!

ps. James took the honor of the day at 56 !!!!

[Rod07Ger]

Another soggy day at the golf course !!

8 determined golfers !!
still a lot of water hazards !!!
but now we know what playing disc golf in a swamp is like !!!

overall awesome times with great people !!!

ps. Matt took the honor of the day at 56 !!

[Rod07Ger]

Alright Saturday morning Mini is on !!!!!

Looking forward to playing Ben Geren again !!!!
tee time at 9am singles and doubles after the first round !!
freshly mowed grass and lots of sunshine !!

Equals quality golf for all who attend !!
anyway life's worth living in Fort Smith because the disc's fly better at Ben Geren's disc golf course !!!

[evandmckee]

I heard that there was a nun in full outfit playing disc golf at Ben Geren last week-end, next time someone better get a picture

[Rod07Ger]

other than the catholic nun we also had a good turn out !!!!

11 disc golfers
equals good times for all who attended !!!

Matt Spain took honors for the day with a 50 !!!
James Perry shot a 53 for second !!!

Also wanted to Congratulate James Perry for being named the youth teacher of the year !!!!

Awesome job James !!!!

[DoughDuff]

The concept is simple...you are basically playing a mini, but there is also a $$$$ amount for ctp on each hole which is paid out in cash reguardless of division. I think it's awesome that you are running local events but you should have been on the mountain yesterday...Good work...are you playing this weekend in Joplin

[Hindsight]

how much is a wafda membership, thinking of joining next year, if you dont mind a TDSA player joining in on the fun.

[Rod07Ger]

Bryan, all TDSA members are always welcome in WAFDA, because we've always looked at Tulsa as a good model too follow !!!!

We have a two tier membership with the first as a $10 tag membership and the second being a $30 membership that recieves a cool WAFDA shirt and tag !!!!! (Evan design shirt)

Memberships come with voting rights and you'll be eligible for the tag match at the end of the year !!!

ps. if you join now you would be eligible for the Tag challenge this year on Dec. 5 !!!!! (lunch included)

[Rod07Ger]

Awesome day for disc golf in the great outdoors !!!!!!

5 disc golfers
equals quality times for all that attended !!!!

Played for Fun
Roger 53 (-1)
Robert 56 (+2)
Phil 56 (+2)
Matt V. 57 (+3)
John 65 (+11)

Overall a small group, but lots of fun shots to keep us entertained and looking forward to seeing everyone next Saturday at 9:00am !!!!

ps. We got to pick up trash during the doubles portion of the mini and I wanted to thank Robert, Brent, Cody, and Kevin for helping fill up Phil's HUGE trash bag !!!!!!

(Beer drinkers need to learn were their empty cans and bottles go)

[Hindsight]

cool, evan thanks for the info. Probably wait till the first of the year however, Already get to play for free in the Wake Island Tournament in Bristow Ok same day as a C tier.

I look forward two being a dual club member next year though, be neat to see what each does differently.

[Rod07Ger]

An awesome day for disc golf !!!!!

10 disc golfers
equals competitive disc golf for all that attended !!!!

Cashers (pro)
Tony 44 (-10) $22
Roger Kn. 47 (-7) $10
Matt S. 51 (-3)
Robert 51 (-3)
Roger Koen. 52 (-2)
Kevin 52 (-2)
James 52 (-2)
Zack 58 (+4)

Am division
Ryan 61 (+7) $10 merchandise
John 62 (+8)


Overall great times with friends and looking forward to next weeks tag matches !!!!!

[Rod07Ger]

Heading to Ben Geren, too move some of the baskets into long positions !!!!

not all though, that would give Chris E. too much of an advantage over most of us !!!! (short arms like me)

ps. plus just got my Katana and I wanted to see how far I can throw it ???? (always looking for that edge in my game)

[AlmaWillie]

So what was it like (the Katana)? Can I buy it from you now, for a true short arm player (me)?

[ChrisEads]

Trust me you dont want his katana as he bought the champion katana and it is pretty stable. What you really want is the Pro Katana. Those are the ones that fly true to the specs.

[AlmaWillie]

Is that just regular Pro, or R-Pro like the boss (which, btw I am looking for a light one of)? I need any help I can get. I think if I could just get knocked unconcious, and forget everything I have learned about throwing (incorrectly), that I could at least get my old drive (330ft) back!

[ChrisEads]

They make both the R-pro and the Pro plastic in the katana and I would suggest the Pro over the R-Pro as the durability is an issue with me on the R-pro stuff but my girlfriend has the R-pro and loves it.

[Rod07Ger]

Willie, yes I think the Katana could be an awesome disc for you !!!!

mine is 175g and still is a little stable so far !!!! should work in just fine after a few more throws !!!!

still hoping this disc will bring a little more distance to my game !!!! (knock on wood)

ps. Hope to see you and the family this weekend for the tag matches !!!! should be fun !!!

Also I think James has a pro Katana and its too flippy for him, maybe he'll want to trade !!!!

[Rod07Ger]

A small but awesome group !!!!!!!

4 disc golfers
equals competitive golf for all that attended !!!!

Cashers (pro)
Roger Kn. 52 (-2) $12
James 54 (E)
Matt 56 (+2)
Ryan 64 (+10) played for fun

Overall great times on the golf course and looking forward to seeing everyone next Saturday at 9:00am !!!!!

[Rod07Ger]

Just a reminder that we'll be at Ben Geren as always for the Saturday morning mini !!!!!

Tee time around 9:00 am
2010 tag holders will receive one mulligan for the round !!!!!

Also I'll be selling 2010 tags at the mini for those that are interested !!!!

Evan, just wondering if you had anymore tags made up (might need some !!!!)

If not Chris E. needs to come out and sell his portion of tags !!!!!!

should be fun so "Come out and get ya some"